General Vision & Viewpoint Comparative Essay
Featured texts:
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Winter’s Bone directed by Debra Granik
Philadelphia, Here I Come! by Brian Friel
Based on 2007 Leaving Certificate question
Focus on opening, climax & final scene.
6 full Powerpoint lessons on Brookyln directed by John Crowley.
Included;
Summary of each part
Notes on the General Vision and Viewpoint
Notes on the Cultural Context
Comprehension Questions
Full Powerpoint presentation lesson on Brooklyn (2015 Film)
Part 4 - Leaving Cert Comparative Study
-Summary of Part 4 of the film
-Notes on the Cultural Context
-Notes on the General Vision and Viewpoint
-Includes key scenes from the film
-Comprehension Questions
An essay on the general vision and viewpoint of the following texts;
1984 by George Orwell
Eclipsed by Patricia Burke Brogan
Brooklyn (2015) directed by John Crowley
Based on the 2014 Leaving Certificate Higher Level exam question.
Full Powerpoint lesson for Patricia Burke Brogan’s Eclipsed.
Sensitive content - Victim blaming and rape.
Act 1, Scene 4.
Powerpoint includes,
Pre-reading activity - What is victim blaming?
Play text
Overview of scene
Close analysis of scene
Leaving Cert Comparative Task
Comprehension Questions
Winter’s Bone - Film Study - The Comparative Study
This resource is designed for those using Winter’s Bone directed by Debra Granik as part of the Comparative Study for Leaving Certificate students.
This powerpoint breaks the film into four parts and comments on each part under the following comparative modes:
Theme and Issue
Literary Genre
Each part has questions on each comparative mode and a relevant Paper I task.
This powerpoint has 35 slides in total with 3 embedded videos. It includes two introduction tasks (reading a film review, commenting on the film poster), and interviews with the director.
Full Powerpoint presentation lesson on Brooklyn (2015 Film)
Part 5 - Leaving Cert Comparative Study
-Summary of Part 5 of the film
-Notes on the Cultural Context
-Notes on the General Vision and Viewpoint
-Includes key scenes from the film
-Comprehension Questions
Full Powerpoint lesson for Patricia Burke Brogan’s Eclipsed.
Act 1, Scene 2.
Powerpoint includes,
Pre-reading activities
Research task
Play text
Overview of scene
Close analysis of scene
Leaving Cert Comparative Task
Comprehension Questions
Full Powerpoint lesson for Patricia Burke Brogan’s Eclipsed.
Prologue and Act 1, Scene 3.
Powerpoint includes,
Pre-reading activities
Research task
Play text
Overview of scene
Close analysis of scene
Leaving Cert Comparative Task
Comprehension Questions
Full Powerpoint lesson for Patricia Burke Brogan’s Eclipsed.
Act 1, Scene 5.
Powerpoint includes,
Pre-reading activity - What does secular Ireland look like?
Play text
Overview of scene
Close analysis of scene
Leaving Cert Comparative Task
Comprehension Questions
Full Powerpoint lesson for Patricia Burke Brogan’s Eclipsed.
Act 1, Scene 6.
Powerpoint includes,
Pre-reading discussion - Living in a ‘Fantasy land’
Play text
Overview of scene
Close analysis of scene
Leaving Cert Comparative Task
Comprehension Questions
Full Powerpoint lesson for Patricia Burke Brogan’s Eclipsed.
Act 2, Scene 1.
Powerpoint includes,
Social experiment - Discussion ‘Questioning authority’
Play text
Overview of scene
Close analysis of scene
Leaving Cert Comparative Task
Comprehension Questions
Analysis Question - Writing an introduction paragraph
Full Powerpoint lesson for Patricia Burke Brogan’s Eclipsed.
Act 2, Scene 4.
This resource is cheaper as it does not include comprehension questions.
Powerpoint includes,
Think - Pair- Share activity
Play text
Overview of scene
Close analysis of scene
Leaving Cert Comparative Task
Analysis task - Video project or staging a scene
Full Powerpoint lesson for Patricia Burke Brogan’s Eclipsed.
Act 2, Scene 2.
Powerpoint includes,
Pre-reading activity - Designing a promotional poster
Play text
Overview of scene
Close analysis of scene
Leaving Cert Comparative Task
Comprehension Questions
Analysis Question - ‘Power’ comparison template
Full Powerpoint lesson for Patricia Burke Brogan’s Eclipsed.
Act 2, Scene 5.
Powerpoint includes,
Pre-reading activity - Kathleen Ferrier’s He was despised
Play text
Overview of scene
Close analysis of scene
Leaving Cert Comparative Task
Comprehension Questions
Analysis task “Is it a triumphant moment when Sister Virginia gives the keys to Brigit?”
Full Powerpoint presentation lesson on Brooklyn (2015 Film)
Part 3 - Leaving Cert Comparative Study
-Summary of Part 3 of the film
-Notes on the Cultural Context
-Notes on the General Vision and Viewpoint
-Includes key scenes from the film
-Comprehension Questions
Winter’s Bone directed by Debra Granik
A great revision resource for Leaving Cert pupils
Perfect visual aid for the Comparative Study
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Includes,
Plot summary
Character list
Important Quotes
Motifs
Context