Thank you! Before SACs, I would do one very detailed practice essay (untimed) which would take me a couple of weeks (as detailed in this video), then depending on time, 1-2 more timed essays. For exams, it was different for the different sections. For section C (argument analysis), I did around 2 essays per week starting from the term 4 holidays. And for section A and B (text response and comparative), I did mainly detailed essay plans, and then wrote a full essay about every week (again starting from the term 4 holidays). Hope this helps! (I will have a vid covering my english exam revision a month before the actual exams as well)
Hey Julian, I love the videos. I was just wondering if i could have access to your 7SOG and TLM comparative notes and analysis, as i’m a bit limited with resources. Thanks, keep up the videos
Hey Jacob, appreciate it! The main resource I have is my sample essay that I memorised and used on the exam (found in the description of this video: ua-cam.com/video/q9QHpLDF164/v-deo.html) I don't have any 'polished' notes, but if you want some rough sketches I took for both texts, then feel free to shoot me an email at julianlin91@gmail.com
Hey Julian! Thanks so much for this such an inspiring and helpful video! I was just wondering at 9:19 you show some themes and quotes - approx. how many themes would you have for the entirety of the novel/text you are studying? Also would you find yourself discussing one theme per pararagraph when it comes to essays?
So generally 4-5 themes per novel - I almost view these as 'super-themes' since they could be applied to any topic. And so I would often find myself talking about one theme per paragraph when it comes to essays. With that being said, I am not necessarily beginning each paragraph with "The theme I am writing about is oppression...etc" - its more that I am answering the topic through the lens of each of these 'super-themes' For example a topic: "In the novel, the author suggests there is no hope. Discuss" - Paragraph 1: I would talk about the theme of oppression and how that results in no hope (note that I never say the words 'theme of oppression' in my essay, its just the LENS that I am exploring this paragraph through) - Paragraph 2: I would talk about the theme of grief (defeat/compliance) which results from no hope - Paragraph 3: I would talk about the theme of hope (and disagree with the topic) Now don't worry if you don't know where I pulled out these themes from, hopefully at least you can see how each theme relates to the topic. Themes such as oppression are 'super-themes' since they encompass smaller themes such as violence, inequality, discrimination, racism etc. The 'super-theme' of grief encompasses smaller themes such as grief, defeat, surrender, despair, memory etc. And the 'super-theme' of hope encompasses smaller themes such as family, education, liberty, and optimism. So every time I got a topic, my super-themes did not change, however, the smaller ideas I chose to focus on changed (so this paragraph might still be on hope, but with a greater focus on family etc) Hope this helps!
About 1200-1300 words. And yes, the essays I showed the teacher were just assignments I did at home. And more specifically, the essays I wrote at home were based on real essay topics - and the only difference between a home essay and an exam essay was the time put it. I spent a lot of time 'perfecting' each home assignment essay, but only 1hr for an exam essay.
@@manjotbhullar172 I had many key sentences, quotes and analysis memorized, so for much of each paragraph I had already written at home, this saves a lot of time. Realistically for essays, especially argument analysis, I’ve seen people do well writing 900-1100 words which was what I tried to aim before, but I seemed to overshoot most of the time. So definitely focus on quality rather than using word count as an indicator of how good an essay is. Hope this helps!
Made my day again Julian! Thank you so much for the work you put in 😁
Thanks for the kind words Tom :) Appreciate the frequent comments!
@@JLTutoring You deserve them bro :)
You’ve been like my “John” this year 😂
@@tomhus6055 hahaha nice one!
This was so helpful! Also, do you remember approximately how many practice essays you would write before SACs / exams?
Thank you! Before SACs, I would do one very detailed practice essay (untimed) which would take me a couple of weeks (as detailed in this video), then depending on time, 1-2 more timed essays. For exams, it was different for the different sections.
For section C (argument analysis), I did around 2 essays per week starting from the term 4 holidays. And for section A and B (text response and comparative), I did mainly detailed essay plans, and then wrote a full essay about every week (again starting from the term 4 holidays).
Hope this helps! (I will have a vid covering my english exam revision a month before the actual exams as well)
thank you bro
Hey Julian, I love the videos. I was just wondering if i could have access to your 7SOG and TLM comparative notes and analysis, as i’m a bit limited with resources. Thanks, keep up the videos
Hey Jacob, appreciate it! The main resource I have is my sample essay that I memorised and used on the exam (found in the description of this video: ua-cam.com/video/q9QHpLDF164/v-deo.html)
I don't have any 'polished' notes, but if you want some rough sketches I took for both texts, then feel free to shoot me an email at julianlin91@gmail.com
thank you so much, this is so helpful!
Glad it helped! :)
Hey Julian! Thanks so much for this such an inspiring and helpful video! I was just wondering at 9:19 you show some themes and quotes - approx. how many themes would you have for the entirety of the novel/text you are studying? Also would you find yourself discussing one theme per pararagraph when it comes to essays?
So generally 4-5 themes per novel - I almost view these as 'super-themes' since they could be applied to any topic. And so I would often find myself talking about one theme per paragraph when it comes to essays. With that being said, I am not necessarily beginning each paragraph with "The theme I am writing about is oppression...etc" - its more that I am answering the topic through the lens of each of these 'super-themes'
For example a topic: "In the novel, the author suggests there is no hope. Discuss"
- Paragraph 1: I would talk about the theme of oppression and how that results in no hope (note that I never say the words 'theme of oppression' in my essay, its just the LENS that I am exploring this paragraph through)
- Paragraph 2: I would talk about the theme of grief (defeat/compliance) which results from no hope
- Paragraph 3: I would talk about the theme of hope (and disagree with the topic)
Now don't worry if you don't know where I pulled out these themes from, hopefully at least you can see how each theme relates to the topic. Themes such as oppression are 'super-themes' since they encompass smaller themes such as violence, inequality, discrimination, racism etc. The 'super-theme' of grief encompasses smaller themes such as grief, defeat, surrender, despair, memory etc. And the 'super-theme' of hope encompasses smaller themes such as family, education, liberty, and optimism.
So every time I got a topic, my super-themes did not change, however, the smaller ideas I chose to focus on changed (so this paragraph might still be on hope, but with a greater focus on family etc)
Hope this helps!
@@JLTutoring Wow, that actually helps heaps! Thanks so much man :)
How long were your essays that you wrote in exams? I'm assuming the essays you show are just assignments you did at home
About 1200-1300 words. And yes, the essays I showed the teacher were just assignments I did at home. And more specifically, the essays I wrote at home were based on real essay topics - and the only difference between a home essay and an exam essay was the time put it. I spent a lot of time 'perfecting' each home assignment essay, but only 1hr for an exam essay.
How do you write that many words in 60 mins
@@manjotbhullar172 I had many key sentences, quotes and analysis memorized, so for much of each paragraph I had already written at home, this saves a lot of time. Realistically for essays, especially argument analysis, I’ve seen people do well writing 900-1100 words which was what I tried to aim before, but I seemed to overshoot most of the time. So definitely focus on quality rather than using word count as an indicator of how good an essay is. Hope this helps!
this is a haileybury essay