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5th Years!! (2010-2011)
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Happy Summer
Haven't been around in a while, I will try and be a more dedicated contributer next year.
I'm just wondering...I was looking at this:
http://www.examinations.ie/schools/S90_10_Imlitir_Roinne_Scruduithe_IV_EV.pdf
It's about our (2012 + After) Irish exam...and I'm confused.
Paper 1 - Aural and Essay/Debate etc. - Fine
Paper 2 - Comprehensions, 1 q from 1 of the 5 prose pieces, 1q from 1 of the 5 poems...and something else called the additional literature.
I can't make out if the additional literature question comes from another of the 10 pieces (depending on if you pick the poem or prose section for it)...or something else.
Our class has spent about 1/3 of the year doing a novel...so I do hope that the novel can be used...
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Theres some sort of situation where every does 5 poems plus a novel or a play or they just do 10 poems. That must be what additional literature is.
I hate summer. I'm lonely and all my friends live in awkward places and then they're going to the gaeltacht for the whole of July 0 -
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crayolastereo wrote: »But at least when its school I see my friends everyday!
Yaaa... But with school it's all early mornings and sleep deprivation... Gahhhh totes looking forward to September ><
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havent been on this thread on a while ... lolz hows everyones summer going ? any reports back yet ?
i dont think they making fun of it i think they saying they'd love to do a paper like thatIn fairness lads, some people just have serious trouble with maths and foundation level is what they can manage. No need to make a mockery out of it. like compared to higher maths ... no offense intended (well only my opinion ) 0 -
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Historykitten wrote: »i dont think they making fun of it i think they saying they'd love to do a paper like that like compared to higher maths ... no offense intended (well only my opinion )
Exactamundo!
I wasn't slagging them off... I would just love to do that paper instead of all the crap in the honours one :P
... In fairness though the LCA and Foundation papers are totally ridiculous like... They're talking about building a smart economy and all that bullshizz but they give that as an option?!?0 -
Exactamundo! I wasn't slagging them off... I would just love to do that paper instead of all the crap in the honours one :P
... In fairness though the LCA and Foundation papers are totally ridiculous like... They're talking about building a smart economy and all that bullshizz but they give that as an option?!?
Do it then.0 -
Historykitten wrote: »havent been on this thread on a while ... lolz hows everyones summer going ? any reports back yet ?
i dont think they making fun of it i think they saying they'd love to do a paper like that like compared to higher maths ... no offense intended (well only my opinion )Exactamundo!
I'm sorry, I wasn't trying to be bitchy or anything and it seems I misinterpreted it, I just feel some people have very snotty opinions when it comes to foundation level.
M&S*, you better be joking :eek:0 -
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Not a word of a lie... I've been practicing for that since the end of school... I've been staring at myself in the mirror and shouting... I made myself cry once :cool: :pac:
hahahacrayolastereo wrote: »I hope everyone is working hard on their scary senior student face this summer. We get to yell at people in the halls because we're old and have the LC now:P love it havent praticed mine yet cz i'm a pro :P jk jk 0 -
Black-out curtains ftwcrayolastereo wrote: »On the subject of sleep deprivation, I'm sick of dawn being so early in the goddamn morning. I want to stay up till 4 watching shows online and still be able to sleep, but its bright again by 3.30!!
I've gotten into my normal summer sleeping schedule of about 6am - 2pm, but I have a job this summer. It reeeeeeeeally sucks ass when you fall asleep at half 4 and have to work at half 7
Anyway, my results came back. I'm happyish.
Irish HL - 70%
English HL - 70%
French HL - 83% (:()
Chemistry HL - 64% (but I cheated in this :rolleyes:)
Biology HL - 48% (No study, love my life!)
Business HL - 45% (WHAT. THE. FUCK. I studied a lot for this and I thought my answers were good.)
Maths OL - 79%
Grand total of 405pts I think. Very average. Story of my life.0 -
haha i have had a job all 4th year and all 5th yearCoeurdepirate wrote: »Black-out curtains ftw I've gotten into my normal summer sleeping schedule of about 6am - 2pm, but I have a job this summer. It reeeeeeeeally sucks ass when you fall asleep at half 4 and have to work at half 7 sucked so much but i need the money to pay my way through college dont keep your job on for 6th year... trust me you will go insane but on a brighter side you can afford things now 0 -
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Historykitten wrote: »haha i have had a job all 4th year and all 5th year sucked so much but i need the money to pay my way through college dont keep your job on for 6th year... trust me you will go insane but on a brighter side you can afford things now
I'm going to have to go to college in Galway because unless I get a job wherever else I want to go my parents just can't afford it. But yeah, it's great having money but I have nothing to spend on stupid stuff that I want, gotta save for Oxegen, London and a new laptop! 0 -
Coeurdepirate wrote: »I'm going to have to go to college in Galway because unless I get a job wherever else I want to go my parents just can't afford it. But yeah, it's great having money but I have nothing to spend on stupid stuff that I want, gotta save for Oxegen, London and a new laptop!
Same boat :P I'm just gonna borrow it all 0 -
Coeurdepirate wrote: »I'm going to have to go to college in Galway because unless I get a job wherever else I want to go my parents just can't afford it. But yeah, it's great having money but I have nothing to spend on stupid stuff that I want, gotta save for Oxegen, London and a new laptop!
you live in galway? i'm from kilkenny and i havent a clue where i will go to college galway is on my list though oooh i also saving for a car and a nice holiday in a couple of years :O i wish i was going to Oxegen .... 0 -
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Well....right now im 5/6th's of the way through the Leaving Cert. All exams done except Chemistry which isnt for another 5 days! (Lovely break)
There are a couple of things i could tell you lot who are going into your last 2 years, which i wished someone would have told me:
1) Dont believe the hype!
yeah, the LC is all hype. Tbh, these two weeks have been sooo chill. There is far too much hype put on these exams by parents, teachers and the media and this just ends up putting pressure on you. Completely unnecessary. If you follow the course in class, get your bit of study in beforehand, it really isnt that bad.
2)Exam Papers
God i wish i had realised this sooner. Knowing the format of the exams and the type of questions you are going to get asked is the key to success. It is your goal. Its very hard to complete a course and understand what your doing, unless you realise why your doing it!!!
The best example of this i can give is Geography. Its an ice-cold december monday morning, its black outside and your falling asleep in Geog class while your teacher is harping on about farming in the south of Italy. You naturally wont be paying attention, cause you have no idea why you need to know this bulls**t.
however if you are familiar with the type of questions they ask in the LC exam, you'll realise that this section comes up every year and really is something you should make notes on. You'll find that some courses are 50% crap that is not needed at all for the LC, that is just thrown in to bulk up the textbook or some other reason, and when you come down to study in the months before the exams, you realise how much sh*t you can cut out. Knowing the past papers tells you exactly what you can cut out.
Bottom line is this: Its impossible to motivate yourself unless you know the goal you're working towards and exactly what you need to know.
So that was my long-winded way of basically saying; Get your exam papers now in 5th year and study them nearly as much as you study the subject itself. And this goes for every subject. Trust me! I wish someone had told me this 2 years ago.
Oh...and good luck! Don't worry, 5th yr is a bit of kick in the arse after TY, but after September you'll be well in your stride.
These two years will be your best school years. You work hard, but play harder. The craic is what you make it
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