Today’s post is for HL English (Lang and Lit) Paper 2!
One of my preparation tools for this exam specifically is creating a “Cheat Sheet” or a “Toolbox” which sums up everything that is important. (There are two books we need to know for this paper, so I have a cheat sheet for each) Now I don’t write this cheat sheet as I take notes, or use it as a note taking tool etc, instead I have all my notes in another place, and I’ve spent the past week creating notes and learning/ research more about the book. After my notes are complete, I get a sheet of paper, and write down everything which I think is important from my notes (and most of the time simply based off of memory and not just copying down from my notes so I know what I actually know!
Colour coding is also really helpful especially with memorization. As you can see in this one; I have quotes down in red, simple explanations in orange (so I know that I understand the quotes and their purpose), then in blue I have two sections, one for context of creation and one for context of interpretation, with the respective lenses I’m exploring, finally on the bottom, there’s a techniques section for themes. This Sheet thus has everything that is significant to me and that I can use on this exam! I find this super helpful especially as it shows you whether you really know the stuff or not. That way, I can also memorize the quotes I chose, simply by looking at this sheet, instead of going through all my notes and all quotes (10,400 words document).
That’s it for today’s study tip!
My first exam (HL ECON PAPER 1) is in less than 24 hours, so I will probably be spending the rest of my day studying for that!!!