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GCSEs 2018 (9) Will we get to half term, for never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and who is Banquo

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Stickerrocks · 22/05/2018 21:53

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Cherryburn · 23/05/2018 19:38

Drama paper (A View From The Bridge) followed by Unseen paper for DS on Friday. So it's a question of keeping fingers crossed for an accessible poem (or prose extract, but they're advised to do the poem at DS's school)

Sostenueto · 23/05/2018 19:39

Any guesses ellen what poem may come up?

EllenJanethickerknickers · 23/05/2018 19:43

Sost I have absolutely no idea! I haven't even looked at them. I'm a bit maths and science biased... Blush

EllenJanethickerknickers · 23/05/2018 19:46

Blimey, that looks like lots for Biology.

Oratory1 · 23/05/2018 19:49

DS very tired so gave up after an hour of maths - always torn on the nights between exams - what's more useful rest or more revision ?

I guess it depends on the child and also how prepared they are. We are lucky have a free day on Friday though so he is looking forward to tomorrow night.

Sostenueto · 23/05/2018 19:55

Homeostatis massive topic. It would make youShocked to see how much info they have got to know.Sad

EllenJanethickerknickers · 23/05/2018 19:55

For the next physics paper this 'catchy' song might help with the order of the EM spectrum. (Sorry!)

m.youtube.com/watch?v=kOkv8ynpppk

AlexanderHamilton · 23/05/2018 19:56

Spoke to Dd. Physics was ok. AQA stayed on the food theme with bananas but she had no idea why some might prefer to measure whatever it was in bananas do she took a guess that it was because you can visualise them better!

hmcAsWas · 23/05/2018 19:57

Oratory - rest definitely. My dd flakes out about 6/7pm - she stops when she is no longer taking anything in

hmcAsWas · 23/05/2018 19:58

She's also only done an hour or so of maths today (but has done plenty of maths prior to now)

slinkyme · 23/05/2018 19:59

Rest definitely too. DD worked till late the night before the English exam and it is showing. Early night for her. Nothing non Friday for us too so tomorrow night will be so good.

EllenJanethickerknickers · 23/05/2018 20:00

That's pretty much what DS3 said, though he worded it as more relatable to the public than Sieverts.

KickBishopBrennanUpTheArse · 23/05/2018 20:00

Dd has gone off to bed after some fairly unenthusiastic maths revision. I was keen for her to make a start on her English lit preparation (ie to decide which quotes she wants to learn at least) but no.

She said she can't motivate herself to do it tonight because she knows she's got all of tomorrow afternoon and evening Confused

Still - I just talked to my dad and he found the whole thing hilarious. Apparently it "all sounds a bit familiar" Blush. Can't imagine what he means.

Anyway I need to go and do some work now. I need to make our whole organisation GDPR compliant in the next two days Grin

Wonderwine · 23/05/2018 20:01

Kingscote This chap does Paper 2 predictions for Biology every year and has a very good website: pmgbiology.com/2018/05/17/edexcel-igse-biology-paper-2b-2018-predictions/

If anyone can find anything similar for Chemistry and Physics that would be grand! Unfortunately, DS tends to put the exam out of his mind and forget what the questions were the minute he left the exam room!

BlueBelle123 · 23/05/2018 20:09

DS having a mild panic that in his geography exam section 3 you have to colour in the lozenges of the quesions that you did, 3 options you have to do two, now things they won't get marked......Anyway know if this is a problem?

Cherryburn · 23/05/2018 20:09

Wonderwine that's a fantastic link, thanks so much for posting it. Will keep my eyes peeled for similar for Chem/Physics Flowers

LooseAtTheSeams · 23/05/2018 20:14

DS is doing some maths practice after a lot of faffing around.
Vague possibility he might look at Inspector Calls but not holding my breath!
He was funny on doing well in maths and English - he wants a good grade in English because otherwise his English teacher will look sad. He needs a good grade in maths because otherwise his maths teacher will murder him!Grin
I've met his maths teacher, she's lovely!

RosieLig · 23/05/2018 20:22

Just done an hour of Maths- a whistle stop through various topics. Shock

TeenTimesTwo · 23/05/2018 20:22

For those that have tired kids now, on a couple of DD's GCSEs I plied her with full caffeine Coca-Cola before she went off for her exam just to kick start her. No idea if it helped or just placebo.

BlueBelle123 · 23/05/2018 20:24

Ds has a 6 mins burst on his bike and then a cold shower before his 9 o'clock exams....not recommending it by the way Grin

calzone · 23/05/2018 20:24

Ds has taken night nurse and gone to bed. He feels really poorly. 😨😨

KingscoteStaff · 23/05/2018 20:29

Thank you wonderwine.

Imagining that bloke in his science lab peering into a crystal ball🔮...

slinkyme · 23/05/2018 20:30

Very helpful wonderwine.

Nettleskeins · 23/05/2018 20:30

I've just been explaining to ds2 that The Farmer is not necessarily an evil controlling man out to exploit women (whereas Shelley Hmm) It is upsetting though, I hope they made it up.

I am beginning to wonder whether some of these poems are too inappropriate to put as the named poem, and they are going to choose the parent child relationship instead. Lst year was parent child but dd says it could be double bluff..

mmzz · 23/05/2018 20:30

Loose can I ask abut the Farmers Bride? So she runs away on the wedding day. Is found scared, hiding by the church. Why is she scared? Nothing has happened yet (with the farmer). So what happened before the farmer to make her scared?
Then fast forward to the end. She was brought back that night. Nothing more is said of what happened that night, or the next week, next month etc. However, at some point she has barricaded herself into the attic.
He's perplexed. Turns his brain to it, but clearly doesn't do deep thinking or much empathy. He mainly thinks about how he fancies her, and sort of regrets not trying to make an emotional connection with her as it might have avoided all the trouble. But he's also a bit tired of trying to figure it out, and so it ends with him considering knocking the attic door down to get at her.
Would that be the first time? Is that why she locked herself in there in the first place??

Please tell me that I'm reading too much into it and that's not really what the poem is hinting at?

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