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Leaving Cert '11/'12 Off-Topic 2

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  • #4532
    Stacey.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 190 ✭✭Stacey.


    Y'all should check out my thread http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056659350... :)


  • #4533
    Mayo_Boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 661 ✭✭✭Mayo_Boy


    Me thinks I'll be repeating next year :(


  • #4534
    deathbythelc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 338 ✭✭deathbythelc


    For Kinsella, if I talked about Tear, Mirror in Feb, Thinking of Mr. D and Chrysalides would that be enough? Or should I have a fifth, just in case?


  • #4535
    Whatsisname
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,833 ✭✭✭Whatsisname


    Christ, I'm so tired, I've done very little study over the last few days due to a family members death and I just can't wake myself up to do any today :(


  • #4536
    PictureFrame
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,989 ✭✭✭PictureFrame


    How do you make a picture show up on boards? I'm trying to get one up to explain something for geography but the attachment has to be clicked for anyone to see it? Help..


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  • #4537
    The High Crusade
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 378 ✭✭The High Crusade


    PictureFrame wrote: »
    How do you make a picture show up on boards? I'm trying to get one up to explain something for geography but the attachment has to be clicked for anyone to see it? Help..


    Upload it to an image host site such as http://imgur.com/ and then put the direct link in this code [*IMG]link here[/*IMG]

    Just remove the *'s.


  • #4538
    Canard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,572 ✭✭✭Canard


    No need to upload it to imgur if you just right click it and get properties, assuming its already on the Internet.

    I always make my stories tragic - in my last one the mystery was the identity of a girl who cheated on her boyfriend by kissing another girl, crashed and her body was so badly mangled that it became a mystery. Got 100/100. :P


  • #4539
    Togepi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,813 ✭✭✭Togepi


    Patchy~ wrote: »
    I always make my stories tragic - in my last one the mystery was the identity of a girl who cheated on her boyfriend by kissing another girl, crashed and her body was so badly mangled that it became a mystery. Got 100/100. :P

    Jaysus, fair play!! :eek: You'll have to PM me some of these A1 stories after the Leaving. :P Any ones you've typed up that is. :)


  • #4540
    Canard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,572 ✭✭✭Canard


    Thanks :P I got 98/100 in another because my teacher thought I misused a word, turns out he didnt know its true definition but he wouldnt upgrade me :pac: Got 96/100 after that but I dont even know where I lost the 4 marks ;_;

    Will do! :P I actually posted the 98/100 one in the 'read my essay' thread before it was graded, if you're that curious ;) It wasnt dramatic or sad though, zzzzz :L


  • #4541
    Eathrin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,076 ✭✭✭Eathrin


    Finally, Hamlet is so clear to me now:pac:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnvgq8STMGM


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  • #4542
    Hayezer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 652 ✭✭✭Hayezer


    Eathrin wrote: »
    Finally, Hamlet is so clear to me now:pac:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnvgq8STMGM

    How do you make the video appear when you link it! Whenever I do it its just a clickable link! Tell me your secrets!


  • #4543
    JonnyMcNamee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 405 ✭✭JonnyMcNamee


    Hayezer wrote: »
    After reading peoples stories maybe I should try and come up with one now :L. In general whenever I do one on the day...cancer/car crash/homelessness/the last movie I saw. Need me some storylines!
    The first two are basically my two templates, although the car crash one has a nice little twist in it :p


  • #4544
    HyperSkypeWiper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 536 ✭✭✭HyperSkypeWiper


    deathbythelc wrote: »
    For Kinsella, if I talked about Tear, Mirror in Feb, Thinking of Mr. D and Chrysalides would that be enough? Or should I have a fifth, just in case?

    That's enough! you'll be grand with four, I usually only talk about three!


  • #4545
    Eathrin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,076 ✭✭✭Eathrin


    Hayezer wrote: »
    How do you make the video appear when you link it! Whenever I do it its just a clickable link! Tell me your secrets!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=


    Put the bit of the address after v= into these Youtube tags.


  • #4546
    deathbythelc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 338 ✭✭deathbythelc


    HyperSkypeWiper wrote: »
    That's enough! you'll be grand with four, I usually only talk about three!

    Thanks :)


  • #4547
    JonnyMcNamee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 405 ✭✭JonnyMcNamee


    deathbythelc wrote: »
    I've only gotten one reply from the people I sent my essay to... I'm getting worried. :cool: :P
    I'll read it if you want! :D At least I can say I'm doin a bit of Paper 1 study :rolleyes:


  • #4548
    deathbythelc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 338 ✭✭deathbythelc


    JonnyMcNamee wrote: »
    I'll read it if you want! :D At least I can say I'm doin a bit of Paper 1 study :rolleyes:

    Sent! :D Thank you!


  • #4549
    AnnaKin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 406 ✭✭AnnaKin


    Maybe this is paranoia, maybe not.
    Y'now the way they have two different papers? What if they leave it till like... tomorrow or tuesday to print them off? :P

    I mean that way they can go on websites such as this and then print off the one that seems more likely to f**k us over :pac:

    Its a conspiracy! Would explain Boland-gate!

    (this is the extent of my minds creativity, which is why i avoid short stories in the paper one!)


  • #4550
    Togepi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,813 ✭✭✭Togepi


    All this talk of short stories is making me want to do a short story. :o

    If only I had learned last year that the key to short stories is little or no dialogue! The only one I did got my highest ever mark (a B1), but my teacher said I was brilliant at short stories and should do one, just my dialogue wasn't great. :pac: Bit late now! :P Plus I can't write a short story in less than a week, let alone in around an hour. :eek:


  • #4551
    finality
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,763 ✭✭✭finality


    Martin_94 wrote: »
    Little help, do you know for the literary genre would discussing genre, setting, relationships, humour and resolution of each of the 3 texts be okay. It's just the key notes book seems to focus a lot on imagery symbolism, motifs, narrative order etc..

    I think so, if the emphasis is on how they're use to progress the plot/tell the story. I use dialogue, narration, symbolism, camera angles and stage directions and in the pre I got 68/70. I don't know what I'd say about setting or relationships as a topic in themselves, but that's probably because I haven't really thought about it :P


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  • #4552
    skyscraperblue
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 747 ✭✭✭skyscraperblue


    Am I alone in not even thinking about doing a short story?
    Personal essay ftw! :P


  • #4553
    Eathrin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,076 ✭✭✭Eathrin


    Togepi wrote: »
    All this talk of short stories is making me want to do a short story.
    *Checks time for English paper 1*...2hrs50m
    I can't write a short story in less than a week, let alone in around an hour. :eek:
    You may have a problem


  • #4554
    Namlub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,298 ✭✭✭Namlub


    I always do the articles or speeches, don't think I've written a story since JC


  • #4555
    Wesc.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 715 ✭✭✭Wesc.


    deathbythelc wrote: »
    For Kinsella, if I talked about Tear, Mirror in Feb, Thinking of Mr. D and Chrysalides would that be enough? Or should I have a fifth, just in case?

    Well for me those poems work fine. I've an essay learnt off for Kinsella which can fit into practically every question on his poetry, and I use them exact poems! They've a mixture of everything in them.

    Pity Kinsella's so unlikely to come up this year :(


  • #4556
    Cruel Sun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,323 ✭✭✭Cruel Sun


    finality wrote: »
    I think so, if the emphasis is on how they're use to progress the plot/tell the story. I use dialogue, narration, symbolism, camera angles and stage directions and in the pre I got 68/70. I don't know what I'd say about setting or relationships as a topic in themselves, but that's probably because I haven't really thought about it :P

    Ok. Thanks. :D


  • #4557
    reznov
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 921 ✭✭✭reznov


    Key to eucceeding in short stories is to have a witty plot prepared before the exam. Once you have the plot, writing becomes a piece of cake.

    Also, considerable emphasis must be placed on originality. Cliche stories or ones which aren't fresh may not succeed no matter how perfected they are.


  • #4558
    leaveiton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,778 ✭✭✭leaveiton


    skyscraperblue wrote: »
    Am I alone in not even thinking about doing a short story?
    Personal essay ftw! :P

    Yep, I can't write short stories at all! Bar one time that I did one for where I read the title and had an idea straight away, but that usually never happens so I stick to the personal essay/speech/article.


  • #4559
    deathbythelc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 338 ✭✭deathbythelc


    Wesc. wrote: »
    Well for me those poems work fine. I've an essay learnt off for Kinsella which can fit into practically every question on his poetry, and I use them exact poems! They've a mixture of everything in them.

    Pity Kinsella's so unlikely to come up this year :(

    I know, he's my favourite after Plath. It's so annoying! :P


  • #4560
    Togepi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,813 ✭✭✭Togepi


    Actually my last post was wrong, I wrote two short stories - the second one was in last year's mock and it got 36%. And a B1 wasn't my best essay, I got 88% in the Leaving Cert one (definitely picked a good time to peak!). :P

    Personal essays/speeches FTW lads! <3


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  • #4561
    Cruel Sun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,323 ✭✭✭Cruel Sun


    reznov wrote: »
    Key to eucceeding in short stories is to have a witty plot prepared before the exam. Once you have the plot, writing becomes a piece of cake.

    Spelling succeeding correctly also helps I hear. :D:D

    Couldn't resist, I am sorry.


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