R.F. Foster's 'On Seamus Heaney'
Roy Foster’s overview of the life and career of Seamus Heaney is careful, balanced, and skilful, covering a lot of ground in a relatively short book.
Read MoreEnglish teaching vacancy
Details of English teaching vacancies for 2022-23.
Read MoreAlex Quigley's 'Closing the Writing Gap'
Alex Quigley’s Closing the Writing Gap joins its predecessors on vocabulary and writing to form one of the very best resources around for teachers of all disciplines.
Read MoreLeaving Certificate English 2022, Paper 2
Observations on English Paper 2 of the 2022 Leaving Certificate
Read MoreLeaving Certificate English 2022, Paper 1
A review of the first English paper in the 2022 Leaving Certificate.
Read MoreOn Professional Development for Teachers in Irish Schools
Some considerations on CPD in post-primary schools in Ireland.
Read MoreLeaving Cert Exam Tips
A fuller version of some ‘tips’ from today’s Irish Times.
Read MoreZoe Enser's 'Bringing Forth the Bard'
Zoe Enser’s Bringing Forth the Bard is a valuable guide for both novice and experienced teachers of Shakespeare.
Read MoreAn English Meet, 2022
An account of the English Meet on Thursday 5th May 2022 at St Columba’s College, with the presentation and relevant links.
Read MoreNotes on 'Never Let Me Go'
A post with some notes for those teaching Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel Never Let Me Go (on the Leaving Certificate comparative list):
Read MoreOn Senior Cycle Reform in English
Comments on the planned Senior Cycle changes in English in Ireland.
Read MoreSonia Thompson on Ron Berger
Sonia Thompson’s short ‘In Action’ book on Ron Berger’s An Ethic of Excellence is concise, practical and helpful for teachers and school leaders at any level.
Read MoreToni Morrison's 'Desdemona'
Toni Morrison’s play Desdemona gives voice to the silenced women from Shakespeare’s story.
Read MoreAn English Meet, Thursday 5th May 2022
A sharing opportunity for teachers of Leaving Certificate English, May 2022.
Read MoreThinking about 'Othello'
10 revision exercises on quotations in Othello. They are designed for pair-work 15-minute sessions in class, but work perfectly well for individuals. The purpose is to generate ideas and debate about the play, and they should only be done once you know the play well, particularly as retrieval practice.
Read MoreKiernan Ryan on 'Othello'
Kiernan Ryan’s new overview of Shakespeare’s tragic oeuvre is magisterial and consistently interesting. Here are some notes on his chapter on Othello.
Read MoreJoel Coen's 'Macbeth'
Joel Cohen’s visually-stunning version of Macbeth is a consistently interesting addition to the conversation we have been having with this play for hundreds of years.
Read MoreLeaving Certificate resources 2022
Links to helpful resources for teachers and candidates heading towards the 2022 Leaving Certificate in English.
Read More'Othello' Quizlet - the whole play
There is a revision series using quotations from Othello, by Act: this set combines all those quotations into one Quizlet.
Read More'Othello' Quizlet - Act 5
The fifth in a revision series using quotations from Othello, by Act.
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