Leaving Certificate OrdinaryLevel.2011
Paper 1.
2hours 50 minutes.
- Read the instructions carefully before beginning all questions.
- Allow 10 minutes at the end to read over your work.
- Always keep the marking scheme in mind when answering all questions,(Purpose, Coherence, Language, Mechanics).
Always underline exactly what you are being asked in every question.
Do Not Answer Question A and Question B from the same Text!!!!
Section 1: Comprehending. 50 Marks. Question A.
-Allow 50 minutes for this section.
-Read through all the texts and decide which Question A and Question B you will answer. Remember you cannot answer a question A and question B from the same text.
-When you have chosen your text, read it again, read the questions and re-read the text.
-Underline exactly what you are being asked in the question.
-Re-phrase the question in your answer.
-Make sure you look at the marks awarded for each question and write your answer accordingly.
-Give at least 3 or 4 points per answer and divide your answers in paragraphs.
-For each point you make, you should use a quotation/line from the text to back up your answer.
-Your total answers should be at least 2 pages in length.
Section 1: Question B. 50 Marks.
-Allow 50 minutes for this section.
-Identify the genre(s) of language you are mainly writing in e.g. information, argument, persuasion, narrative, aesthetic.
-Identify who you are writing for. What is the target audience?
-Underline exactly what you are being asked to do in the question.
-What format do you have to write in, e.g. Letter, diary entry, review, debate, etc?
-Your answer should be at least 2 pages in length.
-Make sure you brainstorm and plan your answer before you begin.
-Make sure you refer back to the question in your answer.
Section 2: Composing. 100 marks.
-Allow an hour for this section.
-Read through all the titles and pick the one you can write the most about.
-Underline what you are being asked to do.
-Decide which genre(s) of language your essay corresponds to.
-Plan your essay. Allow at least 8 Paragraphs.
-Refer to the title in your easy as much as possible.
-Write in the correct format, e.g. short-story, debate etc.
-Allow at least 3 pages of your answer book for this section.
-Try to be original.
Paper 2.
3 Hours and 20 minutes.
Section 1. Single Text: “How Many Miles to Babylon
60 Marks.
-Spend 55 minutes on this section.
-You must answer on the novel “How Many Miles to Babylon
-Read the questions carefully and always refer to the questions in your answers.
-Underline what you are being asked to do in the question.
-Be careful to check how many marks are going for each question.
-You will have options in the last question which is the essay question and is usually worth 30 marks.
-Make sure you brainstorm and plan the essay question.
-Make sure you use quotes from the novel to back up your answer.
-Your answers here should be about 3 pages in length.
Section 2: Comparative Study. 70 Marks. 55mins.
“My Sister’s Keeper” ( written by Jodi Picoult) And “Inside I’m Dancing” ( directed by Damien O Donnell).
-Only answer the question on Theme or Relationships.
-Plan your essay very carefully.
-Underline what you are being asked to do in the question.
-Refer to both texts in your answer,
-Compare the texts in Relation to either the theme of “Friendship”, or the relationships in the texts, (Rory and Michael and Anna and Kate).
-Your question will probably be divided into 2 questions (A and B), make sure you check how many marks are given to each question. Make sure you put “A” or “B” in the margin before you begin the different section in the question.
-Your answer should be 3/4 pages in length.
-Write an introduction and conclusion for your essay.
Section 3: Poetry. Unseen Poetry. 25 Mins. 20 Marks.
-Read the poem, then read the questions, then read the poem.
-Underline what you are being asked in the question.
-Take note of how many marks are awarded for each question.
-Your answers should cover an entire page of your answer book.
-Make sure you use your poetic vocabulary e.g. image, metaphor, alliteration, simile, etc.
-Have 3 supporting points per answer and divide each answer into paragraphs.
-Use lines form the poem to back up each point you make.
-Re-phrase the question in each answer.
Prescribed Poetry. 50 Marks. 55 minutes.
-There will be four poems on the exam paper. Answer questions on the one you have studied in class and you know the best.
-Read the question carefully and underline what you are being asked .
-Use your poetic language in you answer, e.g. personification, Simile, etc.
-Check all four poems and answer on the one you know the best.
-Use lines from the poem to back up your answers.
-Give plenty of supporting points in your answers and re-phrase the question in each answer.
-Check how much each question is worth.
-Your answers should average 2 and half pages.
If you follow my time allocation you should have 10 minutes left. Plenty of time to read over your exam script and make corrections or add extra to your answers.
Pre-Exam Check List.
1. Have I practised answering comprehensions?£
2. Do I know how to write…?
-Short-stories? £
-Reviews? £
-Magazine Articles? £
-Newspaper articles? £
-Formal and informal letters? £
-Reports£
-Dialogue? £
-Interviews? £
-Debates? £
-Speeches? £
-Discursive essays? £
-Descriptive essays? £
3. Can I plan an essay? £
4. Do I know how to write an introduction and conclusion? £
5. Can I quote 10 lines from “How Many Miles to Babylon”? £
6. Do I know a scene very well from “How Many Miles to Babylon”? £
7. Do I know the beginning and ending of “How Many miles to Babylon
8. Can I write a detailed account of at least 4 characters form the novel? £
9. Do I know how to write a Theme and Relationship comparative essay? £
10. Do I know my Comparative texts well? £
11. Do I know key moments from my Texts? £
12. Do I know comparative words to use in my essay? £
13. Do I know all my poetry vocabulary, e.g. Simile, Metaphor? £
14. Do I know how to analyse an unseen poem? £
15. Do I know ALL my poems?
-“Phenomenal Women” Maya Angelou.
-“Going Home to Mayo” Paul Durcan.
-“Daniel’s Duck” Kerry Hardy.
- “When I Set Out For Lyonnesse” Thomas Hardy.
-“A Glimpse of Starlings” Brendan Kennelly.
-“What Were They Like?” Denise Leverotv.
-“Bearhugs” Peter McGough.
-“Meeting Point” Louis McNeice.
-“All Day Long” Noel Monaghan.
-“Anseo” Paul Muldoon.
-“Moonshine” Richard Murphy.
-“The Sun” Mary Oliver
-“Ozymandias” Shelly
-“Jungian Cows” Penelope Shuttle
-“Travelling Through the Dark” Willaim Stafford
-“A Summmer Morning” Richard Wilbur.
15. Am I familiar with the layout of the paper? £
16. DO I KNOW THAT I AM NOT TO ANSWER A QUESTION A AND QUESTION B FORM THE SAME TEXT? £
Show the examiner how much you know. Do not leave the exam early. Read over your answers. Just remember to write as much as you can. Good luck!!
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