amortentia wrote: » I was in Carrick too what club were you in? A load of us got a bus up from Roscommon. Luckily there was no drama with us.
B_Fanatic wrote: » I agree with english. I got a C1 and I put about 5 times (Literally) more work into it than subjects like physics which I got an A2 in.
LittleMissLost wrote: » Class we were in Dunnes then Papillon And you? I met loads of people from Roscommon actually! Nah there were no fights or anything but people can just be so mean I can not tell you how many times I got this from my "friends" Them: "What points did ya get?" Me: "535" Them: "Ah for fuuuuuuck sake"
begsy wrote: » English was definitley marked all over the place.. In my school a girl who always gets A'S AND B's got a D3 :0. To be hoest I was extremely gutted myself as I was expecting an A2 OR B1 and only got a C3 .. I will be rechecking this as well as home ec another subject i will be rechecking.
what.to.do wrote: » I know people hate to hear it, but English really, really isn't about learning off word for word. I learned only a few quotes for Hamlet, threw in a quote from Pirates of the Caribbean (came out, realised what I did and nearly died), went around in a circle discussing my points... But I must have been doing something right. Its not always about knowing the most and writing it down, but expressing what you know in an eloquent way.
BazDel wrote: » I think the whole "People are so mean" thing is blown out of proportion. Very few people say something to be mean on purpose. Tbh I would not see the converstion you just posted as being mean. It's just the way some people react to stuff. I would take it as a compliment as they are admitting they didn't do as well as you
_meehan_ wrote: » One of my best friends is the most talented writer I know, and she didn't get an A either.
stealinhorses wrote: » This happens all the time, you just can't beat the system. My English teacher was telling us about a student he had a few years ago - the best he's ever taught. Wrote excellent essays, had a real passion for literature and operated flawlessly in the language. He got a B2 in his LC and was obviously disappointed. He went in to look at his paper with my teacher, who marked his script and had him at an A2. After the re-check, it came back as a B2 again. The guy went on to study English in Trinity, but it was down to the complete subjectivity of the examiners what he got in the LC. What can you do? :rolleyes:
RHunce wrote: » Going through school our English teacher never gave us A's, he refused to give them to us, getting a B was a great result in his class. The odd time somebody would write something absolutely spectacular in English whether it be an essay, a review or a comparative question, then they would get maybe an A2. Very rarely. We had great respect for our teacher and we worked really hard together. 12 of us came out with A's, 3 of which were A1's, myself included. The rest came out with B1's and B2's bar one person with a C. Nobody in our class ever memorised notes but instead we were thought to express yourself and know your quotes. I honestly think English was marked quite fairly as I know everyone in my class busted their hump and got a grade which they deserved. I know some of you are fairly disappointed and with a good reason too, but perhaps ye may have become a little complacent with the exam if ye had been going through school scoring nothing but A's. I'm sure some of you will come up in the rechecks but the majority of you will not, unfortunately. They can't move everyone up a grade or two. The subject is one marked subjectively so every examiner may not like your style. It may be repetitive. Sometimes always thinking "outside the box" is too common, who knows. Best of luck in the rechecks guys but don't be too disappointed if your grade doesn't change.
LittleMissLost wrote: » Not trying to be a bítch but I'm so sad over my B3
RHunce wrote: » Damn and I read over that twice as well before I posted just in case! Well played. I wasn't trying to make anyone feel bad or anything but then again it's not all about spelling either. I have a friend who is dyslexic and got an A2. It's about clearly expressing yourself (hence only 10% are mechanics). I'm sure you were well able to decipher what I meant.
LittleMissLost wrote: » I'm sorry I just read my post again and it did come across really bitchy, I appologise. (Too late to edit) Well done on your A1, I'm sure you deserved it 12 A's in one class is flipping fantastic.
RHunce wrote: » :rolleyes: Just kidding It's fine Thank you, I worked very hard as did everyone else in my class. Out of 24, 12 A's is great. Delighted for my teacher. Sorry you didn't get the grade you wanted.
RHunce wrote: » Sometimes always thinking "outside the box" is too common, who knows.
stealinhorses wrote: » This is the impression I got after hearing what people wrote for their composing questions in the exam. Most of them came up with mad, "original" stories that involved a mysterious event or person, often coupled with humorous endings or surreal elements. Some of them also wrote more pages in Paper 1 or 2 than I did for the whole exam combined. I went for the question about 24 hours in the life of a city. Such a simple and beautiful question. You could really work the language there, and if you had an appropriate arc to your piece then it was bound to be a winner. I ended up getting an A1, while most of my class scored Bs.
partyatmygaff wrote: » I got the exact same impression. People had these zany (Memorised of course...) short stories that just reeked of trying too hard to impress. There were also quite a few people who wrote over twelve pages for their composition alone. Not one of them (To my knowledge) scored an A1. I did. I, like you chose to do the "24 hours in the life of a city" question. I absolutely loved that question despite having never ever done anything like it before. No memorisation, no zany stories with OTT characters and settings and no falsity.
jumpguy wrote: » I think the timing thing in English is a bit ridiculous. Putting paper one and paper two on seperate days was a step in the right direction, but I don't really see any good reason why both papers can't be 20 minutes longer. It means you really need to be having a good day sitting the exam, and not the nervey type that'd stall. The Leaving Cert needs to make up it's mind whether it's measuring people's skill and knowledge or seeing how they perform under stress. At the moment, it's leaning towards the latter. I'm not sure if continuous assessment is the best answer either though.
RHunce wrote: » . I know some of you are fairly disappointed and with a good reason too, but perhaps ye may have become a little complacent with the exam if ye had been going through school scoring nothing but A's.
stealinhorses wrote: » The truth is, if you actually have talent and some flair to how you express your ideas then you will get your grade. I'm not even a native English speaker, but I really like the language and I think the LC is a good way to test the students' abilities.
jumpguy wrote: » I think the timing thing in English is a bit ridiculous. Putting paper one and paper two on seperate days was a step in the right direction, but I don't really see any good reason why both papers can't be 20 minutes longer. It means you really need to be having a good day sitting the exam, and not the nervey type that'd stall.
_meehan_ wrote: » I completely agree with this. I'm definitely the nervey type..I had a major freak out during Paper 2 which I wouldn't have had if time wasn't such an object.
Sanity_Saviour wrote: » Correct me if I'm wrong but the main problem with the english results seems to be alarming inconsistencies in the people getting high grades and low grades. For a person to be getting A's since 1st year then looking at a C1 amongst a mass of A1s as in the case of someone in my year something is wrong, especially because there were 2 As in the top class coupled with 6 in the borderline pass class? I might just be bitter because I got a b3 despite never getting below an a2 but it just goes beyond all reason.
