Saturday, December 11, 2021

The Submarine, Michaelmas 2021

The latest edition of the pupil magazine, The Submarine, has now been published, and can be read online via Issuu here. The new editors are Isabella Treacy, Elizabeth Hart and Phoebe Landseer.

Elena O'Dowd reviews this year's book club choice, All Our Hidden Gifts by Caroline O'Donoghue, there is poetry by Marianne Lee and Delia Brady, essays on Grades by Alexia Fantacc, on Victorian London by James Breatnach and on BDD by Isabella Treacy and a rugby report on First Form by Ethan Robertson, as well as a selection of the best Young Adult fiction this year.

Art work is by Felicitas Boecking,  Max Kinsky, Paul Schilling, Calvin She, Zining Wang, Antonia Ladanyi, Ellen Bevan, Helma Worringen and Alice Letort.

Tuesday, November 09, 2021

Othello - full play quotation revision

A revision series using quotations from Othello, by Act, is here. 

On this post you can see all 67 quotations together from all five Acts, below.

Set the Quizlet in flashcard study mode, and click top right to ‘answer with definition’, and then try to recall the missing word. Click to find the answer and for some notes on the significance of the quotation.

Most importantly, think about how the quotation can be used, what it tells us about a character/theme, in what way it resonates elsewhere in the play. 

Othello, Act 5 - quotation revision

The fifth in a revision series using quotations from Othello, by Act.

Set the Quizlet in flashcard study mode, and click top right to ‘answer with definition’, and then try to recall the missing word. Click to find the answer and for some notes on the significance of the quotation.

Most importantly, think about how the quotation can be used, what it tells us about a character/theme, in what way it resonates elsewhere in the play. 

 

Monday, November 08, 2021

Othello, Act 4 - quotation revision

The fourth in a revision series using quotations from Othello, by Act.

Set the Quizlet in flashcard study mode, and click top right to ‘answer with definition’, and then try to recall the missing word. Click to find the answer and for some notes on the significance of the quotation.

Most importantly, think about how the quotation can be used, what it tells us about a character/theme, in what way it resonates elsewhere in the play. 

 

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Othello, Act 3 - quotation revision

The third in a revision series using quotations from Othello, by Act.

Set the Quizlet in flashcard study mode, and click top right to ‘answer with definition’, and then try to recall the missing word. Click to find the answer and for some notes on the significance of the quotation.

Most importantly, think about how the quotation can be used, what it tells us about a character/theme, in what way it resonates elsewhere in the play. 

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Othello, Act 2 - quotation revision

The second in a revision series using quotations from Othello, by Act.

Set the Quizlet in flashcard study mode, and click top right to ‘answer with definition’, and then try to recall the missing word. Click to find the answer and for some notes on the significance of the quotation.

Most importantly, think about how the quotation can be used, what it tells us about a character/theme, in what way it resonates elsewhere in the play. 

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Othello, Act 1: quotation revision

 The first in a revision series using quotations from Othello, by Act.

Set the Quizlet in flashcard study mode, and click top right to ‘answer with definition’, and then try to recall the missing word. Click to find the answer and for some notes on the significance of the quotation.

Most importantly, think about how the quotation can be used, what it tells us about a character/theme, in what way it resonates elsewhere in the play.

 

  

 

 

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Vacancy for next term

The English Department is looking for a teacher of English for next term, from August 30th to December 15th (end of term) inclusive. The successful candidate will teach English to First Form through to Fifth.

The Department is a close-knit supportive one, with three experienced teachers available constantly to support the person appointed. Classes are small (for example, there are about 16 pupils in the Fifth Form set). 

 
The College operates a six-day timetable, with no classes on Wednesday or Saturday afternoons (or, for the successful candidate, Friday afternoons).

Applicants must be fully qualified teachers and will ideally have some experience.  They must also be native English speakers and have appropriate Garda vetting.


Applications, including a Curriculum Vitae and the names and addresses of two referees,
should be forwarded as soon as possible/or by July 23rd at the latest to:

The Warden, St. Columba’s College, Whitechurch, Dublin 16

E-mail: warden@stcolumbas.ie.
www.stcolumbas.ie

Any query in advance of application can be sent without prejudice to sccenglish@stcolumbas.ie.

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Junior Poetry Prize 2021

 Congratulations to the winner of this year's Junior Poetry Prize, Alison Wang.

Here is her poem 'Freedom':

I sat in a big, colourful ‘room’
As light faded in and out on the endless ceiling.
I dreamt about
The thick snow,
The withered leaves,
The endless desert,
the thorns and roses they talked about.

One day, the wall cracked.
I saw a blur of light drifting indistinctly.
Everyone stayed far away;
They only saw the darkness.
I stepped forward,
Groping in the dark.

They couldn’t feel
The harsh piercing coldness,
The crunchy leaves,
The heating sands,
The prickling pain of thorns.

Having the same picture,
They saw the black dot.
I saw the massive brightnesses surrounding the black dot.
My walls shattered
While they were still in the ‘room’.

Wednesday, June 09, 2021

Leaving Certificate Papers 1 and 2

For reviews of the first paper (language) in the Leaving Certificate 2021, go here, and the second (literature) go here.

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

The Submarine, Hilary Term 2021

The latest edition of the pupil magazine, The Submarine, is now online and can be read here in flippable form.

Editors Avi Johnston and Edna Johnston have gathered pupil writing and artwork by, among others, Zofia Cannon-Brookes, Isabel Warnock, Isabella Treacy, Lorne Walsh, Vivian Tuite, Vanessa McEvoy, Lou Sacolax, Ryan Ovenden and Elys Walker.

Thanks also to Mr Jameson, as 'patron' of the venture.

Thursday, April 01, 2021

Resources for 'Othello'

 Here are some resources for teachers and pupils of Othello:

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Vacancy

The English Department is looking for a teacher of English for next term, from April 19th to June 25th 2021 inclusive. The successful candidate will teach English to First Form through to Fifth (therefore not including Sixth preparing for their Leaving Certificate).

The College operates a six-day timetable, with no classes on Wednesday or Saturday afternoons (or, for the successful candidate, Friday afternoons). The Department is a close-knit supportive one, with three experienced teachers available constantly to support the person appointed. Classes are small (for example, there are 15 pupils in the Fifth Form set).

Applicants must be fully qualified teachers and will ideally have some experience.  They must also be native English speakers and have appropriate Garda vetting.


Applications, including a Curriculum Vitae and the names and addresses of two referees,
should be forwarded as soon as possible/or by Friday 19th March at the latest to:

The Warden, St. Columba’s College, Whitechurch, Dublin 16

E-mail: warden@stcolumbas.ie.
www.stcolumbas.ie

Any query in advance of application can be sent without prejudice to sccenglish@stcolumbas.ie.


Thursday, February 25, 2021

'King Lear' quotation retrieval grids

Here are some exercises on quotations in King Lear. They are designed for pair-work 10-minute sessions 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: retrieving factual details, certainly, about the sequence of the play, individual quotations and so on, but more importantly know making you think and create connections. You don’t need to write on the original sheet itself: just take a piece of paper and jot down your responses. [Line numbers are from the Everyman edition Tragedies, Volume 1].

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Leaving Certificate English resources

For resources directed at both Leaving Certificate students studying remotely now, and their teachers, head over here.