{"id":1503,"date":"2020-03-31T12:10:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T12:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metc.ie\/?page_id=1503"},"modified":"2020-06-22T13:40:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T13:40:26","slug":"english","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metc.ie\/index.php\/english\/","title":{"rendered":"English Leaving Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800080; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: underline;\">NB 1: Message to students using these resources:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080; font-size: 14pt;\">These Leaving Cert subject resources are intended as an <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">additional resource<\/span> to assist you in your home study. They are not intended as a substitute or replacement for the ongoing work you are engaged in under the close guidance of your teachers. Please follow the direction of your individual subject teacher and use these resources as a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">supplement<\/span> where appropriate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: underline;\">NB 2: Message to teachers:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 14pt;\">These Leaving Cert subject resources are intended as an <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">additional resource<\/span> to assist you in your important and onerous task of providing ongoing instruction, guidance, help and support to your students during the period of school closures and beyond. Feel free to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">refer your students<\/span> to any of the resources which you judge to be appropriate from time to time.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-25\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-25\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Resource<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Link<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Gill Critical Poetry Notes<br \/>\nComprehensive set of notes on all aspects of the LC poetry course.<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gillbooks.ie\/AcuCustom\/Sitename\/DAM\/090\/New_Explorations_Critical_Commentaries_FINAL_VERSION.pdf\">gillbooks.ie<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Thinking Quilt Language Styles<br \/>\nExamples of the language styles important for all parts of paper 1.<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1JSc6jiecAYJTHnzNtoQXhDGZLsns_PGV\/view\">google.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">How to Memorise a Poem<br \/>\nMemorisation techniques for poetry. Could be applied in other areas of study.<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hubpages.com\/literature\/How-To-Memorize-A-Poem\">hubpages.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Educate.ie Higher Level English Papers 2009-2016: Solutions<br \/>\nAnswers to 7 years of the exam with marking schemes and tips on answering technique throughout.<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/ebooks-educateplus\/English-HL-2016.pdf\">amazonaws.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Dublin Academy of Education YouTube \u2013 English<br \/>\nYouTube channel featuring videos on many leaving cert topics in many subjects, including Maths, English, Irish, French, Business and Geography. <br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCYX8SwIoZ7Mjizw1_eQ6kUA\">youtube<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Educate.ie Ordinary Level Maths Papers 2009-2014: Solutions<br \/>\nAnswers to 6 years of the exam with marking schemes and tips on answering technique throughout.<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/ebooks.educateplus.ie\/freesolutions\/English+LC+OL+Solutions.pdf\">amazonaws.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">English Scoilnet<br \/>\nA link to LC English resources available through the Scoilnet website.<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scoilnet.ie\/browse-search\/?q=*&amp;fq=%7B!tag%3Dschool_grade%7Dschool_grade%3A6&amp;fq=%7B!tag%3Dschool_discipline%7Dschool_discipline%3A40\">scoilnet.ie<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">English Studyclix<br \/>\nTwo separate links to LC Higher and Ordinary and Foundation level English resources available through the Studyclix website. Click on the relevant level for you.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studyclix.ie\/subjects\/leaving-certificate\/higher\/english\">studyclix.ie (higher level english)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.studyclix.ie\/subjects\/leaving-certificate\/ordinary\/english\">studyclix.ie (ordinary level english)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Connemara Community Radio English Podcasts<br \/>\nPodcasts covering a large part of course including poets, the single text and guidance on essays.<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.connemarafm.com\/education-programmes\/\">connemarafm.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Mr Tobin Leaving Cert English Youtube<br \/>\nVideos on Wordsworth and English grammar ad writing skills<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC92KBWQhZ6bpEZe9x62Et3Q\">youtube<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">LitCharts<br \/>\nAn A-Z of almost every comparative and single text on the syllabus and containing information on themes, issues, some scenes and characters.<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibdocuments.com\/LitCharts\/\">ibdocuments.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">LeavingCertEnglish.net<br \/>\nA blog (now dormant) but containing a huge number of articles on all aspects of the course eg. tips, advice, notes, answers.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leavingcertenglish.net\/index-page\/\">leavingcertenglish.net<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Hamlet: No Fear Translation<br \/>\nA \u2018modern translation\u2019 of Hamlet, with a study guide that includes summaries, quotes, character descriptions and an analysis of the play.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparknotes.com\/nofear\/shakespeare\/hamlet\/\">sparknotes.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">McArdle English<br \/>\nDetailed blog, with notes on the poetry, single text, and comparative.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mcardleenglish.com\/\">mcardleenglish.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-25 from cache -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NB 1: Message to students using these resources: These Leaving Cert subject resources are intended as an additional resource to assist you in your home study. 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