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Is it possible to remember two essays in 1/2 to a full day for English. (1 Viewer)

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Majority of the essays,and best way to do and how do you remember essays and if youve got like no time.

thanks, any comments past experiences
 

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What I do if I want to memorise is memorise 1-3 sentences at a time
E.g. Memorise sentences 1-3
Write sentences 1-3 down
Memorise sentences 4-6
Say out loud 1-6
Write sentences 1-6 down
Memorise sentences 7-9
Say out loud 1-9
Write down 1-9

But I do it in paragraphs, if that makes sense
So once I have memorised all paragraphs individually, I'll write down the essay as best as I can without looking (have a peak if you're stuck)
Reread it and look at your mistakes
Write it down one more time and this should be perfect :)
It's always worked for me, and I end up memorising 1000-1200 words in 3-5 hours
 

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Entirely possible, using mad harris' trick it usually takes me about an hour for 1200 words, but i guess its entirely up to the individual and their capabilities
 

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Entirely possible, using mad harris' trick it usually takes me about an hour for 1200 words, but i guess its entirely up to the individual and their capabilities
Thats pretty good, but I doubt you will have full retention.
 

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Yes it is. For my english trials i only studied two days. The day before Paper 1 i made up and memorised a pretty good creative word for word and the main points of a decent essay - got 12/15 for both. Similarly, For paper 2 I memorised a essay for Module A and C, and winged Module B - ironically my marks were 18 (A), 13 (C) and 17 (B)

However u should spend most of ur day on this ; it took me like 4-6hours to memorise it entirely.
 

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I do what madharris does :)
I find that cramming like this gives me better marks than how the teachers recommend you to do it.
 

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If u memorise gg hsc. Because when u memorise u write what u remember in the exam and not answer the question.
 
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I memorised all 3 of my modules essays in half a day before my English Paper 2 trial and I did fine (lowest mark was 19/20).

It was extremely stressful though, I would recommend dedicating only 1/2 essays per day leading up to HSC
 

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I memorised all 3 of my modules essays in half a day before my English Paper 2 trial and I did fine (lowest mark was 19/20).

It was extremely stressful though, I would recommend dedicating only 1/2 essays per day leading up to HSC
Jesus. Higher than my highest...

xD
 

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remember technique for the quote and put some explanation

when you come to the exam "bullshit" put techniques, quote and explanation together in a sentence in the day
 

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I know I wouldn't be able to. It takes me like a week to completely memorise 1 English essay. It doesn't mean you can't though. However, I would suggest memorising the key points of the essays if you can't remember the whole thing in time.
what? one week?

just write it out bro like 5 times
 

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