I'm back! I'm currently in year 12 which can only mean one thing. AS Level exams. And just like most people Procrastination has become my best friend. I spend pretty much all day every day revising but somehow I seem to never have learnt anything. Fortunately for me I only have 3 written exams, as I chose to study two very practical subjects (Photography and Theatre Studies).
Last Thursday I had my first exam, which was my Theatre Studies : Individual Skills exam. For this exam I performed a monologue as the character Nora Helmer from 'A Doll's House', which I thoroughly enjoyed (probably the oddest thing to say about an exam, but I loved it). The monologue lasted for 2 minutes, meaning that 30% of my AS Level for Theatre Studies comes down to those 2 minutes, so hopefully I did well!
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| My costume for Nora (excuse my facial expression) |
However that was only half of the exam, I will be having another Theatre Studies exam in a weeks time where I will be performing in the play Metamorphosis by Steven Berkoff. Metamorphosis has been written as a physical theatre play meaning that there is a lot of physicality in it and gymnasticy sort of actions which is quite funny considering I'm about as flexible as a wall. All the same I have really enjoyed everything to do with it so far and I am very excited for the performance itself.
Tomorrow I have my AS Photography exam which, like Theatre Studies is also a practical exam. However, despite me being pleased that it isn't a written exam it just so happens to be a 5 hour exam. Then in a week my written exams for Religious Studies and English Literature start.
I tend to become very stressed during exams and so I have found great comfort in the Bible verse; Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future." I find this comforting as I know that no matter what grade I get back at the end, so long as I have done my very best God has a plan that will work out for me with the grades I have achieved. If you too are feeling stressed I hope that you can also find comfort in that verse.
Love you all and if you are also taking exams then GOOD LUCK!!!!
Lots of Love
Joanna
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