How many themes do I need for Irish?(filiocht)

leemurta

How many will I need for the poetry question on the feelings or themes?
does anyone have any predictions of which will come up,

clo4cb

Gra comes up every year so be prepared that it might not come up this year. Fearg is due to come up my teacher said and eagla. Good luck!

Closed ac

Well, you can probably twist nearly any theme to suit one of your studied poems. But I'd say have two or three sample answers learned off. Grá and Fearg are regular appearances.

Glee_GG

id say have a good luck at the new sample paper that the department of ed. sent out because my teacher said that because teachers are so mad about them changing the paper they may give nearly the same paper so make sure you're covered for a couple of them. Im doing two poems "Na blatha craige" and "Chlaon me mo cheann" I have about 9 themes in total between them so i think im sorted

leemurta

Glee_GG wrote: »

id say have a good luck at the new sample paper that the department of ed. sent out because my teacher said that because teachers are so mad about them changing the paper they may give nearly the same paper so make sure you're covered for a couple of them. Im doing two poems "Na blatha craige" and "Chlaon me mo cheann" I have about 9 themes in total between them so i think im sorted

Any chance you know where I can print off a copy of the sample paper?

Glee_GG

leemurta wrote: »

Any chance you know where I can print off a copy of the sample paper?

not sure but ill get mine and put up the themes that they gave!!

Tommyrawr

Glee_GG wrote: »

id say have a good luck at the new sample paper that the department of ed. sent out because my teacher said that because teachers are so mad about them changing the paper they may give nearly the same paper so make sure you're covered for a couple of them. Im doing two poems "Na blatha craige" and "Chlaon me mo cheann" I have about 9 themes in total between them so i think im sorted

im doing na blatha craige (too!) and Roiteog Marfach my teacher gave us a thing to learn off as a summary =P i praying dulra will come up xD
Em how many themes does na blatha craige have?
Dulra,imni and athas? i said athas for the pre's cause i was stuck

DylanS09

Whatever theme comes up...I'm using Fear Lasta Lampaí!

Glee_GG

for the short story the themes were

1. An Teaghlach - family
2. An Scoil
3. Bia
4. Sport
5. An Bas
6. An Greann - funny

For the poetry it was

1. Greann
2. Uaigneas
3. Gra
4. Dioltas
5. Sasamh - satisifaction
6. Cumha/Bron

leemurta

Glee_GG wrote: »

not sure but ill get mine and put up the themes that they gave!!

Thanks!:D

(Im worried now Im gonna do crap )

Glee_GG

Tommyrawr wrote: »

im doing na blatha craige (too!) and Roiteog Marfach my teacher gave us a thing to learn off as a summary =P i praying dulra will come up xD
Em how many themes does na blatha craige have?
Dulra,imni and athas? i said athas for the pre's cause i was stuck

we got dulra, ceol, sasamh, an farraige, athas and ailleacht!!

Anro

here's the link to higher level sample paper 1
http://www.examinations.ie/exam/Gaeilge_an_Teastais_Shoisearaigh_2010_Ardleibheal_Paipear_samplach_1.pdf

and paper 2
http://www.examinations.ie/exam/Gaeilge_an_Teastais_Shoisearaigh_2010_Ardleibheal_Paipear_Samplach_II.pdf

Gaeilge-go-deo

its only worth 5 marks for the ábhar and 10 for the gaeilge and title etc... so if ure good at irish your bound to get a B from them.. their only worth like what 12%?? i need an a for the sake of my dignity tho

Ally7

how many points do you all generally give when answering the poetry questions? I try to give 2 for where the theme or feeling is found in the poem, then two examples of poetic techniques. Should that be enough?

Kyromancer

I would recommend doing Subh Milis, as that covers a fair few themes, and it's a very easy poem.

kevin12345

Kyromancer wrote: »

I would recommend doing Subh Milis, as that covers a fair few themes, and it's a very easy poem.

I'm doing that poem, it covers grá, an teaghlach, uaigneas, bron all the common ones

Ally7

Kyromancer wrote: »

I would recommend doing Subh Milis, as that covers a fair few themes, and it's a very easy poem.

I have subh milis done, but I can't ever seem to write much? I know it covers a lot of themes but I can't seem to get more than 3 points out of it.

mista_2k10

Im doing the story 'Dunmharú ar an dart',and the poem 'chlaon mé mo cheann'

Colm!

An Tigh Nua by Séan Mac Fheorais is a handy one to have, it covers grá (as in familial and marraige), áthas and brón, uaigneas, an teaghlach etc. etc.

I've also studied Fear Lasta Lampaí as a backup, but I don't plan to use it.


on the subject of the sceal, An Gadaí covers most themes. If in doubt, have Díoltas An Madra Rua. Thing is though, you'd probably get through an exam with one poem and one story if you know how to apply it.

WanderingSoul

Colm! wrote: »

An Tigh Nua by Séan Mac Fheorais is a handy one to have, it covers grá (as in familial and marraige), áthas and brón, uaigneas, an teaghlach etc. etc.

I've also studied Fear Lasta Lampaí as a backup, but I don't plan to use it.


on the subject of the sceal, An Gadaí covers most themes. If in doubt, have Díoltas An Madra Rua. Thing is though, you'd probably get through an exam with one poem and one story if you know how to apply it.

That's what I'm hoping to do: I'll know 1 poem and 1 story very well and 1 or 2 back-up poems (not as well) and 1 or 2 back-up stories (again, not as well).