Did anyone do any of these for the Jc?

IndigoWings · 10-06-2009 8:06pm #1

I was just curious, has anyone done these?

Junior cert:
Typewriting
Ancient Greek
Latin

Anyway, i'm just being all nosy, because I've never known anyone in this town to do any of them.

Namlub · 10-06-2009 8:14pm

There's about 10 people in my year doing Latin, which I hear is basically the same as the ancient Rome section in history but spread out over 3 years...didn't even know you could do the other two for JC!

IndigoWings · 10-06-2009 8:17pm

I didn't know either until I was looking for past papers on the website, and I was like OMGWTHBBQ.

I thought typewriting was a well outdated subject XP

daisy17 · 10-06-2009 8:59pm

I do Latin!

No, it's not just History. You have to learn translations of Latin poems, a whole load of vocab for unseen translations and comprehensions, then there's Roman history (not like in the history course, actual history like wars and rulers and dates and battles and things) and you have to learn about 10 different historical personalities like Caesar and Sulla, then there's civilisation stuff too but wayyyy more detailed then JC History things.
So that's Latin! It's pretty easy if you learn your stuff, but there is loads to learn! It was really good for everyone who does Latin that the Romans essay came up in History because we've basically learnt it twice!

ILuvGreenDayOx. · 10-06-2009 9:05pm

My friend does Latin and Ancient Greek...poor guy!:rolleyes:

millington · 11-06-2009 12:18pm

Typewriting:eek:

SP534 · 11-06-2009 12:26pm

I do latin

As daisy said, its SO easy if you learn your stuff...was delighted to see romans come up in history too :pac:

daisy17 · 11-06-2009 11:20pm

SP534 wrote: »

I do latin

As daisy said, its SO easy if you learn your stuff...was delighted to see romans come up in history too :pac:

What essay history personality people are you gonna study? There are so many

SP534 · 12-06-2009 5:17pm

daisy17 wrote: »

What essay history personality people are you gonna study? There are so many

Probably flick through all of them, won't learn any completely off by heart...we have plenty time anyway.

I'd say Hannibal/Caesar are the ones I'll look at most. Other than that I'll just read through the rest

nowimtalking · 12-06-2009 5:28pm

No one in our school does either but my cousin does typewriting in another school!
Its handy marks too if you can type! Speed and accuracy like:P

spurious · 12-06-2009 7:09pm

It's also a very useful skill to have (typing).

skyscraperblue · 12-06-2009 9:09pm

Is the typewriting exam on an actual typewriter? Or can you do it on computer? (If it's computer then I WANT IT. If it's not then I'd fail.

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Does anyone take Environmental & Social Studies? I don't know anyone that does but the paper looked really easy, it's like some History and some Geography. (Unfortunately it was at the same time as Geog. so I didn't have a chance...)

soccymonster · 12-06-2009 9:47pm

well clasical studies is a subject in my school but thats the closest we have to them..

skyscraperblue · 12-06-2009 9:49pm

soccymonster wrote: »

well clasical studies is a subject in my school but thats the closest we have to them..

oooh I saw the Classical Studies papers, it looks kinda easy.

soccymonster · 12-06-2009 9:54pm

skyscraperblue wrote: »

oooh I saw the Classical Studies papers, it looks kinda easy.

i dont do it but my friends do it and they only did it because they got to go to rome grrr.. I'm so jelous..!

Did anyone do any of these for the Jc?

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