General Vision & Viewpoint Comparative Essay
Featured texts:
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Winter’s Bone directed by Debra Granik
Philadelphia, Here I Come! by Brian Friel
Based on 2007 Leaving Certificate question
Focus on opening, climax & final scene.
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Four graphic organisers for the price of two!
Philadelphia, Here I Come!
Lady Bird
Where The Crawdads Sing
Winter’s Bone
Includes chapter by chapter summaries, notes on context, notes on theme & notes on characters.
A graphic organiser for The Ferryman by Jez Butterworth. Available in Powerpoint and PDF files.
Perfect for Leaving Certificate English.
Includes,
Chapter by Chapter Summaries
Character Breakdown
Context
Themes
Motifs
Act 2 - Eclipsed by Patricia Burke Brogan.
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Six full Powerpoint lessons including,
Pre-reading activities - discussion/ video/ article
Play text
Overview of scenes
Close analysis of scenes
Leaving Cert Comparative Tasks
Comprehension Questions
Pre-reading activities - discussion & video
Overview of scenes
Leaving Cert Comparative Questions (Literary Genre, Theme or Issue)
Paper 1 Task
Act 1 & 2 Quiz
Romeo and Juliet - Staging the scene - Junior Cert Revision Worksheet
Based on Baz Luhrmann’s version of the film
Essential for Romeo and Juliet Junior Cert revision
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin LC Poetry Poster
Includes editable Powerpoint (which can be edited to make into worksheet)
Features the poems
Street
Following
Fireman’s Lift
Translation
The Bend in the Road
To Niall Woods
Winter’s Bone directed by Debra Granik
A great revision resource for Leaving Cert pupils
Perfect visual aid for the Comparative Study
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Includes,
Plot summary
Character list
Important Quotes
Motifs
Context
Winter’s Bone - Film Study - The Comparative Study
This resource is designed for those using Winter’s Bone directed by Debra Granik as part of the Comparative Study for Leaving Certificate students.
This powerpoint breaks the film into four parts and comments on each part under the following comparative modes:
Theme and Issue
Literary Genre
Each part has questions on each comparative mode and a relevant Paper I task.
This powerpoint has 35 slides in total with 3 embedded videos. It includes two introduction tasks (reading a film review, commenting on the film poster), and interviews with the director.
This bundle also includes an A4 page knowledge organiser. The organiser includes a summary of each part, character list, motif list and context information.
Powerpoint presentation.
Spin on ‘The Hero’s Journey’
Simple and engaging lesson on Dan Harmon’s (creator of Ricky and Morty) 8 step story structure.
Uses examples from ‘Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World’ (available on Netflix) Can be used for Film Studies.
Template included in presentation.
Pre-reading activities - discussion & video
Overview of scenes
Leaving Cert Comparative Questions (Literary Genre, Theme or Issue)
Comprehension Questions of Act One
Accompanying worksheets
Family Tree worksheet
Literary Genre - Tracker Worksheet
Theme or issue - Tracker Worksheet
Sylvia Plath - Leaving Cert Poetry Poster
Includes editable Powerpoint (which can be edited to make into a worksheet)
Features the poems
Morning Song
Child
Mirror
Elm
Poppies in July
The Arrival of the Bee Box
Full Powerpoint lesson for Patricia Burke Brogan’s Eclipsed.
Act 2, Scene 6.
Powerpoint includes,
Pre-reading activity - Review of key scenes
Play text
Overview of scene
Close analysis of scene
Leaving Cert Comparative Task
Comprehension Questions
Analysis Question - ‘General vision and viewpoint’
Full Powerpoint presentation lesson on Brooklyn (2015 Film)
Part 1 - Leaving Cert Comparative Study
-Summary of Part 1 of the film
Notes on the Cultural Context
Notes on the General Vision and Viewpoint
Includes key scenes from the film
Comprehension Questions
A lesson containing brief background information on Lyra McKee and her role as a journalist. Contains her TedTalk with comprehension questions and an analysis task.
Would best suit second-fourth years.