Leaving Certificate Ordinary Level – Excellence in English Language and Literature Introduction
What is it? • This section of Paper 2 is worth 60 marks.
• The Single Text is the fi rst section examined in Paper 2. There are a number of different Single Texts set each year, and these are listed on the fi rst page of your exam paper, along with the relevant page number.
• You are required to study only one of these Single Texts.
• Beware: sometimes a book you are studying as part of your Comparative Study will also appear as a Single Text option. It is vital that you remember that you can only answer the questions on your studied Single Text. If you use your Comparative Study text in the Single Text section, you will not be able to use it in the Comparative Study section.
• You are required to know your Single Text in far more detail than you know your Comparative Study texts.
• If you are studying a novel rather than a play, you do not need to learn a large number of quotes. However, if you are hoping for a high grade, it would be no harm to familiarise yourself with some of the more important quotes from the book.
