Guess the English p1 theme

EoghanIRL

Less than 2 days to go. I see this sort of thread almost every year .
Who will get the closest

Theme : Power

Janeh9

Power? Seems like a strange one :P

Lollipop95

I didn't even realise there was a theme for a paper 1!

EoghanIRL

Lollipop95 wrote: »

I didn't even realise there was a theme for a paper 1!

Umad brah

Badwulf

If its feminism I will walk out of the exam hall. I'm a giant misoginistic basturd

Huell

kanye west

Vito Corleone

Honour/Respect.

MightyMandarin

Huell wrote: »

kanye west

I agree, the state visit of Kimye this week was undoubtedly a story for the grandkids. I could see this happening.

Keeks96

Technology

dee_mc

Procrastination

Shane15

Keeks96 wrote: »

Technology

I wouldn't mind this to be honest.

Keeks96

Shane15 wrote: »

I wouldn't mind this to be honest.

Neither would I, I'm hoping the theme will be something modern like technology. Just something I can fit my prepared personal essays around!

bb1234567

I think itll defo have something to do with nelson mandela so racism and oppression???

JDOC1996

Liberation

nailforhammer

Nature

OR Danger

2014lchelp

War

Bonbon1995

Hope

Badwulf

Soap

AmbiiSmiley

ADVENTURE!

nailforhammer

Badwulf wrote: »

Soap

Yes I can imagine the essay titles now:
Write a personal essay on personal hygiene and what it means to you.
Write a short story in which a bar of soap plays a major role.
Write a descriptive essay on the different types of soaps and shampoos to be found in a shower
Write a speech in which you emphasise problems 'the great unwashed' face.

EoghanIRL

nailforhammer wrote: »

Yes I can imagine the essay titles now:
Write a personal essay on personal hygiene and what it means to you.
Write a short story in which a bar of soap plays a major role.
Write a descriptive essay on the different types of soaps and shampoos to be found in a shower
Write a speech in which you emphasise problems 'the great unwashed' face.

****.... Can you give me an A1 essay on soap.

2014lchelp

'there are people and places I could live without but soap is indispensable'

sifnband

War/violence

Badwulf

"You ever been shot by a bullet? Let me tell you, it ain't the best feeling in the world, a burning piece of heated metal ripping through and tearing skin, bones and tendons on its path to end your very life. Just one quick flash from the barrel of a gun and next thing you know it feels like a fairy bore his little magic train straight through what ever appendage he was aiming for. A pain which hurts more than the infamous quote from woman "WELL CHILD BIRTH IS THE WORST PAIN IMAGINABLE!!" It doesn't help that your skin is made from soap, least the bullet will come out clean on the other end.."

Essay sorted, its about a good bar of soap gone bad, he needs to rob a bank to provide for his soap children who have passed there sell by date, as you can tell things take a turn for the worst...

Aspiring

Tragedy

randylonghorn

nailforhammer wrote: »

Yes I can imagine the essay titles now:
Write a short story in which a bar of soap plays a major role.

Just don't set it in prison ffs! :pac:

jwcurtin

Freedom.

JumpShivers

Motivation....

Keeks96

jwcurtin wrote: »

Freedom.

Aspiring wrote: »

Tragedy

Two good themes... nerves are setting in now

b3rnade11e

Obsession

geneskinner

Futuristic/Horror

fionnacake

It could be something like liberation or equality, or maybe something more general like change?

EoghanIRL

fionnacake wrote: »

It could be something like liberation or equality, or maybe something more general like change?

Yes I would love change .
Would love science too or anything to do with advancing technology etc.

Badwulf

Buttholes

Mr Pseudonym

2013 Story-telling
2012 Memory
2011 Mystery
2010 The Future
2009 Decisions
2008 Identity
2007 Change
2006 Pretence
2005 Ordinary lives
2004 Work and play
2003 Journeys
2002 Family
2001 Irishness


Quite frankly, if you can't spot the obvious pattern, you don't deserve to know.

Smash The House

Wisdom

K6Y

Friends or Travel seem likely... I seriously hope they don't come up though!!

JD244

Aspiring wrote: »

Tragedy

Tragedy wouldn't be too bad for the essay, but it'd be tough enough for the articles and speeches.

dee_mc

K6Y wrote: »

Friends or Travel seem likely... I seriously hope they don't come up though!!

Travel could be nice enough, have a look at the 2003 paper 'Journey', gorgeous paper.

LiverpoolLad95

When we talk about theme here, is it what the Articles are based on? Haven't heard anything like this before. Guess it just shows how bad I am. Anyway, say Black Rights comes up, could I use my knowledge of Martin Luther King from History and the Boycott?

dee_mc

LiverpoolLad95 wrote: »

When we talk about theme here, is it what the Articles are based on? Haven't heard anything like this before. Guess it just shows how bad I am. Anyway, say Black Rights comes up, could I use my knowledge of Martin Luther King from History and the Boycott?

Yes, but don't fall into the trap of writing a factual history essay
And you can also use the information and characters in the articles and pictures to inform your main essay if you wish. Some students make the mistake of thinking that doing this is 'cheating' - it's not, it's using given material as inspiration, which is a good thing

Mr Pseudonym

LiverpoolLad95 wrote: »

Say Black Rights comes up...

If you look at the list given in a previous post, all of the themes have been abstract. You might get something like Prejudice or Intolerance, but nothing specific like you mentioned.

dee_mc

The theme of the paper is stated on the first page (have a look http://examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2013/LC002ALP100EV.pdf)
All the comprehensions and the essay titles are loosely based on the theme, which tends to be quite general.

LiverpoolLad95

dee_mc wrote: »

Yes, but don't fall into the trap of writing a factual history essay
And you can also use the information and characters in the articles and pictures to inform your main essay if you wish. Some students make the mistake of thinking that doing this is 'cheating' - it's not, it's using given material as inspiration, which is a good thing

Oh yer, won't make that mistake. In the mock we had to write an essay on a courageous act, just thinking it would be good to write about being a student in a sit-in or a march.

dee_mc

LiverpoolLad95 wrote: »

Oh yer, won't make that mistake. In the mock we had to write an essay on a courageous act, just thinking it would be good to write about being a student in a sit-in or a march.

That's the stuff, it's great to have a bit of a sub-plot going too, so think about setting a story/essay in a historical period that interests you.

MrAweesome

Courage

d1234

Dreams!

Badwulf

The cowardly dog

nailforhammer

Badwulf wrote: »

The cowardly dog

I'd swear you work for the department... These theme predictions are suspiciously superior to the average educated guess!

randylonghorn

They're suspiciously something all right! >_>

Put the beer away, Badwulf!

Smash The House

Influence