Leaving Cert '11/'12 Off-Topic 2

Mysteriouschic · 01-06-2012 6:43pm

How likely is a soliloquy question to come up? I haven't learnt one off on that yet isit worth learning a answer for it?

Manic2 · 01-06-2012 6:44pm

But as I asked earlier, is purple pen ok for numbering etc?

JonnyMcNamee · 01-06-2012 6:47pm

Manic2 wrote: »

But as I asked earlier, is purple pen ok for numbering etc?

Can't see why not!

Togepi · 01-06-2012 6:47pm

Manic2 wrote: »

But as I asked earlier, is purple pen ok for numbering etc?

Yeah it's fine. I'm just going to use black pen for numbering and answering in mine, not changing pen will save a few precious seconds! :P

finality · 01-06-2012 6:49pm

Togepi wrote: »

Does that mean you learned off essays for the Junior Cert? :eek:

I actually learnt off one or two for JC history. :L I preferred acronyms though, I had one for the buildings in some type of monastery, "cacrids" and I still remember what it stood for...

I love acronyms

Togepi · 01-06-2012 6:51pm

finality wrote: »

I actually learnt off one or two for JC history. :L I preferred acronyms though, I had one for the buildings in some type of monastery, "cacrids" and I still remember what it stood for...

I love acronyms

That's probably where I went wrong in Junior Cert History. :L Acronyms are epic! I have one for my whole general vision and viewpoint essay. ^_^

Manic2 · 01-06-2012 6:54pm

Togepi wrote: »

Yeah it's fine. I'm just going to use black pen for numbering and answering in mine, not changing pen will save a few precious seconds! :P

I hateeeeeee writing in black pen! I'm left handed so it smudges all over the place and it ends up looking so so so messy! :P

finality · 01-06-2012 6:56pm

Togepi wrote: »

That's probably where I went wrong in Junior Cert History. :L Acronyms are epic! I have one for my whole general vision and viewpoint essay. ^_^

I have one for literary genre!

omg soulmates

Togepi · 01-06-2012 6:58pm

Manic2 wrote: »

I hateeeeeee writing in black pen! I'm left handed so it smudges all over the place and it ends up looking so so so messy! :P

I used to hate blue pen, now I like it though. Black is pretty cool though, well, as long as it doesn't smudge. :P My writing's a mess anyway. :pac:

Wesc. · 01-06-2012 6:59pm

Incompetent wrote: »

Has anyone looked at effects of globalisation in the geography exam skills books? It seems like it doesn't talk about the effects at all

Afaik, globalisation is essentially the same as colonialism, you just focus a wee bit more on how Brazil adjusted to the world economy. But your answer on colonialism should be perfect!

Thanks to the Pens thread I've a brilliant pen that I think finality suggested.. the papermate comfortmate pen! It's brilliant, smooth writing and a nice grip seem to enable me to write faster!

Eathrin · 01-06-2012 7:01pm

finality wrote: »

I have one for literary genre!

omg soulmates

What so you condense your essay into a number of letters in your head?

Togepi · 01-06-2012 7:02pm

finality wrote: »

I have one for literary genre!

omg soulmates

BSMFL!!

(Boardsies Soul-Mates For Life) <3

randylonghorn · 01-06-2012 7:02pm

YeaaahFaoiSin wrote: »

No need. Waste of time :pac:

+1

rkeano5 wrote: »

My teacher advised strongly against that, particularly if it's in red.

Avoid red and green, examiners' colours.

skyscraperblue wrote: »

I've never done this quotes-in-a-different-colour thing. To me it detracts from the flow of the essay, both for me writing it and for someone else reading it. But it's personal preference.

I'd agree, as someone who corrected English HL for a couple of years.

reznov wrote: »

Unrecommended proceduree unless you're quoting paragraphs.

Agreed. Breaks the flow.

galwaymusic wrote: »

Are you allowed to change the colour of pens for quotes? For example green or black?

Yes, you're allowed, but why bother?

Diamondsandrose · 01-06-2012 7:03pm

PictureFrame wrote: »

NO. That'd really infuriate an examiner and it's a big waste of time swapping from pen to pen in my opinion! What i've always done to make my quotes stand out is use this method (and it makes the essay look extra long :P)

We see Polonius' cynicism regarding young love and human relationships when he utilises animal imagery to describe how Hamlet:

'Walks with a larger tether'

He also says how he will:

'loose his daughter'

Maybe it's a bad idea but I always skip lines!

Polonius babe, please be on the paper :P

Polonius is a babe alright

Cruel Sun · 01-06-2012 7:06pm

How much do you write when your explaining a point in business, lets say for a 20 mark question (so 4 points). How much would you write, two or three sentences? Also could someone please tell me when you put in examples. Thanks.

Togepi · 01-06-2012 7:07pm

Eathrin wrote: »

What so you condense your essay into a number of letters in your head?

I have about ten headings for my comparative essay, so I took the first letter of each and then made a sentence using those letters as the first letter of each word to make it easy to remember the essay. I have to learn the points under each heading too, but it's way easier now that I'm guaranteed to remember each heading!

Canard · 01-06-2012 7:20pm

finality wrote: »

I actually learnt off one or two for JC history. :L I preferred acronyms though, I had one for the buildings in some type of monastery, "cacrids" and I still remember what it stood for...

I love acronyms

Acronyms

I make them for business, but they're usually immature. For public limited company benefits my acronym is CTPMS so I remember it as 'control PMS', as in "PLCs are good for controlling PMS"...I'm odd :pac:

My JC Irish teacher made one and it was "fap", and she'd always make us say them with 'a lot of jizz!', and she'd literally be at the top of the class going "Whats point number 10? Think! Think! FAP!" :pac::pac:

Wesc. wrote: »

Afaik, globalisation is essentially the same as colonialism, you just focus a wee bit more on how Brazil adjusted to the world economy. But your answer on colonialism should be perfect!

I've been confused over this lately - if it says the impact of colonialism can you say that it made it hard to adjust to globalisation, then talk about it? And if it says adjustment to globalisation could you say 'it had to recover from colonialism, whose effects were...'? Such a handy question but so ambiguous!

randylonghorn wrote: »

I'd agree, as someone who corrected English HL for a couple of years.

...I thought you were like 19! :pac: Correct it this year and giz an A1 there randy

PictureFrame · 01-06-2012 7:24pm

Guys for the Option Essay in Geography (Geoecology) does anyone know if a Diagram counts as an SRP? I was talking about how Plant have adapted to the Soil of the Tropical Rainforest and drew a Soil profile of a laterite and labelled the horizons, trail of nutrients when leached to B Horizon, dark upper O horizon, parent material C horizon and that?

Merci beaucoup!

finality · 01-06-2012 7:25pm

Eathrin wrote: »

What so you condense your essay into a number of letters in your head?

yes. my literary genre essay is

sdsdsfncm

:P

Cruel Sun · 01-06-2012 7:27pm

PictureFrame wrote: »

Guys for the Option Essay in Geography (Geoecology) does anyone know if a Diagram counts as an SRP? I was talking about how Plant have adapted to the Soil of the Tropical Rainforest and drew a Soil profile of a laterite and labelled the horizons, trail of nutrients when leached to B Horizon, dark upper O horizon, parent material C horizon and that?

Merci beaucoup!

2 Marks (1 SRP), that's if it's relevant to the question being asked. That's what our teacher says anyway.

Could you scroll up and answer mine if you don't mind.

Cruel Sun · 01-06-2012 7:28pm

finality wrote: »

yes. my literary genre essay is

sdsdsfncm

:P

I doubt you'd get many marks for that, it's not even a proper word. Have you considered Ordinary?

fizzyorange · 01-06-2012 7:34pm

Hey lads.

Could anyone give me a really simple definition for translation in the protein synthesis part of biology?

Boeing777 · 01-06-2012 7:36pm

fizzyorange wrote: »

Hey lads.

Could anyone give me a really simple definition for translation in the protein synthesis part of biology?

RNA --> Protein

:L

Wesc. · 01-06-2012 7:40pm

Patchy~ wrote: »

I've been confused over this lately - if it says the impact of colonialism can you say that it made it hard to adjust to globalisation, then talk about it? And if it says adjustment to globalisation could you say 'it had to recover from colonialism, whose effects were...'? Such a handy question but so ambiguous!

That's exactly what I do yeah, but I've about 18 SRPs in my answer so I should definitely get full marks. Just for globalisation I say one extra thing about Brazil adjusting to new trade routes, and I leave out the fact that they were exploited as a source of raw materials. It's fine sure!

fizzyorange · 01-06-2012 7:40pm

Boeing777 wrote: »

RNA --> Protein :L

A1. :P

Boeing777 · 01-06-2012 7:47pm

fizzyorange wrote: »

A1. :P

Thats the plan alright

It's all about being concise :rolleyes: :L

Canard · 01-06-2012 7:47pm

Wesc. wrote: »

That's exactly what I do yeah, but I've about 18 SRPs in my answer so I should definitely get full marks. Just for globalisation I say one extra thing about Brazil adjusting to new trade routes, and I leave out the fact that they were exploited as a source of raw materials. It's fine sure!

Would you mind explaining how to link them? :P I looked in the Sue Honan book and she just kind of launches into it but it seems irrelevant

My books not the best either!

randylonghorn · 01-06-2012 7:52pm

Patchy~ wrote: »

My JC Irish teacher made one and it was "fap", and she'd always make us say them with 'a lot of jizz!', and she'd literally be at the top of the class going "Whats point number 10? Think! Think! FAP!" :pac: :pac:

Bet ye remembered it though! :pac:

Patchy~ wrote: »

...I thought you were like 19! :pac:

I was a child prodigy!! :cool:

QueenOfLeon · 01-06-2012 7:59pm

PictureFrame wrote: »

We see Polonius' cynicism regarding young love and human relationships when he utilises animal imagery to describe how Hamlet:

'Walks with a larger tether'

He also says how he will:

'loose his daughter'

Maybe it's a bad idea but I always skip lines!

Its not a bad idea!

That was how I always did out my quotes, along with indenting slightly either side so the quote would stand out. For some shorter quotes that fit into a sentence, I would just leave them on the same line so that it would flow better, usually if you had more to add to the sentence after the quote. Swapping between pens just wastes time in a time consuming exam like English.

PictureFrame · 01-06-2012 8:01pm

Martin_94 wrote: »

How much do you write when your explaining a point in business, lets say for a 20 mark question (so 4 points). How much would you write, two or three sentences? Also could someone please tell me when you put in examples. Thanks.

For a 20 marker in Business you do 4 points @ 5 marks each. The 5 marks are broken down into: 1 mark- Name, 2 marks explain, 2 marks example. You always put the example at the end of the statement you've made. All together i'd be doing 5-6 lines for every 5 marks. So about 3/4's of a page for a 20 marker!

Wesc. · 01-06-2012 8:09pm

Patchy~ wrote: »

Would you mind explaining how to link them? :P I looked in the Sue Honan book and she just kind of launches into it but it seems irrelevant My books not the best either!

Oh my answer is based on the one in Sue Honan's book. Well I just start off by saying that brazil was once a colony like a bit of background info., then go on to say how it's economy has developed. Y'know stuff like the Mercosur and the Import Substitution Programme. My answer on globalisation is practically identical to my one on colonialism, but just throw in the word globalisation a few times instead of colonialism. You don't really have to link them, because then answer deals with both! All the stuff about colonialism is relevant in a globalisation answer.

Incompetent · 01-06-2012 8:15pm

PictureFrame wrote: »

For a 20 marker in Business you do 4 points @ 5 marks each. The 5 marks are broken down into: 1 mark- Name, 2 marks explain, 2 marks example. You always put the example at the end of the statement you've made. All together i'd be doing 5-6 lines for every 5 marks. So about 3/4's of a page for a 20 marker!

Are examples necessaryall the time? If so could ya give me an example of an example? haha

Canard · 01-06-2012 8:16pm

Haha grand then I'll do that!

Thanks Wesc!

leaveiton · 01-06-2012 8:18pm

On the topic of quoting, what way does everyone do it for poetry? If I'm quoting something that spans over 2 lines, I usually put a / in between the two lines, but is it necessary if what you're saying kind of runs on to the next line anyway? For example, here's an extract from a Plath essay I did: A startling image is presented to us - "I'm no more your mother / Than the cloud that distils a mirror to reflect its own slow / Effacement at the wind's hand." We've never really been told how to quote, and any time I've seen quotes in a book or anything it's been like that, but it can be a bit of a pain so just wondering if it's necessary.

Ally7 · 01-06-2012 8:19pm

Translation- the conversion of a sequence Of bases on mRNA into a sequence of amino acids.

JonnyMcNamee · 01-06-2012 8:52pm

Someone just cycled past my house on a unicyle.. In other news got 98% in my first and only English short story

Paper 1, come at me!

AnnaKin · 01-06-2012 8:57pm

keep having moments where I panic way too much, then half an hour later i'm "sure it'll be grand" when it reeeeaaaallllly isnt! Ugh its awful!

Diamondsandrose · 01-06-2012 8:58pm

I'm certainly leaving this thread soon.

:cool:

Eathrin · 01-06-2012 9:01pm

Diamondsandrose wrote: »

I'm certainly leaving this thread soon.

:cool:

Poor attempt, C2:rolleyes:

Canard · 01-06-2012 9:02pm

Deserves more than a C2.

Maybe a....
C-Ul8r?

Diamondsandrose · 01-06-2012 9:03pm

Patchy~ wrote: »

Deserves more than a C2.

Maybe a....
C-Ul8r?

Good ooooonnnneeeeeee. .

Eathrin · 01-06-2012 9:04pm

Oh snap, I'll see JyouN after the LC

Cruel Sun · 01-06-2012 9:04pm

PictureFrame wrote: »

For a 20 marker in Business you do 4 points @ 5 marks each. The 5 marks are broken down into: 1 mark- Name, 2 marks explain, 2 marks example. You always put the example at the end of the statement you've made. All together i'd be doing 5-6 lines for every 5 marks. So about 3/4's of a page for a 20 marker!

Okay thanks, but for some of them you can't really give examples, lets say the question was "Why would a business switch from a Sole Trader to a Private Limited Company". One of the points would be access to capital. Would you give an example for that or a longer explanation?

PS. about the geography question, that's what are teacher says anyway, but you know what teachers can be like....:rolleyes:

Diamondsandrose · 01-06-2012 9:05pm

Eathrin wrote: »

Oh snap, I'll see JyouN after the LC

F.

Canard · 01-06-2012 9:08pm

Martin_94 wrote: »

Okay thanks, but for some of them you can't really give examples, lets say the question was "Why would a business switch from a Sole Trader to a Private Limited Company". One of the points would be access to capital. Would you give an example for that or a longer explanation?

PS. about the geography question, that's what are teacher says anyway, but you know what teachers can be like....:rolleyes:

"For example, selling shares"? :P
(Do private ltd's even sell shares? I dislike business

)

Diamondsandrose · 01-06-2012 9:08pm

Have a feeling we're all frantically thinking of bad leaving cert puns now!

Cruel Sun · 01-06-2012 9:15pm

Patchy~ wrote: »

"For example, selling shares"? :P
(Do private ltd's even sell shares? I dislike business )

I don't even know anymore.

I think that'd be more for public limited company? I used to be good at business but I've crammed so much other stuff in this week I've forgotten other stuff.

This time three weeks.......:):):):):):)

Canard · 01-06-2012 9:17pm

Haha same, I just revised this the other day but revising all the companies at once confused me

My FB picture is me in my graduation suit and the caption is "THAT TIME I FINISHED SCHOOL FOREVER", then my friend commented "until you repeat next year!" and I replied with "Says the guy who mitched the extra maths classes

"

My maths teacher liked the comment.
I feel victorious. :P

Cruel Sun · 01-06-2012 9:19pm

Patchy~ wrote: »

Haha same, I just revised this the other day but revising all the companies at once confused me

My FB picture is me in my graduation suit and the caption is "THAT TIME I FINISHED SCHOOL FOREVER", then my friend commented "until you repeat next year!" and I replied with "Says the guy who mitched the extra maths classes "

My maths teacher liked the comment.
I feel victorious. :P

haha, how many hours study have you been doing over the last few days?

Canard · 01-06-2012 9:22pm

Not enough

I did pretty much nothing today but I plan to do a bit of maths later. I'm just wrecked! Tried to do history, went over my head, I'm just gonna do loads tomorrow...or so I say. :P You?

Leaving Cert '11/'12 Off-Topic 2

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