An explanation of PQE and how to use it to improve paragraph writing. Includes an example on Romeo and Juliet.

Knives Out is a new film on the Leaving Certificate course. It would be an excellent choice for the film in the comparative. This guide contains details on key aspects of the film, the genre, character analysis, a list of key moments, sample answers and more. This film would compare well with Where the Crawdads Sing, and Macbeth.

This study guide is made to accompany the study of the film ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’ directed by Taika Waititi. It was designed with Irish Junior Cycle students in mind, but would suit many different educational systems. This resource includes notes on: Taika Waititi Key film details Summary Key moments Key quotes Major conflict Setting Opening Scene Film Genre Similar Films Character List Major Characters Character Development Themes Symbols Camera Angles Mise-en-Scène Sample Answers

This is a pre-reading lesson to introduce students to key themes of the novel, and use the book covers and blurbs to make predictions on the text. Students will practice there oral, reading, and writing skills through a debate, comprehension questions, and class discussion. This lesson has been designed with English learning outcomes in mind. Included in the resource pack is the student worksheet, and a teacher resource page explaining the lesson and providing extra tips should you need it.

This booklet revises articles, speeches, personal essays, and short stories. It also goes over PCLM briefly, general tips for essay writing, and the five language genres.

A worksheet to accompany study on What has happened to Lulu? by Charles Causley. Can be used to teach rhyme, imagery, and narrative poetry. Suitable for use with 12-14 year old students. A good extension activity could be for students to write a response poem about finding Lulu in the same structure.

This learning journal comprises 17 distinct exercises, all with multiple parts. There are opportunities for individual, group, and pair work herein. The exercises allow for an analysis of theme, character, and key moments through use of songs, research, comprehension, discussion and assessment tasks. Included is a teacher resource with a bit of explanation if needed. Feel free to adapt the worksheets to suit your class.

This resource is aimed at higher level Junior Cycle English students, but the content can be tailored to multiple levels and curricula. Contents: text of prologue and term definitions summary of prologue analysis of prologue exam-style questions language and quotes to use in your answers

This quiz contains 14 plot-based questions on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and three analytical questions that ask students to consider theme and form their initial opinions of the film. This task could be used during viewing, as homework after each class, or as a quiz after watching the film. On a separate page is has examples of ideal answers that students may give. Teachers should use these answers as a guide and their professional judgement as to whether they expect this standard from students. If used as home/summative work, this task could be an ideal way to encourage students to use examples in their answers, instead of one-word phrases.

Writing newspaper articles teaches important skills of descriptive, informative and potentially argumentative language. However, asking students to draw their own templates takes far too long. Use this template instead, and get straight to the work that matters. This document has two pages - a fully blank worksheet, and one with faint words to tell students what goes where. This could be used as a method of differentiation or for first vs second drafts. The graphic nature of the piece means it could work well on classroom walls as part of a display.

Helping students empathise with characters and recognise key moments in literaturew is hard. I find this task achieves both of these aims. After reading / watching a portion of a text, I ask students to create an Instagram post as if they are that character in that moment. This leads nicely into answering written questions such as ‘if you were this character in that moment, what would have done differently?’ etc. Of course there are many other applications for this worksheet, this is just one way. This could also be used in a history class to foster a sense of historical empathy. For example: post as if you are a gladiator in Ancient Rome, a member of Washington’s army, a Jew in hiding during WW2 etc. This pack includes a sample post as Harry Potter on his first day at school, a second sample post that is generic, and a totally blank template for students to complete themselves.

This is a worksheet to use with students when analysing key scenes in drama or fiction. This would be best used for longer scenes, and I would recommend having students staple these into booklets to use during their study.

This is an example of phrases that can be used in a comparative essay.