LC English: Tackling the Comparative Course 5.11.2024

This interactive webinar is particularly aimed at teachers new to teaching Senior Cycle, but all welcome and will examine the following:
• Choosing the Comparative texts, discussion around teacher experience of what works well (and what doesn’t!).
• Exploring Cultural Context, GVV and Theme/Issue, and applying them to the texts
• Time management- heavy workload for one question
• Engaging the student in the texts
• Classroom methodology that assists the teaching of this area.
• What does a H1 essay look like
• Structuring a H1 essay.
• UPDATED WEBINAR NEW SAMPLES

Facilitator: Deirdre Carroll enjoys teaching English in Portlaoise CBS and has over 25 years’ experience. She has taught and learned from students’ consistently helping them achieve results beyond national average. She has 20 years of experience with the SEC. She has been developing and delivering CPD to English teachers for seven years. She has also worked as an Associate with the PDST assisting in the roll out of the new English and Communications course.