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April 24, 2019|| Early morning study session

The weather is just so perfect today ☀️ I cant wait to go out later! I’m gonna wear a beautiful dress, meet my friends and enjoy the day to the fullest

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some notes and the beautiful statehouse (and then some pretty cute buildings in dt annapolis)🏛✨

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this is how i spent all of autumn break. in my dads mock-studio which is just a bright room in our summer house (honestly the light in there is magical). studying economics until my eyes bled. 

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Awful pictures but eeeeeep!! 👏🏼😍‼️

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revising #handmaidstale for english 🚺 . . . #study #studygram #studyblr #studying #studymotivation #school #computerscience #alevelcomputerscience #alevelenglishstudent #sixthform #college #sixthformlife #productivity #organisation #notes #book #reading #highlighting #pens https://www.instagram.com/p/BnG53MJB96N/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=pp00zjamifky

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writing my next article for Sixth Sense, our college’s magazine! 🖍 . . . #study #studygram #studyblr #studying #studymotivation #school #computerscience #alevelcomputerscience #alevelenglishstudent #sixthform #college #sixthformlife #productivity #editor #magazineeditor #collegemagazine #writing #typing #notes #ideas

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colourful notes 🖍 . . . #study #studygram #studyblr #studying #studymotivation #school #computerscience #alevelcomputerscience #alevelenglishstudent #sixthform #college #sixthformlife #productivity #notes #notetaking #revision #mindmap

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the before and after of cleaning my space for a #studygram pic 😋 . . . #study #studygram #studyblr #studying #studymotivation #school #computerscience #alevelcomputerscience #alevelenglishstudent #sixthform #college #sixthformlife #productivity #notes #notetaking #revision #mindmap

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went on a shopping trip today with friends and picked up some stationary @frompaperchase ✏️ . . . #study #studygram #studyblr #studying #studymotivation #planneraddict #planning #planner #paperchase #school #schoolsupplies #whsmith #sixthform #sixthformlife #productivity

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working on filling up my planner ready for the upcoming academic year 🤓

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did some well needed computer science revision yesterday, let’s keep it up! 📒

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october 22, 2017 // bio, bio, bio. nothing but biology these days

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some raw notes, some things and some cat.

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Productive August | 2.8.18 My extensive sticky note collection! Not sure if I should be proud or worried... do you have more or less than this?

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tips for timed essays?

Sure! Here’s a few tips for timed essays (both substantive and procedural) tips;

1. SEX Method 

Keep a strict structure for your body paragraphs. 

Will help you avoid “rambling” and going off topic bc 

Its basically 4 basic sentences from which you can expand and elaborate on. 

Ensures that your body paragraphs reinforce your thesis 

Ensures that your arguments are relevant 

METHOD

State: Topic Sentence. What is this body paragraph about? What argument are you trying to present in this paragraph? 

Example: Examples which support your claim (topic sentence). 

eXplain: Link argument/ point back to your thesis. How does the example illustrate your thesis argument? To what extent? Why? If you can’t link it back to your thesis then reconsider this paragraph srsly. 

(YES IM AWARE IT SHOULD BE ‘S.E.E’ but people get confused with the two “e’s”)  

2. Plan 

No matter the time limit, set aside a few minutes to scribble down a plan. 

Highlight the keywords in the qu to ensure you’re addressing the qu 

State your thesis

Dot point your paragraphs (e.g. I used to just quickly list the topic of each body para + 3 sub points as per above) 

+ if/when you run out of time you can quickly scramble and rewrite what you had in your plan 

3. Introduction

Basic structure 

1. General Context (optional) 

2. Thesis 

3. Signpost your structure (e.g. _____ will be illustrated by reference to B1, B2, B3)

4. Concluding line (e.g. In essence, analysis/comparison/distinctions between____will illustrate_____)

In a timed exam you don’t have the luxury of ‘writing your essay and then going back and doing your introduction’. Do it first.

Why? Because it will give your examiner a good ‘mindmap’ of your essay. If you don’t finish your essay, your examiner will be able to ascertain your argument (or where it was going) through your introduction. 

4. Conclusion 

Basic Structure 

Opening 

Re-state Thesis 

Recanvas body paragraph arguments (basically go through your topic sentence) 

Conclude 

Typically at the high school level, you are strongly advised against introducing new ideas in your conclusion

In some select disciplines, you are encouraged to talk about ‘thematic links’ and ‘further research/ qu’ in your conclusion 

5. Be strict with your time 

Divide your time. 

If you know the breakdown of the exam prior to the day, then write down the exact time.

e.g. 9am start time, 60 min exam

9:05 - Finish Plan

9:15 - Finish Intro

9:27 - Finish Body Paragraph 1 

9:39 - Finish Body Paragraph 2 

9:51 - Finish Body Paragraph 3

10:00 - Finish Conclusion 

+ ofc proof reading time 

6. BRING A FREAKIN’ WATCH THAT WORKS 

SELF EXPLANATORY 

7. Pens 

Get a pen which won’t jam on you

Also have like 14706817468 spares. 

I also like pens of different grip diameters - switching pens halfway through helps me relax my grip and avoid cramps 

Hope that helps!

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Productive August | 1.8.18 Bought some supplies for this academic year, I love me a new planner!! 😍