10 Top Tips - Pembroke School, Adelaide
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to becoming a successful Legal Studies student
1. Start today
The most successful students start from Day 1
Hard yards now make the course easier as the year goes
on
No student has ever been able to “flick the magic
switch” in term 3 and get an A
2. Get organised
Use folders
Keep notes neat and tidy and easy to access and easy to
read
Actually read your notes
and handouts
3. Make your own notes
Fill in the essay planners
Make your own study guide as if you were trying to
teach a friend
4. Terminology matters
Get things right!
Read WB p. 3 – 9 and TB p. 378 onwards
Terms such as parliament and government are often
mistakenly used
A good Legal student always gets these right
These students stand out in exams
5. Be passionate but objective
Find issues which you care about (especially for CPT)
But remember to be balanced and give both sides of a
story
Also be prepared to critique
your own beliefs
Do not be afraid to question why
and challenge the processes used
in this country
6. Read widely
READ THE PAPERS
Watch the news
2 elections this year – March and possibly October
Links are on Moodle
Keep records of useful articles
Recent and relevant examples is CRUCIAL to doing
well in examinations
7. Technique for answering
questions
Spend time reading page 10 – 28 of the workbook
Essay answers are vital
Statement
Explanation
eXample
Evaluative essays are also used
Tips also on Moodle
8. Seek help!
Please see your teacher if you do not understand
something
Clarify questions – do not wait until the exam week
15 minutes at lunch one-on-one can often be more
valuable than a week of listening in class
It is no coincidence that the best scores from students
correlate with the students who came to see me the
most
9. Use other resources
It is a fact that 100% of you will not understand 100%
of what I say 100% of the time
Use other sources
Mr Houey and his notes
Seminars in the holidays
Each other – work in teams to study
Use different techniques – mind maps, notes, lists,
flash cards, acronyms.
Find what works for you
10. Have a goal
Set a target score today
If you get a result well below that see your teacher
immediately!