Junior Cert 2010: English Paper 1

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Wednesday June 9th
9:30am - 12:00pm

All discussion and questions about English Paper 1 goes here!

Good luck!

kevin12345

Probably the only exam I'm looking forward to :P

Tommyrawr

Any predictions on the Essay titles? Ive learned off a my special place one since it comes up often enough.

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Paper 1:

Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
Total marks allotted: 180

All 4 sections on this paper must be answered

Section 1: Reading - This section tests your ability to comprehend a particular passage or writing and respond to it.

Section 2: Personal Writing - In this section you will have an opportunity to write in a personal and creative way.

Section 3: Functional Writing - In this section you will be asked to write for a specific function or purpose.

Section 4: Media Studies - The media studies section invites you to critically analyse, interpret and respond to examples of media presentations and texts.

padocon

Yae Paper 1!

mista_2k10

Thank god im doing ordinary level! :pac:

storm2811

Find paper one far easier than paper two,mostly because of the personal writing,always quite proud of my essays[/big ego]:pac:

padocon

P1 is a walk in the park!

Luno

My hand will be killing me after this exam and then... We get to do paper two! Yay! :rolleyes:

clo4cb

Is it true the lines are closer together so we write more?

storm2811

M&S* wrote: »

My hand will be killing me after this exam and then... We get to do paper two! Yay! :rolleyes:

I bought a comfy pen today:pac:

After the mocks my hand was dying,worse than having to file something for a triple class in woodwork.:pac:

At least it's all in one day,wish maths was!
Over and done with like.

DylanS09

storm2811 wrote: »

I bought a comfy pen today:pac:

After the mocks my hand was dying,worse than having to file something for a triple class in woodwork.:pac:

I have one pen in my pencil case...:o
I need to get me a comfy pen!:P

Luno

clo4cb wrote: »

Is it true the lines are closer together so we write more?

What? I taught they were the usual exam booklets?

clo4cb

That's what people have been saying! I don't know! And i have big writing so I need to write more than 3/4 A4 page for 15 marks, etc.!!!!!

kevin12345

M&S* wrote: »

What? I taught they were the usual exam booklets?

ya and the usual exam booklets are more spaced out than in normal A4 refil pads aren't they?

clo4cb

What have I started?

Luno

Eh? I don't really think they go by the whole page thing it's how many words like if you do massive writing and take up four pages they're hardly going to compare it to a person with smaller writing, I doubt it matters!

padocon

What about the paper?

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Anyone know any predictions of what could come up for the Functional Writing section?

My teacher thinks a review could come up.

suitcasepink

Yano for a review does it have to be on a real book/cd/film or can you make it all up? Tiz a pain trying to learn the author/director/publisher/etc for them things..

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deise_girl wrote: »

Yano for a review does it have to be on a real book/cd/film or can you make it all up? Tiz a pain trying to learn the author/director/publisher/etc for them things..

Our teacher told us that we shouldn't make one up as it just makes things more difficult for ourselves and the examiner. I'm not sure though if you'd lose marks or anything?

Gaeilge-go-deo

My teacher thinks a question on the internet will come up as its the only form of media that was never asked...

and she kept sayin something about a case study on an advertisement might come up but i was in america wen they did it and never got the notes so please God...

Tommyrawr

Em my teacher says you can make it up but make it proper like a real dvd or book as the examiner will get frustrated. hopefully a promotion of the area you live in will come up =D i got 29/30 for it in the pre:D
stupid spelling mistake center i spelled it but its centre =S

whistlin_boy

Everyone will probably think that i am bonkers but...........................................................i prefer paper 2!!!!!!!!

DylanS09

whistlin_boy wrote: »

Everyone will probably think that i am bonkers but...........................................................i prefer paper 2!!!!!!!!

Yes...:pac:

whistlin_boy

it just that.................i got 74% on paper 1 and 89% on paper 2 in the pre's so thats why i prefer paper 2

DylanS09

whistlin_boy wrote: »

it just that.................i got 74% on paper 1 and 89% on paper 2 in the pre's so thats why i prefer paper 2

Well If you're better at paper two than you should prefer it I suppose!:)

Gaeilge-go-deo

Tommyrawr wrote: »

Em my teacher says you can make it up but make it proper like a real dvd or book as the examiner will get frustrated. hopefully a promotion of the area you live in will come up =D i got 29/30 for it in the pre:D
stupid spelling mistake center i spelled it but its centre =S

Ya we did that paper in class it was fck hard

whistlin_boy

my essays are absolute crap....

kevin12345

Gaeilge-go-deo wrote: »

My teacher thinks a question on the internet will come up as its the only form of media that was never asked...

and she kept sayin something about a case study on an advertisement might come up but i was in america wen they did it and never got the notes so please God...

god I hope something on the internet would come up, i'm like, a pro :pac:

How cool would it be if something about Boards came up :eek::D

Tommyrawr

whistlin_boy wrote: »

my essays are absolute crap....

hah so are mine xD

Gaeilge-go-deo

whistlin_boy wrote: »

my essays are absolute crap....

i cant write an essay for the life of me... then one day i did one and it was good enuf and thats the only essay i have for wednesday...

kevin12345

i've about 6 essays for Wednesday all 60+/70 so surely one of them will do :pac:

whistlin_boy

kevin12345 wrote: »

i've about 6 essays for Wednesday all 60+/70 so surely one of them will do :pac:

would you like to post scans of them up or even just the basic storylines??:D

Tommyrawr

whistlin_boy wrote: »

would you like to post scans of them up or even just the basic storylines??:D

yes would you please?

kevin12345

whistlin_boy wrote: »

would you like to post scans of them up or even just the basic storylines??:D

I don't have a scanner but the basic story lines are kind've depressing :pac: I find it almost impossible to write happy essays...am well one of my essays is about a jewish woman and her kids hiding out after her husband has been killed by Nazi's, she eventually gets captured.

Another is told from the perspective of a boy whos been kidnapped by a scientist who has been kidnapping people in an area to cure common diseases. The police cannot figure out who or what the motive is because the people kidnapped range in personalities/age i.e old man to cure Alzheimers, teenager to cure acne etc. Just really about a scientist who's angry his "talents" haven't been recognized.

Another is about a broken family who the father takes the child because the mother wants to take him. . .blah blah blah (not a happy ending)

The above material is copyrighted so don't even think about it :pac:

kevin12345

Can I just say what I said in the above post sounds rubbish, the stories really aren't as bad as they may seem

Tommyrawr

kevin12345 wrote: »

Can I just say what I said in the above post sounds rubbish, the stories really aren't as bad as they may seem

ty kev =] they actually sound reallly great as i cant write anything ''Happy'' either
lol im gonna get back to sky sci fi and horror now for ideas xD

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In 48 hours we'll be doing this paper! :eek: :pac:

Tommyrawr

yupp im scared =S

clo4cb

I think I'm f***ed for Paper 2. :eek:

Colm!

GUYS. Personal Writing is easy.
The key to succeeding in personal writing is actually quite simple.
Make a short story, as depressing as possible.

Here's a quick example. A German immigrant to London loses his job in the midst of the global economic recession, fails to keep his home, struggles to survive on the streets for a few days and eventually commits suicide. Make it more depressing? Tell it out in first-person diary entries spanning the course of three weeks.

WHY DOES THIS WORK? Quite simple. By giving yourself a situation like this, the actual plot is fairly advanced and realistic, but also gives the character a emotional dilemma that you can express. Once your story has emotion, your expression picks up.. The thing is this: if you write something like that and everyone else is writing a faceless, emotionless story about being stuck in an airport, you've gained the interest of the examiner.

CookieMonster.x

My teacher is brilliant, she told us actually how to write an essay etc on anything (poetry, personal writing etc). I have a few now of mine that are good.
Make it on your own experience. It's so much easier than making up something. It's also harder.
Give your characters the traits of people you know eg. if you have a friend in your essay, use everything of a person you know in your essay.
Give clear, vivid descriptions of everything.
Use techniques such as alliteration, onomatopoeia, metaphors, similes etc. These all really improve an essay.
Vary your vocab (this goes for all sections). Have a list of adjectives for both positive and negative traits you can use.
Make it as enticing as possible. Don't give too mcuh away in the first paragraph. Opening sentence short be short and direct.
Give as much detail, ie. if it's a day you'll never forget, you're going to remember the date, place, atmosphere etc.

I'll try post more if I get on later.

decisions

clo4cb wrote: »

I think I'm f***ed for Paper 2. :eek:

I know I am f***ed for Paper 2 too

Tommyrawr

do ya think bullying will come up this year as a personal writing thing cause it hasnt come up in around 5-6 years and before that it was 1998 and with phoebe prince getting bullied and everything?

Luno

I'm well up for this exam! Haven't studied but I didn't do any revision for the pre except learn a quote for the poetry q. Managed to get one of the highest marks in my class and was pretty happy.

kevin12345

M&S* wrote: »

I'm well up for this exam! Haven't studied but I didn't do any revision for the pre except learn a quote for the poetry q. Managed to get one of the highest marks in my class and was pretty happy.

I just learned all my quotes there and looked over some stuff for paper 1, English is probably my favourite subject/exam so, dare i say it, I'm looking forward to it Then........Irish :rolleyes:

Luno

Can't go mentioning Irish here! :eek: If I don't get a high b/a in Irish my teacher WILL hunt me down!

xsarah1995x

For the personal writing, can we use a speech form for any title, even if it doesn't say in speech form?,
Eg. Things that make me angry.

kevin12345

M&S* wrote: »

Can't go mentioning Irish here! :eek: If I don't get a high b/a in Irish my teacher WILL hunt me down!

oh crap yes, forgot what thread this was

Tommyrawr

you know in studied fiction do you have to give quotes? im studying goodnight mr tom i dont think theres many quotes =S