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lumosteph's study log
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28-07-2015 10:07am#1So after quite a relaxing summer I've decided to start doing a little bit of study before I enter the cataclysm that will be Sixth Year.
For the next few weeks, I really want to focus on my languages, especially the orals, and English as I'm aiming for the prestigious A1 in that.
My summer results were:- English - A1
- Irish - A1
- Maths (OL) - C2
- Business - A2
- Geography - A1
- French - was in hospital so I missed written test but got 100% in listening and oral
- Art - B2
So without counting maths which I won't be counting in the real thing, that all adds up to 555 points. The course I'm aiming for next year is Journalism either in DIT or DCU and the points for that are around 450. Even so I'm aiming for something like my summer results next June, as much for myself to break the 500 mark as for my course.
So I'm hoping this study log will help give a bit of structure to my study and hopefully I'll be updating this 2 or 3 times a week. If anyone reading this has any tips on how best to study any of my subjects feel free to share! Here's hoping it won't be a disaster
0 - English - A1
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So today was quite productive! I would like to thank the weather mainly for this as the perpetual rain made it feel like I wasn't even on my summer holidays :rolleyes:
Anyways what I achieved today:
English
I took out my poetry folder and sorted out all my handwritten notes into the sections Style and Theme because looking at previous exam questions these are basically what they are asking for.
The poets we studied in Fifth Year were Dickinson, Bishop and Yeats. Today reminded me of how much I despise Yeats so I scrapped all his notes and decided I am going to study T.S Eliot on my own. I read two of his poems earlier and they were quite a challenge the first time but I found they really fascinated me so I can't wait to read more about him!
I also started to reread Wuthering Heights for the comparative. It's one of my favourite books which is probably a really good thing because I'm the only one in my class studying it.
Geography
I said I wanted to focus on my languages but I took out my Geography notes and compared it with the syllabus and it seems my class are so far behind! So I am going to storm ahead and start Regional Geography tomorrow. If anyone has any tips on where to start on this section do post below! :pac:0 -
Thought I should post here after a couple of days. On Thursday I decided I wanted to make my last month of summer worthwhile so I signed up to be a foster parent at the DSPCA :rolleyes: I should be getting a kitten to foster this week! Wish me luck
What I have got done study wise since I last updated:
Geography
I've almost finished my Regional notes on Ireland and the Paris Basin. Regional Geography seems a lot different to the Physical section. It's coming across as a lot less predictable and you have to be able to adapt to a lot of different questions.
English
Currently reading TS Eliot's biography that I got from the library.
Art
This week I started life drawing again, just some quick sketches of faces and bodies. I hope to do an in depth portrait of my brother before I go back. I took out my folder and realised all last year we just focused on still lives and craft so this year should be fun.. :pac:0 -
Got quite a bit done the past 2 days.
English
I've started making notes on my comparative as I realised like Geography we're a little behind. (Yes I have the same teacher for both..:rolleyes:) The texts we're doing are Wuthering Heights and Death and Nightingales, not sure what the third is yet though I'd say it'll be a film. Just been picking out key moments and relating them back to the CC and GV&V.
French
Been using Duolingo quite a bit. Also updated my useful phrases hardback using this book called Mot à Mot; it's surprisingly really good. Hope to take out my exam papers this week and do a few reading comprehensions. They are the bane of my existence
Geography
Still doing my Regional notes. Hopefully have India and EU expansion/impact of EU done soon 0 -
Keep forgetting to update this. I guess since the Leaving Cert results are out this morning I can officially count myself as a Sixth Year Good luck to everyone on here btw. Found out the other day we're not starting back until the 1st of September so at least that's something!
What I've been up to:
English
Finished reading T.S Eliot's bio and Wuthering Heights. Before I go back I hope to take a look at some unseen poetry and maybe do a comparative question.
Geography
Finished the Regional section.
Art
Still been practising quick life drawings and sketches. Hope to take out my Art History folder today and sort out what sections I learnt last year. :rolleyes:0 -
And I'm back! My laptop's hard drive awkwardly decided to fail during the last week of summer but now I finally have it sorted
So I can't believe I'm in sixth year now! Honestly I'm finding it a little hard to balance homework and study and exercise with every single teacher giving me stuff due for the next day and then expecting me to do 4 hours of study on top of that. Hopefully it'll mellow out soon though.
So my goals for the rest of the week are:
Geography
Revise Physical essays on Waterfall, Floodplain, Igneous rocks and Dams. I also hope to revise some short questions on OS/map skills.
English
Currently I'm studying Emily Dickinson and before Monday I really want to start making notes on T.S Eliot plus sort out my King Lear notes.
French
This weekend I want to record all my oral notes onto my phone and also revise the subjunctive. Got an A- in my first essay today which is a good start I guess. :rolleyes: Also I need to starting making notes on the 'abstract' topics for the oral/written pieces.
Irish
Need to make notes on Gnathrúd and Oisín i dTír na nÓg asap. I also want to start revising the dreaded sraith pictuir. Tell me again why we have to learn twenty of them? 0 -
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No school today so I got up early and did a good bit.
English
Studied Elizabeth Bishop notes + started an essay on the misogyny in King Lear.
Geography
Learnt off SRP's on a floodplain + two Regional essays. I'm finding Regional Geography sooo much easier to learn than the Physical section.
French
Started learning key phrases and vocab about the migrant crisis.
By the end of this week I hope to have another King Lear essay wrote up, revised five or six more Geography essays and learnt more French vocab for the written pieces. 0 -
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Hello my old friend...
Have done a considerable amount since I've last updated and since I've gotten my Christmas holidays. Gotten up at 8am most days to begin study as I've found I study better in the mornings. I've been focusing a lot of my time on English (Lear, poets and the comparative) and French (key topics and reading comprehensions) but still doing a good bit in each of my other 5 subjects.
This week I started the free Christmas grinds at Ashfield and they're really something. They've definitely given me the motivation to start doing some intense study for my mocks. 0 -
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Got some of my mocks back so I thought I'd post them up here:
Business: 83%
Geography: 85%
Maths: 42%
Overall not bad so far! Bit disappointed in Business though but my ABQ was quite weak at only 61/80 so I can't complain
This week hasn't been that productive. Wrote out a solid study plan but only got round to doing about half of it. I'm not even feeling de-motivated just extremely tired and barely anything is going in when I try and sit down and study. Hopefully I shall prevail next week!0 -
Got some of my mocks back so I thought I'd post them up here:
Business: 83%
Geography: 85%
Maths: 42%
Overall not bad so far! Bit disappointed in Business though but my ABQ was quite weak at only 61/80 so I can't complain
This week hasn't been that productive. Wrote out a solid study plan but only got round to doing about half of it. I'm not even feeling de-motivated just extremely tired and barely anything is going in when I try and sit down and study. Hopefully I shall prevail next week!0 -
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04/04/2016
- Revised a whole lot of French oral work. Feeling pretty confident but not so much so when I found out I'm gonna be the second last person doing the oral
- Learned one Dickinson poem + possible opening and ending phrases
- Wrote out possible Sraith Pictuir questions
- Revised an hour of algebra
- Did half a French listening
- Revised Business unit 1
0 - Revised a whole lot of French oral work. Feeling pretty confident but not so much so when I found out I'm gonna be the second last person doing the oral
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