So how was paper 1?

Crow92

This is forcastive tread

Generally how did it go?
Which texts did you pick? What essay? oh and did anyone who learnt an essay get to write it?

seanaor

We havent even done the bloody thing yet!

Poxyshamrock

seanaor wrote: »

We havent even done the bloody thing yet!

Speak for yourself!


OP I thought it went well, not as nice as Paper 2 though!

Shanotheslayer

So, finished paper!

Thoughts?

I did Question B text 1

Question A text 2

Thought they were ok

Question A part ii I found difficult other than that was ntb.

Didn't really like the generally theme

And for the essay I did Question 5. About a speech to your graduating class.

MyHair

I thought it wasn't too bad. It doesn't really begin until paper 2 though..:(

dambarude

What was the theme?

Shanotheslayer

The theme was ''The future''

Aye Paper 2 will be a bollix

Tibbers

I did ordinary level (should have done higher but my teacher was a c**t and didn't let me because I'm foreign) and I must say, it was so very easy.
The text given was so very easy to read and understand. The questions also allowed lots of waffle just to fill it up if you didn't have much to write about it.

Would be interesting seeing other opinions. Especially from higher level people.
Some said it was just as easy as ordinary just had to write more, some said it was incredibly demanding.

Healium

Wasn't too bad I did Question A Text 2,Question B Text 3. Essay 5 on graduating speech

That_Guy

Tibbers wrote: »

I did ordinary level (should have done higher but my teacher was a c**t and didn't let me because I'm foreign) and I must say, it was so very easy. The text given was so very easy to read and understand. The questions also allowed lots of waffle just to fill it up if you didn't have much to write about it.

Would be interesting seeing other opinions. Especially from higher level people. Some said it was just as easy as ordinary just had to write more, some said it was incredibly demanding.

What the hell? It's not her leaving cert it's yours. You should've complained mate.

Shanotheslayer

Healium wrote: »

Wasn't too bad I did Question A Text 2 Essay 5 on graduating speech

How did you find those mate? How long was your speech answer?

dambarude

Tibbers wrote: »

Would be interesting seeing other opinions. Especially from higher level people. Some said it was just as easy as ordinary just had to write more, some said it was incredibly demanding.

It's hard not to, but getting other people's opinions can be dangerous. It's nearly impossible not to talk to somebody after the exam (whether in person or electronically!). Some papers suit some, and don't suit others. Don't worry if you found a paper to be terrible and everyone else found it easy.

Tibbers

That_Guy wrote: »

What the hell? It's not her leaving cert it's yours. You should've complained mate.

Well, when you get told your English is not up to a level enough times by a profesional you start to believe it yourself. At 6th year I got another teacher that wanted to move me to higher level, but I didn't want to risk, too much hassle.

Shanotheslayer

Tibbers wrote: »

Well, when you get told your English is not up to a level enough times by a profesional you start to believe it yourself.

Should of said ''My perfect is English'' see what they said:pac:

That_Guy

Tibbers wrote: »

Well, when you get told your English is not up to a level enough times by a profesional you start to believe it yourself. At 6th year I got another teacher that wanted to move me to higher level, but I didn't want to risk, too much hassle.

She doesn't sound professional at all. They can recommend you to stay at ordinary level but they can't force you to. Your choice, your leaving cert and nobody elses.

Tibbers

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Should of said ''My perfect is English'' see what they said:pac:

Thank you. I had a laugh.

I used to say 'no english sir' to unsuspecting teachers in third year. Even females, we had so much craic with that. The faces on them when they found out my English was fluent :pac:

Anyways, less off-topic. Want some paranoid people freaking out xD

Healium

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

How did you find those mate? How long was your speech answer?

A's on Text 2 were the easiest of the three,I think. I spent way too long on them,though.... I wasn't done until about half 10. Wrote about 3 and a half pages total. Essay was a bit crap,wrote almost 4 pages. Went all apocalyptic on it. Said we need to be optimistic because of the sensationalist media,life isn't as bad as we think. Went through topics like the environment and technology,and explained how we can solve everything and live a lovely future It wasn't very flowing,and its not exactly something you'd say at a grad ceremony.... Damn Al Gore

callaway92

how the fúck did some people comment on this at 12:22 and the exam was over at 12:20!?!?!?!? Don't tell me ye left early

highlydebased

Was not the worst of papers. Texts were fine I thought.

Some of the essays a bit abstract. I did the first one- about experience as a performer...

Me thinks paper 2 wont be so nice.

callaway92

I did Text 1 (B) Text 2 (A) and the Graduation Speech thing. that was easy because I did this a few weeks ago for the 6th years, so I basically copied the whole thing

dyeti

It was booooooring. Really boring topics. Paper 1 is usually ****e anyways though.

I chose the freedom essay and ended up talking dialectical materialism and zionism

Does 3 pages for a whole question A sound a bit much (basically 1 page for each part of A)?

Tibbers

Healium wrote: »

Damn Al Gore

Sounds good. Being negative is easy, everything is bad, everything and everyone sucks. Being positive is hard, sometimes impossible.

In the ordinary paper one of the essay questions was to either support or be against using animals in sport (like bull fighting, where they throw spears at bulls and then finally kill them was the picture for refference). Come on, who will ever write about how killing and torturing animals is a-ok.

You are sorted, examiner will enjoy that.

**Timbuk2**

I'm in a bit of a fluster here - I did the essay on a practical guide for young people of life after school. However I read that as life after secondary school but before college - will I lose many marks? I also did it in question and answer format, which is probably a bad idea

Reillyman

Fcuking Delighted!:D

That_Guy

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

I'm in a bit of a fluster here - I did the essay on a practical guide for young people of life after school. However I read that as life after secondary school but before college - will I lose many marks? I also did it in question and answer format, which is probably a bad idea

You shouldn't do. Sure how would you know what college is like? You couldn't give an accurate guide on something you've not experienced yet.

Sounds to me like you answered it perfectly.

As for the question and answer format.... I'm not entirely sure... If it wasn't laden with questions you might be ok. Usually guides have a FAQ section on it.

Blerdiii

think that went ok! as a scifi freak was pretty happy about the theme XD did the interview with myself and the question a on fahrenheit! essay i did the neighbours thing really light hearted!
hope it went well think i may have got a b1 which is what i need but of course we'll see tomorrow!

Compton

I was really happy with it. Really nervous for paper 2 i don't have a clue!! gl to all doing it tomorrow, i'm off to study!!

Tibbers

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

I'm in a bit of a fluster here - I did the essay on a practical guide for young people of life after school. However I read that as life after secondary school but before college - will I lose many marks? I also did it in question and answer format, which is probably a bad idea

For some education ends after secondary education. If you wrote a lot on the college options and further education.....I pity you.

There is no set format on how to write the answers. The less people did it in a certain format the more you benefit. Examiners love some variety.

That_Guy wrote: »

You shouldn't do. Sure how would you know what college is like? You couldn't give an accurate guide on something you've not experienced yet.

You are correct if it asked for a personal account. Otherwise you're wrong.

UrbanSea

Went great. Part A did the first text on Heaney,B I did the radio talk and the essay i did the graduating speech.

Finical

Done text 1 question A and text 2 question B. Essay one about freedom.

I thought it was tough enough. My essay was exactly three pages could have wrote more but time went so fast. :eek:

Mwah

there was no pictures to do essays on!!!!
and i didnt even bother reading boring heaney one lol

Healium

Mwah wrote: »

there was no pictures to do essays on!!!!
and i didnt even bother reading boring heaney one lol

Yeah,i'm waiting for people to give out about this. I'd never do that question,but maybe people were banking on it?

Mwah

yeah i was. i always go for it because you can basically write about anything and im not good at the speeches and other topics
but i did a personal essay cause i was my only option lol and i liked it
got to mention rihanna 5/6 times :P

zam

I did Text 1 QA and Text 2 QB. Although my B, the letter to the future, was pretty similar to my essay, speech to graduating class. ie. Cheesy!

Finical

Healium wrote: »

Yeah,i'm waiting for people to give out about this. I'd never do that question,but maybe people were banking on it?

I'm glad there wasn't. I despise people who learned off essays maybe I should have learned one off as my English is quite poor but I think it's wrong. :D

UrbanSea

How long should essays be?

klose

yeh no picture stimulus essay was strange must say so i did essay 2
did text 1 Q b and text 3 Q a

14 pages later and the shape of a pen dented in my hand im happy how it went....

And no to craaaam for paper 2:D

Mwah

does anyone still have all there quotes to learn or just me?

mark.oc

There is one person in every school around the country, (including me) for whom that graduation speech was a doddle. Couldn't believe it when I saw that title on the paper.

Finical

whippedcream wrote: »

yeh no picture stimulus essay was strange must say so i did essay 2
did text 1 Q b and text 3 Q a

14 pages later and the shape of a pen dented in my hand im happy how it went....

And no to craaaam for paper 2:D

:eek::eek::eek:

I only did 10 pages and some of that was for planning. :pac:

monaghanman10

did comprehension on al gore ,interview,and speech to graduatin class.handy enuf:)

UrbanSea

mark.oc wrote: »

There is one person in every school around the country, (including me) for whom that graduation speech was a doddle. Couldn't believe it when I saw that title on the paper.

Why only one?

Shanotheslayer

Healium wrote: »

A's on Text 2 were the easiest of the three,I think. I spent way too long on them,though.... I wasn't done until about half 10. Wrote about 3 and a half pages total. Essay was a bit crap,wrote almost 4 pages. Went all apocalyptic on it. Said we need to be optimistic because of the sensationalist media,life isn't as bad as we think. Went through topics like the environment and technology,and explained how we can solve everything and live a lovely future It wasn't very flowing,and its not exactly something you'd say at a grad ceremony.... Damn Al Gore

Cant be as bad as my speech for a quote I said


And a quote we all know from cheryl cole

''Anything worth having is sure enough worth fighting for''

And went on to talk about fighting for optimisim:pac:

Kersmash

Didn't like that paper, but still think i did good in it. Did Part A from the Seamus Heaney test and part B from the Fahrenheit 451 text. There's no point in dissecting it now lads, what's done is done, you can't change it, so stop worrying

Shanotheslayer

mark.oc wrote: »

There is one person in every school around the country, (including me) for whom that graduation speech was a doddle. Couldn't believe it when I saw that title on the paper.

I can shorten down what you said in that whole sentence ''I think I'm amazing''

Slugs

Text 3 A: Went well but didn't get part 3 done because I didn't get started til 10 :O

Text 1 B: Wasn't bad, got 2 and a half done, felt I explained myself and gave a decent interview :P

Essay 4: COMPLETE BOLLOCKS, only had 50 minutes to do it, paniced around half way because I couldn't figure out a format, and didn't know what to do Not the best start, but I suppose nothing can be done

mark.oc

greetings wrote: »

Why only one?

The one's who wrote the speech for their graduation.

AlCanDrive55

Is it bad that I answered the Interview question to myself in 50 years as a magazine article where someone interview me?

I just said I won the Lifetime award grammy and I'm a rock legend.... so typical stuff.

A193

Reading this here, Im sorry I didn't do the Graduation question!:( I read the t itles while I was nervous at the start and decided straight away. If I had picked that I could have gone back and finished (iii) in the Al Gore question, which I only ended up writing points for the last 2 effects. I didn't finish the essay either, but ahwel!!

mark.oc

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

I can shorten down what you said in that whole sentence ''I think I'm lucky''

Fixed.

lallychops

mark.oc wrote: »

There is one person in every school around the country, (including me) for whom that graduation speech was a doddle. Couldn't believe it when I saw that title on the paper.

is that cos you happened to have one completely written out from a graduation mass??:rolleyes: