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is a 2.5 page essay long enough..and a 1.5 bishop essay?

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    #32
    whassupp2
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    What about Longley. first it was a letter to him. then you had to concentrate on his themes. bit awkward...


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    Particle-Boy
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    Yeah. It's definitely quality and NOT quantity. Although.. I don't see how one could fit enough into a bishop essay of 2.5 pages... Sure. Best of luck anyways.
    Besides I did a personal essay on Paper 1 of 8 pages and my teacher said that unless it is REALLY good that I will get marked down for the length. So I guess shorter is better in some ways!! Although in fairness I think that essay was the best one that I have ever written... So here's hoping!


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    #34
    Raphael
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    whassupp2 wrote:
    What about Longley. first it was a letter to him. then you had to concentrate on his themes. bit awkward...
    Discussing themes is basically what I do in essays anyway, and the letter wasn;t too bad if you were writing your essay on the day instead of regurgiating it. I did the themes of Nature, his father and sectarian violence.

    Particle Boy: Tbh I'd say you'd only get marked down if it's a bad essay that the examiner gets pissed off with reading after 2 pages.


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    #35
    sticky9cd
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    smemon wrote:
    i disagree, 2.5 pages is not honours standard, its ok if you want a pass though.

    3.5 pages min if you want an A, preferably 4 or above. 6 plus is just taking the piss and will bore the examiner unless it's world class which it won't be unless your a genius.

    I wrote 5 pages for the essay and 2.5 for the poet(Thomas Hardy), 3 for King Lear and 4 for the comparitive. had a full hour left after paper 2 but was in till the end in paper one.:D :D


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    DonaldDuck
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    sticky9cd wrote:
    I wrote 5 pages for the essay and 2.5 for the poet(Thomas Hardy), 3 for King Lear and 4 for the comparitive. had a full hour left after paper 2 but was in till the end in paper one.:D :D
    Its words not pages that matter,how many words on average do you get a line?


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    #37
    Faerie
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    smemon wrote:
    i disagree, 2.5 pages is not honours standard, its ok if you want a pass though.

    3.5 pages min if you want an A, preferably 4 or above. 6 plus is just taking the piss and will bore the examiner unless it's world class which it won't be unless your a genius.


    Bull****! I wrote 6 and a half for my Bishop essay and 5 and a half for comparative studies and my teacher told me that that's perfect!
    I agree quality is more important than quantity, but you can't make a generalisation like that about writing a lot!


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