{"id":26566,"date":"2020-09-22T18:22:10","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T17:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carlowacademy.ie\/?page_id=26566"},"modified":"2021-06-28T17:26:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T16:26:42","slug":"english-junior-cycle-leaving-cert-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carlowacademy.ie\/english-junior-cycle-leaving-cert-information\/","title":{"rendered":"English-Junior Cycle & Leaving Cert Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
This course is designed to introduce students to the requirements of the new Junior Cycle English course. Classes prioritise the three strands of learning outcomes on the new English Junior Cycle syllabus: Oral Language, Reading and Writing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n These classes are designed to thoroughly prepare students for the Junior Cycle Higher Level English exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Throughout the year students are encouraged to participate, think, practise, and feel comfortable voicing concerns or confusion in a structured and positive atmosphere. The fundamentals of English \u2013 spelling, grammar, syntax and punctuation \u2013 are emphasised at all times. At no point will any student be encouraged to rote learn. The Junior Cycle English curriculum has a strong and correct focus on skills, and these are the skills around which these classes are built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All classes aim to develop the skills needed to produce a young writer who understands how to produce structured, purposeful, articulate answers. Students receive model answers that deliberately vary in quality and are encouraged to develop the reflective mindset that is so important to Junior Cycle English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The curriculum requires students to study particular texts from a list of prescribed material. Comprehensive notes, guidelines and model answers are provided across a range of these texts, specifically including: Studied Drama; Studied Fiction; Studied Film; and Studied Poetry<\/p>\n\n\n\n Topics from:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oratory skills, research, preparation, writing speeches, debates and presentations (CBA1).
Reflection and personal writing (CBA2).<\/li>
Writing and how students can improve in this area.
Syntax, vocabulary, grammar, tone, register & structure.<\/li>
Time management.
Planning.
Structuring answers.
General exam tips.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nThe new final Junior Cycle exam now consists of only ONE PAPER for both Higher & Ordinary Level exams which is 2 hours<\/em><\/strong> in length. This 2 hour paper makes up 90% of the student’s final grad<\/em><\/strong>e<\/strong><\/em> and the other 10% is made up of their Assessment Task<\/strong><\/em> (reflection task based on the learning outcomes assessed in CBA2) completed before the final exam in June not long after students submit their Classroom Based Assessment 2 project. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Sentence and paragraph building, with a focus on clear communication.
How to overcome the \u2018I know what I want to say, but don\u2019t know how to say it\u2019 problem.<\/li>
What makes good narrative writing?
How to apply these elements to the analysis of a text and to creative writing.<\/li>
What to look for in a poem, in terms of style and theme?
Vocabulary that allows you to express a view of a given poem.<\/li>
All 2nd and 3rd Years will be required to study two novels and two plays in preparation for their Junior Cycle exam as they may be asked for a comparison. This class shows students what to look for when reading their text, and also highlights the important aspects of a text that should be prepared.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n