

Exam-ready analysis of Small Things Like These (Claire Keegan) for the Leaving Cert English Comparative Study, Higher Level, written for students in the form of a textbook.
A 29-page PDF covering all four Higher Level modes: Cultural Context, Literary Genre, Theme or Issue, and General Vision and Viewpoint. Every comparison point is partner-agnostic, so the book works whatever texts you pair the novella with.
What’s inside:- General introduction: the author and the novella, the world of the novella, the story, the main characters, how the novella is told, and the major themes.
- Approaching the Comparative Question: how the exam section works and how to build comparative sentences.
- A full chapter on each mode, opening with a “Reading for this mode” primer and “What the examiners ask”, then working through the novella’s ground for that mode: a finger in every pie, the economy of the head down, and what is done to girls (Cultural Context); a hundred pages and one decision, the camera behind the eyes, what is not said, and the season as structure (Literary Genre); the anatomy of the thing not done, the most persuasive argument in the book being the wrong one, two Sarahs and an inheritance, and what goodness costs, with a close reading of the walk home (Theme or Issue); a garden already cold at the start, how dark it gets, the counter-lights, and hope left standing in the street (General Vision and Viewpoint).
- Close readings of key moments in every chapter, with key-moment and technique tables for fast revision.
- A sample comparative paragraph in every mode, with slots for the student’s second text.
- "Setting this text against others" notes and a comparison grid ending each mode chapter: the Small Things Like These column is filled in, and the Text 2 and Text 3 columns are left for the student’s own combination.
- Original, SEC-style practice questions for every mode.
Clear enough for students to read independently and rich enough to teach from. Licensed for the purchasing teacher to copy for their own students. Pairs with the companion Teacher Guide (sold separately); buy both in the Complete Bundle and save.
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