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Hello! So watching studytubers has always been my favorite pastime, but I always want to find more new ones out there. So, I thought that I would make a masterpost of all of the studytubers out there, big and small. If you would like to add yours to the list, please comment it below and I will edit it for you! Lol, I had to explore the depths of tumblr/youtube to find this many people, and I’m probably missing a lot.

Even though StudyTubers can be fun to watch, please remember that the content that they create is to help you in your studies, not to keep you from your studies. ^^

(Alphabetical Order)

aacademia

abby0h (@medstudie )

acadreamic (@acadreamic )

Aly Mcalister (@alymichelestudies ) 

Ally Studies (@allystudies101)

basicallykatherine

biologyqueen (@biologyqueen )

Caitlin’s Corner

chloestudiessometimes (@chloestudiessometimes)

Danni Sams (@thestudydog)

del the nerd (@delthenerd )

Emma Studies (@emmastudies )

Everything Janis

Faria Zahra (@studylikeaslytherin)

focusign (@focusign)

getsh*tdonetbh (@getshitdonetbh)

GhostVoid (@ghostvoidstudies)

Hai Victoria (@studynotepad)

Hayley’s Bookshelf (@hayleystudy)

h2ostudies (@h2ostudies)

itsmeamyge (@blr-studies)

itstationery

Izzystudies (@izzystudies)

JaneandJady

Jem (@burgundycafe)

Jhon Daniel (@jhonstudies)

journalsanctuary (@journalsanctuary)

Julia’s Acads  (@juliasacads)

Kat Chai (@katsdesk)

lentilstudies (@lentilstudies)

Leo Studies (@leostudies)

LilysDesk (@glamstudying)

Lindsey M (@linstudies)

Lisa’s Study Guides

Lydia Violeta

Mariana’s Study Corner (@studywithmariana)

maryplethora (@maryplethora)

melanie (@alostmoon-studies)

MedBros

milkteastudies (@milkteastudies)

Mina (@mimistudying)

mistyprose

myriad inklings (@myriadinklings)

natastudies (@natastudies)

Nina Studies (@etudiant-en-rose)

ohnotes (@analyctics)

popsiclestudy (@popsiclestudy)

Productivity Plant (@productivityplant)

Purplester (@purplesters)

Reese Regan

revisign

revisingg

Ruby Granger (@mygrangerlifestyle)

Scorpio Studies (@scorpio–studies)

Siena Mirabella

simplyrevising

Simply Studying

Sincerely Gisselle (@sincerely-gisselle)

smoinerd (@smoinerd)

smolstudy

snowystudies (@snowystudiess)

sonnystudies (@sonnystudies)

Statics and Stationery (@staticsandstationery)

study files

Studyhosh

studyign (@studyign)

studyngmia

studyquill (@studyquill)

Study To Success

Study Vibes

studywithinspo (@studywithinspo)

Study With Jess

studywithmaggie (@studywithmaggie)

Study With Me

tatiana (@study-tati)

tbhstudying (@tbhstudying)

The Girly Geek (@the-girlygeek)

TheStrive Studies/TheStriveToFit

TheStudy

Thomas Frank/College Info Geek (Podcast)

tofustudy

twinklgn

twinklinglena

UnJaded Jade

unknownnotes (@unknown-notes)

WaysToStudy

Yumi (@myusshi)

yunistudies

You open the test booklet. The first page is formulas. The second page is formulas. They’re all formulas. You can’t find the questions. Everyone around you is diligently working. You flip through the booklet but all of it is formulas. They consume you.

“Close your booklet and stop working.” Pencils sound as they hit the desk. Time is called. Time doesn’t answer. Where is it? It is lost. You are all lost.

You are told to seal the multiple choice question booklet. The white labels don’t fit properly in the designated sections. None of this fits. You may never discuss these questions. They no longer exist. They never existed. Ryan tried to fight back. They drag him away. Ryan never existed either.

The test references AP students in it. Haha. The test is very funny. Laugh. College Board wants you to laugh. College Board just wants to be friends. College Board is very friendly. College Board beckons you closer. Closer. They are very funny. L A U G H

You may only use black or blue ink. Your pen breaks. The ink spills everywhere. Milky black liquid falls over everything you knew and loved. The College Board confiscates it. “How can we accurately assess your skills without gathering all your materials?” They smile. You never noticed they had so many teeth before. 

Happy September, everyone!

As we all get our gears in motion to start a new year, I thought I would share my top tips for scoring the highest marks in English Literature essays. 

(P.S. Lots of these tips are applicable to other subjects too)

1. Don’t write about the character as if they are real

Unfortunately, this is a common error in English Lit essays. It is absolutely imperative to remember that a character is not a person, but is a construct of the writer in order to present an idea or theme. No matter the question, you should be linking your answer back to the writer’s ideas and theme of the text, even if it doesn’t seem obvious what the theme is on the first inspection of the question. Using the author’s name frequently in your essay will demonstrate that you recognise the character is not a real person - ‘Shakespeare portrays Macbeth as a tragic hero, as defined by Aristotle as…’

2. Don’t analyse the plot

Avoid analysing the plot or when things happen in the text. Don’t write ‘When X happens it makes us think Y’. Instead:

Analyse the writer’s use of language, structure and form to create meaning

Do a close language analysis of specific words/phrases, including a sound analysis (plosives, assonance, etc.)

Do a structural analysis of what happens when and why that’s important (Freytag’s pyramid)

Do an analysis of form (stage directions, dramatic monologue, etc.)

3. Keep your answer relevant throughout

You need to be explicitly answering the question - not going off on a tangent nor trying to change the question to suit an answer that you want to write. One way of avoiding this is by starting each paragraph with a topic sentence, summarising what that paragraph is going to be about and how it answers the question. Another method is simply by rewording the question into your answer at the start and end of every paragraph. At least. For greater impact, include synonyms of the word, which can also help with the readability of your answer.

4. Avoid PEE/PEEL/etc. where you can

Thousands of students are taught the same, basic Point-Evidence-Explain (or variant) analytical paragraph structure. If you want to stand out, show academic strength, and achieve the highest marks then you must break free from the chains of PEE! (This also applies for your introduction format. ‘In this essay, I will argue…’ gets pretty dull after reading it 100 times)

For my students, I will be teaching them to write What-How-Why paragraphs:

WHAT has the writer done?

HOW have they done it?

WHY have they done it/is it effective?

This way, your focus is always on why the writer has chosen to use that specific language/structure/form, but it allows you to be creative in crafting your response. Being able to discuss the ‘why’ of literature is the key to unlocking the highest grades. Reading through examiners’ reports this summer has made one thing clear - it is not enough to merely spot linguistic devices or structural features. You must explain why the writer has chosen them and why that is an effective choice (or not).

5. Avoid sweeping statements about context

The main advice here is to only include comments about the context of the text if it adds to the analytical point that you are making. They should not be a bolt-on sentence, but they should enhance your answer.

Further, sweeping claims like ‘All Jacobean women were oppressed by society’ is far too vague. On the other hand, a comment like ‘Lady Macbeth is a disturbing example of womanhood because she denies her gender at a time where the role of a woman was clear-cut, even patriarchal, in Jacobean society’ suggests that you have a greater understanding of how context can influence the writer’s choices.

6. A plan is your best friend

Always, always make time to plan your answer. A method I recommend is, first, circling the key words in the question (character/theme, what you are asked to do, where in the text you are asked to look, etc.). Secondly, write all of your ideas down onto the page, highlighting parts from the extract if you have that in front of you. Finally, select a judicious number of points that you are going to talk about (quality not quantity here) and number the order in which you are going to make them.

If you are writing a comparative essay, each paragraph must start and end with a comparative point about whatever it is you are comparing (characters/themes/etc.) I suggest the following format:

‘X is presented in both text A and text B. However, in A the author uses devices 1 and 2 to demonstrate X. On the other hand, in B, the author demonstrates X via use of devices 3 and 4.’ Then write one paragraph for each text. Repeat this again for another similarity. And again for a third - if you think that is appropriate.