On Wednesday evening, after the shocking news about the English paper 2 fiasco, I got a text telling me not to panic, that I’d look back on the whole idiotic mix-up and laugh at how flustered I’d gotten. Let me tell you all, there has been no laughter as of yet. This afternoon, there was no “Ah [...]
I seem to be the only person not overjoyed by English Paper 2. Despite both Theme & Issue AND Cultural Context coming up for the Comparative, despite the Macbeth essay being incredibly vague and open-ended and despite three of the four poets on the leaked paper coming up, I still managed to mess it up. [...]
ZOOM. Okay, I’m just going to give you an insight as to what it was like being me this morning. I got up at five to read Macbeth quotes like a madwoman. My appropriately towards the poetry went something like this, “shit shit shit shit if Bishop isn’t there I’M GOING TO DIE”. And I [...]
I don’t think any Leaving Cert paper has garnered as much media attention as this year’s English 2, it has made quite a name for itself. Although many considered the original paper to be a ‘dream paper’, I think it’s fair to say that the contingency model lived up to the hype. There was a [...]
A few hours after I wrote my meltdown post last night I switched off my laptop, took a few deep breaths and thought about what I could do to maximise my English grade on Saturday. After the initial panicky thoughts of “oh God, that was my dream paper!” I realised that the contingency paper doesn’t [...]
It’s currently June 2nd 2009. It’s also 2.30am, and I technically have a Leaving Cert to sit tomorrow. My second Leaving Cert. Maybe repeating wasn’t the best idea ever, in hindsight. I’ve never overdosed on caffeine to this extent before in the entirety of my existence (About 4 Red Bulls, 2 cups of tea, a [...]
Does what it says on the tin.
Towards the end of 5th year our English teacher gave us a handout of sample A2/A1 Macbeth essays. Apparently these were actual essays written during the LC, under the same pressure and time constraints that we’ll all be under next week. I started using them as a study guide over the past few days and [...]
For thousands of Leaving Cert Students all across the country, school is officially finished. Forever. Copious amounts of alcohol have been consumed, shirts signed, teachers thanked, pranks eloquently executed. All that’s left now is the final hurdle- these damn Summer Exams. This is it. The Leaving Cert’s here. Well, almost. After six painful years of [...]
Emerald talks about English and hints at his deep-seated mistrust for women…
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