Leaving Cert English Comparative Guide for Teachers 2024 and 2025 (Higher and Ordinary Level)
2024
2025
Unlock a world of literary exploration with the comprehensive Comparative study bundle. Tailored for educators, this resource offers a deep dive into novels, dramas, and films for the 2024 examination or 2025 examination (separate guide for each). It provides an overview of each text and guidance on theme analysis, cultural context, general vision and viewpoint, and relationships. Equip yourself with valuable combinations, headings, and study points to lead your students toward insightful comprehension.
What’s inside:
– A curated list of novels with estimated reading times and concise synopsis.
– Engaging synopsis of prescribed dramas, bringing the stage to life.
– Brief overviews of films that transport you into captivating cinematic worlds.
For all 37 texts for the respective years:
– Suggested themes sparking thought-provoking discussions. Possible comparative options for 17 unique combinations, inspiring insightful connections.
– In-depth exploration of cultural context through the lens of social class, gender roles, family dynamics, religion, and love.
– Comprehensive analysis of general vision and viewpoint, unlocking the essence of each work (only for 2025 as not examined in 2024).
– A closer look at relationships in each text, providing a rich tapestry of human connections.
– Expertly curated study combinations, perfect for in-depth exploration and comparison.
– Covers both Higher and Ordinary level.
– Lots of material covered across 279 pages, or 104 thousand words for 2025 and 231 pages, or 62 thousand words for 2024.
– Written by a current teacher and Leaving Certificate examiner.
Uncover the layers beneath the surface as you dissect narratives, unravel character complexities, and explore cultural nuances. Unlock fresh perspectives, cultivate critical thinking, and unleash your teaching potential with the Leaving Cert English Comparative Guide for Teachers 2024 and 2025, your gateway to a world of profound understanding and captivating analysis.
Elevate your teaching with this essential tool, making text selection and analysis a breeze.
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Please note that Literary Genre is not included.
Contents
- List of Novels Prescribed for Comparative Study
Includes novel titles, estimated reading time, and brief synopsis.
- Brief Synopsis of Prescribed Dramas:
Provides concise summaries of the prescribed drama texts.
- Brief Synopsis of Prescribed Films:
Offers brief overviews of the films in the study.
- Theme or Issue: Suggested Themes for All 37 Texts: (notes can also be used as Theme for OL)
Lists suggested themes or issues for exploration across the texts.
- Theme or Issue: Suggested Combinations
Possible text combinations and suggested headings under which to study each text.
- Cultural Context: Overview of All 37 Texts: (notes can also be used as social setting for OL)
Explores cultural context topics including Social Class/Class Structure, The Role of Men and Women, Attitude towards Family, Role of Religion, Attitude towards Love and Marriage, in suggested combinations, including suggested study combinations.
- Cultural Context: Suggested Combinations
Possible text combinations and suggested headings under which to study each text.
- General Vision and Viewpoint: Notes and Suggested Study Point for All 37 Texts:
Provides insights into the general vision and viewpoint of each text.
- GV&V: Suggested Combinations
Possible text combinations and suggested headings under which to study each text.
- Relationships (Ordinary Level Only):
Comprehensive analysis of relationships in each of the 37 texts, including suggested study combinations.
- Approaching the comparative
A 20 week outline of how to tackle your planning.
2024
2025
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Yes. All notes are printable.
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For 2024, we cover:
Novel
‘Purple Hibiscus’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
‘Pride and Prejudice’ by Jane Austen
‘The Silence of the Girls’ by Pat Barker
‘Days Without End’ by Sebastian Barry
‘The Big Sleep’ by Raymond Chandler
‘All the Light We Cannot See’ by Anthony Doerr
‘Room’ by Emma Donoghue
‘Rebecca’ by Daphne du Maurier
‘Silas Marner’ by George Eliot
‘A Boy in the Water’ by Tom Gregory
‘Never Let Me Go’ by Kazuo Ishiguro
‘Miss Emily’ by Nuala O’Connor
‘Hamnet’ by Maggie O’Farrell
‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ by Delia Owens
‘The Cove’ by Ron Rash
‘Frankenstein’ (1831 version) by Mary Shelley
‘Out of Shadows’ by Jason Wallace
‘Educated’ by Tara Westover
‘The Underground Railroad’ by Colson Whitehead
‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde
Drama
‘The Ferryman’ by Jez Butterworth
‘Medea’ by Euripides
‘Philadelphia, Here I Come! By Brian Friel
‘A Raisin in the Sun’ by Lorraine Hansberry
‘The Crucible’ by Arthur Miller
‘Tribes’ by Nina Raine
‘Kindertransport’ by Diane Samuels
‘Hamlet’ by William Shakespeare
‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare
Film
‘Rosie’ by Paddy Breathnach
‘Casablanca’ by Michael Curtiz
‘The Shawshank Redemption’ by Frank Darabont
‘Mustang’ by Deniz Gamze Ergüven
‘Ladybird’ by Greta Gerwig
‘Knives Out’ by Rian Johnson
‘Diego Maradona’ by Asif Kapadia
‘Hunger’ by Steve McQueen
For 2025, we cover
Novel
‘Purple Hibiscus’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
‘Pride and Prejudice’ by Jane Austen
‘The Silence of the Girls’ by Pat Barker
‘Young Skins’ by Colin Barrett
‘Days Without End’ by Sebastian Barry
‘The Tenant of Wildfell Hall’ by Anne Bronte
‘The Big Sleep’ by Raymind Chandler
‘All the Light We Cannot See’ by Anthony Doerr
‘Rebecca’ by Daphne du Maurier
‘A Boy in the Water’ by Tom Gregory
‘The Mayor of Casterbridge’ by Thomas Hardy
‘Never Let Me Go’ by Kazuo Ishiguro
‘Small Things Like These’ by Claire Keegan
‘Miss Emily’ by Nuala O’Connor
‘Hamnet’ by Maggie O’Farrell
‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ by Delia Owens
‘The Cove’ by Ron Rash
‘Frankenstein’ (1831 version) by Mary Shelley
‘Educated’ by Tara Westover
‘The Underground Railroad’ by Colson Whitehead
Drama
‘The Ferryman’ by Jez Butterworth
‘Medea’ by Euripides
‘A Raisin in the Sun’ by Lorraine Hansberry
‘Sive’ by John B. Keane
‘Once Before I Go’ by Phillip McMahon
‘The Crucible’ by Arthur Miller
‘Kindertransport’ by Diane Samuels
‘King Lear’ by William Shakespeare
‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ by William Shakespeare
Film
‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ by Wes Anderson
‘Rosie’ by Paddy Breathnach
‘The Shawshank Redemption’ by Frank Darabont
‘Mustang’ by Deniz Gamze Ergüven
‘Ladybird’ by Greta Gerwig
‘Knives Out’ by Rian Johnson
‘Diego Maradona’ by Asif Kapadia
‘On the Waterfront’ by Elia Kazan
