Winter Studying Challenge

Me: Trying to find the motivation to keep studying given that I know I have a series of tests coming up licking my earlobe.

Also me: let’s be try and be s k i n n i e

I am indeed a headass and have done nothing of the sort pero like if someone wants to recommend something to read so I can do the above, I don’t have a problem with that.

I created this blog for the following reasons:

I want to be able to write what I believe about certain novels that I read as well as receive constructive criticism in the structure of the argument as well as what the argument depicts.

Well as a high school student I know that Shmoop and sparknotes shouldn’t be the only resource or you’ll get a virus in your phone before reaching your literature class

I’ve been illiterate for most of the year; I might as well start reading now when I’ve got the time.

It could be fun I guess.

Even though this will be mainly dedicated to literature, the way that I plan to analyze the works that I read are going to be based on:

Their characters, if it has any

The plot, if it has any

Their message

Their structure

And their connection to the author

I’ll be looking into these books chapter by chapter in the case of smaller texts and for larger texts it’ll be done in segments composed of more than a single chapter.

100 days of productivity

Day 28

Duolingo lesson

Christmas shopping

I studied for the test

Studying was great, I did so; but to study the right text ----priceless. Needless to say, I flunked my test Fml

Big same but the last body paragraph is the first

First body paragraphs: Eloquent, lovely. Unparalleled beauty in both diction and grammar. Thesis is strongly supported. Wide vocabulary. A semicolon is used. 

Last body paragraph: Short. Ugly. The crops are dying. Using the word “because” 56 times in only a few lines. Sentence structure whomst’ve? Forgot what my thesis says. In the distance, screaming

Awkward...

Forgot my day of productivity yesterday... I swear if I don't get my head together I'm going to die *dramatically falls onto the psych chair*

I know there’s a lot of tension after Tumblr’s new policy annouced for December 17th, but reblog this if you aren’t leaving Tumblr so that other blogs can know they aren’t going to be completely alone!

100 days of productivity

Day 24 (late)

Parasitology flashcards

Duolingo lesson

This is awesome!!

30 Day Studying Challenge

I just found this challenge (here) and I’ve decided to give it a go!

I didn’t want to do a challenge for posting studyblr stuff each day because I won’t have the time realistically and my phone is broken (probably a Godsend) so I can’t take any pics. 

Day 01: Find something that inspires you to hit the books. Day 02: Clean up and organize your study area. Day 03: Add an extra half hour to your study time today. Day 04: Make 10 flashcards for a subject of your choice. Day 05: Write a page of notes that has at least one diagram or flowchart. Day 06: Make yourself a nice cuppa of whatever. Day 07: Prove the Pythagorean Theorem (a^2+b^2=c^2) in three minutes. Day 08: Think of favorite celeb/OTP while studying and see how it goes. Day 09: How long can you concentrate in one studying session? Day 10: Eat with your non-dominant hand while writing/studying. No spills! Day 11: Spend one full hour on your most-hated subject. Day 12: Ask a question that you’ve previously thought was too stupid. Day 13: Teach someone a concept you are learning right now. Day 14: Preview tomorrow’s lessons or things you plan to learn. Day 15: Compare the effects of rap and classical music while studying. Day 16: What is your best subject and why are you good at it? Day 17: Share your favorite inspirational quote. Day 18: Try out the Cornell note-taking system if you haven’t already. Day 19: Carefully record how you use your time and make a time log. Day 20: Open up Tumblr or something else. Study in front of the screen. Do not touch or do anything. See if you can focus on your work. Day 21: Watch an OCW video and take notes. Day 22: Show us your favorite stationery for studying. Day 23: Try speed-reading a news article and summarize it. Day 24: Organize your notes. Day 25: Plan your work beforehand and finish it before the day ends. Day 26: Don’t bring questions home… solve all questions before leaving school. Day 27: Put on a queue and stay off all social networking sites for 12 waking hours. Day 28: Healthy eating: no junk food today. Day 29: Set a large goal and reward yourself if you finish it. Day 30: Celebrate and see how far you’ve gone ;)

Day 19: Tag someone you are grateful to have met 

I really haven’t met people on studyblr to consider that I would have an emotional attachment such as gratefulness however I am thankful for the entire community especially those in the group chat stu(dying) because their example and their work motivates me to keep on going!