Gill Shakespeare Focus: King Lear is a new and beautifully illustrated version of the play which expertly assists students in understanding Shakespeare's great work and thoroughly prepares them for the Leaving Certificate examination.
Focused scene-by-scene analysis:
Introductory Overview
Summary and in-depth Critical Analysis
Key Quotes plus commentary
Exam-style questions and Sample Paragraphs with Examiner's Comments .*
Essential study notes:
Characters and relationships - analytical study
Central Themes and Issues
Dramatic Techniques - including imagery, letters, plot and sub-plot, irony and soliloquies
Succinct treatment of King Lear as a Comparative Text - modes defined, key moments explored
Exam Focus - purposeful use of key scenes, paragraphing succinctly, quoting effectively
Full Sample Essays - marked and graded with invaluable Examiner's Comments*
Sample answer plans and paragraphs enable students to scaffold successful answers
Sample Leaving Certificate exam questions relevant to the latest changes in the exam .
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Teacher Resources Additional
Teacher's Resources are available on GillExplore.ie , our smart, reliable and easy-to-use resources platform:
PowerPoints
Additional sample answers
Worksheets
Weblinks.
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Martin Kieran is Chief Advising Examiner for Leaving Certificate Higher Level English since 2006 and has written several Leaving Certificate English textbooks.
Frances Rocks is an experienced examiner and has written several Leaving Certificate English textbooks.
Both authors teach in St Vincent's Secondary School, Dundalk.
Martin Kieran and Frances Rocks teach at St Vincent's Secondary School in Dundalk, Co. Louth. They have been responsible for implementing a TY programme in that school and are both experienced examiners of Junior and Leaving Certificate English.
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