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Junior Cert 2010: English Paper 2

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  • Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,849 Mod ✭✭✭✭suitcasepink


    why the fudge didnt i think of that!!:O i did Digging for the second question.. i cant even remember what it was now :p

    Snap!
    But I kinda liked Digging anyway so I just wrote stuffs about why I liked it, and they gave hints like for what to include so yano!:)



    Couldnt understand that unseen poem :(


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,183 ✭✭✭storm2811


    Did anyone else see that the poem was a cinderella theme?

    But that's not what a based my answer on,just noticed it:)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,183 ✭✭✭storm2811


    DKZ wrote: »
    The names were too similar, I kept getting mixed up during reading it. Also, nothing much happened and I had no idea what happened at the end with her husband? Did he die? :confused:

    He was always dead?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,347 ✭✭✭Closed ac


    storm2811 wrote: »
    Did anyone else see that the poem was a cinderella theme?

    But that's not what a based my answer on,just noticed it:)

    Yeah, I mentioned that too. How the poem has a theme of a fairy-tale but the poet then becomes realistic and realises that he won't be around for the girl growing up.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,347 ✭✭✭Closed ac


    storm2811 wrote: »
    He was always dead?

    Shakespearan, not other! :P


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,207 ✭✭✭Ally7


    DKZ wrote: »
    The names were too similar, I kept getting mixed up during reading it. Also, nothing much happened and I had no idea what happened at the end with her husband? Did he die? :confused:

    As far as I know, Volumnia and Virgilia were mother and daughter in law. Marcius, Virgilia's husband, was fighting in a war with the Romans and Virigilia was really worried about him, and Volumnia was telling her get over herself :P

    I didn't even read the other wan's lines, probably missed half the information but meh, too late now!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,183 ✭✭✭storm2811


    DKZ wrote: »
    Yeah, I mentioned that too. How the poem has a theme of a fairy-tale but the poet then becomes realistic and realises that he won't be around for the girl growing up.

    Yeah well the poem was called Cinders which I didn't pay much attention to untill he went on to say something about a "good mother" who gave her a star,and she dropped her wand,then he says that the car was already changing and that it smelled like something..ahh i can't remember but it sounded like a plant or something..like the pumpkin!:P

    About the drama,whoops! The names in the other drama were really similar aswell (Bridie and Brenda) so that's why I thought..:P


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 123 ✭✭Gaeilge-go-deo


    i thought the poet was dying and he wont be around to see his daughter grow up... whoooops


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,207 ✭✭✭Ally7


    storm2811 wrote: »
    Yeah well the poem was called Cinders which I didn't pay much attention to untill he went on to say something about a "good mother" who gave her a star,and she dropped her wand,then he says that the car was already changing and that it smelled like something..ahh i can't remember but it sounded like a plant or something..like the pumpkin!:P

    About the drama,whoops! The names in the other drama were really similar aswell (Bridie and Brenda) so that's why I thought..:P

    When I saw Cinders, for some reason I thought it had something to do with a fire:confused:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 647 ✭✭✭Namabillion


    i thought the poet was dying and he wont be around to see his daughter grow up... whoooops

    i thought that too.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,183 ✭✭✭storm2811


    i thought the poet was dying and he wont be around to see his daughter grow up... whoooops

    He was kinda,well he was really old,the cinderella thing was just a side thing I noticed in it!

    Ally:I thought it was about a fire aswell untill I read it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 647 ✭✭✭Namabillion


    Shouldn't we all Be studying for irish.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,640 ✭✭✭DylanS09


    Shouldn't we all Be studying for irish.

    I'm so so screwed for irish it's not even funny...:(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,849 ✭✭✭bluejay14


    DKZ wrote: »
    The names were too similar, I kept getting mixed up during reading it. Also, nothing much happened and I had no idea what happened at the end with her husband? Did he die? :confused:
    Exactly what I thought. As soon as I saw them I though there was no point in even reading it because I knew if I treid to answer the question I'd just make a complete mess of it.

    Unseen drama: fairly good
    studied drama: could have been better
    Unseen poetry: fairly ok
    Studied poetry: Lake Isle of Innisfree I love you
    Unseen fiction: not too bad
    Studie fiction: could have been better, wasn't too bad though
    Overall: :)

    I had a slight panicky moment when I read the studied questions at the beginning. The 1st thought that popped into my head was "how in god's name do I answer that?!" I eventually settled down though so it wasn't too bad overall.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,207 ✭✭✭Ally7


    Will I set up a thread for Irish?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,640 ✭✭✭DylanS09


    Ally7 wrote: »
    Will I set up a thread for Irish?

    There is already two!:P


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,207 ✭✭✭Ally7


    DylanS09 wrote: »
    There is already two!:P

    Uh never mind so :o

    Maths?


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,419 ✭✭✭WanderingSoul


    Unseen Drama: This was fine.
    Studied Drama: Horrible, disgusting, horrendous question choice for me. I ended up going with Q2 which was not great.
    Unseen Poem: Grand.
    Studied Poetry: I did the issue question using "To Germany", it was perfectly suited.
    Unseen Fiction: I didn't really like the extract but I did okay.
    Studied Fiction: I did the unexpected development Q. Not ideal, but it was grand.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,640 ✭✭✭DylanS09


    Ally7 wrote: »
    Uh never mind so :o

    Maths?

    Gwan so!:pac:


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,183 ✭✭✭storm2811


    Study for Irish?Not when you're doing ordinary:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,321 ✭✭✭Jackobyte


    Unseen drama: Did the Other Drama Q 1 + 3. Felt alright with it
    Studied drama: Did Q 2 with R+J. Very happy with.
    Unseen poetry: Struggled through with numerous misinterpretations I'd say.
    Studied poetry: Shall I Compare Thee. Sh'up Damo!
    Unseen fiction: Very happy with. Did well
    Studied fiction: Happy with. I managed to include the word "breast" \o/


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,419 ✭✭✭WanderingSoul


    Jackobyte wrote: »
    Unseen drama: Did the Other Drama Q 1 + 3. Felt alright with it
    Studied drama: Did Q 2 with R+J. Very happy with.
    Unseen poetry: Struggled through with numerous misinterpretations I'd say.
    Studied poetry: Shall I Compare Thee. Sh'up Damo!
    Unseen fiction: Very happy with. Did well
    Studied fiction: Happy with. I managed to include the word "breast" \o/

    :p


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4 SoSlickFivee


    Jackobyte wrote: »
    Unseen drama: Did the Other Drama Q 1 + 3. Felt alright with it
    Studied drama: Did Q 2 with R+J. Very happy with.
    Unseen poetry: Struggled through with numerous misinterpretations I'd say.
    Studied poetry: Shall I Compare Thee. Sh'up Damo!
    Unseen fiction: Very happy with. Did well
    Studied fiction: Happy with. I managed to include the word "breast" \o/

    Unseen drama: I did the modern one, Q 1 + 2 wrote about two pages for each.
    Studied drama: Juno and the Paycock. Q 1. Wrote about a page and a half but left it till second last, totally lost my A.
    Unseen poetry: Did Q 1 + 2, was delighted with it. Wrote about 4 pages. Interpreted everything well I think (:
    Studied poetry: Mushrooms- Sylvia Plath. Left it till last. Did Q 2 for time keeping - I left it till I had ten minutes left! D: Only wrote about a paragraph, immensely disappointed..
    Unseen fiction: Did really well. Q 1 + 2. Wrote a good 4 pages and totally gave out about Sam!
    Studied fiction: To Kill A Mockingbird. Q 2. Was very time conscious. Didn't do
    as well as I could have. About two pages.

    Overall, I was disappointed with my paper. I had done brilliantly in PAper I, and my poor time management, lost me the A..

    :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,553 ✭✭✭soccymonster


    I saw yer exam now :)
    The GAA media studies question was actually a really lovely question.
    And yer studied poetry (the 2nd one) was really nice too. Handy 30 marker if you could talk about the imagery and techniques of a poem.

    Way better than my paper last year. Must admit.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4 SoSlickFivee


    I saw yer exam now :)
    The GAA media studies question was actually a really lovely question.
    And yer studied poetry (the 2nd one) was really nice too. Handy 30 marker if you could talk about the imagery and techniques of a poem.

    Way better than my paper last year. Must admit.

    Your paper was really difficult- The poem sucked.:eek:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 202 ✭✭Caught


    Jackobyte wrote: »
    Unseen drama: Did the Other Drama Q 1 + 3. Felt alright with it
    Studied drama: Did Q 2 with R+J. Very happy with.
    Unseen poetry: Struggled through with numerous misinterpretations I'd say.
    Studied poetry: Shall I Compare Thee. Sh'up Damo!
    Unseen fiction: Very happy with. Did well
    Studied fiction: Happy with. I managed to include the word "breast" \o/

    Mine was alot like yours.

    Studied Drama: Q2 with R + J
    Unseen drama: Other drama - Q 1 + 2
    Unseen poetry: Did alright. Can't remember the questions
    STudied poetry: Shall I Compare Thee - Question 2
    Unseen fiction: Q 1 + 3
    Studied fiction: Alright. Roll of Thunder - Q2


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,640 ✭✭✭DylanS09


    Did anyone else notice for the unseen fiction that all the questions spelled his name Tony Hawke and in the extract it was Tony Hawk??
    Wasn't really a big deal...but I still had to point it out to everyone else in the room!!


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,171 ✭✭✭kevin12345


    DylanS09 wrote: »
    Did anyone else notice for the unseen fiction that all the questions spelled his name Tony Hawke and in the extract it was Tony Hawk??
    Wasn't really a big deal...but I still had to point it out to everyone else in the room!!

    yeah :pac:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4 Niamh R


    Anybody else use Tich Miller by Wendy Cope for their studied poetry? :confused:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,849 ✭✭✭bluejay14


    DylanS09 wrote: »
    Did anyone else notice for the unseen fiction that all the questions spelled his name Tony Hawke and in the extract it was Tony Hawk??
    Wasn't really a big deal...but I still had to point it out to everyone else in the room!!
    I never actually noticed but I was kind of thinking to myself when I was answering the questions "shouldn't his name have an e on the end?"


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,218 ✭✭✭padocon


    I'd say the poem was the hardest for me. And am... how can people leave English 2 with a half hour to go? Crazy!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6 xMeganx


    Paper 1 was really good! paper 2 was hard but not the worst either!


  • Registered Users Posts: 134 ✭✭Spattersonox


    Drama - I did the Other Drama. Q1 + 3 ( was grand) , Romeo and Juliet Q1 (Brilliant)

    Poetry - was a bit hard to get .Did Q1 + 3 ( Ok) Dulce et Decorum est ( Great)

    Fiction - Q1 + 2 ( Good enough) Roll of thunder hear my cry ( Brill)

    so all in all if I don't get an A i'll be disappointed :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 49 coolyourjets


    I loved both papers:)thought the poem about the old dude dying in P2 was pretty sad:(nd i thought it was funny in de fiction section wen de kid strted sayin he tlks to tony hawk after i read that i was expectin him to say ''Tony tells me to burn things'':L:L:D


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