Junior Cert. Course
Paper 1 (180 marks) 50%
Comprehension - 40 marks
Read a passage and answer questions on it.
Essay - 70 marks
Narrative (short story), Discursive (debate), Descriptive (personal), etc.
Functional Writing - 30 marks
Writing for a purpose: letter, speech, newspaper article, review, etc.
Media Studies - 40 marks
Newspapers, Advertising, Radio, TV, Internet, etc.
Paper 2 (180 marks) 50%
Drama (Studied and Unseen) - 60 marks
One Shakespeare play to be studied and an unseen excerpt on the paper
Fiction (Novel and Unseen) - 60 marks
One novel to be studied and an unseen passage on the paper
Poetry (Studied and Unseen) - 60 marks
Several poems by different poets on varying themes and an unseen poem on the paper
Comprehension - 40 marks
Read a passage and answer questions on it.
Essay - 70 marks
Narrative (short story), Discursive (debate), Descriptive (personal), etc.
Functional Writing - 30 marks
Writing for a purpose: letter, speech, newspaper article, review, etc.
Media Studies - 40 marks
Newspapers, Advertising, Radio, TV, Internet, etc.
Paper 2 (180 marks) 50%
Drama (Studied and Unseen) - 60 marks
One Shakespeare play to be studied and an unseen excerpt on the paper
Fiction (Novel and Unseen) - 60 marks
One novel to be studied and an unseen passage on the paper
Poetry (Studied and Unseen) - 60 marks
Several poems by different poets on varying themes and an unseen poem on the paper