leaving cert
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Personal Essay Plan
Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-cKuQ7Fpf0k__MV378XlEzz4XvvMniCpqBoV3TjLDro/edit Continue reading
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WB Yeats Teaching Slides
Here is a link to Google slideshow to teach the poetry of WB Yeats. I have also added it to the “links to slides” section on this site. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vjyZ77AUA0dG-noNEvjIbv2xGqwCBzXw-oITlcrqOhE/edit Continue reading
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The Role of Kent in King Lear
Overview: The character of Kent performs a number of dramatic functions in the play: Kent is the epitome of fidelity in the play- he remains absolutely and unquestionably faithful to Lear throughout and serves as a foil to the treacherous and immoral characters as well as providing much needed relief from the cynical evil and… Continue reading
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Hamlet Slideshow
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MagsbYwLF6uQ3Hc8oq4ifqM9xBDOtMw4f-YSqDLH6VA/edit Continue reading
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Sample Cultural Context Essay
What is Cultural Context?Cultural context refers to the setting of a text (both time and place). This will have a significant impact on the plot of a text, as well as the values and attitudes of the characters. In your Leaving Cert. exam, there will be two cultural context questions. One will be a full essay… Continue reading
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Paul Durcan Notes
Brief overview: Themes: Love/marriage, family, relationships, communication, society Style: narrative, free verse, conversational, repetition, absurdism, surrealism, humour Notes: Paul Durcan writes about subject matter that is as often gloomy as it is absurd and humorous. His main focus is on personal relationships: his troubled relationship with his wife, in particular, but also his strained relationship… Continue reading
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Emily Dickinson Notes
“Dickinson’s use of an innovative style to explore intense experiences can both intrigue and confuse.” Discuss this statement, supporting your answer with reference to the poetry of Emily Dickinson on your course. Poems: Hope is the Thing with Feathers, I Felt a Funeral in my Brain, I Heard A Fly Buzz When I died, A… Continue reading
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Sylvia Plath Notes
Poems: The Arrival of the Beebox Mirror Black Rook in Rainy Weather Child Morning Poppies in July Themes: (ie What does Plath write about?) Style: (ie How does she write her poetry?) (Style: language + imagery) Black Rook in Rainy Weather Plath frequently struggled with bouts of writer’s block and this poem depicts her struggle… Continue reading
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WB Yeats Notes
The Lake Isle of Innisfree The Wild Swans at Coole September 1913 Easter 1916 Sailing to Byzantium (In Memory of Con Markiewicz and Eva Gore Booth) The Lake Isle of Innisfree This poem was written in 1888 and represents Yeats’ early romantic, lyrical and more idealistic style. The poem conveys Yeats’ yearning to escape the… Continue reading
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Adrienne Rich Notes
A link to notes on Rich: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LUTS1SToyYTUBhAVOh04FDBk-SNoFGWq/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=117295114049371812660&rtpof=true&sd=true Continue reading
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Ms. Cotter’s Class is a run by Claire Cotter, a teacher and SEN Coordinator in Christian Brothers College Cork.
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