Hamlet Revision: Thinking Quilt on Characters and Relationships Students explore how key quotes can be multi-functional for describing a character based on what they say or what is said about them as well as a relationship between different characters. By applying symbols/patterns and colours they can visulaise how quote can overlap. I’ve provided a sample answer as well to see how it’s done.

Leaving Cert Paper One Booklet

A collection of six PowerPoints analyzing six poems by Eavan Boland as are prescribed for the Leaving Certificate. Child of Our Time, This Moment, Love, The Famine Road, The Black Lace Fan my Mother Gave Me and the Pomegranate. Each lesson provides a PPT with an analysis of the poem as well as points on language and theme for each.

A collection of editable notes on “Foster” by Claire Keegan which are a compilation of my own and some found online. The booklet focuses on relationships and social setting with key quotes for each. Some information has been adapted from https://vinhanley.com/2017/12/19/study-notes-on-foster-by-claire-keegan/

A worksheet showing the format of a formal letter with some guiding vocabulary included.

A PPT for teaching five of Gerard Manley Hopkin’s Leaving Certificate poems - Spring, Inversnaid, God’s Grandeur, Pied Beauty and Felix Randal.

A basic workbook to use for guided reading or revision. Scene summaries with space for students to choose key quotes as well as specific spaces for students to enter in notes on key soliloquies.

A booklet of worksheets for comparing the novel of TRASH by Andy Mulligan to its film adaptation.

Sample Answer - Exam Q ‘Sing Street’

A PowerPoint presentation giving a detailed description of John Keats’ poem “Ode to a Nightingale”.

A PowerPoint presentation giving a detailed description of John Keats’ poem “Ode to Autumn”.

A class lesson PPT on the poem Ambulances by Philip Larkin, aimed at an OL LC class.

A set of worksheets to use in comparing the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee to its film adaptation.

A PowerPoint presentation giving a detailed description of John Keats’ poem “…Chapman’s Homer”.

A PowerPoint presentation giving an overview of John Keats’ work and a detailed description of his poem “Brightstar”.

A PPT focusing on studying TKS with some points and sample paragraphs for comparing with the short novel “Foster”.

Notes with definitions and examples of literary devices used in “Hamlet”.

A simple worksheet for supporting students in studying or revising poetry. PDF and Word Doc versions available.

‘The Merchant of Venice’ Exam Q with Sample Answer

A PowerPoint presentation giving a detailed description of John Keats’ poem “La Belle Dame Sans Merci”.

A collection of editable notes and worksheets for studying or revising the film “I’m Not Scared”. Used for Ordinary Level, Leaving Certificate. There is a strong focus on key quotes, relationships and social setting.