Welcome to 'Crazy Teacher in the Attic', a page for sharing English and French notes and resources with students and fellow teachers.
Resources focus on the Irish curriculum for English and French at both Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate Level, higher and ordinary level as stated.
Welcome to 'Crazy Teacher in the Attic', a page for sharing English and French notes and resources with students and fellow teachers.
Resources focus on the Irish curriculum for English and French at both Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate Level, higher and ordinary level as stated.
Le Formulaire
Leaving Cert Ordinary Level Form.
This resource is a 24 page step-by-step workbook on every aspect of answering the formulaire. It includes all the questions which have come up since 2009 with sample answers, tips and space for students to practice themselves.
Ideal for anyone who wants to clearly teach an ordinary level class, anyone with higher and ordinary level in the one class as the students could almost direct themselves, or any student studying OL French on their own as an additional subject.
Worksheet would form the basis of one to two weeks classwork and homework depending on class.
I think we’re all a bit confused about what exactly we NEED to cover for the JC MFL exam in June. I’m just a teacher with no extra departmental or SEC insight but from looking at the LO this is the checklist I plan to use with my students to try best prepare them. It’s not exhaustive. If anyone has suggestions for other items they would include of leave out I’d love to hear them
This document contains a list of lower and higher order questions for each scene in “The Merchant of Venice” along with ideas for classroom activities.
These activities align with the learning outcomes for Junior Cycle English by fostering critical thinking, effective communication, and an understanding of literary techniques while engaging students with “The Merchant of Venice.”
This PDF resource contains 6 colourful, printable posters to help students revise some of the key aspects of the LC 2023 French Oral, including the three main topics and the three tenses.
Leaving Certificate French Comprehension Grammar Questions
This powerpoint goes through how to recognise the different grammatical aspects which are asked in the LC HL comprehensions, what to write for your answer, and goes through all the questions from 2011-2022. It includes the question, the text, clues and the marking scheme, so that you can work through them together with your class.
In LC HL French, each comprehension has a grammar question. This is worth 5 marks (1.25% each or 2.5% of your French grade for the two questions). It can ask you to find a particular tense, grammatical term, a synonym or what word ‘it’ is referring to, etc.
This is an ideal first class lesson with students who are only beginning to learn the language. I t covers introductions, some basic classroom phrases and how to use a dictionary.
This complete overview of the present tense is perfect for Leaving Certificate students to bring them on in their study of French grammar. It consists of a complete handout and powerpoint which includes pretesting of JC work, comprehensive explanations, level appropriate vocab, exercises and even teacher only comments on the powerpoint that would particularly be of use to NQTs or teachers new to teaching French.
FIRST YEAR ENGLISH TEACHERS:
Trying to think of ice breakers for the first time you meet your new English class? This powerpoint creates everything you need to bring students into the world of Harry Potter and then sort them into their respective Hogwarts Houses. From there you can set up a reward system within the class. As McGonagall says “Your triumphs will earn you points. Any rule breaking and you will lose points.” Lots of potential for questioning and discussion. Lesson includes powerpoint and photocopies needed to make reward chart.
£3 on TES
Junior Cycle English Introduction to ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by Shakespeare. Three lessons focusing on the historical context, Shakespearian language and the overall plot and prologue. Full power-points with lots of activities including extension activities for new Junior Cycle. Could be used at Junior Cycle level for other Shakespearian plays also. Provides students with the ground work needed to introduce them to Shakespeare for the first time.
Powerpoints to walk you through teaching Romeo and Juliet to Junior Cycle students. These powerpoints are shorter than in Act 1 apart from the Balcony Scene hence the reduced rate. Given the short time frame of the Junior Cycle it is best to keep moving through less important scenes.
Detailed powerpoints with a Junior Cycle focus for Romeo and Juliet Act 1. Includes questions and extension exercises such as walking debates, twitter challenges, numeracy based exercises, assessment for learning, pair work, PIE paragraphs, key words etc.
This resource has colourful templates to help students focus on some of the main aspects of their LC French oral. The templates focus on l’avenir, mon quartier, une journée typique and the tenses. The templates are blank so that stusents can fill in their own notes.
