Mr Pseudonym wrote: » Contrary to what someone else said, I don't much like the first question - you can already see the inevitable blunder: students are not going to demonstrate that the struggles "proved crucial". The second is a peach if you studied it!
con8 wrote: » CULTURAL CONTEXT 1."Various social groups, both large and small (such as family, friends, organisations or community) reflect the cutural context in the texts" 2."The cultural context within a text often dictates the crisis or difficulties faced by characters and their responses to these difficulties" --- GENERAL VISION 1. "The extent to which a reader can relate an aspect of a text to his or her experience of life, helps to shape an understanding of the general vision and viewpoint of that text" 2. "Significant events in texts and the impact they have on the reader often help to clarify the general vision and viewpoint of those texts"
Deleted User wrote: » But studying only one is madness. I did the LC and I had a favourite poet too but I didn't assume he'd come up just because it was predicted? I covered 2 poets very well, another 2 reasonably well, had a choice from 2 on the day. No one said you have to learn 5 equally well, that's obviously too much focus on only one section of the exam. I expect the examiners are sick of reading pre prepared essays which show no engagement with the question or subject.
maryjack wrote: » What poets came up?
skippy1977 wrote: » Poets are Yeats, Dickenson, Larkin, Plath...kid just out in our school.
con8 wrote: » "Yeats uses evocative language to create poetry that includes both personal reflection and public commentary" --- "The dramatic aspects of Dickinson's poetry can both disturb and delight reader" --- "Larkin is a perceptive observer of the realities of the ordinary life in poems that are sometimes illuminated by images of lyrical beauty" --- "Plath makes effective use of language to explore her personal experience of suffering and to provide occasional glimpses of the redemptive power of love"
kevin12345 wrote: » Wow so both modes had only one question? That hasn't happened in a while has it?
con8 wrote: » Made a mistake. Take a look again for the edited version
GalwayCovers1 wrote: » Banking on certain 'predicted' poets is never a good idea, but the majority of students are going to have one that they really hope comes up and have prepared for a lot better that the others on the course. Unfortunately, there is always going to be controversy surrounding this aspect of the English paper. Our year almost got caught out bad..... I Remember the time, For my LC the predicted poet was Bishop, However a day before there was a little hiccup, They gave out the wrong paper, We had to sit the exam a day later, The year was 2009, But she came up on the back up paper so t'was grand! Morale of the story, don't bank on one poet!
con8 wrote: » I happened to bank on only Dickinson, though I knew a little on Yeats and Plath. :P This has been the most generous LC English, I could have gotten
Mr Pseudonym wrote: » But, both GV questions were 70 marks, right?
Mr Pseudonym wrote: » You say that no one expects that they be learnt equally well, but that means that whether one of your best-prepared poets comes up is down to luck. What made you chose those two poets? You predicted that they were the most likely, right? So, even for those who are very studious, like yourself, the format still encourages students to make predictions. Not engaging with the question because of pre-prepared answers is not discouraged by making students study multiple poets - in fact, I would argue it does the opposite.
con8 wrote: » GENERAL VISION Q1(a) - 30 marks Q1(b) - 40 marks OR Q2 - 70 marks So yes!
Mr Pseudonym wrote: » Hang on...you were sitting it? How early did you leave?
Maribs wrote: » Hi All, I don't understand any of it but do people think it was a fair paper that prepared students will be happy with ?? Thanks
con8 wrote: » 4.20 It was the most generous, but that doesn't mean I did extraordinarily well
Deleted User wrote: » I ignored all predictions actually, the poets I knew best were the ones whose poetry I enjoyed the most. I still made sure I was covered with other poets too. It's a 50 mark question, students way overestimate the amount they need to do for it in comparison to the single text and comparative: you don't need to know every poet off by heart like you do your Shakespeare just cover enough that you could answer on a different poet should your favourite not come up. Why should the SEC feel obliged to put a poet on the paper because they're popular and everyone expects them to come up? Their job is to write an exam paper not ensure everyone gets their favourite question. It's perfectly fair to put Heaney in different parts in the exam, or not on the exam at all.
Vito Corleone wrote: » I knew Yeats would come up.
Mr Pseudonym wrote: » If you'll excuse me, that's an entirely unsensible strategy. What if the two you studied best were very unlikely to come up? They may over-estimate it, but I think you understate the required familiarity with the poets. I never suggested they are obliged (or that they should feel so). I said that the format of the paper should be such that it doesn't strongly encourage students to gamble.
Mr Pseudonym wrote: » Thanks for response, but don't understand: the first GV question you gave doesn't seem to have two parts. Ofc, when I asked if both are 70 marks, I meant if both only had one part.
Deleted User wrote: » ...simple as.
con8 wrote: » Typed it all wrong, accidentally placed General Vision part (b) into cultural question Just check the previous page to see the right version hopefully!
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