Leaving cert english comparative

Iceboy

okay so its 70 marks for the comparative section on paper 2, im told examiners will mark 25 marks per A4 page if all is correct, so how long should the comparative be around 3-4 a4 pages?

cheers

partyatmygaff

Who told you 25 marks per A4 page? Was it posted on boards? I posted something similar to that recently. It's not a rule, it's just a way to gauge how long your answer should be.

Technically speaking if you were an excellent writer you could pull it off in 2.5 - 3 pages. But realistically you will need 4-5.

Iceboy

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Who told you 25 marks per A4 page? Was it posted on boards? I posted something similar to that recently. It's not a rule, it's just a way to gauge how long your answer should be.

Technically speaking if you were an excellent writer you could pull it off in 2.5 - 3 pages. But realistically you will need 4-5.

ye i heard it off someone here recently, probably you :rolleyes:

thats grand, the comparitive is my weakest part of the whole exam, i know what question is coming up in my mock tommorow so that helps abit, I'll have around 3 pages and a bit on it so not to bad anyways, will work on it for the leaving

deadybai

can any one give advice on the comparative.I find it really hard comparing Billy Elliot , The Plough and The Stars and how many miles to babylon