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Learning off english essays

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  • 11-12-2019 7:49pm
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    RQ19
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭


    Hi, Im doing my leaving cert this year and I am hopeless at essays, and need at least a H3 for points, If I learn sample essays online and rewrite them in the exam basically word for word, whilst adapting the essay to the question asked could I be penalised? I was thinking I would learn them off by heart but add a sentence of my own in each paragraph


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    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,222 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    This is not a very sensible plan.


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    endacl
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    Practise.

    An essay has three sections.
    1. State what you’re going to say.
    2. Say it.
    3. Say what you said.


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    antix80
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    It might work.

    Depends on the topic whether it will work brilliantly, will require some shoehorning, or be a complete disaster. Good luck.


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    skooterblue2
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    Dont learn the essay, Learn the bullet points and craft your essay around it


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    Martina1991
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    In LC i had a very good teacher who was also an examiner.
    He gave us examples of essays that students had written that were A standard and went through why they were good.

    I remembered about 5 of them, not off by heart but the main storyline to them. I used one of them as the basis for my essay but changed it slightly to fit the question.

    It did help because I didn't waste time thinking about what to write. I knew the direction I was going and how it was going to end.


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    spurious
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    It will be very clear to the examiner that your non learned off answers are of a different quality.

    There are no shortcuts to success. At the very least a HL English candidate should be able to write an essay.


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    FHFM50
    Closed Accounts Posts: 165 ✭✭FHFM50


    Whatever you do, do not learn of essays.

    A quick google search of 'How to write an essay' will give you plenty of resources. Here is a good one I found.

    http://lklivingston.tripod.com/essay/

    There is also http://leavingcertenglish.net/ which hasn't been updated in years but still contains relevant material for leaving cert English.


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