Leaving Certificate English Comparative Study Complete Higher Level Bundle | Sive, Small Things Like

A complete teaching and revision bundle for the Higher Level Leaving Certificate English Comparative Study.

This comprehensive resource covers:

• Sive by John B. Keane
• Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
• The Banshees of Inisherin directed by Martin McDonagh

The bundle contains four detailed PowerPoint presentations with a combined total of 155 slides, as well as a 37-page editable student booklet.

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE POWERPOINT – 34 SLIDES

• Detailed summary of Claire Keegan’s novella
• Bill Furlong’s character development
• Literary Genre
• Theme or Issue
• Cultural Context
• Important key moments
• Carefully selected quotation bank
• Analytical points suitable for comparative essays
• Focuses exclusively on the novel rather than the film adaptation

THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN POWERPOINT – 40 SLIDES

• Detailed overview of the film
• Pádraic and Colm’s character journeys
• Cinematography, setting, sound and symbolism
• Literary Genre
• Theme or Issue
• Cultural Context
• Key scenes and supporting dialogue
• Direct comparisons with Small Things Like These

SIVE POWERPOINT – 43 SLIDES

• Plot and character notes
• Dramatic methods and theatrical techniques
• Literary Genre
• Theme or Issue
• Cultural Context
• Key moments and supporting evidence
• Comparisons across all three prescribed texts
• Three-text comparative tables and connections

THE 70-MARK COMPARATIVE ESSAY POWERPOINT – 38 SLIDES

• Step-by-step guidance based on a past-paper comparative question
• How to decode the wording of the question
• A chronological nine-moment essay structure
• Three opening moments, three middle moments and three later moments
• PEACEL paragraph structure
• Model introduction
• Nine model body sections
• Model conclusion
• PCLM guidance
• Exam timing and common mistakes

EDITABLE COMPARATIVE STUDY STUDENT BOOKLET – 37 PAGES

• Concise notes on all three texts
• Plot summaries and character development
• Literary Genre, Theme or Issue and Cultural Context notes
• Key-moment tables
• Quotation and evidence banks
• Three-text comparison matrices
• Comparative vocabulary
• Model comparative writing
• Large planning grids
• Quotation tracker
• Paragraph planner
• Complete 70-mark essay planner
• Revision checklist and practice questions

The resources are designed to help students move beyond separate summaries of each text and develop sustained, meaningful comparison.

They can be used for:

• Initial teaching of the comparative course
• Whole-class discussion
• Student note-taking
• Homework and independent study
• Essay planning
• Mock-exam preparation
• Final Leaving Certificate revision

Suitable for Higher Level Leaving Certificate English students and particularly useful for mixed-ability classes that require clear scaffolding alongside detailed analytical content.

I would recommend following: Small Things Like These, The Banshees of Inisherin and Sive (teaching order). Of course, editable to your preference!