All My Sons on Film
An Arrest by Ambrose Bierce
KR Coyle piece we read in class
Poetry 2016-18
Comparative work 8.01.16
King Lear Themes
Philip Larkin Biography
Key moments: All My Sons
comparative sentence 2016
The conflict between complicated relationships and individual responsibility can lead to unexpected consequences.
What's it all about 2015-16
6th Year
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6th Year English
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Comparative Sentence 2014/15
5th Year English
an Arrest by Ambrose Bierce
Here's the story we read as an exemplar for short story writing, read it again and be amazed!
http://www.ambrosebierce.org/arrest.htm
http://www.ambrosebierce.org/arrest.htm
Comparative work on Juno and the Paycock
Oct 2 2014
Kingship in Macbeth
Consider the theme of kingship in Macbeth
What makes a good leader?
What attributes should a leader have?
What do you require of a leader before you would follow him?
Is there a time to be moral and a time to be immoral or should a leader be above that?
Take notes, confer with others, discuss your view, and decide on what you want to report.
What makes a good leader?
What attributes should a leader have?
What do you require of a leader before you would follow him?
Is there a time to be moral and a time to be immoral or should a leader be above that?
Take notes, confer with others, discuss your view, and decide on what you want to report.
Now consider the kings in Macbeth.
Duncan, Macbeth, Malcolm
Do they conform to the expectations you decided on above?
Which of these kings is the best leader?
What would you tell them to change, if you were an advisor to each?
What kind of king would Banquo have made?
What kind of king will Malcolm make?
Take notes, confer with others, discuss your view, and decide on what you want to report
Rely on the text and use a close reading to support your view.
This exercise will test your knowledge of the play and show you how much you know
Duncan, Macbeth, Malcolm
Do they conform to the expectations you decided on above?
Which of these kings is the best leader?
What would you tell them to change, if you were an advisor to each?
What kind of king would Banquo have made?
What kind of king will Malcolm make?
Take notes, confer with others, discuss your view, and decide on what you want to report
Rely on the text and use a close reading to support your view.
This exercise will test your knowledge of the play and show you how much you know
Cultural context clips
Here are the clips we used in class (with some extras) to illustrate the cultural background of the three comparative texts
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUMkrnKU1fahDzTkQPbFvRWDtTSIzA9o4
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUMkrnKU1fahDzTkQPbFvRWDtTSIzA9o4
leaving Cert English Easter resources
mind your language
Experience Articles from the guardian
Sylvia plath
As we begin our revision of Plath's poetry here are some sources of further reading:
The Guardian has a whole section on Plath
Here's an article about how useful biography is in studying a poet like Plath.
The Guardian has a whole section on Plath
Here's an article about how useful biography is in studying a poet like Plath.
5th Year 7.12.12
6th Year 4.12.12
Here are the clips of Lady Macbeth in performance we used in class
6th Year
SOME OF THE CULTURAL CONTEXT GROUP WORK WE DID ON OUR COMPARATIVE TEXTS
The Book Thief (BT) is set in Germany before and during WWII, with a divided delineated society ruled by a Nazi dictatorship; this affects the characters greatly as it results in the inequality of their place in society.
The Book Thief (BT) is set in Nazi Germany before and during WWII, shown from a child’s perspective, highlights different economic backgrounds, religious beliefs and how they are exploited to enforce the persecution of the Jews and increase the power of the Nazis.
The Constant Gardener (CG) is a contrast between the rich patriarchal western world and the poorer exploited developing world where no government is concerned with the well-being of the people; this is shown through the two main characters of bureaucratic Justin and socialist Tessa.
The Constant Gardener (CG) is set between 21st Century Kenya and London, there is a social and economic divide between the two, showing the reality of wealth in contrast with extreme poverty: wealth, social status and politics determine power in these contrasting societies.
Sive is set in 1950s Ireland in an unfair Catholic society where wealth dominates who has power; men and women have segregated roles and arranged marriage and money play an important part in the lives of the central characters.
Sive is set in 1950s Ireland: an isolated, conservative, Catholic influenced society where the wealthy have power in a male dominated world where children are powerless.
The Book Thief (BT) is set in Germany before and during WWII, with a divided delineated society ruled by a Nazi dictatorship; this affects the characters greatly as it results in the inequality of their place in society.
The Book Thief (BT) is set in Nazi Germany before and during WWII, shown from a child’s perspective, highlights different economic backgrounds, religious beliefs and how they are exploited to enforce the persecution of the Jews and increase the power of the Nazis.
The Constant Gardener (CG) is a contrast between the rich patriarchal western world and the poorer exploited developing world where no government is concerned with the well-being of the people; this is shown through the two main characters of bureaucratic Justin and socialist Tessa.
The Constant Gardener (CG) is set between 21st Century Kenya and London, there is a social and economic divide between the two, showing the reality of wealth in contrast with extreme poverty: wealth, social status and politics determine power in these contrasting societies.
Sive is set in 1950s Ireland in an unfair Catholic society where wealth dominates who has power; men and women have segregated roles and arranged marriage and money play an important part in the lives of the central characters.
Sive is set in 1950s Ireland: an isolated, conservative, Catholic influenced society where the wealthy have power in a male dominated world where children are powerless.
5TH Year
Here's a link to the unedited article from salon.com that we read on Friday 23 Nov 2012
http://www.salon.com/2009/09/19/better_pencil/
http://www.salon.com/2009/09/19/better_pencil/