We’re all good at english – i mean for god’s sake, we’re fluent in the language. It bewilders me as to how people can fail english.
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What you have to learn…..(41%)
fair enough; Shakespeare and W B Yeats aren’t exactly teenage icons. We’re FORCED to study them in order to get points so as a result, most of us hate them.
Prescribed poetry and the single text (usually a shakespeare ‘work of art’) are equal to roughly 25% of the marks.
Comparative Studies (300 page novels and the like) are equal to about 16%.
What you can bluff…..(59%)
Lets face it, we don’t like essays, even the best of us. On the day we can be in any sort of mood and might just fire blanks if the title isn’t to our liking. But hey, look on the bright side – nobody can study essays and learn them off (if you do, get a life). So that means everybody is just making stuff up on the day. The essay is worth 22%, meaning bluffers can have a field day here.
Reading comprehensions are another 22% and are again bluffer’s paradise. Read a few questions, look at the text and scribble down a few quotes and personal
opinions.
The final 15% goes on the ‘Unseen Poem’, basically a random poem thrown into the paper which you’re asked to examine.
Conclusion:
English is very bluffable, the majority of marks going on stuff you have to think up on the day (essay, unseen poem, reading comprehensions).
waffles…. u cant waffle on in an essay if u want the marks.. u have to stik to the title and make it descriptive 😀
chaps an idiot
chaps an idiot has no idea what he’s talking about
tat lad obviously has never dne the leavin cert u cant waffle anythin in engl everythin is much to the point ………… as my engl teacher says everyda for our comparisons poetry and main text MAKE POINT PROVE AND CONCLUDE…………as for the essay u cnt waffle u need to no exatly wat ur writtin bout…. sorry but wat smemon has said it total bull……… 😈
anyone doing leaving cert gud luck …….. am repeatin so no wat year goin threw xxxxxxx
Jesus Christ, are you in foundation level english?
You can’t make a basic sentence, why should we trust your analysis of the paper?
I have my English leaving cert exams in 4 days now, I’m more then stressed out 😯 😯 😯 and that guy made me smile and laugh at how crazy he is…so thanks!.lol*! 😆 🙂 ❗
I think im d only student not studying!! everyone is! worried?? nah!! 😎
Ah yes because MarieClairex possesses such strong literary skills, as she demonstrates in her comment.
What a load of rubbish. I thought this was a proper website, but obviously not.
Ye are all rather immature aren’t ye! Seriously…..get a life people. And by the way Sean, ‘her’ is spelt H E R not H E R E, so don’t start correcting other people on their spelling when you clearly cannot spell yourself!
You clearly don’t have a clue what you’re talking about…
You’d be lucky to pass Hon’s English by just ‘bluffing’
wow im screwed
Hes actually right.
For most of 6th year ive basically done no work.
Mock time came around nd i thought ill just bluff my way through it.
I was amazed when my teacher told me i got the best in the glass, and no my class isnt an idiot class.
Its amazing what you pick up just by sitting in class.
Get a sence of humour everything he said is right / sort of
Yeah you can bluff…and maybe scrape a pass. For those who actually want to do well and i dont know..go on to do bigger and better things with their life, then this method will screw you over big time!
I myself would like to go to college next year so i think i might just do the sensible thing and get on with the work, start studying SOON! Not hours upon hours from the start…nor the day of my exams..but bit by bit spaced over the months ahead.
from readin that,i thought he was right..obviously he/she isnt gonna entirely bluff the essay and comprehensions etc..but honestly..how much do ya realy need t learn for them!?
And stop havin a go at the boy..i like his style:P
what an eejit!
so anyone have amazing tips for getting an A in LC???
OMG this is obviously just a site for people who want to rant about each others flaws instead of actually turning off the computer and taking out a book. and yes i may have spelt something wrongly in this comment and yes im on the internet on leaving cert sites but believe me when i write this comment i will be logging out for good. i never want to be like any of you so called 6th years stop ranting and get a book out ! JEEZ..and i just ranted omg its like a pathology with you people.
15 percent on unseen :L:L:L 20/400 u obviously got an A1 in maths too u knob
Seriously, what are you talking about? You most definitely cannot bluff English. You would be surprised the amout of utter retards in my English class who failed the mocks miserably because they tried to 'bluff'…it's shocking! English is easy to get marks in when you study, plan and know exactly what you're going to talk about. Making stuff up on the day ensure's that you get a D1/C3, go to some IT or do a shitty arts degree in college and live life of mediocracy. How shit is that?! All because you didn't bother your back side to do a bit of work for only 8 months of your whole life.
Seriously..some people are just so unbelievably lazy and have no sense of achievement or priority. Well fair enough if you want to do nothing…the small few who have the head down will go on to do a degree, get a deadly job and probably end up driving by you outside the dole queue on our way to work. Best of luck to ya…if you take this chaps advice you'll need it.
Dear God…
Celtic Tiger mentality…
“Sure, what’s the worst that can happen?”
FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL FAIL.
If you think you can bluff on “Hamlet”, my dear, you are astonishingly thick.
Whoever wrote this, you are a clown, dude. You need to know precise details on characters, at least two poems from each of prescribed poets off by heart, have a rather general essay learned off that you can fit into a wide variety of possible titles and above all the literary capability to convey thoughts coherently and intelligently. Don’t start a thread about something you’re totally clueless on.
this is the worst advice ive ever heard, waffle will at best get you a c3 and anyone who actually gives a shit about their future will aim for a lot higher than that. for a good english essay you need to structure your answer, make a point that is relevant to the essay, back it up with evidence from the text by quoting it, this shows your knowledge of the text obv. and then explain, and develop your answer, but make sure everything everything is relevant, if you waffle and go off on a mad irrelevant tangent and start using irrelevant quotes and giving your opinions where the question is not asked as this underachieving twat suggests you will recieve arse all marks, and worst of all you will have written some 20 or so pages for nothing
There is an excellent guide to answering the comparative questions: http://studynotes.ie/leaving-cert/english/guide-to-answering-english-comparative-questions-for-leaving-cert/