The Wild Swans at Coole, by W.B. Yeats
A talk on Yeats’s poem ‘The Wild Swans at Coole’.
Read More10 characters in 'Hamlet'
5-minute talks on relatively ‘lesser’ characters in Hamlet.
Read More'The Great Gatsby': 15 key moment video annotations
15 video/audio annotations of key moments in The Great Gatsby.
Read MoreHamlet key moment video annotations
15 video annotations of key moments in Hamlet.
Read MoreOn the withdrawal of the Paper 1 Plan
The plan to move English (and Irish) Paper 1 in the Leaving Certificate has been ‘deferred’. A response.
Read MoreMacbeth key moment video annotations
20 video/audio annotations of key moments in Macbeth.
Read MoreEnglish Meet 2023
If you’re interested in presenting at the second English Meet, on Wednesday 3rd May 2023, 7pm to 9pm, get in touch!
Read MoreOn Senior Cycle reform in English: follow-up
A post reflecting on where we are we right now with the proposed changes to Leaving Certificate English.
Read MorePatterns of Poetry podcasts
15 short talks on elements of poetry, using one or two poems in each case.
Read MoreSwiss Army Knife (exploding) quotations
A simple and effective revision technique in class, mining a single statement/quotation, and opening up rich discussions about the text (here, Macbeth).
Read MoreMacbeth webinar
The ‘shownotes’ for my webinar for teachers on revising Macbeth leading up to the Leaving Certificate. Via Tralee Education Support Centre, evening of Monday 9th January 2023.
Read MoreKing Lear for Litdrive
‘Shownotes’ from a presentation on teaching the end of King Lear, as part of Litdrive’s online CPD programme, January 2023.
Read MoreMy Books of 2022
My annual selection of excellent reading.
Read MoreRevising the sequence of 'Hamlet' 1
A three-step approach to embedding knowledge of the sequence of events in Hamlet.
Read MoreExploring the introduction of the Framework for Junior Cycle
Comments on the first report of the UL longitudinal study: Exploring the introduction of the Framework for Junior Cycle
Read MoreMacbeth revision webinar
Details of a revision webinar on Macbeth on January 9th 2023.
Read MoreEmma Smith on 'Macbeth'
Some notes on the Macbeth chapter in Emma Smith’s book This is Shakespeare.
Read MoreThinking about the tragedies: 54 exercises
54 exercises to discuss key quotations when revising Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear and Othello, with the rationale behind them, and an example from a key scene in Macbeth.
Read MoreThinking about 'Macbeth'
Here are some exercises on quotations in Macbeth. They are designed for 15-minute sessions of pair-work in class, but work perfectly well for individuals. You need to know the play well, so these are for revision at a late stage. The purpose is to make your mind work hard.
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