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AGBellamy
Member Since 06 Dec 2009Offline Last Active Mar 25, 2012 - 11:23
#122846 IB Book Purchase?
Posted
on Jul 04, 2011 - 13:59
We got all our books for free without a deposit and just returned them at the end, but got charged if we lost them. Ask somebody in the year above you, perhaps? If you can buy your own books it's expensive but in a way better because you can make sure you get the best textbook rather than just whatever your teacher likes/the school owns. We actually used some that were for the old syllabus even!
#113569 English A1 HL P1
Posted
on May 05, 2011 - 17:14
HGBellamy, on May 05, 2011 - 16:27, said:
Joanna C, on May 05, 2011 - 12:54, said:
HGBellamy, on May 05, 2011 - 11:54, said:
Joanna C, on May 05, 2011 - 11:19, said:
HGBellamy, on May 04, 2011 - 17:00, said:
I did the prose piece- "About the end of History"- and halfway through the exam I realised that I'd already read the damn book! I liked it, and commented mainly on symbolism and references old Cricky made to historical events. Not so much about imagery, but that comes under symbolism, right?
What did you say about the last line (something like "I think, sir, the most important thing about history is that it's probably about to end")
And also the bit about his wife stealing a child? What was the relevance of that?!
I said that it's an ironic statement- if history ends, the world ends- and it's symbolic of the end of old Cricky/Tom's history at the school. What did you do?
Yeah I said something about the world ending - I took it as the boy suggesting the world was going to end, which I was really not sure about. Is that what you meant, or something else?
And yeah, I also said that it reflected the end of an era in Tom's life, but then I didn't really know how to elaborate on that!
He's being forced into retirement- that may be the ending era.
I went on to say that old Cricky/Tom (for some reason I kept calling him 'old Cricky') was juxtaposed with Price- Price's ignorance aggravates Tom, Tom's enthusiasm bores Price, etc. Then I talked about the significance of their names- they were relevent to a lot of historical events:
Price- French Revolution
Crick- Sir Francis Crick
Lewis Scott- Lewis (as in Lewis and Clark) and Sir Walter Scott (historical novellist)... although I didn't get to talk about this guy
I also talked about the newspaper headline- hyperbolic, makes the wife look stupid, etc.
Oh yeah, that's what I meant by the 'end of an era' in his life.
Looking back, the reference to history ending must have been pointing out that in the boy's opinion, history is irrelevant because by the time it's happened it's already in the past, but at the time I just didn't get it. Oh well!
#112105 English A1 HL Exam
Posted
on Apr 27, 2011 - 15:26
Do you mean finals in Paper 2? No, you're naturally not allowed any books in the examination, so you need to memorise their most important features as well as some quotes.
#112108 English A1 HL Exam
Posted
Guest
on Apr 27, 2011 - 16:03
Nope...its true :/
what im gonna do it, basically just read the two or 3 works again.
reread important dialogues, parts, etc. mark them and know them.
then interpret the whole work in your own words.
remember some good quotes, so you can back them up (maybe?)
also, dont freak out! english is a subject, where answers can not be totally right
or wrong, or rather anything is right (because its your opinion) as long you have enough proofs, support, evidence,
back ups, etc.
YOU CAN DO IT!
im sure xx
what im gonna do it, basically just read the two or 3 works again.
reread important dialogues, parts, etc. mark them and know them.
then interpret the whole work in your own words.
remember some good quotes, so you can back them up (maybe?)
also, dont freak out! english is a subject, where answers can not be totally right
or wrong, or rather anything is right (because its your opinion) as long you have enough proofs, support, evidence,
back ups, etc.
YOU CAN DO IT!
im sure xx
#112110 English A1 HL Exam
Posted
on Apr 27, 2011 - 16:21
You only need to know themes, plot, characters, symbols and basically all the important things you picked out of the novels/plays when you did them in lessons, e.g. author's style and so on.
Memorising 5-10 quotes per text that you think you're likely to use in an essay as illustrative quotes for the major themes, symbols, style etc. (as I mentioned above) is what you have to do. No sense in memorising any quote you don't envision yourself likely to use in an essay. It's not actually that much work, you'll probably find you remember most of the theme/character stuff off the top of your head from lessons and the quotes won't take too much time to find and memorise.
Memorising 5-10 quotes per text that you think you're likely to use in an essay as illustrative quotes for the major themes, symbols, style etc. (as I mentioned above) is what you have to do. No sense in memorising any quote you don't envision yourself likely to use in an essay. It's not actually that much work, you'll probably find you remember most of the theme/character stuff off the top of your head from lessons and the quotes won't take too much time to find and memorise.
#112178 English A1 HL Exam
Posted
on Apr 28, 2011 - 03:23
Quotes will help. That said, it also comes down to how well you use them doesn't it? At the end of the day, whether you have quotes or not isn't going to make or break your paper; that role's left to your arguments and your analysis.
Do not panic about your English exam. As far as I'm concerned, it seems to be the easiest exam to write out of all the IB courses (not necessarily to achieve a 7 in, but in terms of the ease of completion.) You won't be able to bring in books, true, but as long as you review the plot, characters, themes, and other relevant details of your works a day or two before, you will be more than fine. If you want to make the effort to memorize quotes that's the icing on the cake. The best part about the exam is the exam itself; you have so many choices in terms of topics, it is more or less impossible to not find a topic that you'll feel comfortable writing on.
At the end of the day, whether you have quotes or not isn't going to make or break your paper; that role's left to your arguments and your analysis.Do not panic about your English exam. As far as I'm concerned, it seems to be the easiest exam to write out of all the IB courses (not necessarily to achieve a 7 in, but in terms of the ease of completion.) You won't be able to bring in books, true, but as long as you review the plot, characters, themes, and other relevant details of your works a day or two before, you will be more than fine. If you want to make the effort to memorize quotes that's the icing on the cake. The best part about the exam is the exam itself; you have so many choices in terms of topics, it is more or less impossible to not find a topic that you'll feel comfortable writing on.
#111947 Cause, practices and effects of war: What to know.
Posted
on Apr 26, 2011 - 18:36
I think it's not necessary to know the names of all the battles, but it's helpful to know what generally happened during the given war, because then it's easier to conclude on their effects which is often needed for the questions.
The more detailed questions about war courses or equipment are designed rather for HL (at least I know that HL used to learn about these things).
The more detailed questions about war courses or equipment are designed rather for HL (at least I know that HL used to learn about these things).
#79201 CAS Project Ideas
Posted
on Sep 07, 2010 - 11:33
well firstly making films is gay, and secondly you're producing a film for fags. you'd have to be a faggot to not see the problem ishaan has with you.
#76757 Creativity/Service Ideas
Posted
on Aug 24, 2010 - 20:57
They sound like cool and fun things to do. I'll keep this in mind if I'm stuck for CAS hours. Thanks 
#73805 I need help with a CAS idea
Posted
on Jul 28, 2010 - 20:06
An environmentally-based activity sounds like a good way to go. So many students do humanitarian activities that it will look good to have variety.
This isn't necessarily on a large scale, but I've often seen requests in my local newspaper for volunteers in a greenhouse, tending the plants and weeding and such, or for the same sort of job at a retirement home. If nothing else, it might tide you over until you can find something that you really want to do.
Good luck
As long as you keep searching and keep working at it, you'll find something.
This isn't necessarily on a large scale, but I've often seen requests in my local newspaper for volunteers in a greenhouse, tending the plants and weeding and such, or for the same sort of job at a retirement home. If nothing else, it might tide you over until you can find something that you really want to do.
Good luck
As long as you keep searching and keep working at it, you'll find something.
