Shakespeare Focus: Macbeth
Text and Notes for Leaving Certificate English
Published on 10. March 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-0-7171-7326-6 (ISBN)
Description
Gill Shakespeare Focus: Macbeth - a new and beautifully illustrated edition of the play - expertly assists students in understanding Shakespeare's great drama and thoroughly prepares them for the Leaving Certi?cate exam.
Focused scene-by-scene analysis:
Summary and in-depth Critical Analysis
Detailed study of Shakespeare's Language
Key Quotes plus commentary
Exam-style questions and Sample Paragraphs with Examiner's Comments
Essential study notes:
Characters - concise analysis
Central Themes and Issues
Dramatic Techniques (Imagery, Soliloquies, Dramatic Irony)
Macbeth as a Comparative Text - modes de? ned, detailed explanatory notes, exemplar paragraphs, using key quotes, essay plans and FAQs on successful answering
Exam Focus - purposeful use of key scenes, paragraphing succinctly, quoting e? ectively
Writing Top-Grade Essays - advice and prompts for responding to the question and planning the essay
Full Sample Essays - marked and graded with invaluable Examiner's Comments
Sample Leaving Certi?cate exam questions relevant to the latest changes in the exam
Teacher's Resources
Additional Teacher's Resources are available on GillExplore.ie, our smart, reliable and easy-to-use resources platform:
? PowerPoints ? Quizzes ? Worksheets ? Weblinks
Each Gill Shakespeare Focus: Macbeth comes with a FREE eBook!
Focused scene-by-scene analysis:
Summary and in-depth Critical Analysis
Detailed study of Shakespeare's Language
Key Quotes plus commentary
Exam-style questions and Sample Paragraphs with Examiner's Comments
Essential study notes:
Characters - concise analysis
Central Themes and Issues
Dramatic Techniques (Imagery, Soliloquies, Dramatic Irony)
Macbeth as a Comparative Text - modes de? ned, detailed explanatory notes, exemplar paragraphs, using key quotes, essay plans and FAQs on successful answering
Exam Focus - purposeful use of key scenes, paragraphing succinctly, quoting e? ectively
Writing Top-Grade Essays - advice and prompts for responding to the question and planning the essay
Full Sample Essays - marked and graded with invaluable Examiner's Comments
Sample Leaving Certi?cate exam questions relevant to the latest changes in the exam
Teacher's Resources
Additional Teacher's Resources are available on GillExplore.ie, our smart, reliable and easy-to-use resources platform:
? PowerPoints ? Quizzes ? Worksheets ? Weblinks
Each Gill Shakespeare Focus: Macbeth comes with a FREE eBook!
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Dublin
Ireland
Publishing group
Gill
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Dimensions
Height: 296 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
926 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7171-7326-6 (9780717173266)
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Persons
Martin Kieran and Frances Rocks are experienced teachers and examiners who have written several Leaving Certi? cate English textbooks. Martin has worked for many years as Chief Advising Examiner for Leaving Certi? cate Higher Level English. Frances delivers in-service workshops for second-level teachers of English throughout the country.