#review guide

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7/30/20

oh old ap world reviews for the ap exam, how i don’t miss you

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You might be an IB student if…

you pass your Paper 2 for HL English. 

This is some advice I’ve found online to help since I have my first practice paper 2 tomorrow. I’ll add some additional feedback in a week or so once my teacher grades and gives feedback. I’ve broken it down into generic tips as well as specific advice for those who don’t have the attention span of a goldfish like I do. 

disclaimer: if your teacher says to do something different, you probably should listen! after all, im just a student :)

Generic Tips:

basically a summary of the specific advice section

use elevated language

read the books

use sparknotes

create a study guide

 key things to know about the content: time period, main themes, author background, cultural references.

include quotes

know the rubric

know how to write a literary essay and have the correct format with good organization and direction

More Specific Advice: 

use elevated language. our teachers have a rule to NEVER write the word “use” or “utilize.” we literally used to lose major points if we wrote those. instead of saying “the author uses..” state what the author is more specifically doing (ex. this demonstrates... [author] manipulates...). here’s a list of 50 verbs to review if you want. I have a mental bank of like 4 or 5 I just reuse (characterizes, develops the idea, illustrates, etc.). 

read the books. depending on what type of student you are, there’s a good chance you’ve slid through class without doing the reading. this. is. not. the. time. to. do. this. put in the work now because future-you, when you’re sitting in the exam trying to remember what you read on sparknotes, will hate you for not doing it.

speaking of sparknotes, use it! and any other review material you can find! know your reading inside and out and read summaries to get a different perspective and new refresher. hell, i print mine out and highlight it to review.

create a study guide!! if it’s a play, break down the play by scene. know the important motifs and have textual evidence for them to refer to. message me if you want to see the one my teacher gave me to fill out. it’s not mine so I didn’t really want to post it willy nilly.

key things to know about the content: time period, main themes, author background, cultural references.

you must include quotes in the essay. memorize them. reference famous lines everyone knows. hell, create a quizlet. whatever you gotta do.

RUBRIC BREAKDOWN

know it. live it. love it. its all that matters. who cares if you discovered some literary equivalent of the cure for cancer? if you don’t hit the rubric, you don’t get the points. (i can’t find an updated version of the rubric right now, try asking your teacher if they haven’t already given you a copy. message me if you need help finding it because I know I have a spare one in my locker)

written by a grader for teachers, good source. most of the stuff below is from this source. 

Criterion A Language:

accuracy. you’ve been in school and studying the play for a while, you know where you fuck up. do you always misspell the authors name? it’s time to finally get it right and double check. know your weaknesses and know how to fix them. 

sentence structure. saw a good piece of advice: full stops every two lines, max. 

Criterion B Message:

avoid repetition. examiners notice it a mile away and its irritating, boring, and indicates you haven’t planned for the essay. 

you need direction. does the argument go somewhere? this ties back to planning. 

support. do you have evidence? does it support your main argument and is it relevant? 

organization. again, planning. you should be able to summarize in a short sentence the structure of your essay (ex. “I start with A, contrast with B, then show how C is the result.” if you can’t, that’s a bad sign and you need to work on it. 

Criterion C Format: 

right format and register. i don’t have much advice for this one i can explain without being specific, just review the source above if you need more help.  

ESSAY STRUCTURE

Introductory Paragraph

motivator - address the question or statement

background summary - discuss background info for the text and author

thesis - i’m assuming you know how to write a thesis if you’re an ib senior, but just in case you’re weaker at it, check out advice here. You need to be able to write a strong thesis. This can not be emphasized enough. 

focus - how will you prove your thesis? state your arguments here

Body Paragraphs - aim for 3 or 4

topic sentence - its the thesis of your body paragraph. don't forget it (plus i find it helps me to get started)

evidence - quotation or description. try to embed these! it’s easier when reading and doesn’t sound as clumsy. how to embed quotes

analysis - focus on literary techniques and embed key literary vocabulary (this allusion demonstrates...)

link - tie back to the topic and connect to your thesis. like I said in the general tips section, the essay is a web, but everything ties to the center and is connected. do not introduce new arguments or irrelevant information. 

if you have multiple pieces of evidence, I usually repeat evidence then analysis and then link again instead of listing all of my evidence at once. this way, if you run out of time, you still get points for analysis and it sounds smoother overall

Concluding Paragraph

Restate thesis using different words - do not simply restate

Provide a brief summary of your arguments - i think of it like an elevator speech for your essay. Remind them why your essay kicks ass. 

Final sentence - time for the mic-drop! give the reader a reason to feel satisfied after reading and like they have a new perspective after reading

you’ll do amazing!! make sure to do practice papers and aim high. you’ve got this :)

Sources: (check out for even more in-depth advice)

http://www.ibsurvivors.com/new-blog/2016/1/14/how-to-write-a-solid-level-7-english-essay-for-paper-2

http://www.cws.illinois.edu/workshop/writers/tips/thesis/

https://studynova.com/a/ib-english/ib-english-paper-2-tips/

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Errors Committed in Integral Calculus Basis for a Review Guide

by Kissa P. Banawis | Benjamin D. Varela "Errors Committed in Integral Calculus: Basis for a Review Guide"

Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-1 , December 2020,

URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd37934.pdf

Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/civil-engineering/37934/errors-committed-in-integral-calculus-basis-for-a-review-guide/kissa-p-banawis

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This study determined the errors of engineering students in Integral Calculus in the University of Eastern Philippines UEP , Catarman, Northern Samar as basis in developing a review guide. It adopted a developmental research design. A total of 162 second year Engineering students taking up Integral Calculus, who were enrolled on the Second Semester of School Year 2016 2017,were the respondents of this study.The findings of this study show that majority of the students in Integral Calculus got “fair”  to “passing”  grades in their pre requisite subjects and that most of the students taking up Integral Calculus are first time takers. As shown in the results, the students had hard time understanding Integral Calculus concepts which comprises the majority of the total errors committed. The other errors committed were concepts in Algebra, Analytic Geometry, Basic Mathematics, Differential Calculus and Plane Trigonometry and due to carelessness in their solutions. These findings indicate that for the preliminary topics in Integral Calculus, the pre requisite subject where most of the students committed errors is Algebra. This can be attributed to some difficulty they are experiencing in recalling the concepts learned in this subject.The findings also show that for the higher integration techniques topics in Integral Calculus, most students are having hard time understanding these integration concepts. And in application of integration concepts in finding plane areas under and between curves and volumes of revolutions, the students lack the skills in sketching the graph.The development of a review guide for remedial instruction prior to and at the early part of the subject Integral Calculus, generally, aims to help the students, taking up Integral Calculus, in recollecting the concepts in its pre requisite subjects. The topics included are the identified concepts in pre Integral Calculus subjects where the engineering students commonly commit errors. 

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WIPTW scoreguide

A handy guide about how I rank games in the overall category, and a reminder that the sound and graphic design boxes are purely subjective and will probably be removed later because I feel kinda meh on them.

Scores are delivered in whole numbers because screw that 1/2 or .75 bull.  All fractional scoring does is confuse readers and let journos pretend they calculated some exact science of fun

10/10:  It’s great, duh.  Perfection or near it at least, the game is fun to play and has a wide range of appeal.  I could recommend this to anyone and they’d probably come back and tell me how much they enjoyed it; but I’d probably be less asking and more demanding they dedicate time to it.  

Example:  “Divinity: Original Sin 2″

9/10:  Great, but flawed. A lot of the same as above, but there’d probably be a few people upset at me if I ranted about it and then they didn’t enjoy it, or it has themes/mechanics that could be considered divisive or simply unfun

Example:  “Don’t Feed the Monkeys”

8/10:  Great, with a wide variety of appeal but more sever mechanical issues, bugs, or other factors prevent it from being anything more.  Things like game length, mechanical depth, and other factors can influence a game that’d normally be a 9 down to an 8

Example: “Superhot”

7/10:  Firmly good.  Too many glitches/bugs/crashes/problems to ever be great, but you can get dozens or maybe even over 100 hours on steam with a game like this if  you’re really digging it, but no more than 1 if you’re not.  

Example:  “Vanilla Skyrim”

6/10: early disclaimer, this is NOT a bad score in my book.  This is where things do start to get iffy, but a 6/10 game can still be fun and enjoyable; but it does mark where player opinions can differ greatly.  A good game, but one that’s not for everyone.  It fills a niche, does something new, or tries to appeal to a certain audience but other factors, like overall quality, could hold it from being higher

A game I consider 6/10 has the highest probability of being a 10/10 to someone who’s really into whatever the game’s trying to do or someone who enjoys the topic the game addresses.

Example:  “Windows Solitaire”

5/10:  Not good, but not bad either.  I could see someone liking this but it’s a lot more situational and will probably rub me and others the wrong way. Still decent enough though that some people may like it, the kind of game where you tell a buddy about it and see how they like playing it before you rent it.

Example:  “Yu-Gi-Oh!  Reshef of Destruction” “Pixel Puzzles Series”

4/10:  Oh wow, super niche AND it’s not very good.  starts becoming less favorable around here, the game has a solid premise but fucks it up in some fun way.  The pain comes less from what it is, but knowing what it could’ve been

Example:  “Valhalla Hills”

3/10:  You’d recommend this to your friend if they pranked you by pouring a little bit of salt in your milk.  The “So bad, it’s good” of video games where yeah, it sucks; but at least you guys can laugh about how bad it is.  If it’s a sequel to a game you liked, then you can cry together in solidarity instead.

Example:  “House Party”

2/10:  You’d recommend this game to your friend if they pranked you by sleeping with your girlfriend and sending you the vid on Snapchat.  This is just bad, absolutely terrible with no redeeming qualities.  The only enjoyment that could be had is if you riff on it, but that’d require spending money on it.  It’s not broken, but it sure needs fixing.

Example:  “Command and Conquer 4″

1/10:  Pure garbage.  You send this to someone as a meme and then feel bad you spent money on it at all when linguine-ing their knees with a baseball bat is cheaper and would probably have inflicted less pain.  It’s glitchy, it’s bad, it’s ugly, and it probably mines your switch for bitcoin while spreading deepstate rumors on a dubious twitter page followed by 4chan idiots and facebook boomers.  Avoid, do not distribute, and check to make sure the devs aren’t running some sort of tax haven scam through steam. 

Example:  “Bad Rats” “Command and Conquer 4″

0/10:  I refuse. It took something I loved and turned it into a cheap whore turning tricks for it’s publisher.  I will never look at it the same way, and will likely be dubious of any and all future releases, because even if I somehow got that game for free I’d be mad that I overpaid.

Examples:  “Command and Conquer fucking 4″ 

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The best laptops 2020: For Schools and Working professionals

The best laptops in 2020 for the school going and working professionals for Online classes and Video call. Best Laptops which are in market and reviews

Here are some of The best laptiops in 2020. At the point when you’re in the market for the best understudy PC, don’t simply go for the least expensive one you could discover. While PCs under $500 can be incredible possibility for students who are attempting to be conservative, they’re not generally the best choice for what you need. They must be reasonable, yet they don’t really need to be modest. Indeed, paying a couple of additional bucks for two or three extra valuable highlights could be increasingly beneficial.

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Comprehensive PANCE Resource Review

Comprehensive PANCE Resource Review

Updated: 12/02/2016

If you are reading this review, please understand that I wrote this with the intention of being informative, not discriminatory, chastising, or undermining. All of these resources have no doubt been the result of many long nights and lots of collaboration amongst writers, editors, and publishers and I fully respect that. That said, I hope that this review provides a comprehensive review of resources available online and print for students to use as a guide during clinical rotations, studying for the PANCE, or reviewing for the PANRE. Best of luck to you all and let me know if you have any comments to add below! Thanks for reading!

Online Vs. Print Reviews

Online Resources

Print (Book) Resources

Pros

Interactive

Provide personal performance feedback

Most provide videos, podcasts and other multimedia to enhance experience

Most include x-rays, EKGs, and colored images in high definition

Easy to take with you “on the go”

Never have to worry about internet connection

One-time purchase

Most contain great outlines, tables, or images

Cheaper costs

Cons

May have to repurchase subscription

Can be very costly upfront

Could require internet access

Info will likely be outdated by the time you recertify

Will often lack color images, often helpful for dermatology

Low resolution for x-rays

PANCE Review Books

In my personal opinion, all of these resources have their pros and cons. The perfect book would not only follow the NCCPA format but would be in order of highest percentage covered on the PANCE to least. Knowing that there are sections on the EORs and PANCE in surgery, emergency medicine, pediatrics, and infectious disease, I would definitely like my review to include these sections - something to consider before you decide on a purchase. No book is perfect and I hope that this review is somewhat comprehensive, giving you better insight into each as you make the decision of where to place your money. Ultimately, my goal is not to praise or critique one book over another, but to offer suggestions for improvement and highlight the best aspects of each.

Please keep in mind that these are meant to be REVIEW books and are not fully comprehensive (nor all inclusive). There may be topics on EORs, PACKRAT, and PANCE/PANRE that are not covered in these books. Most of these are great resources for EORs, but you should definitely supplement your studying with class notes, CURRENT, Harrison’s, UpToDate, and other major resources during clinical rotations and didactic.

Review

Pros

Cons

A Comprehensive Review for the Certification and Recertification of PAs

Babcock O’Connell

$50 New

Outline format: contains separate sections for OB/GYN, pediatrics, and surgery

Contains “highlights” for most diseases, including most commons

300 questions with explanations inside the book

650 online pre- and post-test questions: good mix of first, second, and third order questions, although not as difficult as actual PANCE questions

Up to date and considered the “gold standard” for EORs, PACKRAT, PANCE, and PANRE

Not detailed, cut & dry to the bones

Could use more photos (especially in color) and x-rays for orthopedics, gastroenterology, and pulmonology

No section for emergency medicine, pharmacology, or

Online questions were redundant, but helpful

With online quiz: (a) cannot save your progress, (b) does not give you feedback on your performance for each category, (c) no sources for question answers and not all answers as thorough  

Not recommended as only source of information for PANCE or EORs

Not accessible online (no PDF, iPad version)

PANCE Prep Pearls

Dwayne A. Williams

$60 New

Comprehensive - covers more detail than the AAPA/PAEA book above, but sometimes it’s a little overwhelming

Follows the NCCPA blueprint well

Great resource for EORs, though difficult to get through for PANCE unless you allot yourself adequate time

Contains clinical pearls for most conditions, mnemonics, and tables that help you remember challenging information and helps visual learners retain content

Highlights lots of buzzwords seen on exams

Includes brief physiology and pathophysiology and introduction to most subjects, which is not found in other texts

Provides online pediatric chapter

Contains basic pharmacology: MOA, side effects, and contraindications

Lots of photos, but no colored photos; many images look faded and detail in x-rays hard to determine even with arrows

Missing details in some areas for some diseases (especially infectious disease section, some areas in pulmonology, etc.)

Some diseases don’t have “gold standards” or “first line” diagnostic tests mentioned

Lots of underlined words, tons of medical abbreviations (excessive), and typos throughout

Very few diseases have any mention of stepwise therapy, second line treatments, treatments for pregnancy, etc.

Few areas that have dosing information or detailed information on drug toxicity

No questions provided with PPP book; have to purchase separate question book

No index at end (only online, but searchable)

Overlapping information in some areas

Does not contain a section for emergency medicine, pediatrics, or surgery in the printed version

Overall, felt that neurology, infectious disease, dermatology, psychiatry, and OBGYN were subpar in content

Not accessible online (no PDF, iPad version)

PA Board Review: Certification and Recertification

James Van Rhee

$43 New, Kindle version available

Simple outline format and concise with test taking techniques and multiple useful tables for studying

Questions at the end of each chapter for review (though not sufficient)

Skimpy outline, not recommended to be used as primary source of study material

Requires supplemental question book

Extremely basic in content, lacking depth of coverage

Physician Assistant Review Guide, 2e

David Paulk and Donna Agnew

$75 New

Only text with full color pages, photos, and illustrations

Includes over 1000+ review questions

System-based with sections in emergency medicine, oncology, infectious disease, pediatrics, women’s health, etc.

Great sections for EKG, pharmacology, radiology, and lab review

Breadth of topics unmatched and questions of varying length found to be appropriate

Not advised to use as primary resource

Not useful for students who wish to review quickly with limited time before an exam

Typos in questions and explanations

Davis’s PA Exam Review: Focused Review

Morton A. Diamond

$46 New

Features more questions in the book and on an attached CD-ROM

Adequate to be sole source of review

Contains Q&A after each chapter with excellent rationale following each

Money back guarantee

Considered disorganized by some because it lacks structure - not organized by organ system, but bundles all systems together to “mimic PANCE format”

Step Up to Medicine

Steven & Elizabeth Agabegi

$50 New

Great resource only for internal medicine

Concise, but complete

Very colorful and easy to annotate with lots of open space

Scattered with clinical pearls

Includes some CXRs, but not good coverage on EKGs, full color dermatology photos (though not abundant)

Specific for medical students - clerkship, shelf exams, and USMLE Step 2 Review

Not useful for OBGYN, psychiatry, pediatrics, family medicine, surgery, or emergency medicine; not detailed enough in these subject areas

Not meant to be sole review source

Not fully comprehensive of required PA student knowledge; should not be used as sole study/review guide

Does not include any information on drug dosing

Very long (about 500 pages) and difficult to finish cover-to-cover even in 8 weeks

Bullet point format

PANCE/PANRE Study Guide

Lauren Russo

$23.99 New, Kindle version available

Good for a quick review before your exam without all of the nitty gritty details

Also good if you have limited time to review anything at all (though might not get you a passing score if used alone)

Includes oncology, infectious disease, and health maintenance section

Very dry and bare to the bones in content; not in enough depth required for PANCE or EORs

Not recommended as sole study resource

Bullet point format without radiographs, skin lesions, EKGs, etc.

Content not provided in blueprint format (most to least %)

Does not include references

Physician Assistant Review, 4e

Patrick Auth

$76 New

Includes a chapter on preventative medicine

Includes 1,000+ practice questions

Content up to date and in great depth

Contains many typos and misinformation in the book

Kindle version does not give access to website with questions

Text in bullet point format and in some areas too dense

Physician Assistant Exam Review (Pearls of Wisdom), 5e

Daniel Thibodeau

Scott Plantz

$50 New

Includes 4,000+ review questions

Chapter on test taking strategies and health policy!

Review questions do not appropriately mimic PANCE style format

Not all questions are multiple choice and answers come in variable formats (lists, paragraphs, etc)

Answers to questions found immediately beneath questions - making it difficult not to look

Poor quality photos

PANCE Prep Review: PANCE Secrets Study Guide

Mometrix Media

$44 New

Includes practice questions

Organized in charts and gives reader space for note taking in margins

Content covered by organ system and by task area, including a section in infectious disease

Very concise - covers material in <200 pages

Lacks pharmacology section, EKGs, X-ray reading, etc.

Lacking in depth of coverage

Not recommended as primary study source

If there is one thing I learned about studying with additional resources, it’s that, too many can sometimes be hurtful rather than helpful. Stick with your budget and find the best resource you think will prepare you. I hope this review has served to better inform you of your available options.

More to come on question banks and review courses… stay tuned!