Leaving Cert English paper 1: Chadwick Boseman stars in diverse and timely exams Denise Chaila also featured in contemporary papers that ‘tuned in’ to current moment
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Leaving Cert students begin their first exam – English paper one – at Sutton Park School, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
The late actor Chadwick Boseman played a starring role in the first State written exam for almost two years, as just under 40,000 students sat diverse and different Leaving Cert English paper-one exams.
Most students have responded positively to the English papers which, at higher level, asked them to write about the controversy surrounding statues of men involved in the slave trade or the dangers of stereotyping.
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Darren chats about carving a career for himself in English, and what is takes to make it as a writer!
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Quiz: How much can you remember about the Leaving Cert English poetry syllabus?
“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood…” By Sean Murray Friday 29 Jan 2021, 9:30 PM Jan 29th 2021, 9:30 PM 55,627 Views 30 Comments
FOR SOME OF us, it may be a long time ago.
But even if it’s been decades, there’s a good chance you may remember the poets that were on the Leaving Cert English course.
This quiz is about some of the evergreen poets that have appeared on the course over the years.
Best of luck. In the poem The Fish by Elizabeth Bishop, what does the narrator do with the fish in the end?