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Summer reading

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  • 27-04-2015 10:22pm
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    MomijiHime
    Registered Users Posts: 620 ✭✭✭


    Hi, I am thinking about reading around my subjects over the summer to get a better grasp on them, rather than studying. Is this a good idea?

    If it is, could people please recommend some books for me? :P

    My subjects are : English, Irish, maths, French, art, history and physics but feel free to recommend books for other subjects as well.


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    emersyn
    Registered Users Posts: 430 ✭✭emersyn


    For English if you haven't done your comparative yet you should ask your teacher what books you're going to be studying and then read them over the summer to get a head start


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    dee_mc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,176 ✭✭✭dee_mc


    emersyn wrote: »
    For English if you haven't done your comparative yet you should ask your teacher what books you're going to be studying and then read them over the summer to get a head start

    This.
    Also, with English in mind, read as much as you can from as many genres as possible. A few examples would include magazine articles, reviews (music, gigs etc), property supplements... it all helps.


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    Peg14
    Registered Users Posts: 271 ✭✭Peg14


    Read happy books and go out and live a life, my recommendation


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    Anonymagician
    Registered Users Posts: 1,133 ✭✭✭Anonymagician


    I recommend enjoying your summer. I agree with the above, reading books you have an interest in etc. If you could find an interesting history topic it would also be useful as you could use this for your project if it was suitable and that's 20% of your grade.

    I would say to download an app like Duolingo and practise some French and Irish from time to time too, just to keep things fresh.

    I presume you enjoy art, so practice sketching objects and drawing people etc too but do not do any work that will stress you out too much.

    Other than that have a good summer!


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    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,399 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    If you like art, a visit to a gallery wouldn't go amiss.

    Try not to spend your summer worrying about 6th year and the Leaving Cert. Take it easy for a few months.


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    AulBiddy
    Registered Users Posts: 348 ✭✭AulBiddy


    Please go out and enjoy your summer, don't hole yourself inside reading about school! You'll be so sick of school work by the time the leaving cert rolls around (believe me I've been studying since October and I just want the leaving cert to be over at this stage!!). Enjoy the summer and start the hard work at school. Do something fun and possibly education related if you really insist.


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    MomijiHime
    Registered Users Posts: 620 ✭✭✭MomijiHime


    Alright, thanks :)


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