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Offline pedrojosetrujillo

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English lit
« on: June 04, 2009, 05:13:33 pm »
how many sides of A4 did u write for you english literature exam. Just want to knw cause i wrote 5 and 1/2 sides, is that enough?

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Re: English lit
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2009, 05:15:35 pm »
You are meant to write 4 essays, with 1 and a half to 2 sides per essay

Remember
Quality not quantity

Cambridge has sed that it is possible to get an A* with one and a half side
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Re: English lit
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2009, 05:16:19 pm »
Isn't it 3 essays?

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Re: English lit
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2009, 05:17:48 pm »
Maybe different papers?

I did Cambridge Paper 4 IGCSE
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Re: English lit
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2009, 05:18:18 pm »
Isn't it 3 essays?
yes three essays
how did u find the questions By the way
they were pretty simple for me

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Re: English lit
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2009, 05:18:38 pm »
yeah its 3 essays. Dont knw i stress out to easily . Oh i did paper 1, our was open books, i think yours was closed books.

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Re: English lit
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2009, 05:19:58 pm »
Crucuible was ok, i did the empathic. Caged bird, was a bit confuising, but i managed to put some credible points. Lotf, it was gd , i would say

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Re: English lit
« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2009, 05:21:08 pm »
Yeah for me its three papers... hmm
what books u guys do..
We do Crucible and Lord of the Flies. Any of u do them? And if so what question did u choose. I didnt leak anything..just say whether u did star or which?!

Also, i wrote 11 pages..only because I couldnt fit it all in one. Ours was 2 hours and 30 minutes or sometihng. But my hand is now like limp and dead... hahah

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Re: English lit
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2009, 05:22:38 pm »
Woah, i had closed book exam - 2 hours 4 minutes... for 4 essays

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Which paper did u guys do?
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Re: English lit
« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2009, 05:23:24 pm »
if u write 11 pages, r u sure you were answering the question?

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Re: English lit
« Reply #10 on: June 04, 2009, 05:24:58 pm »
Sure, 5.5 sides is enough. As long as you've answered the questions properly... I wrote about 6 sides.
What topics did you guys do?

I had Richard, Lord of the Flies and Songs of Ourselves.
(Empathic, empathic and caged bird.)

I'm hoping everyone answered a star based question?

2 hours 30 minutes? Isn't the exam supposed to be 2 hours 15 minutes?
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Re: English lit
« Reply #11 on: June 04, 2009, 05:26:55 pm »
if u write 11 pages, r u sure you were answering the question?

Im pretty sure i was answering the question...
I just had alot to say! And we've been trained so much.
I guess the grade will only tell, but If i managed my time, and i personally feel like i wrote an acceptable essay and answered the question thorougly.. why is that a problem?
We have never been told that were only allowed to write one and a half pages..I mean how do u fit everything???
And i have big writing -.-

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Re: English lit
« Reply #12 on: June 04, 2009, 05:30:29 pm »
is it ok if we write around 2 nd a half for 1 question ?

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Re: English lit
« Reply #13 on: June 04, 2009, 05:31:21 pm »
Yay
The exam was really easy
what are the books at your sckool guys..??
We have...
~Songs Of Ourselves
~As you like it (Shakespeare)
~To kill a mocking bird
How was your exam....??
Hope it went gud
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Re: English lit
« Reply #14 on: June 04, 2009, 05:32:21 pm »
why are the grade boundaries in english literature so high nearly always? (in previous years)
its so hard to get an A!
what do you think the curve will be like for paper 4 this year?