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Date Set:29th Aug Date Due: 30th Aug
Details: 2018 JC exam - Question 1. Get the novel 'Once' by Morris Gleitzman. This is our class novel for third year and it is essential that you have it for class by Wednesday 11th September as we will be beginning study of the book on that day.

Date Set: 30th August Date Due: 2nd September

Details: 2018 JC exam - Question 3. (You should now have both Question 1 and 3 completed in full.) Please get the exam papers if you have not already done so. Reminder: you need to get the novel ‘Once’ by Morris Gleitzman as soon as possible.

Date Set: 4th September Date Due: 5th September

Details:Debate Speech, as discussed in class today: You are participating in a debate on the motion that: ‘The use of all animals in circuses should be banned and zoos should be closed down.’ You must either agree or disagree with this motion. State and develop any two points you would make to persuade an audience attending the debate that your views are correct. (You can look over the guidelines on writing a debate speech by going to the Junior Cycle section of this website and going to ‘Functional Writing’.)


Date Set: 5th September Date Due: 6th September

Details: Learn the poem ‘Geography Lesson’ (this is your third time going over this poem!) and read the notes. There will be a quote test tomorrow.

Date Set: 6th Sept Date Due: 9th Sept

Details:1. Learn the highlighted quotes from ‘Poem for Lara, 10’. (Note: if you are absent, contact a classmate and ask him to send you a picture of the highlighted sections of the poem.) 2. In your copy, write an answer to the following question: You are participating in a debate on the motion that ‘Parents should not be allowed to post images of or information about their children online without the child’s permission’. You must either agree or disagree with the motion. State and develop any two points you would make to persuade an audience attending the debate that your views are correct’. Reminder: If you have not already bought the book 'Once', do so over the weekend as we will be starting work on it on Wednesday.

Date Set:11th September Date Due: 12th September
Details:Based on Chapter One of the class novel 'Once', write down examples of effective characteristics of a novel opening. Give examples from the novel to illustrate points. This exercise is to be completed in your copy, using the headings you were given in class.

Date Set: 12th September Date Due: 13th September

Details: Read to the end of page 56 of the novel 'Once'. There will be regular, short tests to ensure everyone is keeping up with the reading assignments.

Date Set: 13th September Date Due: 16th September

Details: Read to the end of page 101 of the novel 'Once' over the weekend. There will be regular, short tests to ensure everyone is keeping up with the reading assignments.

Date Set:18th September Date Due: 19th September

Details: Finish reading the novel 'Once' tonight. It is essential that you catch up on any missed sections as we will be beginning detailed analysis of the novel tomorrow.


Date Set:19th September Date Due: 20th September

Details: Exercise on Chapter One: On page 74 of the novel, Felix says, 'Once I lay in the street in tears because the Nazis are everywhere and no grown-ups can protect kids from them, not Mum and Dad, not Mother Minka, not Father Ludwik, not God, not Jesus, not the Virgin Mary, not the Pope, not Adolf Hitler.' By that stage in the book, his faith has been severely shaken.

Write approximately two paragraphs entitled 'Hopes and Dreams'. In your piece, you should reflect on (a) what sustains Felix in Chapter One and (b) what shelters him at this point compared with mid-way through the story or at the conclusion of the novel.

Date Set: 25th September Date Due: 26th September

Details: Based on 'Once', Chapter Three:
1. Identify 2 things that unsettle Felix and explain how his thinking starts to change.

2. Felix has plans to help his Mum and Dad. What are they and what motivates him to take action?
Reminder: Begin revising 'Romeo and Juliet' as we will be returning to analysis of themes etc. in a few weeks.

Date Set: 2nd Oct Date Due: 3rd Oct

Details: Prepare this task which we discussed in class today and which you will be writing and re-drafting in class tomorrow and Friday.

Genre: Argument or Persuasion – Short Talk
Length: Approx one page of foolscap
Title: Imagine you are Dan Taggart. Write the text of the talk you would give to a group of young people from town in which you explain to them why you believe your treatment of animals on the farm is sensible and necessary.
Points to note:
• It should be clear that your piece is a talk.
• Introduce yourself.
• Address the audience from time to time
• Make your points clearly and give evidence if necessary
• Be clear and definite in your views but do not insult or attack your listeners.
• Do not quote yourself or quote from the poem!
• Use features of the language of argument and/or persuasion (Rhetorical questions, persuader or pressure words or phrases, inclusive language etc.)
• Make it clear that your talk is coming to an end. You might wish to thank the listeners for paying attention.
• Include a call to action at the end if possible.


Date Set: 4th October Date Due: 7th October
Details: Revise the notes and quotes on Seamus Heaney’s ‘The Early Purges’. Don’t forget to bring the novel ‘Once’ to school with you next week as we will be returning to it. You should also begin revision of the plot of ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Revise once scene each night.

Date Set: 8th October Date Due: 9th October

Details: Continue your revision of Romeo and Juliet. When we have finished 'Once' we will be returning to the play.

Date Set:11th October Date Due: 16th October

Details: Answer the following questions on the novel'Once' in your copy:

Chapter Four.
1. List some of the reasons Felix considers himself ‘lucky’
2. List things you think he could complain about.
3. What indications are there – recognized or missed by Felix - that something is terribly wrong? What explanations does Felix come up with to make sense of things?
Chapter Five.
1. Contrast Felix’s dreams with the reality of what he discovers when he makes it home.
Chapter Six. 1. What changes have taken place in Felix (e.g.: more cautious, fearful of Nazis) and how do they influence his actions?
2. Do you think Felix did the right thing by a)taking Zelda and b) not telling her the truth about her parents at that point?


Date Set: 16th October Date Due: 17th October

Details: PORTFOLIO PREP: 1. Read Chapter Seven of 'Once' 2. Plan the writing task we discussed in class toady. You will be writing it into your portfolio in class tomorrow. Writing Task: Imagine you are one of the people on the road. Write the diary entry you might make after your first day of traveling.  Describe the events leading up to your leaving
What did you/could you take?
What do you regret having to leave behind?
What do you take consolation from? What comforts or consoles you a little bit?
Remember to reflect on the events.
Use narrative and descriptive language.

Date Set: 17th October Date Due: November Assessment

Details: Here is a list of the material you need to have revised before your November Assessment:
1. Romeo and Juliet: Plot,characters, quotes (your copy of the play has notes on these)
2. Of Mice and Men: Plot, characters, quotes
3. Poetry: For the poems we have covered, you need to revise the notes and quotes (see the handout you were given last year)
4. From 'Branching Out', the first chapter of the book covering styles of writing
5. Functional Writing tasks such as letter writing, diary entries, talks, debate speeches etc. These can be found in 'Branching Out' and on this website under 'Functional Writing - Complete Guide and Sample Answers'.
6. School of Rock: Revision notes from 'Branching Out'

Date Set: 18th October Date Due: 23rd October

Details: From the character revision handout, revise each of the characters in 'Romeo and Juliet'.

Date Set: 23rd October Date Due: 24th October

Details:Chapter 8
1. Why does Felix go from 6 hours of story-telling to keep Zelda’s spirits up, to the point where he suddenly hasn’t ‘got any more stories’ (p73)?
Chapter 9
What sort of a person do you think Barney is? Give reasons for your answer.
Chapter 10
Finding his parents is a driving force for Felix. Does his hope ever fade as his journey continues? What do the other children wish for in this chapter? Why do you think these things are so important to them?

Date Set: 4th December Date Due: 5th December

Details:From the Studied Drama section of my website, learn the notes and quotes on the opening scene in ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Date Set: 10th January Date Due:13th January

Details: 1. From your notes, revise the character of Juliet in preparation for an exam question next week. 2. From the 2019 JC paper, answer the question on infographics in Section B - Q 5.

Date Set:17th January Date Due: 20th January

Details: Homework: Revise the characters of Lennie, George, Candy and Slim in ‘Of Mice and Men’.

Date Set: 23rd January Date Due: 24th January

Details: 2018 Exam Paper: Section C, questions a) and b) using 'Romeo and Juliet. Bring your poetry notes to school tomorrow - and every day!


Date Set: 24th January Date Due: 27th January

Details: Read all the notes on the poem 'Tich Miller'. Learn the poem by heart (it is short!)