Junior Cert JC English: Complete Revision Guide

An all in one pack for the final hurdle:

Junior Cycle English – Summary Resource

This all-in-one revision and classroom guide helps students confidently engage with core texts, film, poetry, and media. Its clear, exam-focused, and easy to use.

Texts & Comparison:

Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck): Loneliness, dreams, social inequality.

The Outsiders (Hinton): Class conflict, brotherhood, identity.

Comparison: Covers setting, characters, themes, and endings - tragedy vs. hope.

Film – Sing Street

Set in 1980’s Dublin.
Themes: dreams, escape, music, rebellion.
Key characters, scenes, and camera work explained.

Poetry Toolkit

Techniques: Simile, metaphor, imagery, enjambment, personification & more.
Poem summaries:
Mid-Term Break: Grief, childhood.
Digging: Identity, tradition.
Innisfree: Peace, escapism.

Media Studies
News structure (5Ws, broadsheet vs tabloid).
Advertising techniques (slogans, visuals, buzzwords).
Visual text analysis (focus, layout, colour, expression).

Perfect for:

Quick revision
Essays & comparisons
Poetry and film analysis
Media and unseen texts
A clear, concise guide for Junior Cycle English success.