Leaving Cert 2012 Predictions.

Nitsuj · 04-06-2012 01:26PM

niallio93 wrote: »

Could be it would take the focus away from the usual Parnell/Butt question have a good look at the GAA and the Lockout highly tipped

This.

My teacher is saying Parnell/Redmond/Butt, GAA, lockout and Sinn Fein.

Sinz94 · 04-06-2012 01:48PM

What about land?

anBoMor · 04-06-2012 01:52PM

I'm doing French, German, Spanish, English, History and OL Irish, so here goes with my predictions.. (Can't really say anything for OL Maths)

French: Olympics, maybe linked with drugs? Elections
German: Olympics, Environment (they love Umwelt), technology, maybe Jugendprobleme
No idea for spanish, anyone have anything? I don't do it in school, I'm fluent.
OL Irish: Apparently Tir na nOg is REALLY likely, Geibheann, Colscaradh
History: Case studies; GAA, Eucharistic Congress, Show Trials.
Also Land reforms/agitation and CnG vs FF.
India more likely for the case study, or France. Doubt it'd be Katanga.
English: Hamlet; Appearance vs reality, role of women, 2 Hamlets (inner conflict, change throughout play)
Poetry: Heaney, Plath, Larkin, Frost or Kinsilla
Comparative: GV+V and Lit Genre

Higher irish (I don't do this but I know people who do): Apparently the elections are really likely for you too?

silversky · 04-06-2012 01:56PM

Lads I really dunno why ye think the strike and lockout is tipped. Sure it basically came up last year, just worded differently. I know it could come up two years in a row, but really is it that likely? I really do think the GAA and the Land Issue have to come up.

They might just do a constructive unionism/ killing home rule with kindness essay Q too.

deand21594 · 04-06-2012 02:21PM

GEOGRAPHY

What biome questions do you's predict will come up? any suggestions would be much appreciated !!!

Damogib · 04-06-2012 02:36PM

Literary genre and theme/issue up again next year :O
very good chance for general vision and viewpoint

RedTexan · 04-06-2012 02:52PM

anBoMor wrote: »

I'm doing French, German, Spanish, English, History and OL Irish, so here goes with my predictions.. (Can't really say anything for OL Maths)

French: Olympics, maybe linked with drugs? Elections
German: Olympics, Environment (they love Umwelt), technology, maybe Jugendprobleme
No idea for spanish, anyone have anything? I don't do it in school, I'm fluent.
OL Irish: Apparently Tir na nOg is REALLY likely, Geibheann, Colscaradh
History: Case studies; GAA, Eucharistic Congress, Show Trials.
Also Land reforms/agitation and CnG vs FF.
India more likely for the case study, or France. Doubt it'd be Katanga.
English: Hamlet; Appearance vs reality, role of women, 2 Hamlets (inner conflict, change throughout play)
Poetry: Heaney, Plath, Larkin, Frost or Kinsilla
Comparative: GV+V and Lit Genre

Higher irish (I don't do this but I know people who do): Apparently the elections are really likely for you too?

Re: HL irish, I wouldn't think elections would be likely, they asked public leaders and your choice for the Irish President last year

aislingmajella · 04-06-2012 02:54PM

would i be covered if i learnt plath heaney kavanagh and rich for hl english?? really really freakin out over the poets

anBoMor · 04-06-2012 02:55PM

silversky wrote: »

Lads I really dunno why ye think the strike and lockout is tipped. Sure it basically came up last year, just worded differently. I know it could come up two years in a row, but really is it that likely? I really do think the GAA and the Land Issue have to come up.

They might just do a constructive unionism/ killing home rule with kindness essay Q too.

I would adore a constructive unionism essay, giz all the Salisbury and KHRWK questions pls

JennaEustace · 04-06-2012 03:01PM

Would i be right by saying when you get your ordinary level geography paper you should answer all question A's ?? i'v had a fairly dirt teacher for the past 2 years for geography and us students are kind of teaching ourselves? i'm not expecting an A1 but i do need a high C. can someone give me a few tips on how to Pass geography? Learning essays was never my strongest point..

Thanks.

Nq12 · 04-06-2012 03:25PM

For history I'm thinking propaganda might be likely now so fingers crossed. Technology of warfare was tipped for last year and it didn't come up...it would hardly come up as its own question I think, it's a bit short. Any ideas on what it could be linked with? Is the war itself the only real option?
And also, anyone think church state relations is likely? Not sure whether to learn it or not.

Steffwhite · 04-06-2012 03:46PM

Cian_Collins wrote: »

What ownership structures should I know for Business those anybody know??

The question is usually based on a sole trader switching to another type of organisation! Could come up in the ABQ this year I think!

niallio93 · 04-06-2012 03:47PM

Nq12 wrote: »

For history I'm thinking propaganda might be likely now so fingers crossed. Technology of warfare was tipped for last year and it didn't come up...it would hardly come up as its own question I think, it's a bit short. Any ideas on what it could be linked with? Is the war itself the only real option?
And also, anyone think church state relations is likely? Not sure whether to learn it or not.

Its come up on its own before so I dont see why not. Its really handy in fairness. It could come up in a roundabout way like what factors affected the outcome of WW2

Steffwhite · 04-06-2012 03:48PM

Enda93 wrote: »

Question for History heads, been studying a lot of Redmond including comparison with Parnell and Carson. I think it's likely enough to come up, but of course I cant be sure, opinions ?

It would be a nice enough question I think? Do you mind me asking what else your focusing on for that section? It's the one I'm most worried about!

RuairiQ · 04-06-2012 04:04PM

Hi lads im lookin through history and I think im sorted for european history but anyone have any ideas on what might come up on the irish history sections??

study2012 · 04-06-2012 04:07PM

hey im just wondering.
for hamlet every year there is a theme question and a character question.
so is the role of women a theme or character question????

skyscraperblue · 04-06-2012 04:10PM

study2012 wrote: »

hey im just wondering.
for hamlet every year there is a theme question and a character question.
so is the role of women a theme or character question????

Usually character, but it depends on how they phrase it.

niallio93 · 04-06-2012 04:13PM

RuairiQ wrote: »

Hi lads im lookin through history and I think im sorted for european history but anyone have any ideas on what might come up on the irish history sections??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UewqFIPxXgQ
Check that out my predictions there

study2012 · 04-06-2012 04:14PM

thanks skyscraperblue ok so this year its recommended to study role of women and hamlets character for the character question
and for the theme question it might be deception or loyalty and betrayal
?????

Nitsuj · 04-06-2012 04:44PM

study2012 wrote: »

thanks skyscraperblue ok so this year its recommended to study role of women and hamlets character for the character question
and for the theme question it might be deception or loyalty and betrayal
?????

For deception/betrayal/loyalty, just study deception. You can twist that around to get betrayal and to get in some points for loyalty, just look at horatio and gertrude (how she betrayed king hamlet but was loyal to claudius even after hamlet told her that claudius is an "unscrupulous killer").

Helloxoxo · 04-06-2012 04:44PM

study2012 wrote: »

thanks skyscraperblue ok so this year its recommended to study role of women and hamlets character for the character question
and for the theme question it might be deception or loyalty and betrayal
?????

And imagery- deception, corruption etc
And soliloquies are tipped too

Killian In The Name Of · 04-06-2012 05:20PM

I've learned off an entire French essay about the Olympics. Bad idea? 'Cause people seem to be pretty comfortable that it'll come up...

kilkenny12 · 04-06-2012 05:22PM

Killian In The Name Of wrote: »

I've learned off an entire French essay about the Olympics. Bad idea? 'Cause people seem to be pretty comfortable that it'll come up...

an entire essay? as in 75 words? cause thats all we have to write!

Killian In The Name Of · 04-06-2012 05:26PM

kilkenny12 wrote: »

an entire essay? as in 75 words? cause thats all we have to write!

It's about a page and a half/two pages. :eek:

kilkenny12 · 04-06-2012 05:29PM

Killian In The Name Of wrote: »

It's about a page and a half/two pages. :eek:

thats way too much, half a page is all u need!

donvito99 · 04-06-2012 05:33PM

For deception/betrayal/loyalty, just study deception. You can twist that around to get betrayal and to get in some points for loyalty, just look at horatio and gertrude (how she betrayed king hamlet but was loyal to claudius even after hamlet told her that claudius is an "unscrupulous killer")

For Hamlet, I usually learn a load of quotes that cover pretty much the whole play.

Then for whatever comes up, I just manipulate the quotes and voila, bob's your tea-pot.

I don't think I could bring myself to going through the whole goddamn tragedy again studying themes etc.

Cian_Collins · 04-06-2012 05:51PM

Okay so for the pros Oisin in dtir na nog is likely to come up and Geibhinn and colscaradh , what about the S.A , I know the sceal is impossible to predict but any help??

JonnyMcNamee · 04-06-2012 05:53PM

RuairiQ wrote: »

Hi lads im lookin through history and I think im sorted for european history but anyone have any ideas on what might come up on the irish history sections??

Look at the most recent history thread, I've my predictions there

dmca93 · 04-06-2012 05:56PM

In the languages, for exemple Irish and French, does anyone think that sport is too obvious to come up or is it too much of a factor that they cannot leave it out. Just taking Irish, if you look at the past essay questions the "obvious" sports question has tended to appear the year after the sporting event took place. Maybe I'm over thinking it and we'll we get a lovely sports queation in both Irish and French! Anyone else a have similar theory?

Killian In The Name Of · 04-06-2012 05:56PM

Cian_Collins wrote: »

Okay so for the pros Oisin in dtir na nog is likely to come up and Geibhinn and colscaradh , what about the S.A , I know the sceal is impossible to predict but any help??

For the scéal, you should learn something off and then manipulate it so it will fit the opening sentence. In a sample paper, we somehow managed to twist 'I stood in front of the other students in the school hall, the atmosphere was electric' into a road accident.

At least, that's what our teacher suggested.

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