English Revision Guide - Premium
Contents
Contents 2
Introduction 4
Paper 1 4
Paper 2 4
How to use this guide 4
How to prepare for the Junior Cert 5
Writing for Examination 5
Paper 1, Section 1: Reading (40 marks) 7
Learning objectives 7
What appears in this section? 7
Practice your reading skills 7
Answering comprehension questions 8
Types of questions that may be asked 8
Tips for reading in an exam setting 9
Key points 9
Paper 1, Section 2: Personal Writing (70 marks) 10
Learning objectives 10
What appears in this section? 10
Steps of the writing process 11
Descriptive writing 11
Narrative writing 12
Writing for debate 12
Writing a short story 13
Making a plan 14
Key points 14
Paper 1, Section 3: Functional writing (30 marks) 15
Learning objectives 15
What appears in this section? 15
What is functional writing? 15
Letters 16
Short Talks and Speeches 18
Reports 19
Diary entries 19
Reviews 20
Newspaper/magazine articles 21
Instructions 21
Advertisements 22
Key points 23
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English JC – Revision Notes.
Paper 1, Section 4: Media Studies (40 marks) 24
Learning objectives 24
What appears in this section? 24
Advertising 24
Newspapers 25
Magazines 25
Comics and cartoons 25
Radio and TV 26
Key points 26
Paper 2, Section 1: Drama (60 marks) 27
Learning objectives 27
What appears in this section? 27
The story/plot 28
The characters 28
The setting 28
Theme 29
Drama as a production 29
The director 30
The actors 31
The production team 31
Key points 31
Paper 2, Section 2: Poetry (60 marks) 32
Learning objectives 32
What appears in this section? 32
What to look for in poetry… 33
Theme and tone: The “what” and “why” of poetry 33
Techniques: The “how” of poetry 33
Poetic devices and other poetic terms 33
Key points 36
Paper 2, Section 3: Fiction (60 marks) 37
Learning objectives 37
What appears in this section? 37
What is fiction? 37
Important aspects of fiction 37
Key points 39
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English JC – Revision Notes.
Introduction
Paper 1
- Paper 1 of the English exam will assess how will you respond to texts and will also look at how you write, creatively and functionally. The text...