English mock help

SirCretop

im screwed in english as ive done 0 study. any1 know whats on it so i could possibly scrape a D ??

Azureus

well some mock papers are different but longley, and bishop came up on mine, a man more sinned against than sinning / love is a redemptive force for lear and cultural context / theme and issue for comparitive.
dont rely on that though-you prob have different papers!

cdak68

For me the theme of paper 1 was "identities" and it was easy. I don't know if this is the paper 1 of Azureus' exam, though. (I wouldn't mind knowing myself )

casanova_kid

Azureus wrote:

well some mock papers are different but longley, and bishop came up on mine, a man more sinned against than sinning / love is a redemptive force for lear and cultural context / theme and issue for comparitive.
dont rely on that though-you prob have different papers!

I've heard this is what's on a number of them.

SirCretop

thanks azureus. lotta help . u know what question was on bishop exactly? and also were u given a theme/issue to discuss in compartive or cud u pick any1 urself? heard in school today that the character of lear could be on paper?

iggyman

yeah im getting theme and issues on comparitive....king lears character or gonerils and regans character for the lear question so im guessing i mite have the same one as azureas

casanova_kid

SirCretop wrote:

thanks azureus. lotta help . u know what question was on bishop exactly? and also were u given a theme/issue to discuss in compartive or cud u pick any1 urself? heard in school today that the character of lear could be on paper?

They always let you pick your own theme and issue.

mel(",)

i got got the theme of identity

paer 2: if its d same poetry is bishop,hopkins,dunne and some one else!!

king lear is a question on vision


and in the comparative its theme and issue

Azureus

yep the identity one was mine too-but the lear question was what i said above. bishop question was just a personal response (i enjoyed or did not enjoy the poetry of...)

cdak68

paper 2 was very broad. bishop, longley (introduce to 5th years...), hopkins and donne came up in poetry. Lear was as Azureus said above and cultural context also was on there too.

SirCretop

wat was the question on longley? were the essay titles tough as i is shiz at writin them.

Azureus

longley question was just a talk introducing his poetry to fifth years, personal response basically- a pretty general one lucikly !!
i cant remember many of the essay titles, the speech on 'we are what we wear' is what i ended up doing, i think there was one on thre joys of being a teenager, something on the importance of sport and languages in school and an article on the fast pace of life.

cdak68

the short story options were :

1 - "the gnawing feeling of lacking something..." write a story suggested by these words.

2 - write a story suggested by one of the images blah blah blah. the pictures were of sportspeople (hurlers, women soccer players, Brian O'Driscoll, a Chinese olympic winner, Dublin football fans and Tommie Smith and John Carlos making their black power protest in the 68 Olympics).

Hope this helps. Now if only I had a clue what's coming up in the Irish papers. I'm "i bponc" with that one!

belinea06

what was the unseen poem about?

SirCretop

whats the difference between a short story and a narrative???

cdak68

whats the difference between a short story and a narrative???

there's really little actual difference. I would say that a short story must be completely self-contained, while a narrative is broader in scope. Any piece of creative writing (fiction, short story, autobiographical, etc) qualifies as a narrative I would think.

what was the unseen poem about?

mine was a short poem about the difference between what we feel and what we're supposed to. This guy was ashamed that when his father died he realised the death of a loved one had its uses. It was very easy to interpret anyway.

belinea06

what was on the B parts of the reading comprehension?

Lord Oz

belinea06 wrote:

what was on the B parts of the reading comprehension?

My sources tell me it's something about "your favourite place"

SirCretop

thanks, helps loadss!

belinea06

what essays came up? i know the short stories already. it would help alot cause ive my exam 2moro

willowmegs

had my paper one today, the comprehensions on mine were about boxing, live8 and humour. the essays were quite hard, i picked a short story from the images instead. the images were all humour orientated.

belinea06

what were the b parts of the comprehensions? what were some essay titles?

willowmegs

i cant remember part b of the boxing comprehension but the live8 one was a letter to bob geldof or bono. the essay titles were sentences picked from the comprehensions and they were either a speech or an article, i cant recall them but they sounded hard.

belinea06

thanks. was the theme of paper 1 'identities' and the pictures of brian o driscol and dublin fans?

smemon

belinea06 wrote:

what essays came up? i know the short stories already. it would help alot cause ive my exam 2moro

"they are sons of impoverished ghetto neighbourhoods" (boxers from the texts)

"they are a generation wearing their conscience on their sleeves" (wristband story from the text)

"humour is a powerful social lubricant - and much cheaper than alcohol" (this is a speech to your classm8s)

smemon

belinea06 wrote:

thanks. was the theme of paper 1 'identities' and the pictures of brian o driscol and dublin fans?

no!! it was 'motivation'

willowmegs

smemon wrote:

"they are sons of impoverished ghetto neighbourhoods" (boxers from the texts)

"they are a generation wearing their conscience on their sleeves" (wristband story from the text)

"humour is a powerful social lubricant - and much cheaper than alcohol" (this is a speech to your classm8s)

what he/she said :P

smemon

willowmegs wrote:

what he/she said :P

he

Shards

what poets came up on paper 2? what were the Lear essays? please help i have the exams tomorrow

deisedolly

I got motivation aswell!
So whoever did'nt get there pre yet, im guessing your either gonna get identities or motivation!
I thought the motivation 1 was handy enough..

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Shards wrote:

what poets came up on paper 2? what were the Lear essays? please help i have the exams tomorrow

donne, bishop, longley and hardy

evil is fascinating(or something like that) and the theme of blindness is central to the play

belinea06

i got the motivation paper 1. anyone know the exact qs to lear in paper 2 and what comparatives and poetry came up?

smemon

belinea06 wrote:

i got the motivation paper 1. anyone know the exact qs to lear in paper 2 and what comparatives and poetry came up?

yes

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belinea06 wrote:

i got the motivation paper 1. anyone know the exact qs to lear in paper 2 and what comparatives and poetry came up?

look above.....

and the comparatives were theme and literary genre

Anto and Moe

Theme of love... Thanks! Gotta go!

Christine 89

Azureus wrote:

well some mock papers are different but longley, and bishop came up on mine, a man more sinned against than sinning / love is a redemptive force for lear and cultural context / theme and issue for comparitive.
dont rely on that though-you prob have different papers!

Just wonderin if this is the higher or ordinary level paper you are talking about??

InspectorGadget

could any1 tell me wat type of question was asked about Donne,i assume it was something 2 do with his use of imagery?

maggie_cork

[COLOR="Magenta"]hey. can ne1 help me!! my mocks are startin monday. wondering ig any1 knows what the higher biology and chemistry were like and have ye any hints...

ne1 know what the pass irish was like.. what were the sceals the poems and can ye remember what the letters were? what was pass french like?

please please i wud be over d moon if ne1 cud help

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OctavarIan

maggie_cork wrote:

ne1 know what the pass irish was like.. what were the sceals the poems and can ye remember what the letters were?

I honestly can't remember anything on irish. It's actually so easy for me that I just go in unprepared, speed through it and then leave and forget everything that just happened. Gets me an A or high B every time. Sorry I can't help :P

sash

pleaz help! iv e got my enlish mock 2MORO!!! wat came up in king lear in any of d mock papers????:eek:

OctavarIan

sash wrote:

pleaz help! iv e got my enlish mock 2MORO!!! wat came up in king lear in any of d mock papers????:eek:

The only question I remember on Lear is "the theme of blindness is central to the play king lear" or something like that.

InspectorGadget

Does any1 know wat type of questions came up on the comparison questions and was it theme,genre or cultural context?

Amazing

InspectorGadget wrote:

Does any1 know wat type of questions came up on the comparison questions and was it theme,genre or cultural context?

In our paper, we got theme or issue and cultural context.

The theme/issue question was fairly broad but i found the cultural context question was harder.

Gazza22

Did anybody not get Bishop?

Linku

Gazza22 wrote:

Did anybody not get Bishop?

She's on the same paper as the theme of Blindness in Lear.

Edit: Oh, not get. Note to self: See better (Lear) :v:

rotten_eggz

I didnt have time to read any of the previous post in this thread so if im repeating sorry!

Pre Paper 1(Version A):

Section 1:

A) Comprehension on boxing
"Yet this world conceived in anger- and in hatred and in hunger" Thought for the day on radio statement Write script

A) Comprehension on Bob geldof/Bono
B)Letter to bono/bob geldof responding to his 3rd world efforts

A)Comprehension on humour
Write a review of a sitcom or humourous book

Section 2:

1) Article on racism and sport
2)Response to author of text 1
3)Speech on poverty and derprevation
4)Personal response to "They are a generation wearing their conscience on their sleeves"
5) Persuasive article for yng adult readers re: the need for good role models for yng ppl
6)Speech on the importance of humor
7) Short story prompted by images in txt 3

Pre paper 2:

King Lear questions:

"the depiction of evil in king lear fascinates but also horrifies the reader" Discuss

or

"the theme of blindness is central to the play King Lear" discuss

Section 2:

Theme/Issue

or

Cultural Context

Section 3:

Wallking away by C Day Lewis herehttp://www.enitharmon.co.uk/books/viewbook.asp?BID=180

Section 4:

Poets:

Thomas Hardy
Elizabeth Bishop
Michael Longley
John Donne

Pre paper 1 (Version :

Section 1:

A)Comprehension on Cockle Cove community, USA
Write short radio talk about your home/town/parish

A)Comprehension on The Irish Language
B)Letter to the editor of a newspaper re: sporting, educational or political contreversy about which you have strong feelings


A)Comprehension on General Sport
B)Three diary entries on a day in the life of one the people in the pictures beside the sport comprehension (Brian O Driscoll, intercounty hurlers, Ladies soccer, chinese olympic winner)

Section 2:

1) Personal essay on your teens joys/tribulations
2) Newspaper artivle on the fast pace of life today
3) Lacking something... Essay
4) Speech: We are what we wear
5) Personal essay on the problems of the world
6) Speech on of importance of sport/language in skul
7) Write short story inspired by images in txt 3

rotten_eggz

Ok i dnt have the paper for this but i have the gist!

Pre paper 2(version

Section 1:

King Lear a man more sinned against than sinning- Discuss

Section 2:

Poets:

John Donne
Elizabeth Bishop
Wb Yeats
Michael Longley

Section 3:

Tragic poem

Section 4:

Cultural Context
Theme/Issue

brid_m

Azureus wrote:

well some mock papers are different but longley, and bishop came up on mine, a man more sinned against than sinning / love is a redemptive force for lear and cultural context / theme and issue for comparitive.
dont rely on that though-you prob have different papers!

That came up on mine too, Hopkins is another poet on it. I had my english exams on Monday and Tuesday. Essay titles i got were:
1.Personal essay on the joys and tribulations of being a teenager
2.Article for a serious newspaper or journal in which you draw attention to
the fast pace of life today
3.Short story suggested by "the gnawing feeling of lacking something"
4.Persuasive sppech on issue "we are what we wear"
5.Personal essay outlining your views of the problem(s) of the modern world
6.Talk to your class on the importance of sport/languages in the school
curriculum
7. Short story suggested by the images (They were of sports people)

Hope this helps. Good Luck with your exams!!

TX123

anyone any idea of what the john donne question was?

abercrombie

TX123 wrote:

anyone any idea of what the john donne question was?

"There are many reasons why John Donne still appeals to a modern audience"

In response to the above statement, write an essay on the poetry of John Donne. Your essay should focus clearly on the appeal of Donne's poetry to a modern audience and should refer to the poetry on your course

maggie_cork

dnt worry. my paper 1 was -> a comprehension on where the sun always shins. twas bout a woman who returns to d place she grew up. then a compreh on listening 2d sound of who we are. twas bout the irish language and the way its dying.. then pictures on sports people..-> ladies soccer. hurling, dub fans, victory protest, chinese olympic winner and brian o driscoll.
essays were.
* when iwas in my teens
*none of us has d time..-> article for serious paper
*the gnawing feelinf of lacking something.. short story.. i did this
*there is an attitude and way of expressing urself. speech
*where is its place in society.. speech 2 class bout importance of languages/ sport..

paper 2

i did king lear.. man more sinned against than sinning. other was love is a redemptive force..
unseen poem was grand.. longley.. ur giving a talk to 5th year students on poetry of him..
bishop.. enjoyed/ didnt enjoy.. donne.. there are many reasons why he still appeals to modern audience. write an essay to respond 2 this..
gud luck