Guide to English
We’re all good at english - i mean for god’s sake, we’re fluent in the language. It bewilders me as to how people can fail english.
What you have to learn…..(41%)
fair enough; Shakespeare and W B Yeats aren’t exactly teenage icons. We’re FORCED to study them in order to get points so as a result, most of us hate them.
Prescribed poetry and the single text (usually a shakespeare ‘work of art’) are equal to roughly 25% of the marks.
Comparative Studies (300 page novels and the like) are equal to about 16%.
What you can bluff…..(59%)
Lets face it, we don’t like essays, even the best of us. On the day we can be in any sort of mood and might just fire blanks if the title isn’t to our liking. But hey, look on the bright side - nobody can study essays and learn them off (if you do, get a life). So that means everybody is just making stuff up on the day. The essay is worth 22%, meaning bluffers can have a field day here.
Reading comprehensions are another 22% and are again bluffer’s paradise. Read a few questions, look at the text and scribble down a few quotes and personal
opinions.
The final 15% goes on the ‘Unseen Poem’, basically a random poem thrown into the paper which you’re asked to examine.
Conclusion:
English is very bluffable, the majority of marks going on stuff you have to think up on the day (essay, unseen poem, reading comprehensions).
waffles…. u cant waffle on in an essay if u want the marks.. u have to stik to the title and make it descriptive
chaps an idiot
chaps an idiot has no idea what he’s talking about
tat lad obviously has never dne the leavin cert u cant waffle anythin in engl everythin is much to the point ………… as my engl teacher says everyda for our comparisons poetry and main text MAKE POINT PROVE AND CONCLUDE…………as for the essay u cnt waffle u need to no exatly wat ur writtin bout…. sorry but wat smemon has said it total bull………
anyone doing leaving cert gud luck …….. am repeatin so no wat year goin threw xxxxxxx
I have my English leaving cert exams in 4 days now, I’m more then stressed out
and that guy made me smile and laugh at how crazy he is…so thanks!.lol*! 
I think im d only student not studying!! everyone is! worried?? nah!!