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Monday, February 20, 2023

20 'Macbeth' video/audio annotations

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  Here's a renewal of the ShowMe analyses of key moments in Macbeth , now moved to a new location. Each is short (2/3 minutes).
Thursday, February 09, 2023

Swiss Army Knife quotations

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  A simple, low-preparation revision technique in classes. Pupils should know quotations which have multiple uses, just like the famous knif...
Monday, June 20, 2022

Vacancy for 2022-23

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Our English Department is looking for: a full-time teacher of English for next year (initially, with extension possible), starting Monday 2...
Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Leaving Certificate English papers 2022

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 For analyses of the Higher Level papers this year, go to the links - Paper 1 and Paper 2 .
Monday, June 13, 2022

The Submarine, June 2022

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Well done to Editors Elizabeth Hart and Isabella Treacy on the final edition of 'The Submarine' magazine this school year. It can b...

Vacancy, 2022-23

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The English Department is looking for a part-time teacher of English next year, as a maternity cover. The contract starts on Monday 29th Au...

Senior Poetry Prize 2

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More excellent poems from the recent Peter Dix Memorial Prize for Poetry, this time from Yilong She. Boating Moss-encrusted rocks littered a...
Wednesday, June 01, 2022

Transition Year English Evening 2022

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  The 28th Transition Year English Evening took place last night in the Big Schoolroom, compèred by Mr Jameson, after its two-year hiatus. T...
Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Senior Poetry Prize 2022

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 Mr Canning writes : The Peter Dix Memorial Prize for Poetry 2022 was awarded to Transition Year pupil Isabella Treacy. It was the overall c...
Monday, May 30, 2022

Voices of Poetry 2022

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Sunday evening saw the special event that is Voices of Poetry return to the Big Schoolroom in its long-lasting and infallible format: a pupi...
Friday, April 29, 2022

Junior Poetry Prize 2022

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Congratulations to Delia Brady, who has been awarded this year's Junior Poetry Prize for her work 'The Moon': My Moon I have a m...
Thursday, April 28, 2022

Senior Poetry Prize 2022

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  The Peter Dix Memorial Prize for Seniors is this year being launched on Poetry Day Ireland.   All entries are to be typed and emailed to M...
Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Thinking about 'Othello'

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  Here are 10 exercises on quotations in Othello. They are designed for pair-work 15-minute sessions in class, but work perfectly well for...
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Saturday, December 11, 2021

The Submarine, Michaelmas 2021

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The latest edition of the pupil magazine, The Submarine , has now been published, and can be read online via Issuu here . The new editors ar...
Tuesday, November 09, 2021

Othello - full play quotation revision

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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...

Othello, Act 5 - quotation revision

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The fifth in a revision series using quotations from Othello, by Act. Set the Quizlet in flashcard study mode, and click top right to ‘answ...
Monday, November 08, 2021

Othello, Act 4 - quotation revision

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The fourth in a revision series using quotations from Othello, by Act. Set the Quizlet in flashcard study mode, and click top right to ‘ans...
Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Othello, Act 3 - quotation revision

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The third in a revision series using quotations from Othello, by Act. Set the Quizlet in flashcard study mode, and click top right to ‘answ...