LC English Language Skills 12.11.24

This interactive webinar is particularly aimed at teachers new to teaching Senior Cycle, but all welcome and will examine the following:
• Comprehension- how to prepare for all three sections; the general understanding, the delivery, timing, volume of information required.
• Special attention to the style question. Key vocabulary required, how to recognise style elements and how they improve the text given.
• Recognising and writing in different language genres; Language of Argument, Narrative writing, Persuasive writing, Aesthetic writing etc.
• Functional Writing- exposure to quality texts. How to create a H1 effort. Structure- explanation of and adherence to IFCR.
• The highest mark earner on the paper- the 100m essay.
• How to structure the discursive essay.
• Ingredients for a quality Short Story.
• What does a Descriptive Essay look like?
• Preparing a quality Speech.
• 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.