Less Stress More Success
English Revision for Leaving Cert Higher Level
Published in January 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
317 pages
978-0-7171-4140-1 (ISBN)
Description
Covering every section of both Paper 1 and Paper 2, this book includes examination techniques, sample questions and model answers. It offers practical guidance on comprehension and composition tasks. Containing pointers to tackling literature questions, it also includes notes on prescribed texts and films.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Dublin
Ireland
Publishing group
Gill
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
Illustrations
ISBN-13
978-0-7171-4140-1 (9780717141401)
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Person
Anne Gormley teaches English at Laurel Hill Colaiste, Limerick.
Content
1. Revision Techniques Paper I2. Examination Techniques in Paper I3. ComprehensionCharacteristics of comprehension passagesTypes of prose writingStructure and form of comprehension passagesThe language of comprehensionCharacteristics of well-written answers in comprehensionComprehension vocabularyExercises on style4. CompositionGeneral notes on writingProblems and pitfallsPreparationPlanningThe paragraphChecklist for writing compositions5. The Language GenresThe language of narrationState Examinations Commission criteria for asssessmentThe language of argumentThe language of informationThe language of persuasionThe aesthetic use of language6. Answering Question B, Paper IWriting a reportInstructionsMemosLettersNotices and bulletinsInterviewReviewDiary entriesSpeechScript for a radio talkText for the property pages of a newspaperWriting on a photograph or a picture7. Samples of Paper I with Model AnswersStructure of Paper IFirst sample paper: culture and trendsSecond sample paper: violence and destructionThird sample paper: communicationFourth sample paper: home and identityModel answers to comprehension questions Paper II8. Examination Technique in Paper IIPrescribed texts for examination in 2007Prescribed texts for examination in 2008Prescribed texts for examination in 2009Examination technique in Paper IIAnswering literature questionsThe study of a single textHow to answer a question on the study of a single text9. The Comparative Study of TextsWhat is a comparative study? Answering a question on the comparative study of textsDraft questions and sample answersPossible types of questions on the comparative study of texts10. Notes on Some Prescribed TextsCat's Eye (2007 exam, comparative study only, and 2009 exam)Silas Marner (2007 exam)Jane Eyre (2009 exam)Wuthering Heights (2007 and 2008 exams)Death and Nightingales(2007 exam, comparative study only, and 2008 exam)The Poisonwood Bible (2007 and 2008 comparative study onlyPride and Prejudice (2007 exam)Death of a Salesman (2007 exam)The Crucible (2008 and 2009 exams)The Remains of the Day (2008 exam)Regeneration (2009 exam)11. Notes on Shakespeare DramaTragedy in ShakespeareHamlet (2008 exam, comparative study only)As You Like It (2007 and 2008 exams, comparative study only)Othello (2008 exam)Macbeth (2007 and 2009 exams)The Tempest (2009 exam, comparative study only)Twelfth Night or What You Will (2007 exam)12. Notes on FilmsCharacteristics of filmsIl Postino (2007 exam)A Room with a View (2007 exam)Henry V (2007 exam)Witness (2007 exam)My Left Foot (2007 and 2008 exams)Twelve Angry Men (2007 and 2008 exam)Much Ado about Nothing (2008 exam)Strictly Ballroom (2008 and 2009 exams)Cinema Paradiso (2008 and 2009 exams)The Truman Show (2008 and 2009 exams)Richard III (2009 exam)Inside I'm Dancing (2009 exam)The Third Man (2009 exam)13. Unseen PoetryApproaching the unseen poemMethod of answering questions on an unseen poemQuestions and sample answers14. Prescribed PoetryApproaching the questionQuestions and sample answersElizabeth Bishop (2007 and 2009 exams)Eavan Boland (2008 exam) AnswersPast Examination Papers