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**HL English Paper 2 Before/After **
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shawnanana wrote: »I didn't even get to do my unseen poetry at all!
Did anyone else struggle with time keeping and not get it finished? Damn all you fast writers
I struggled with the time a bit too, I left unseen poetry till last and only got a page done for both of the answers, and it was all waffle :P
My friend didn't get to do the unseen poetry though and I am pretty sure he only got like a small bit done on his other poetry question0 -
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ladymacbeth wrote: »• Nice Macbeth Q on his character or his ambition
• Cultural Context
• Plath or Mahon
Now if this happens, somebody is DEFINATELY looking out for me up there!!!!!
Told ya
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ladymacbeth wrote: »Told ya
ladymacbeth your appearance is a bit late, didn't make it to the leaving cert paper with macbeth no? :P0 -
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Hi,is it possible to fail english? I had a poor paper one..
a poor paper 2 only wrote 3 pages on my comparative... a very bad poetry answer and macbeth (didnt understand any questions) AND didnt answer unseen 
I would love someone to be honest with me.. :. FML went blank 0 -
Peaceoutdude wrote: »Hi,is it possible to fail english? I had a poor paper one.. a poor paper 2 only wrote 3 pages on my comparative... a very bad poetry answer and macbeth (didnt understand any questions) AND didnt answer unseen I would love someone to be honest with me.. :. FML went blank
Honestly: Yes, it is possible to fail English. It's also the only subject that can cause you to fail your Leaving Cert according to my teacher. I know that if you do fail it, you're put on a list of illiteracy.
Granted, it's exceptionally difficult to fail and is usually only failed by those who go into the exam hall and sit there doing nothing for the three hours because "it's only English". If you wrote anything down for your answers across both papers, even excluding the unseen poetry, you're fine. There's no way you failed with a three page answer for the comparative alone.0 -
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randylonghorn wrote: »I think his point is that superintendents in a few centres seem to be more lax about time-keeping, judging by comments above ... and he's not in one of those centres.
Oh whoops sorry.. I just presumed he was! Sorry John.Icy 0 -
You also fail the Leaving Cert if you fail maths!!
Our English teacher said that you don't actually fail your Leaving Cert if you fail maths, but I don't know. She is sort of righteous when it comes to the subject - often noting that English is always the first exam because it's the most important.Peaceoutdude wrote: »Thank you, But i feel my answers didn't relate to the question at all.. fingers crossed i will get a nice examiner.. 
my comparative was shocking dough..
Basically, if you can prove that you can form basic sentences, even without relating to the question, you'll pass.0 -
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Peaceoutdude wrote: »For higher level?
If your grammar, spelling and punctuation were mostly correct, then yes.0 -
Peaceoutdude wrote: »Thank you, But i feel my answers didn't relate to the question at all.. fingers crossed i will get a nice examiner.. my comparative was shocking dough..
They mark you're essays in terms of purpose (did you address the question), coherence (natural flow or consistency), language (obvious) and mechanics (spelling, grammar, etc). In the prescribed poetry question which is 50 marks. It is divided into:
* Purpose - 15 marks
* Coherence - 15 marks
* Language - 15 marks
* Mechanics - 5 marks
The guidelines are that if your purpose mark is 13, say, then the most you can get in coherence and language is 13 and so on. So if you don't feel you answered the question, then this will affect your purpose mark which would, in turn, affect the coherence and language mark.0 -
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Peaceoutdude wrote: »I dunno.......
Your paper 1 could possibly bring you up? Someone last year from my school failed English (she was a really bad student who was advised to do ordinary). She misunderstood the meaning of the words totally and wrote an essay on something completely different and she still only failed by about 3%.
There's no point in worrying about it now though when it's done just concentrate on your other exams.0 -
Oh whoops sorry.. I just presumed he was! Sorry John.Icy
haha no problem.
I have to hand it to my attendant. Amazing so far. It's actually ridiculous how he's started every exam at the exact time it's supposed to, and end it equally on time.
My opinion is still that once time is up, seal up and hand it up. It's apparently common enough to give a few minutes, but the leaving cert is a competition, and if someone can't get it done, tough.
And to the people posting about these chilled out attendants. I'd advise against it. If the wrong eyes sees it it could lead to someone losing their job etc. Although they'd deserve it in my opinion. 0 -
haha no problem.
I have to hand it to my attendant. Amazing so far. It's actually ridiculous how he's started every exam at the exact time it's supposed to, and end it equally on time.
My opinion is still that once time is up, seal up and hand it up. It's apparently common enough to give a few minutes, but the leaving cert is a competition, and if someone can't get it done, tough.
And to the people posting about these chilled out attendants. I'd advise against it. If the wrong eyes sees it it could lead to someone losing their job etc. Although they'd deserve it in my opinion.
Bit harsh. I don't see a problem with letting people finish up their paragraphs/conclusions. Most of the time they'd get all the marks for that part anyway?
I do agree that 10 minutes is too much however, a but a 1-2 minutes could not do any harm.
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It is?JustForClarity wrote: »It's also the only subject that can cause you to fail your Leaving Cert according to my teacher. .
You do?You also fail the Leaving Cert if you fail maths!!
Can anyone link to actual evidence for the notion that you fail the whole LC if you fail ANY one subject? (as opposed to "my teacher said that the subject which coincidentally she happens to teach is more important than all the others!")
That said, in terms of getting into college courses etc. English and / or Maths are core minimum requirements for many, so in that sense they're more important than an extra subject you're not counting on for points anyway.
Superindendent, or supervisor sometimes, the attendant is the youngster who brings in the tea / coffee and runs errands!I have to hand it to my attendant.
Don't mean to be pedantic, just gets so confusing when people keep calling them superintendent / attendant / examiner ... they're actually 3 separate and distinct roles!
On a human level, I see your point ... but the only way to be fair to all candidates is if all superintendents follow the guidelines and are equally strict tbh.Deleted User wrote: »Bit harsh. I don't see a problem with letting people finish up their paragraphs/conclusions. Most of the time they'd get all the marks for that part anyway?
I do agree that 10 minutes is too much however, a but a 1-2 minutes could not do any harm.0 -
randylonghorn wrote: »
Superindendent, or supervisor sometimes, the attendant is the youngster who brings in the tea / coffee and runs errands!
haha I had a feeling I was wrong!
That said, I'm sure our attendant is doing a smashing jobs making cups of tea!
Good superintending/attending all round here.
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