Tommy's Study Log

Tommyrawr

Hey, so basically i'm starting this like everyone else to keep track of study because i'm a professional procrastinator.I've deleted myself off Twitter and Facebook to avoid distractions between now and the LC.

I'm currently looking for around 450+ points which i think is fairly achievable and enough for my course last years points were 400 and year before that 390 so hopefully they wont jump up too high this year.

Subjects: Mock Result
English (H) : C1
Irish (H) :
Maths (O) : D1 (I havent looked at a book since i dropped from higher)
French(H) :
Swedish(H) : A2
Geography(H) : B1
Business(H) : B1
Chemistry(H) :
Biology (H) : (didnt sit mock)
LCVP : Distinction

By the leaving cert i'm hoping to get my B's into the A Bracket and my C's into the B bracket. And for maths get it to at least a C as its not worth much to me anyway.

Tommyrawr

Today i'm writing out my sraith's from foinse's podfoinse so I can get them done properly.
I also plan to write out my Le Document for the final time tonight with corrections done so i will have my french oral work finished and just needed to be revised over the weeks before the oral.

Tommyrawr

I just finished my mock french oral yesterday and i got slaughtered on le document, I was trying to lead her into charitable organisations which i had a lot prepared for but she kept sidetracking my document to the religious side and asked about current events like the pope. I came up with basic answers and only fared out at the end with 60%. She didnt like my emphasis on the french accent at all she said i sounded like i was trying to mock the french (which an examiner told me to do because you get points for trying to sound as french as possible). At Christmas i went to a grinds school to a french oral day and i came out with 84% from an oral examiner so this is a huge jump down and frankly im disappointed with my result.

So This weekend im going to polish up the document with more of the religious side of it and current religious events which i was asked like the retirement of the pope.

I'm just after writing up 6 essays on India for Geography on The Relief,Climate, Primary sector (Fishing and Agri), Secondary sector (manufacturing) and Tertiary sector (Tourism and Transport) and Population distribution. Ive also prepared Sao Paulo for the effects of urbanisation.

For Business ive spent an hour revising Unit 1-3. Although im finding it quite difficult to find a right way on how to study business. By writing out definitions or just going through the exam papers and writing out answers?

Tommyrawr

Today im planning to finish off revising Business Unit 1 and start on Unit 2
Starting writing up the Irish Oral Conversation, Going to write up topic's on drugs and the economic crisis which i can use on the topic of my area if she brings it up. Also doing Sraith 1-5
Going to start revising Bishop And Plath for English Poets.

Tommyrawr

Wrote up 3 sraith's today, 2A4 Pages each and timed to reach 4 minutes each.
Finished off India Essays today. Wrote essay on Culture (Religion and Language) and Urbanisation.
Started on Irish Regions.Wrote Essays On Primary and Secondary Sector of BMW and GDA.
Also wrote up French Vocab sheets on the Topics os Obesity,Drugs and Womens Rights.

Tommyrawr

Was starting to study chemistry this weekend, spent two hours looking at a book and got absolutely no where. I'm so lost its unbelievable. I used to be getting all 90%+ up to November but since then I've spiralled down to a D3 which is outrageous. I have no idea how to answer chemistry questions at all, i looked over my pre and i gave the right answer but it wasn't correct for some reason. He said i didn't structure it correctly even though it was right. I just don't know

I've been really unproductive this weekend anyhow.I went to my friends 18th then Saturday night and today I went out again so i got nothing done and now i feel terribly guilty with a massive hangover.

Although I got the points in the mocks for BIS in UCC, i'm really anxious that I wont get it for the real thing.

Updated Mock results
English (H) : C1
Irish (H) : C2
Maths (O) : D1
French(H) : C1
Geography(H) : B1
Business(H) : B1
Chemistry(H) : D3
Biology (H) : (didnt sit mock)
LCVP : Distinction

440 Points ~

Tommyrawr

Plan for Tomorrow

Geography : BMW Primary,Secondary,Tertiary Sectors and Population Decline Essays.
Irish : Geibhinn and Hurlamaboc
Irish Oral : 2 Sraith, My Family, My area, My House, What I did last year and What Im going to do this year (summer), College
French : Topic Sheets on Obesity, Drugs, Social Media
Chemistry : Stoichiometry + Redox Titrations

Free Class Work :
Biology Circulatory System.

Tommyrawr

Yesterday I didnt do much only a bit of french on the main topics started at 2 ended at 6.
Today I got up at 9, Went into school at 10 and did french aural work until 1.

Plan for the rest of the day
3 Sraith's (12,13,14)
Regional Geography (Finish BMW Region and Move onto GDA)
Chemistry (Exam paper Questions 1,2,3 Years 2010-2007)
French (Le Document work, Tenses)

ray2012

I just noticed that you're doing 10 subjects. :eek:
Well done, I must say, but do you not think that is a little outrageous? Like, you won't be counting 4 subjects results' so.

Tommyrawr

ray2012 wrote: »

I just noticed that you're doing 10 subjects. :eek:
Well done, I must say, but do you not think that is a little outrageous? Like, you won't be counting 4 subjects results' so.

Aha thanks, yeah i know it sounds a bit mad but at the start of 5th year in our school we had to do 8 subject's excluding LCVP. I also have Swedish so said i'd take it up for the leaving, So that made it 10 subjects.

This year I wanted to drop business but i was recommended keep it on and i couldn't drop a science subject because of the LCVP combination.

ray2012

Tommyrawr wrote: »

Aha thanks, yeah i know it sounds a bit mad but at the start of 5th year in our school we had to do 8 subject's excluding LCVP. I also have Swedish so said i'd take it up for the leaving, So that made it 10 subjects.

This year I wanted to drop business but i was recommended keep it on and i couldn't drop a science subject because of the LCVP combination.

Jaysus, I'd say your work-load is fairly tough! Fair play anyways, hope you do well!

Tommyrawr

Today i've done

Chemistry
All definitions asked in chemistry for the past 10 years
Wrote out 5 Experiments into key points
Learned the scientists and their contributions to chemistry

Irish
Sraith 17,16,15
My area
My pastimes, sport, music
If I were President,Won the lottery,Principal for a day.

Geogrpahy
made a sheet of 15 SRPS on each region in each sector

Tommyrawr

Chemistry
Question 5's from 2012-2002

French
Listened to NRJ (paris)
Had a conversation with my friend from Montreal on skype

Planning to write out and revise my area,the economic crisis, My School,After the leaving cert, the points system and If i were President,Principal and Minister of education.

Business
Finish and write notes on chapter 5 and 6 using less stress because the Book contains too much.

I'm also doing a revision course next week in Limerick in the subjects English,Geography,Chemistry and Maths and Irish. So hopefully I will get a lot covered in that.

Tommyrawr

So Yesterday I was pretty lazy but i got a small bit done, but i've made up for it today because of the easter revision course

Chemistry
Q6's Last 10 years
Q 10 + 11's last 4 years

Irish -
Rewriting out corrected sraiths 1-5


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English
Comparative -Sive,How many miles to babylon and Casablanca
I got notes on how to structure and what topics to prepare on as this was my lowest marked question on my pre paper as we havent done anything much in school on it.

Geography
Formation of Igneous, Sedimentary,metamorphic rocks
Plate Tectonics

Maths
Complex Numbers

Chemistry
Organic Chemistry with Exam Questions

At around 8.30-10.00 I plan on doing

French
Will write out more stuff for the oral allocated by my teach
Then I will beg my canadian friend to speak french for a while on skype.

Tommyrawr

Today i've done

French Oral
School,Family,Local area,My Favorite TV Show and Websites, Document on religion.

Irish Oral
Sraith 1-4
Myself and My Family,School,Hobbies.

Tommyrawr

Irish Oral work
Wrote up sraith 14-20 since we never really covered them in class.
Irish oral is on thursday so hopefully some of them will stay in the head

Practised the poetry and then did social problems,school,A film and a book i watched/read (The Hobbit),Music,Social media,Bullying and Suicide.

Tommyrawr

To Do For Today :
Physical Geography - Waterfalls
Karst Feature - Limestone Pavement
Subsurface Karst Feature - Swallow Holes
Human Interference (fluvial) - Dams

Business
Q1 - 2012-2002

French-
Journal Intime
Obesity
2 Comprehensions

Tommyrawr

English : Unseen Poetry 2003+2004, Macbeth Question 2003
French : Journal Intime
Irish : Gnathrud Exam Question
Chemistry - Q5 2012-2010
Geography - Plate Tectonics (Distribution,Effects,Features)

Tommyrawr

Well LCVP Exam first thing tommorow. First time actually studying for this apart from my portfolio, I got 87% in the pre probably because i do business :L

4 Years of Past LCVP Questions
Learned format of Agenda,Business plan,Letter and Minutes.
Went over Case Study

Irish : Mo Grasa Idir Lubini Exam Question
Geography : Formation of Igneous,Metamorphic Rocks and Sedimentary Rocks.
Business Q4 's 2010-2005- On Enterprise (figured it would help with LCVP)

Tommyrawr

LCVP Exam went well, Everything I had prepared for the case study came up.

Irish : Essay On Unemployment
Geography : Plate Tectonics Essay
Business : Q4's
French : The Role of Women Responsive Question
Chemistry : Q5's

Tommyrawr

Had to take the day off to mind my siblings, Because no one was around to mind them. Perfect time to study for a bit because the xbox is minding them

Plan to Study
Business: Management 1 + 2 + Exam Q's (Q4+Q5's)
Geography : Tectonics- Case Studies (Volcano + Earthquake)
English : Bishop And Exam Q
French - Learning Vocab for Role of Women + The Elderly.
Chemistry - Continue on with Question 5's Then Move to Thermochemistry.
Irish - The Gathering Essay.

Tommyrawr

Today
Geography - Optional Question On Soils
wrote out notes on Earthquakes + case study.
Human Interaction with the North Sea

Chemistry - Finished Off All Question 6's

Irish - Answered Geibheann Sample Questions + Notes

English - Did the Bishop Speech question but substituted with Plath since there has never been a Plath "write a speech" question yet.
Revised over Bishops Poetry and Wrote Notes.

Tommyrawr

Geography : Effects of Folding on the Irish Landscape and Tsunami Also Optional Question on Desertification + Short Questions
Business : Management 2
French - Comprehension 2010
Chemistry - Water Questions - Wrote out some experiments
Irish Continued Poetry Notes.

Tommyrawr

I fell asleep in evening study.
But before that i was writing out essays on Abortion's and The Gathering
I Learned the modh foshuiteach
Geography : I did the physical processes of West of Ireland only got halfway through answering it.
Then I fell asleep for over an hour and a half.
#exhausted.

Tommyrawr

So I havent studied since Wednesday because i got hit with the vomiting bug that lasted up until yesterday. Then yesterday i had my sisters communion and drinks were forced down me therefore the hangover this morning.
I'm pretty angry with myself for not studying and missing so many days but nothing much i can do now but try to catch up.

So Today I'm planning to do

Geography : West of Ireland - Trying to get this section done.
Chemistry - Write out Experiments And FAQ's + Rates of Reaction Exam Questions
Irish - Poetry Notes + Aiste
English - Write out Macbeth Quotes + ReRead Macbeth Notes
French - Comprehension + Q1 writing question + Learn last weeks notes
Business : European Union Section + Exam Questions - Have a test tomorrow

Tommyrawr

Today Was pretty bleak. I spent until 4am last night googling the "ogooglebar" as the swedes would say because my favorite TV show was officially cancelled and I wanted to see if there was hints of any other networks picking it up but nothing. Also during that time I wrote out any possible questions and answers to The water titrations.

Today :
Chemistry : 2006 Q1 Titration
Irish : Finished off the Aiste on Tostal 2013
English : Writing out Macbeth Quotes and re-reading it again. Still a good few pages to go
Geography : Finally Finishing off West Of Ireland.
French : Journal Intime 2012 + 2008

Tomorrow:
Maths : Circles
English : Macbeth Quotes and Character Notes
French : Health and Dieting
Business : ABQ 5,6,7 + Make notes on Units
Chemistry : Make notes on titrations and PH and Water Questions
Irish : Colscaradh - Exam paper Questions

Tommyrawr

Took the day off today to study since i have 4 free classes today. I did

English : Macbeth Character question and Plath
Maths : Area and Perimiter
French : Pollution Vocab + Question + 2 Comprehensions
Irish : Poetry
Chemistry : Organic Chemistry + Titrations
Geography : Revise GDA + Geoecology
Business : Exam Questions on EU.

EDIT : Ended up doing more than I bargained for, Quite pleased Will be needing a few more days like this since we dont get off until the 29th.

Tommyrawr

Plan For Tonight
Geography : Paris Basin (Relief,Agriculture,Secondary)
Maths : Definitions in Book 1
French : Question's on Pollution, Learning Vocab on immigration + La Crise Economique
Chemistry : Finish Up Notes on Titrations + Organic I Question
English : Plath Notes
Business : European Union Questions Exam Papers

Tommyrawr

Took the day off, So Far I have done
Maths : Probability
Business : Finished International Environment Questions
Chemistry : Did All Q1's
Geography : Started Paris Basin Relief and Agriculture

Tommyrawr

To do Today :
English : Finish Plath + Bishop
Chemistry : Organic Experiments
Geography : Finish Paris Basin + Start Elective
Irish : Mo Ghrasa + Spalpin Fanach + Dis Notes
Maths : Complex Numbers
Business : Unit 5

Tommyrawr

Today I Did
Chemistry: Finished Writing notes and Doing Organic Experiments Questions
English:Wrote up more notes on Bishop
Geogrpahy:Got as far as tertiary on Paris basin. Started reading through Elective
Irish : Gnathrud Notes
Business : Continued to write out ABQ Units

Tommyrawr

Geography : Finished Paris bain, Did Primary + Secondary Mezzogiorno.
Chemistry : Revised over organic chemistry
Business : ABQ Notes.

Tommyrawr

Was forced by the parents to go into school today for double maths and stay for the rest of the day
Worst decision I was ever forced into ever. We did absolutely nothing but i printed off all pages of notes i've been typing up thats all ive got done today

Dying of a migraine now so im probably going to take today as my "off day", Gonna take a few Migraleve and hopefully get up later and do something :L

SIDE NOTE :
The Xbox One looks alright like a sky box :P I want it just to flick through channels tbh

Tommyrawr

Today
Business : ABQ Section Unit 6
French : La sante and Le Sport
English : Comparative Theme of Relationships
Geography : Mezzogiorno region and India
Irish : Dis
Chemistry: Organic Questions

Tommyrawr

Today
Business: Finished off Unit 6
Geogrpahy : Finishing off India and moving onto Human Geography
Chemistry - Learning organic Mechanisms
Irish - Eicolai and A Chlann (Filiocht Breise)
English - Continuation of Comparative theme + Elizabeth Bishop Notes
French : Le Dopage + Les immigres

Tommyrawr

I havent been studying the past few days since i got diagnosed with appendicitis, its been killing me xD

Today I got 3 Macbeth Character Questions done, Lady,MB,Banquo
Macbeth Quotes learned
Cultural Context done.
Syliva Plath - Quotes and Personal Response and Imagery Question

Not bad for someone who was out until 5 last night drinking after the grad mass xD

I plan to learn off my Biome characteristics later after my throw down im absolutely wrecked

Tommyrawr

Crammed in my english today, Got all the poetry learned, for Mahon,Plath and Bishop and Kinsella. Themes, styles and Quotes.
Also did Cultural Context (6 pages) and Theme or issue (5 pages)
Now just to study over the night before ^.^ Be grand ;D

Made my geography essays into short SRP's so i can make them more memorable to expand on them in the exam.
In French I did : European union,Immigration and State benefit answers.
Maths : Algebra.

Tommyrawr

Geography : Revised all Sample answers for Core.
Maths : Paper 1

Tommyrawr

Geography : learned Migratory patterns of last 100 years,Causes and Effects Overpopulation, Effects of Changing EU migration policy, Learned all aspects regional Paris Basin and West of Ireland and Essay on Human impacts on A biome. (deforestation of rainforest)
Maths : paper 1 - Differentiation,Functions and Graphs,Sequences and complex numbers
English : Bishop And Mahon, Revised over Cultural Context

Hope to keep going until 10 tonight then take an early night at around 11. Planning to just do english, Geography and maths over the next two days. Mainly english and geography though.
Theres so much you need to know in geography god its feels longest course ever.

Tommyrawr

Today I just did poetry
And Procrastinated

I think im in shock its only two days away.

Tommyrawr

MORNING! I actually got up early for once
So today I plan on doing Geography from 10-3
Then English - From 3 - 9
And then start praying for a nicely themed paper that suits me.

Sure anyways, Best of luck to ye lads

Tommyrawr

English paper one was grand today, Did the speech on heroism, was rushed only had 40 mins to get 4 pages in.
Question B was Lovely. TV in young peoples lives.
Question A I did was Grand Central Station. I couldn't have been happier with paper to be honest.
Didn't really have any time to look over it but I feel it went well

Took a nap from 1-4 to recharge myself for some serious cramming for Paper two!
Plath,Mahon,Wordsworth or Bishop. One of them better come up, preferably Plath, My one true love ;D
Right I'm off, best of luck with paper two guys