Home Page News   St Benildus College "THE BEST EDUCATION MONEY CAN'T BUY" Irish Independent   Core Subjects 2009/2010 < back   English 2009/2010 Junior Certificate Overview The Junior Certificate English Course aims to nurture the intellectual, imaginative and emotional growth of each student by developing his personal proficiency in the arts and skills of language. In the college, we aim to provide a wide and varied language programme with a variety of texts, materials and approaches. Some of the aspects covered on the course include: Media Studies Functional Writing Reading - for pleasure and for academic analysis Essay Writing Drama Poetry Transition Year is designed to make the student aware of the world through a broad range of media, novels and plays. Discussions, debating, oral and written presentations are used as assessments. This year works from Erich Maria Remarque, William Golding, Kanye West, Patrick Kavanagh, George Orwell and Tupac Shakur are on the course.   ENGLISH LEAVING CERTIFICATE HIGHER LEVEL COURSE OUTLINE 2009-2011 (1) COMPREHENDING AND COMPOSING Developing understanding and skills in the use of language. Focus on the following: The language of information The language of argument The language of persuasion The language of narration The aesthetic use of language (2) SINGLE TEXT The study of one text on its own. Focus will be on aspects as, character development, themes, narrative patterns, language and imagery, role of minor characters. Hamlet- William Shakespeare (3) COMPARATIVE STUDY A comparative study of three texts. The texts will be compared on the basis of the following: Theme or Issue The General Vision and Viewpoint The Cultural Context (4) POETRY A selection from the poetry of eight poets (six poems by each poet) Evan Boland, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Patrick Kavanagh, Adrienne Rich, William Wordsworth, William Butler Yeats