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[Steam]

I really don't understand how people can write so many pages for the HSC. I was just reading through this sub-forum and apparently people were writing over 6 pages for a single extended response...

How do you write so fast?????????? My hand just dies when i try to do that.

I've still got a year to work on it - HSC 2010 - but I want to learn how to write fast (or what pens are good, etc).

Thanks.
P.S. I know that quality if more important that quantity.

 

[pman]

the pages are slightly smaller, I wrote 6-7 where i'd norammly write 3-4

 

[jet]

The lines are 1.5 cm spaced. Don't worry - you don't need to change anything.

 

[Phoenix Fury]

Im hoping they are crazy large handwriters cos i got like 3 pages for most stuff and have mini writing.

 

[Steam]

Thanks very much - was very worried for a moment.

 

[shady145]

I really don't understand how people can write so many pages for the HSC. I was just reading through this sub-forum and apparently people were writing over 6 pages for a single extended response...

How do you write so fast?????????? My hand just dies when i try to do that.

I've still got a year to work on it - HSC 2010 - but I want to learn how to write fast (or what pens are good, etc).

Thanks.
P.S. I know that quality if more important that quantity.

6 pages minimum maybe... the lines are very large

 

[hollaholla]

Attack 6 batterys to your pen .

 

[boganxcore]

the lines are large and generally people write larger and more messy during the exam, increasing speed

 

[bored of sc]

I think there are a lot of different factors.

- Practice: the more you do timed responses under exam conditions the better you get at thinking quickly on your feet and by writing under the constraints of time you increase writing speed.
- Rote-learning: there are many people who have a basic essay already prepared/memorised and then replicate it in the exam (with some minor changes to fit the question).
- Writing size: some people have extraordinarily large handwriting. Also, writing larger allows you to write faster whilst maintaining legibility. See above posts.
- Exam booklet's line spacing: see above posts.

 

[penguin.ali]

Practise, practise, practise.
The more you write to time, the better you will be at it. One example, when I first started year twelve I would write about 4 pages in a 40 minute response, but by the time I sat my HSC exams I found I was writing about 8 pages or more for each response.

 

[LordPc]

have u ever looked at those BoS student response packages?

some kids have super big writing with massive spaces between words

writing style has a lot of factors associated with it. if everyones responses where typed up, im sure you would see that the variance is not as big as you would think

 

[pman]

really, everyone write about 3.5 A4 pages of my handwriting...6-7 exam book pages (for me)

 

[ehtefaz.hedayet]

practise, practise, practise.
The more you write to time, the better you will be at it. One example, when i first started year twelve i would write about 4 pages in a 40 minute response, but by the time i sat my hsc exams i found i was writing about 8 pages or more for each response.

+1

 

[Fluorescent]

You'll hear alot of people say "quality not quantity" but in all honesty, it's both.
If I was marking a paper and I saw an exam booklet with only 2 pages done I would probably form my impression right then and there.
:/
Just practise heaps and make sure you don't just write crap - stay relevant.

 

[Katherwin]

Attack 6 batterys to your pen .

This.

I taped two AA batteries to my pen after the trials and by the HSC I was writing a lot more and a hell of a lot faster.

Studying helps too, I learnt.

 

[pman]

This.

I taped two AA batteries to my pen after the trials and by the HSC I was writing a lot more and a hell of a lot faster.

Studying helps too, I learnt.

Never would have guessed

 

[boganxcore]

studying is for stupid ppl who dont know things




hence why i study

 

[duckcowhybrid]

I wrote 16 pages in my 40 minute 2U essay and 21 pages for my 50 minute 3U essay. I write 3-4 words per line and on every 2nd line otherwise it doesn't fit. So I'm not writing more words than you. Don't worry. I average 55-60 words a page.

 

[boganxcore]

on every second line? lol the fuck is wrong with you

 

[pman]

theres plenty of room to write on every line