Junior Cert 2011: Predictions Thread

Slow Show · 03-06-2011 04:58PM

ciara95 wrote: »

I cant remember any of the ending of Lord of the Flies. I know the opening really well, so hopefully that might come up:)

You studied Lord of the Flies, lucky...it's meant to be amazing, I have it on my to-read list for summer. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is just dull for the most part.

I think my teacher may have said something about studying the opening scene, as the closing scene came up last year. Or maybe it's the other way around. I'd rather a character or relationship or theme question to come up tbh. Hate Fiction, it was my best section in the mocks though, but I think that was because I'd already read the book that the unseen bit was from. Maybe if I actually liked my novel, sigh.

OsamaObama321 · 03-06-2011 05:12PM

Does anyone kno wat themes will come up for studied poetry an prós? Im doin david lang for prós an teilifís for poem i cn also do an gadaí an mayb a diffrnt poem

ScummyMan · 03-06-2011 06:04PM

Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry. Sweet Jesus what a boring book! Im doing it aswell, stopped studying it as i keep falling asleep :pac:

stevek2840 · 03-06-2011 11:41PM

Man.UnitedLad wrote: »

Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry. Sweet Jesus what a boring book! Im doing it aswell, stopped studying it as i keep falling asleep :pac:

well at least ye have a starting thats good im doing to kill a mocking bird so hopefully ending comes up

stevek2840 · 03-06-2011 11:43PM

what about hl wood and my cspe teacher said something about david cameron but wasnt really listening (my bad)!!

Desire. · 04-06-2011 12:05AM

stevek2840 wrote: »

what about hl wood and my cspe teacher said something about david cameron but wasnt really listening (my bad)!!

Well, if it's CSPE, it will only be a picture of him or something.

Eoin_Sheehy · 04-06-2011 01:49PM

For CSPE don't bank on the Queen and Obama being on it, mainly because the Queen was on last year and the exam papers were written before those visits were announced, however probably after the election so you'll need to know you high ranking Ministers. (Vradkar, Burton, Bruton, Noonan, Gilmore and Kenny would be the main ones, google image search them.)

Desire. · 04-06-2011 02:21PM

Eoin_Sheehy wrote: »

For CSPE don't bank on the Queen and Obama being on it, mainly because the Queen was on last year and the exam papers were written before those visits were announced, however probably after the election so you'll need to know you high ranking Ministers. (Vradkar, Burton, Bruton, Noonan, Gilmore and Kenny would be the main ones, google image search them.)

The paper was set when Fianna Fáil were still in government.

shadowninty · 04-06-2011 02:32PM

Desire. wrote: »

The paper was set when Fianna Fáil were still in government.

My teacher had us learning the new FG and Labour ministers....

ciara95 · 04-06-2011 02:38PM

Slow Show wrote: »

You studied Lord of the Flies, lucky...it's meant to be amazing, I have it on my to-read list for summer. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is just dull for the most part.

I think my teacher may have said something about studying the opening scene, as the closing scene came up last year. Or maybe it's the other way around. I'd rather a character or relationship or theme question to come up tbh. Hate Fiction, it was my best section in the mocks though, but I think that was because I'd already read the book that the unseen bit was from. Maybe if I actually liked my novel, sigh.

I didnt like it that much when we were reading it, probably due to the fact we went ridiculously slow and my class is full of idiots/and or messers. It was a bit unrelatable, its about 10 or 12 year old boys on an island, and yeah i'm a 16 year old girl who's never even climbed a tree!
But it was really interesting and really well written, the psychology and symbolism and stuff behind it is kind of amazing, and my teacher said when it was written it was shocking to even consider children as being evil.
Its a good read

jwcurtin · 04-06-2011 03:44PM

shadowninty wrote: »

My teacher had us learning the new FG and Labour ministers....

Your teacher is an eejit

Papers are normally prepared in November and Published in January so expect something like buildings or worldwide presidents/prime ministers etc

fabulousdiva · 04-06-2011 07:56PM

do you guys think social change wiLL defo come up???
what do ye think will COME up on A in question 6 in hl history??! i am thinking either middle ages, ancient civil. or explorations! i am screwed if social change doesnt come up cus i am not studying world wars or irish history!

Desire. · 04-06-2011 08:07PM

Yeah, I'd say it will. It's been over five or six years since it didn't come up on question 6. I'm also not going to bother with Irish History, I got an A in the Pre and we hadn't covered any of it then.

shadowninty · 04-06-2011 08:10PM

I'd be surprised if social change didn't come up

Ill study WWII and Irish Independence and fall back on social change if necessary

Emer95x · 04-06-2011 08:37PM

Yeah im freaking out about the junior cert. I go to an irish school so its harder.

Im screwed for science thats the one that is tottaly unpredictable. Not looking forward to english eithur!

so really any help i can get here is seriously apreciated:) ___Emer ___

En · 05-06-2011 05:12PM

English~
Teacher hinted that a relationships question was likely to come up in the studied fiction section.

I'm not sure, but are the same questions allowed to come up two years in a row for the studied part of English? That would rule out a lot of possibilities.

Desire. · 05-06-2011 05:19PM

En wrote: »

I'm not sure, but are the same questions allowed to come up two years in a row for the studied part of English? That would rule out a lot of possibilities.

Anything is allowed, but, generally, they don't.

moretothegirl · 05-06-2011 05:24PM

Can anyone tell me a rough guideline of formal French letter!? Opening and closing perhaps?? I know nothing about formal letters!

Eoin1414 · 05-06-2011 06:28PM

*Maths* : Theorem on line divides sides of the triangle in the same ratio. Very unlikely that Pythagoras will come up this year!

shadowninty · 05-06-2011 06:35PM

Mid Term Break
By Seamier Heaney
I waited in the college sick bay
Counting the bells knell-- *yawn*

a four metre box, a foot for every month

well learnt

fabulousdiva · 05-06-2011 07:13PM

moretothegirl wrote: »

Can anyone tell me a rough guideline of formal French letter!? Opening and closing perhaps?? I know nothing about formal letters!

DOOOONT worry! french formal letter will NOT COME UP ! it may as a choice but in all the years of the junior cert it has never come up on its own and it never will! a informal letter comes up every year! i would spend my time looking at that than worrying about formal letter!

Desire. · 05-06-2011 07:24PM

fabulousdiva wrote: »

DOOOONT worry! french formal letter will NOT COME UP ! it may as a choice but in all the years of the junior cert it has never come up on its own and it never will! a informal letter comes up every year! i would spend my time looking at that than worrying about formal letter!

It could, it says so on the syllabus.

fabulousdiva · 05-06-2011 07:32PM

Desire. wrote: »

It could, it says so on the syllabus.

doubt it ! i would make a bet for about 1 million that it won't come up
! lol;):p

FatRat · 05-06-2011 08:25PM

I don't do French.

But I'd love if it did come up :pac:

Thankfully I do German, which means an informal letter and a note. None of that postcard and formal letter crap!

jwcurtin · 05-06-2011 08:42PM

fabulousdiva wrote: »

doubt it ! i would make a bet for about 1 million that it won't come up
! lol;):p

Oh the 15th is gonna be a mad day on the Junior Cert Forum!

fabulousdiva · 05-06-2011 08:44PM

FatRat wrote: »

I don't do French.

But I'd love if it did come up :pac:

Thankfully I do German, which means an informal letter and a note. None of that postcard and formal letter crap!

try doing french and german which i do.. preparing for notes and postcards in french and german..!:(

fabulousdiva · 05-06-2011 08:48PM

jwcurtin wrote: »

Oh the 15th is gonna be a mad day on the Junior Cert Forum!

why would they really put a formal letter on its own when some schools dont even do formal letters?! we didnt .! i might just have to prepare for one since everyone thinks one its gonna come up... but i will be the one laughing if it doesnt come up! i am predicting it will be a choice between a formal and informal...:D

jwcurtin · 05-06-2011 08:55PM

fabulousdiva wrote: »

why would they really put a formal letter on its own when some schools dont even do formal letters?! we didnt .! i might just have to prepare for one since everyone thinks one its gonna come up... but i will be the one laughing if it doesnt come up! i am predicting it will be a choice between a formal and informal...:D

I hope you are right though :L

Desire. · 05-06-2011 09:06PM

fabulousdiva wrote: »

why would they really put a formal letter on its own when some schools dont even do formal letters?! we didnt .! i might just have to prepare for one since everyone thinks one its gonna come up... but i will be the one laughing if it doesnt come up! i am predicting it will be a choice between a formal and informal...:D

Because you are supposed to do it.

Osmosis Jones · 05-06-2011 09:21PM

MATHS:
alright well my maths teacher says she knows some people in UCD who think parrallelogram theorems are coming up.;)

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