Leaving Cert 2013 Predictions?

Police Tape Chalk Line

I'll say Plath, because EVERYONE thought she was going to come up last year and she didn't. Same thing happened a few years ago (about 3) with Eavan Boland, everyone thought she was coming up in 2010 (I think), and she didn't, then she came up in 2011. Everyone was expecting Plath last year and she didn't come up, therefore, she will come up for us. I think possible Wordsworth (hasn't come up, like ever!), Shakespeare (hasn't come up since 2002, I think?), Hopkins (last time he came up was 2004, I think?), and then maybe Mahon, or Bishop (hopefully not).

Monsieur Folie

Police Tape Chalk Line wrote: »

I'll say Plath, because EVERYONE thought she was going to come up last year and she didn't. Same thing happened a few years ago (about 3) with Eavan Boland, everyone thought she was coming up in 2010 (I think), and she didn't, then she came up in 2011. Everyone was expecting Plath last year and she didn't come up, therefore, she will come up for us. I think possible Wordsworth (hasn't come up, like ever!), Shakespeare (hasn't come up since 2002, I think?), Hopkins (last time he came up was 2004, I think?), and then maybe Mahon, or Bishop (hopefully not).

If the department is really trying to screw with the predictions, they probably won't put Plath on the paper. Then again, they might assume that most people are thinking like that, and put Plath on the paper just to throw the people who assume they won't now just to throw us.

You really can't predict any more, especially not with English.

sganyfx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambler%27s_fallacy Please read this before trying to predict what will come up...

MrCraigButler

we have done Plath Hopkins Wordsworth Mahon and Shakespeare , our teacher reckons 4 out of that 5 will come up .. Cultural Context and Theme issue

PictureFrame

I did my Leaving Cert. last year and I just want to say one thing about predictions (especially for English)..

If you guys experienced the tension, disbelief and the amount of people who were genuinely shocked and upset that Plath and Heaney weren't listed on the Prescribed poetry you would see that Predictions do not work.

For a lot of people it was the worst moment they could of imagined and it was awful to see so many people miss out on their course because of making that mistake.

0mega

Imagine a paper with Kinsella, Hopkins, Wordsworth and Shakespeare.

:eek:

PictureFrame

0mega wrote: »

Imagine a paper with Kinsella, Hopkins, Wordsworth and Shakespeare.

:eek:

There will always be a Female poet though, that would be a terrible combination! I had Kinsella as my 3rd backup last year incase Rich didn't come up, thank god she did or I would have definitely not gotten an A1.

Canard

There wont always be a female poet though. Wouldn't be surprising if they broke that pattern this year at all.

PictureFrame

Patchy~ wrote: »

There wont always be a female poet though. Wouldn't be surprising if they broke that pattern this year at all.

bet you 20euro patch bbz xxx

Canard

you're bound to owe it back to me sooner or later

PictureFrame

I think I already owe you it..

hfallada

If you look at the papers over the last few years you can no longer predict what's coming up. Like if you want your course put in the year period. It's one year that dictates the reason of your life do it properly

Canard

Agreed - if you haven't seen the 2012 papers yet, try and predict them by looking at the rest. You won't be right. I'm not trying to sound like a spoilsport or something, the opposite, it's an awful feeling when your questions don't come up and it costs you a grade! Though I imagine no one will ever listen to this advice, I mean it is nice to predict and somewhat narrow it down but inevitably you'll end up relying on certain questions which is never good.

Police Tape Chalk Line

I took a chance for my Christmas tests and learnt 2 out of 5 poets. Neither came up. I actually felt sick when I looked at the paper. I managed to bluff my way through a Mahon essay though, so my result didn't suffer too much

You could always just learn five poets, and that way your guaranteed one to be one the paper?

ray2012

Police Tape Chalk Line wrote: »

I took a chance for my Christmas tests and learnt 2 out of 5 poets. Neither came up. I actually felt sick when I looked at the paper. I managed to bluff my way through a Mahon essay though, so my result didn't suffer too much

You could always just learn five poets, and that way your guaranteed one to be one the paper?

:rolleyes:

It requires more effort than that
But yeah, I've 5 done so no worries for me.

Police Tape Chalk Line

ray2012 wrote: »

:rolleyes:

It requires more effort than that
But yeah, I've 5 done so no worries for me.

And as students, we hate effort :P

I'm hoping to have five done perfectly by the time Paper 2 comes around

Acciaccatura

For English, I've a funny feeling Mahon will come up, and possibly Rich because I heard she died last year or something. After that I'd say Shakespeare and Plath and/or Bishop, and after that there's a fairly equal chance with the rest of them.

For Irish, I'd say An Tóstal 2013 could come up somewhere, either as an aiste topic or in a comprehension. Other aiste topic predictions I have are ginmhilleadh, Cluichí Oilimpeacha and I'm sort of just hoping that An Córas Oideachais will be there :P Seeing as the Irish course is still in its youth, prose and poetry is hard to predict, but I'll go with either Dís or Hurlamaboc for prose and, I don't know, Géibheann for poetry? I wouldn't be surprised if they pulled a fast one and put An tEarrach Thiar on again, to be honest.

I'll offer palm readings if I get any of this right :P

0mega

My prediction for English poets are:

Derek Mahon
Elizabeth Bishop
Gerard Manley Hopkins
William Wordsworth

Mahon & Bishop will definitely be the two I'll be spending most time on anyway. I'll know Plath & Rich well too but I don't think either of them will come up.

ray2012

0mega wrote: »

My prediction for English poets are:

Derek Mahon
Elizabeth Bishop
Gerard Manley Hopkins
William Wordsworth

Mahon & Bishop will definitely be the two I'll be spending most time on anyway. I'll know Plath & Rich well too but I don't think either of them will come up.

That'd be almost perfect for me, 3/4

buyer95

0mega wrote: »

My prediction for English poets are:

Derek Mahon
Elizabeth Bishop
Gerard Manley Hopkins
William Wordsworth

Mahon & Bishop will definitely be the two I'll be spending most time on anyway. I'll know Plath & Rich well too but I don't think either of them will come up.

Plath died in 1963, this year will be here fiftieth anniversary... IMO, one of Plath or Bishop will almost certainly be there.

0mega

buyer95 wrote: »

Plath died in 1963, this year will be here fiftieth anniversary... IMO, one of Plath or Bishop will almost certainly be there.

I think they won't put her on because of all the furore last year about her, people will be expecting her even more this year.

PictureFrame

Everyone last year was saying that because Rich died after the Exams were set (She died in April, exams are set in November) that she wouldn't be there because they were set before she died. Turns out she was on the paper anyway and very few had studied her because of that specific reason. Anyway i'm not making much sense, but I don't think the people who set the exam take into account the whole thing of 'it's 30 years since this poet died' blah blah blah. I honestly think everything is just randomly selected in a lottery or something!

shauna...

any other predictions for economic leaving 2013 or mocks

HugsiePie

The English department are trying to screw students over I know that the poets most predicted to come up for the past 2 years haven't come up! DON'T RELY ON PREDICTIONS, not because the poets expected to come up may or may not appear, they won't appear, simple as that!

TripShip

Copper_pipe wrote: »

My teacher is saying it'll be plath, bishop, Mahon and Shakespeare

This.

Monsieur Folie

TripShip wrote: »

This.

My teacher wanted to completely leave out Shakespeare! I had to convince her otherwise, since it'd be lovely to have him done if he came up. So now she's going to do him.

Relying on English predictions this year is risky business. As tempting as this thread is making it, I still think I'm going to just bite the bullet and prepare five poets well enough to cover my ass. With any luck, I'll still get one of the ones I'm stronger with!

Beccarina

fontdor wrote: »

Very helpful and great answer. Great tips too! How exactly can one study for English? any ideas?

If you need any tips on english, i suggest checking out leavingcertenglish.net! My english teacher set it up and she is an unreal teacher in my opinion, and the notes on her website help me so hopefully they will help you and others
Let me know what you think of it if you do check it out!

Beccarina

Trying to predict English is like trying to predict what will happen tomorrow - you can't :L I would advise anyone sitting honours English to learn at least 3 poets really well so your covered and also have a back up poet!

Monsieur Folie

Beccarina wrote: »

Trying to predict English is like trying to predict what will happen tomorrow - you can't :L I would advise anyone sitting honours English to learn at least 3 poets really well so your covered and also have a back up poet!

The only way to be fully covered is do five!

0mega

Tbh it's not that difficult to predict. Maybe if you're relying on one poet but you're bound to get 1/3 that you think will come up at the very least..

Everyone put all their eggs in Plath's basket last year.