135,000 begin their Junior Cycle and Leaving Cert written papers
Commenting on the Junior Cycle English paper , Lorraine Tuffy, an English teacher at Jesus and Mary Secondary school Enniscrone, Co Sligo, questioned the decision-making behind some of the questions which appeared.
Junior Cycle students were also presented with the unseen poem, An Apology by Roger McGough, that explores a marriage proposal. One question asked students to narrate the experience from the woman’s perspective.Consolation came in the studied poetry section, however, with a “comfortably inviting and open question” where students drew from their studied material to discuss a poem that tells a personal story.
“This was a fantastic paper and a great introduction to what will be for most their first state exam. The paper was fair, current, thoughtful, and engaging. The theme of the paper was “Between Two Worlds” and brilliantly reflects where students are in their lives,” she said. Lorraine Tuffy, English teacher at Jesus and Mary Secondary school Enniscrone, Co Sligo, said students experienced a “well-pitched and broadly appealing paper”.
She said the “enticing and stimulating titles” in the composition section will have put candidates at ease. While the personal essayist only had one option, it was a particularly open one in which they were asked to reflect on “some of the things that bring excitement and wonder” to their life.
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