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Anyone else find comparative . . . the easiest?

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  • 04-06-2008 8:21pm
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    fivetwenty
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    Kind of Ironic seeing as it has the most marks going for it - but I've nothing done on it yet (but have notes from 5 months ago) and it can be aced in 2 hours.

    I mean, I'm concentrating on the 70 marker (not the 40/30) and it makes it a whole lot easier (Focus on 2, briefly mention the other one). It's always the same as, no?

    Also, with 20+ texts on the course - who's going to know whether or not you made a quote up?


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    bUILDERtHEbOB
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    Yes, in the mocks I cheated for the Othello question, didn't answer the poetry question and got fifty-something for the comparative, not too bad imo.


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    SB-08
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    It does seem easy but I did'nt get very high on it in the mocks. only 41. Mind you I only wrote 2 pages. How many pages is reccomended?


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    The Walsho
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    fivetwenty wrote: »

    Also, with 20+ texts on the course - who's going to know whether or not you made a quote up?

    I like the cut of your jib.


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    GLaDOS
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    Yeah comparitive is definatly my strongest

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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    fivetwenty
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    The Walsho wrote: »
    I like the cut of your jib.

    Eh? It's completely true though.


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    Turquoise
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    Definitely, I only gave it a couple of hours study in the last couple of weeks, in comparison to hours on poetry. It's just writing down facts, none of that fancy language...brill!
    And I don't bother using quotes for the comparative. :confused:


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    fivetwenty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 172 ✭✭fivetwenty


    Turquoise wrote: »
    Definitely, I only gave it a couple of hours study in the last couple of weeks, in comparison to hours on poetry. It's just writing down facts, none of that fancy language...brill!
    And I don't bother using quotes for the comparative. :confused:

    Strange - does anyone else? I thought they were just as important as the other two Sections


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    jessie11
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    definately...if theme comes up,didn study for mock and did well so learning that off but addin in quotes...quotes give u few extra marks:D


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    Turquoise
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    My teacher said we don't need them, and I got a B1 in comparative in the mocks without them...(with a prick of an examiner who kindly pointed out every flaw). I mean, you're not likely to have quotes from films, if some of your texts are films, are you?


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    jessie11
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    Turquoise wrote: »
    My teacher said we don't need them, and I got a B1 in comparative in the mocks without them...(with a prick of an examiner who kindly pointed out every flaw). I mean, you're not likely to have quotes from films, if some of your texts are films, are you?


    it does help tho 2 back up point ur making:)

    yea we did truman show,secret life of bees and importance of bein earnest


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    Fitzo
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    Went searching for notes on it all day, found an essay on Literary Genre and am much more confident on it at this stage. Will struggle for 4+ pages though...


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    PurpleFistMixer
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    Nobody ever mentioned needing quotes to me at all.. thought it wasn't necessary. I have.. one quote for each text now, just in case.

    Otherwise, yeah. Well. Cultural Context I think is suspiciously easy.. I mean, you're just listing the obvious. Theme is... okay, but it doesn't work too well with my three texts, so it gets complicated.

    One of the things I've always liked about the comparative is the not needing quotes. I just can never remember them. I remember plots and things grand, just not quotes... So the comparative is a life-saver.


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    1huge1
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    I just know a few headings for both theme & issue and literery genre. All I need.

    Othello is my worry


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    GLaDOS
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    Iv a few quotes from each text, can't hurt

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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    K4t
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    Remembering Shakespear quotes is the sum of all mother ****ing pains in the arse :mad:

    I made up my own quotes in my summer test just there :D

    Poetry is piss as is the comparative.

    And paper 1 is piss easy too.


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    Fitzo
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    Easy for you to say when your not doing them Mr. Keano....


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    #18
    Big Ears
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    Turquoise wrote: »
    I mean, you're not likely to have quotes from films, if some of your texts are films, are you?
    Ms.Brown-
    'You stole my heart Christy Brown , sometimes I think you are my heart'
    'If I could give you my legs I would'
    'That's the closest your father will come to ever saying he loves you'
    'Christy are you sure you will be alright ?'

    Paddy Brown-
    'He's a Brown alright , this man deserves a jar'

    Quotes aren't needed but they can help , and when they're already stuck in the mind you may aswell use them .


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    [Deleted User]
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    Yes. It is incredibly simple, hardly worth 70 marks..

    I have about one quote from each text and I plan to milk it like ****.


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