academic trash

wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure

[englishlit-chic]

This started out as a Google Doc for personal use, but I might as well share it with you since the internet is awesome and chances are there are other lit freaks like me out there! + Masterposts are the best

Beginners (old but gold tbh)

Sparknotes

Cliffnotes

ThugNotes

CrashCourse

Novel Guide

Shmoop

Grade Saver (I’ve found some rare XVIII century plays explained here!)

English 101 (English lit)

English 102 (American lit)

Tips to Analyze, Write, Interpret literature (College level):

English 103: Analyzing and Interpreting Lit.

Literary Analysis Guide - Goshen College

Literary Analysis: Using Elements of Literature

HOW TO WRITE A LITERARY ANALYSIS ESSAY

How to Write an Analysis of Theme — Teaching College English

Analyzing and Interpreting Literature | CLEP

How I Plan and Write Literature Papers by notaperfectstudent​

Very Useful (misc.)

CRITICAL THEORY: Introduction to Literature

Literary Theory Links

Voice of the Shuttle (great humanities research page)

Warwick English Page (bunch of links, exams, essays, etc…)

Consciousness, Literature and the Arts Archive: Articles and Essays

Online Lectures

Terry Eagleton: “The Death of Criticism?” - UC Berkeley Events

Modernism Undone: T.S. Eliot’s Literary Revolution

A Reader’s Guide to T.S. Eliot’s “Four Quartets” (Lecture by Thomas Howard, Professor Emeritus, Gordon College)

Arts One Open: on The Wasteland by T.S. Eliot (Lecture by Kevin McNeilly for the “Monster in the Mirror” theme)

Introduction to Literary Theory - Yale

Harold Bloom on Shakespeare - Yale

Harold Bloom on Walt Whitman

Noam Chomsky on Linguistics

Keio Linguistic Colloquium SYNTAX SESSION Professor Noam Chomsky (MIT)

Open Courses

ENGL 291: THE AMERICAN NOVEL SINCE 1945 - Yale

ENGL 220: MILTON - Yale

AMST 246: HEMINGWAY, FITZGERALD, FAULKNER - Yale

Fantasy and Science Fiction: The Human Mind, Our Modern World - U- of Michigan (took this, it’s great! Course starts October 2015)

MODERN POETRY - Yale

The Fiction of Relationship - Brown (no open sessions rn but I took this and it is also great, so stay tune for when the course re-opens)

Victorian Era

Literary Genre, Mode, and Style during the Victorian Era (so many sources, essays and papers!! <3)

Nostalgia and the Victorian Novel

Getting On C.19th Lit

Landscape

Tess and Wuthering Heights

Female Relationships

Foreign Spaces

Romanticism

The Romanticism Blog (posts concerning scholars and students, here you will find great ideas for essays!)

The Romantics: Nature (bbc doc)

The Romantics: Eternity (bbc doc)

The Romantics: Liberty (bbc doc)

Lord Byron (bbc doc)

Romantic Circles

Romantic Chronology http://www.english.ucsb.edu:591/rchrono/ The Voice of the Shuttle, Romanticism pages  http://vos.ucsb.edu/  –> literature (in English)–> Romantics–>  a wealth of links to many resources

The XVIII Century

Skin as Surface in Swift and Pope

Public Opinion in Swift and Gay

The Female Body in Swift and Pope

Bawdiness in Cleland and Sterne

Voyeurism in Cleland

Narrative and Progress in Tristram Shandy

Shakespeare

Reading Shakespeare’s Play

Introduction to Shakespeare’s life and works

Featured Essays and Book Excerpts on Shakespeare’s Plays

Shakespeare Mag: Education and resources

Introduction to Shakespeare (so many links!):

Humanist Grammar School

Comedy

Problems with Shakespeare’s Texts

Shakespearean Verse and Prose

Dramatic Plot Structure

Figurative Language and Rhetorical Devices

The Histories

Tragedy

Revenge Tragedy

Establishing the Text of Hamlet

The Romances

Blackfriars Theater and Audience Expectations

Hamlet performed by BATHS (for me this is a great representation tbh!)

Synopses of Shakespeare’s Plays

Shakespeare Resource Center

The Shakespeare Authorship Page

Internet Shakespeare Editions

Robert Teeter’s Shakespeare Links

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Virtual Tour

Interactive Globe Theatre

Shakespeare Timeline

The Folger Shakespeare Library

Shakespeare Illustrated (Emory University)

Steven Marx’s “Triangulating Shakespeare”

“But I have that within that passes show”: Hamlet’s Soliloquies as an Expression of Shakespeare’s Loss and Transformation (essay)

Medieval

Medieval English Studies A GUIDE TO MIDDLE ENGLISH

Translatio studii et imperii

Medieval Attitudes toward Vernacular Literature

Courtly Love

Medieval Allegory

The Alliterative Revival

The Three Medieval Estates

Arthurian literature

Arthurian Studies Links & Essays

Arthurian Resources (Thomas Green)

Arthurian Links (Thomas Green)

Labyrinth Arthurian Links

The Camelot Project (Medieval to modern texts and images)

King Arthur links (Medieval History site)

Britannia Arthurian Links

Holy Grail  links (Mary Weidenhaft)

Women of the Arthurian Legend (Camelot Project–modern)

Arthuriana (International Arthurian Society journal)

Arthurnet (Listserve)

A scholarly discussion list for King Arthur

Arthuriana/Camelot Project Bibliographies

Princeton Charrette Project (Manuscript images of Chrétien de Troyes’s Lancelot romance)

Yale MS 229, Prose Lancelot (Illuminated manuscript images)

The Camelot Project Artists Menu (modern)

Poetry

Essay writing tips for poetry

Poetry Foundation: Lectures

Essays on Poetic Theory

British Poetry 1780-1910: a Hypertext Archive of Scholarly Editions

The American Poetry Full-Text Database

English Verse Drama: the Full-Text Database

The English Poetry Full-Text Database

Online Exams

Romantics Exam

Eighteenth Century Literature Final here

Medieval to Renaissance English Literature Examen (Warwick)

SHAKESPEARE: END-OF-SEMESTER EXAM “A MOST LAMENTABLE COMEDY”

[merakinotes]

hey ! i procrastinate way too much but i’ve been trying to stop lately, so i put together this little guide on how to develop discipline. hope this helps!! :]

[+++] transitional words | school organization | bullet journaling | motivation | essay writin | gr8 powerpoint | get ur life back on track | homework tips | more !!

[zoekezia]

more samples of my notecards for GCSE chemistry, biology and physics! :)

[blamer]

11-08 || This week’s spread so far!! Getting more and more into handlettering, and I’m having a blast! ✒️

[blamer]

So I’ve been asked a few times to post some pages of my bullet journal…so here they are!!!

First off, I use the leuchtturm1917 squared in black to journal. I also use stabilo 88 pens, muji gel ink pens in black, staedtler triplus fineliner pens in pastel, staedtler pigment liner sketch pens, pigma micron pens, and zebra mildiners in pastel.

My index page. My notebook comes with an index page which is awesome!! I use this for quick reference if I am looking for something and I don’t know what page it’s on.

My “end of 2015″ page. I use this page for reference of an overview of what the next couple of months look like. I put important dates I need to remember as well as a couple of goals I am going to try to meet! You can use this for a semester, a year, a month, whatever.

A monthly view. I do this for every month. At the beginning of the month, I fill this out with due dates, work schedule, events, appointments, etc. I color code too 😎 (see bottom left corner of picture)!

A weekly view. This I do at the beginning of every week. I refer to my monthly view and designate tasks per day to make sure I am on top of my homework and other things (chores, vitamins, etc.). I put tasks in squares and events, work, appointments in circles! I also add a water log beneath each day and mark every time I drink a glass.

Breakfast places in my town that I NEED to try. This is self explanatory. 😜

A habits log which has been adapted from @studyfulltime! I don’t really do it anymore because it is time consuming, but it is an incredible way to make sure you are taking care of yourself. I mark the food I eat, how much water I drink, my expenses, my exercise log, and my habits. I do them per week!

I call this my motivation station! I made this page in case of emergency and if I’m having a breakdown or something. I refer to it when I need motivation or just uplifting. I also put a self care list since that is just as important to me as motivation!

In case of relaxation/boredom. If I have free time I tend to do well…nothing. 😁 So I made this page to refer to when I have free time. I also have a page for Christmas gift ideas. So when an idea for someone sparks, I write it down so I don’t forget it!

Date ideas/TV shows to watch (which sometimes go hand in hand tbh 😂). In this page I filled in a bunch of date ideas for me and the boyf as well as a list of TV shows that are on my watch list.

Books to read/movies to watch. I color coded movie and book. I also mark if they are available at the library or on Netflix. As I watch/read I’ll fill in the little hearts. ❤️

That’s all! At least all of importance. I hope you guys can use this to inspire your bullet journals! Also, my ask is always open, so if you have any questions about anything, feel free to ask! 💕

xx Jess

[litearature-blog]

AP WORLD HISTORY MASTERPOST BY LITEARATURE

online resources

ap world history unit notes

crash course world history videos ++

ap world history study questions

sat world history test practice

ap world history exam review

chinese dynasties in order song

sparknotes’ history study guide

world history flashcards

the world history game

ap world history course overview

methods

guide to ap world history by @sukistudies

cause and effects diagram guide by @studyign

condensing history notes by @thestudyingcabin

studying history methods by @hannahstudying

summary foldables guide by @studyign

how to write a ccot essay by @sukistudies

more masterposts!

[pinkfloydvinyl]

[academicaimee]

Revision posters are now done so I can go crawl into my bed when I get home and cry. I forgot how much writing Biology requires. But hey, at least we get to look at pretty slides today with a microscope! 😊

[a-c-side]

1. Not getting enough sleep. You absolutely need sleep. Yes, you might have a big test tomorrow, but chances are you’ll be unable to retain anything late at night after hours of studying anyways. You will most likely get more out of an entire night of sleep than those two extra hours of studying.

2. Unrealistic goals. Don’t make a to-do list you’re certain you won’t finish. Don’t schedule finishing three papers in one evening. Be realistic. Things usually take more time than we think. Looking at long lists of checkboxes unchecked isn’t exactly motivating.

3. Too much coffee. I love coffee. Most of you reading this probably love coffee. But always make sure not to don’t drink too much of it, and don’t drink coffee too late in the evening. If you’re not careful, it can screw up your circadian rhytm. This applies to anything with caffeine, not just coffee. Tea is usually not that bad, since many don’t have caffeine, and the ones who do have quite small amounts, but stay away from the energy drinks.

4. Working in bed. This is something I used to do A LOT, but you can see a significant improvement in the grades I got after being more strict with myself, forcing myself to sit by a desk instead. This is how those 2+ hour naps happen. Find other places you can study and be comfortable at the same time. Just avoid the bed if you want to be productive.

5. Tumblr. Yeah, so this is a bit ironic, considering this is posted on Tumblr, but: when starting a study session, close Tumblr. If you can’t stay off, download a website blocker.

6. Spending too much time planning. Let me explain this: If you spend half the time you have available planning your study session, and then the rest actually studying, you’re probably not all that productive, unless the excessive amount of planning truly makes you a lot more productive in your study session. Plan out your study time quickly, don’t spend too much time on it. You might feel productive, but the goal here is to study, so make sure you actually do.

7. Thinking “I’ll remember this, so I won’t write it down”. No. You will forget this at some point. WRITE IT DOWN. This applies to everything, not just studying and school. Make a note on your phone, in your journal, wherever. Just jot it down somewhere, you’ll be thankful you did.

8. Falling behind. This is not mighty specific, but it is important. Once you fall behind in one subject/class, you’ll most likely fall behind in at least one more. Do a little bit of work every day, and get things done right away (see the next paragraph), and you’ll avoid falling behind! Getting back on track is much harder than just keeping up throughout the year.

9. Not getting things done right away. Most important thing on this list. Received a set of maths practice problems today? Get it done today. Get it out of the way (but don’t rush through it), so you can continue with other things. On the day before it’s supposed to be done, you’ll be so glad you didn’t wait, avoiding an evening of stress trying to get it done.

10. Only writing down things written on the board/Powerpoint. Sure, the key points will usually be here, but the important details are those said out loud by the teacher/lecturer. I know it’s hard to write down things from the board/Powerpoint while also listening and taking notes from what they say, but I’d recommend focusing on taking notes from what they say. The things on the board/Powerpoint are probably key points you already know, or that you can read about in the textbook. The info said out loud might not be.

11. Being afraid to ask questions. If you have a question, ask the teacher/lecturer. Sure, there might be other ways to find the answer, but you’ll probably get a more straight-forward, clear answer from the teacher or lecturer. Also, ask right away, don’t wait. If there is something you don’t understand, going forward with the curriculum will be harder. This one might be hard for many, but try the best you can. If you are graded partially on activity in class or you ever need a reference, asking questions will make your teacher realise you are interested in the subject and learning.

In the end of this post, I’d like to remind all of you how much resources are put into your education. Your country is investing in your education and future. Appreciate the privilege of education. Realise that not everyone gets the opportunities you get, so make sure you’re not wasting them. Wow, this suddenly got very deep. But you know what I mean. 

Hope you got at least some help out of this post! Any questions/feedback? Message me, I’ll be happy to answer any questions and I’d appreciate any feedback! ♥♥

[uyuro]

curated stationary boxes @ stationarystop! 💛

[haleystudies-deactivated2017062]

[hoeflowers]

How to get over college rejection

Listen to Beyoncé explain that you’re never to big too lose.

Play Kanye’s The College Dropout because fuck the system.

Read this actually sincere explanation about college admissions and rejection.

If you find yourself re-reading the email, delete it.

Treat yourself (doesn’t have to be by buying something).

Go offline for a bit. Avoid those losers who got in.

If the “what could I have done better?” question is still on your mind, ask if you can read the recommendation letters your teachers sent. I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Sift through Nicki Minaj quotes.

Move on. You’re bigger than one university’s opinion of you.

[appblrheaven]

For future reference…

[thoodleoo]

if socrates can make a career out of telling people that they’re stupid then why can’t i

[coffeesforstudiers]

11.28 | please end my Suffering™ | ig: coffeesforstudiers

[sugarquillstudy]

28 11 15. chemistry mock is on tuesday and i’ve still so much to get through. i worked on one of my weaker topics first and this was the result: environmental chemistry summary sheets!!

[cw-studies]

[ibandtea-blog]

15.11.18 // Re-wrote my psych notes ‘til the wee hours of the morning