Junior cert HELP!

DaraTobin041

Im really worried about the junior cert.
In the mocks i failed
English HL 38%
Irish HL 38%
any tips on getting a good grade in those too subjects?
Also I really want a A in Geogarphy and Maths which i got High B's IN the mocks?
Any Tips On what to study?

Thank You

UnitedFan31

English know your studied stuff, know poetic techniques and make sure your essay is good.
For Irish all you can really do is learn off a sample answer for your novel and poem and try to have an eachtra prepared.
For geography know the main case studies and do question 5(ordnance survey) as usually its easy marks. Also make sure you practice short questions.
Maths is hard to predict but make sure you know theorems. I think anything could come up in maths
Hope this helped

DaraTobin041

Thanks! I Hope to get 2 A's 4'bs 3'cs 2'Ds While i Got 3 B's 3C's 2D's 2E's In the mocks.
I wouldnt be the best at english or Irish but im studying them hard!

emersyn

For English Paper 2 look at the Sparknotes website, they have great notes about most of the novels/plays that schools study for the Junior Cert, they might help to improve your answers in those sections.

DaraTobin041

Thanks:)

smiles_1998

DaraTobin041 wrote: »

Im really worried about the junior cert.
In the mocks i failed
English HL 38%
Irish HL 38%
any tips on getting a good grade in those too subjects?
Also I really want a A in Geogarphy and Maths which i got High B's IN the mocks?
Any Tips On what to study?

Thank You

For English make sure you know your studied play, novel and at least 2 poems really well...revise media studies as well and make sure you know all your advertising terminology. For Personal Writing, identify the style you are best at (descriptive essay, short story, debate etc) and do that composition in the exam. Also, know the timing for both Papers and practise writing answers to time.

For Irish make sure you know a studied prós and studied dán really well. Work on your listening comprehension between now and the exam as well. Also, make sure you know the timing for Paper 2 and practise writing answers to time.

It's hard to predict Geography but a mapwork question always comes up, as does something on physical Geography. Go over the short questions in the exam papers as they are key to a good grade.

For Maths it's almost impossible to predict because this is a new exam but practising exam papers is probably the best way to prepare. Also, make sure you know the constructions and theorems.

With all subjects, practising exam papers is the best way to study and prepare.

Hope this helps

DaraTobin041

Thanks very Much, also any help with history ?

emersyn

In the History exam you should start work backwards, start on section 6 and finish with sections 1, 2 and 3. Section 4, 5 and 6 are worth far more marks than the first three sections so if you run out of time it's better to not have finished the picture questions or short questions rather than the essays or accounts.
Look through past exam papers and look for patterns throughout the years. Essay titles that came up last year are very unlikely to come up this year, while titles from a couple of years ago are more likely to appear. For Question 6 you should study 2 of Irish history, 20th century Europe or Social Change thoroughly as those topics are guaranteed to come up.

Manutd_4life

DaraTobin041 wrote: »

Thanks very Much, also any help with history ?

For history its all theory that u need to know. Check out the junior cert people in history predictions forum for pretty good predictions on what questions are most likely to come up.

ECM1234

DaraTobin041 wrote: »

Thanks very Much, also any help with history ?

For pictures/ documents, practice previous years in exam papers up until 2007, also learn your people in history essays. Learn the archaeologist, the planter, the leader during irish independence, person in a names civilisation outside Ireland, and a factory/mine worker. (Don't bother with Columbus or Luther they came up last year!) also know a named revolutionary in Ireland France or America. For Q5 just practice over revolutionaries and age of exploration chapters. For Q6, I usually do C and D because I find them to be the easiest and most predictable. One good way, I found of remembering events in Ireland, is by listening to Rebel songs on YouTube, you won't believe how handy they are!

on the river

Stop wasting time on boards and get studying
Take a gamble and learn sample answers in each subjects. Cut the crap and learn the core issues. It's better to understand a subject then learning off. Good luck

Manutd_4life

on the river wrote: »

Stop wasting time on boards and get studying
Take a gamble and learn sample answers in each subjects. Cut the crap and learn the core issues. It's better to understand a subject then learning off. Good luck

Oh the irony

Cillixn

Hi, im doing
English (OL)
Maths (OL)
Science (HL)
Geography (HL)
French (OL)
Technical Graphics (OL)
Religion (HL)
History(HL)
Irish (OL)
Art (HL) (Done)

Will somebody tell me how/what to study hoping to get an a/b in the things i do ordinary besides irish, any tips would be much appreciated!

thetalker

I know this is really late to ask but I'm desperate
for the Irish exam there is a section where you change verbs from one tense to another

thing is i have no idea how to do this and was wondering if there was a certain rule or something

I'm a pretty fast learner so if anyone has any knowledge could they please share

emersyn

thetalker wrote: »

I know this is really late to ask but I'm desperate
for the Irish exam there is a section where you change verbs from one tense to another

thing is i have no idea how to do this and was wondering if there was a certain rule or something

I'm a pretty fast learner so if anyone has any knowledge could they please share

Do you have an Irish textbook or grammar book? They should contain the rules for the different tenses.

thetalker

emersyn wrote: »

Do you have an Irish textbook or grammar book? They should contain the rules for the different tenses.

I was in a hurry and left it at school.

spurious

http://www.nualeargais.ie/foghlaim/irregular.php?teanga=
Irregular verbs.


http://www.gaeilge.org/ConjugatingRegularVerbs.pdf
Regular verbs.

thetalker

spurious wrote: »

thanks spurious you really saved me

hope everyone does well for Irish, i know I'm dreading it!