View Full Version : So how'd you do in your english literature exam? :)
matt$
25-05-2010, 03:24 PM
I personally think if i get a C i'll be lucky i did amazing opening paragraphs and then just mumbled on about aloud of crap... i even forgot what prejudice was but luckily i started writing about racism, and prejudice is basically similar to that, how bout you guys, think it was hard?
MattFr
25-05-2010, 03:51 PM
It was ok. I'm pretty sure I should get my B with it.
Special
25-05-2010, 04:00 PM
Seemed alright, hopefully ill get a B
Jordy
25-05-2010, 04:17 PM
It was fine, it had me wondering when I saw the questions but I managed to come up with good stuff I think. The poem for WJEC was particularly easily.
MattFr
25-05-2010, 04:31 PM
It was fine, it had me wondering when I saw the questions but I managed to come up with good stuff I think. The poem for WJEC was particularly easily.
*** did you get for the meaning of the poem?
Mathew
25-05-2010, 04:32 PM
I decided to do the question about animals for "of Mice and Men" - thought it was ok; got all the main points down and explained.
For the poems (Duffy and Armitage) I decided to do the one about "disturbed behaviour" I really can't say how I did on it. I got the points down but maybe could have improved on the structure. Hopefully I'll get the B I need for sixth form :)
Good luck to everyone!
Special
25-05-2010, 04:34 PM
the one about the summers day with the grasshopper?
i put that it was a metaphore of life & the part where it said something like 'it shot its wings open and floated away' i put it was a metaphore for taking a quick desision and getting on with it
i was also sat right at the front it's a good job i took a watch or else i had no time guidelines :|
MattFr
25-05-2010, 04:37 PM
the one about the summers day with the grasshopper?
i put that it was a metaphore of life & the part where it said something like 'it shot its wings open and floated away' i put it was a metaphore for taking a quick desision and getting on with it
i was also sat right at the front it's a good job i took a watch or else i had no time guidelines :|
Oh I did something similar. I said the grasshopper was symbolic of life problems, and when it washed it's face and flew away, the person was moving on from their problems and enjoying the beauty of summer. Some sht like that anyway haha.
yeah it was alright, think I probs got a B and seeing as I got A* in coursework should be good :) I thought edexcel had quite nice questions, the of mice and men ones where hard though. I did the one about prejudice too, lord knows how many times I spelt it wrong though :@. I ended up writing quite a lot about Curleys wife, a sizeable amount about Crookes then a bit just about george n lennie. My poetry was quite hard, but my modern prose or w/e was good.
Special
25-05-2010, 04:41 PM
Oh I did something similar. I said the grasshopper was symbolic of life problems, and when it washed it's face and flew away, the person was moving on from their problems and enjoying the beauty of summer. Some sht like that anyway haha.
lol yeah, i couldn't think logically at the time so i just thought if i look into it more than necessary i might get the marks
i wrote just over 2 pages for it lol
oh i also put for the part where it askes you what you liked about the poem that i liked the way the poet started off on a big scale 'who made the earth?' and then went into detail 'the grasshoppe was eating sugar from my palm'
MattFr
25-05-2010, 04:42 PM
lol yeah, i couldn't think logically at the time so i just thought if i look into it more than necessary i might get the marks
i wrote just over 2 pages for it lol
oh i also put for the part where it askes you what you liked about the poem that i liked the way the poet started off on a big scale 'who made the earth?' and then went into detail 'the grasshoppe was eating sugar from my palm'
Lol thats deep sht. I just blagged my way through it, sounding proper passionate to try and pick up marks. I was dead after 2 hours though, It was hard.
immense
25-05-2010, 04:44 PM
if you're not sure, i reckon it was ok. my coursework was a b in eng lit and i felt the exam went ok and came away with an a overall. i did of mice and men too. was a couple of years ago now though. i'm sure you all did fine.
Special
25-05-2010, 04:49 PM
i did mice and men and a view from the bridge, i like of mice and man alot more because a view from a bridge is about a masslive family who are all related one way or another really complicated
Jordy
25-05-2010, 04:55 PM
*** did you get for the meaning of the poem?Make the most of life cause it's short, have no regrets. Some others had religious things but I'll try ask some more slightly intelligent people and see what they put :P
Special
25-05-2010, 04:58 PM
oh sounds like i'm on the right tracks atleast :)
oh i also found this fangroup on facebook coincidentally lol: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Completely-************-your-way-through-an-english-essay/123680854327430?ref=ts (http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/Completely-************-your-way-through-an-english-essay/123680854327430?ref=ts)
flatface
25-05-2010, 05:54 PM
this is gcse yeh?
anyway i'm sure you've all done okay! :)
Erotica
25-05-2010, 06:05 PM
I didn't do at all well. It felt as if I spent 1 hour just staring at the paper and nothing else then quickly writing down any crap I could come up with in the remaining time. Very disappointing, but I'm over it. We all have our good and bad days. :P
Mathew
25-05-2010, 06:18 PM
oh i also found this fangroup on facebook coincidentally lol: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Completely-************-your-way-through-an-english-essay/123680854327430?ref=ts (http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/Completely-************-your-way-through-an-english-essay/123680854327430?ref=ts)
My friend just sent this to me - it's exactly what the majority of people at my school did today.. :P
I didn't do at all well. It felt as if I spent 1 hour just staring at the paper and nothing else then quickly writing down any crap I could come up with in the remaining time. Very disappointing, but I'm over it. We all have our good and bad days. :P
I did early entry for English Language last November and thought I completely messed up the exam - ended up getting an A. If you did AQA - coursework is 40% of your final grade so if you got high in that (I got A's), there's a good chance of getting your target.
&Josh, yes GCSE :)
Andeeh
25-05-2010, 07:35 PM
hard exam, poems i dont think i did great. OMAM I did pretty well and An Inspector Calls - hope i did alright.
So funny, some girl ran out crying when she saw the 2nd question!
Hopefully a B :)
Special
25-05-2010, 07:36 PM
hard exam, poems i dont think i did great. OFAM I did pretty well and An Inspector Calls - hope i did alright.
So funny, some girl ran out crying when she saw the 2nd question!
aww bless her :(
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