Quote of the Week: You do you and I'll do me and we're not gonna do each other.
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Full speed ahead
This will probably be short because I need to sleep.
I just submitted my first comic. It was fun making it, I even drew a mini rough draft of it in the margins of my math notebook during class (I still paid enough attention to learn stuff though, in case you're wondering). I think I also improved my digital art skills because I discovered things that made it easier to color, like the layers. Although because most of it was digital (I drew the line art in pencil) there were times when the struggle was real. I like it though.
That Being Said: I'm sorry to say that you shouldn't expect anymore art from me before May 8th, probably a little after that too cause I'm so slow. I'll still be on theO and I'll still do these posts but I won't have time to make any art. I have 5 centuries of U.S. History to review and although I have been doing some studying I have to admit that my sense of urgency has only kicked in just now... as in, Yesterday when I realized I only have about a week and a half left. (My history teacher would be so shocked if she knew this- everyone would think that the girl with straight A's would be the first to study but..... no.)
So yeah, that's the way it is. Feel free to talk to me still; I won't be so busy that I can't reply. Hope everyone is doing good ~ wherever you are ~ Good Bye
Good Gravy - AP Exam
Advanced Placement U.S. History Exam:
- 55 multiple choice, 55 minutes. But of course these aren't just simple read the question then select the answer multiple choice, that would be too easy and kids nowadays need to think more (I say sarcastically). No, these are read the passage/excerpt for every 2-3 questions or you won't know the answer multiple choice.
55 questions 55 minutes, Better Learn How To Speed Read. - 4 "short" answer questions, 45 minutes. And you know that those "4" questions are really going to be questions 1.a, 1.b,1.c, etc., so it's really about 12 questions ,a few sentences each, and (yay) they might even make you read a passage first.
- 1 long essay, 35 minutes (this may be the easiest part) 5 paragraphs
- (oh my favorite part) 1 DBQ (Document Based Question) 60 minutes. You get to read not 1, not 3, not even 6, but 7 passages/documents, one of which may be a political cartoon that you have to understand. Then answer the question with about 5 or 4 paragraphs, but you must include an analysis of at least 6 of the documents in your answer and connect it all to some other historical events.
- Don't understand the question? Too Bad. Not a fast reader? Too Bad. You've been writing for over an hour because you had to answer those other questions and now your hand is killing you? Too Bad, write for another hour! Missed a week of school because of that snow earlier in the year? (I feel bad for the students in Boston) Too Bad, that exam date is the same for everyone in the country and is NOT moving! Don't understand the passage because it was written by some dead guy who lived 2 hundred years ago and wrote in Elizabethan English? Do I Even Need To Say It.
- It's a new test design so you have no idea how they're grading the writing portion.
- The
guinea pigsstudents that were chosen to test out the new exam last summer did not do so good. - Test is in May but you don't get your results until July
SUMMARY: The College Board hates high schoolers with a BURNING passion.
I don't know about anyone else but I have never taken a test like this before. The history teacher has these after school review sessions (which I go to) and even has a countdown on the chalkboard - 21 days until the AP Exam , oh joy! She's even trying to get #striveforafive trending in Twitter. Earlier this week we had to fill in a ton of things on a big bubble sheet with our personal information.
The seriousness and anticipation for this exam makes finals look like elementary school spelling tests. Wish me luck? (×_×)
Spring Break
Spring Break started today for me. ＼(^o^)／ yay!
I was supposed to have no homework, but thanks to all the stupid snow we had a few weeks ago my history class is behind and we need to read a whole chapter over break. Plus I have an AP exam to start studying for (also history). I'm so worried. It sounds like the hardest test I'll ever take. I'll just have to do my best.
I want to work on my story ideas over break. I wasn't very productive today, basically watched
YouTube videos all day.
But that's just because it's been a while since I didn't have to do some work everyday (that history chapter won't take up my whole break) plus it's my birthday tomorrow so I think it's fine if I relax.
My parents are bent on this idea of me having a big sweet sixteen, which I apparently can't have unless I invite friends over, but whoops!-- I have no friends (-_-#).
Too bad for them; they honestly care more about it than I do.
At this point I wish they'd be quiet about my introvertedness since repeatedly telling me how boring and potentially dangerous my life will be without companions, OBVIOUSLY. IS NOT. HELPING! ~ my goodness! ~
Sorry, had to release my annoyance for a second.
Anyways...
I had originally planned to do this one big story with the characters I have introduced, but now I'm thinking I should do some smaller stories first with the same characters. I'm thinking it'll be good practice and I already have an idea. But I want to work out the details first and write it down so when I post it here it'll be the finished thing. It'll probably take a while, so I have no idea when I'll actually post it, but I'll do a profile for Lainey on Tuesday.
Happy Early Birthday Me:
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