My IB exams went well. I made a few mistakes that in hindsight just seem stupid. There were three problems that have been brought to my attention so far- two during the exam and one hours after. During paper 1, the writing went well. I felt pretty confident. I wrote about a page and a half of analysis and 4 and a half pages of staging. This also included three diagrams. However, half way through the exam, right as I started the second answer booklet, I noticed that I had written “01” in the booklet instead of just “1” like the example. I panicked when I noticed this because I was not sure if my answer would be read. Once Mrs. Longacre assured me it would be okay, I continued and finished in time. I felt confident until I realized later in the day that I mixed upstage and downstage. I am hoping that the reader will at let know what I was talking about because I labeled the stage diagrams consistently with my descriptions. The next exam started well too. As soon as I read the question, I had many ideas. Thus, I started writing immediately without making an outline. My first ideas led me to believe that I had more to write about Naomi Shihab Nye, so I started with Emily Dickinson. Here, my original belief was proven wrong. I got really into analyzing “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers.” I wrote about Dickinson and her poem for about two pages before wrapping up and moving onto Nye. As I started writing about Nye’s “Blood”, I quickly realized that I didn't have as many ideas as I thought. I had to stop and reform my thoughts, which took a lot of time. Even when I started writing again, my thoughts were unsettled and therefore, my writing likely contained more clutter than the first half. I finished this essay on time too.
Overall, the exam went well. Writing in pen annoyed me less than I thought it would. I think I did a successful job.
Image from an IB Memes web page. Unfortunately I did not save the link as I found and saved it as a photo a long time ago.
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