External Student (Help!)

Kaeb

So as the title mentions, I intend to sit the leaving certificate this year as an external student. I was just a bit off the points I need in order to get into the only course I'd actually like to get into in University.

Unfortunately because I've already had six years of secondary school education, I am unable to attend school this time, hence the external route.

Unfortunately this also means I have a serious lack of information, I was hoping some of you could provide that kind of information, if you'd be so kind.

I need to know what options there are for the Honours English comparitive study and the single text. I need to know what books I should get for Maths, I'm aware that there is a new curiculum for maths, but have no idea what book I should be using for that.

What books to get for Higher Level Art History, or is it still the same it was last year? What books to get for Leaving Cert Physics, Ordinary Level.

The same goes for Ordinary Level German and Irish.

Basically my only questions right now are in regards to books and options.

Please help as unfortunately there aren't many other facilities that I can find that provide this kind of information outside of a school setting.

eesxxx

Kaeb wrote: »

So as the title mentions, I intend to sit the leaving certificate this year as an external student. I was just a bit off the points I need in order to get into the only course I'd actually like to get into in University.

Unfortunately because I've already had six years of secondary school education, I am unable to attend school this time, hence the external route.

Unfortunately this also means I have a serious lack of information, I was hoping some of you could provide that kind of information, if you'd be so kind.

I need to know what options there are for the Honours English comparitive study and the single text. I need to know what books I should get for Maths, I'm aware that there is a new curiculum for maths, but have no idea what book I should be using for that.

What books to get for Higher Level Art History, or is it still the same it was last year? What books to get for Leaving Cert Physics, Ordinary Level.

The same goes for Ordinary Level German and Irish.

Basically my only questions right now are in regards to books and options.

Please help as unfortunately there aren't many other facilities that I can find that provide this kind of information outside of a school setting.

Hi
I'm a leaving cert English and maths teacher. My class are doing Hamlet for the single text, Inside I'm Dancing (movie) Danching at Lughnasa (play) and The Kite Runner (novel) for the comparative.
Most of the maths curriculum is the same except the statisitcs and something else (sorry not teaching maths this year!) but if u visit this website http://projectmaths.ie/overview/ everything should be on it for you.
I give grinds in both if that's any help to you.

Coeurdepirate

Kaeb wrote: »

I need to know what options there are for the Honours English comparitive study and the single text.

HL Single Text options:
AUSTEN, Jane Emma
BALLARD, J. G. Empire of the Sun
FRIEL, Brian Dancing at Lughnasa
IBSEN, Henrik A Doll’s House
SHAKESPEARE, William Hamlet
As I'm sure you know, you study one of these.

HL Comparative Study options:
AUSTEN, Jane Emma
BALLARD, J.G. Empire of the Sun
BINCHY, Maeve Circle of Friends
BOWEN, Elizabeth The Last September
BRANAGH, Kenneth (Dir.) As You Like It (Film)
BRONTË, Emily Wuthering Heights
CHEVALIER, Tracy Girl with a Pearl Earring
CURTIZ, Michael (Dir.) Casablanca (Film)
FITZGERALD, F Scott The Great Gatsby
FRIEL, Brian Dancing at Lughnasa
FULLER, Alexandra Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
GAGE, Eleni North of Ithaka
HAMID, Moshin The Reluctant Fundamentalist
HARDY, Thomas Tess of the D’Urbervilles
HARRIS, Robert Pompeii
HOSSEINI, Khaled The Kite Runner
IBSEN, Henrik A Doll’s House
ISHIGURO, Kazuo Never Let Me Go
JOHNSTON, Jennifer How Many Miles to Babylon?
KEANE, John B Sive
MCDONAGH, Martin The Lonesome West
MCEWAN, Ian Atonement
MACLAVERTY, Bernard Lamb
MEIRELLES, Fernando (Dir.) The Constant Gardener (Film)
MURPHY, Tom A Whistle in the Dark
NGOZI ADICHIE, Chimamanda Purple Hibiscus
O’DONNELL, Damien (Dir.) Inside I’m Dancing (Film)
PETTERSON, Per Out Stealing Horses
PICOULT, Jodi My Sister’s Keeper
QUINN, Marian (Dir.) 32A (Film)
ROSOFF, Meg How I Live Now
SALVATORES, Gabriele (Dir.) I’m Not Scared (Film)
SHAKESPEARE, William Hamlet
SHAKESPEARE, William A Winter’s Tale
SHIELDS, Carol Unless
SOPHOCLES Oedipus the King
TREVOR, William The Story of Lucy Gault
WOLFF, Tobias This Boy’s Life
ZUSAK, Markus The Book Thief
You choose three of these.

The modes of comparison this year are (a) Literary Genre (b) General Vision and Viewpoint and (c) Theme or issue

Note that at Higher Level a play by Shakespeare must be one of the texts chosen. This can be studied on its own or as an element in a comparative study.

I need to know what books I should get for Maths, I'm aware that there is a new curiculum for maths, but have no idea what book I should be using for that.

Will you be doing Higher or Ordinary level?

The same goes for Ordinary Level German and Irish.

I do Higher Level Irish but I know that the Ordinary level class in my year are using this book for the general learning and this book for the oral.

spurious

At a mimimum OP, I suggest you contact your old school and speak to some teachers.

Kaeb

eesxxx wrote: »

Hi
I'm a leaving cert English and maths teacher. My class are doing Hamlet for the single text, Inside I'm Dancing (movie) Danching at Lughnasa (play) and The Kite Runner (novel) for the comparative.
Most of the maths curriculum is the same except the statisitcs and something else (sorry not teaching maths this year!) but if u visit this website http://projectmaths.ie/overview/ everything should be on it for you.
I give grinds in both if that's any help to you.

Thank you so much! Are you doing grinds anywhere near Swords?

Coeurdepirate wrote: »

HL Single Text options:
AUSTEN, Jane Emma
BALLARD, J. G. Empire of the Sun
FRIEL, Brian Dancing at Lughnasa
IBSEN, Henrik A Doll’s House
SHAKESPEARE, William Hamlet
As I'm sure you know, you study one of these.

HL Comparative Study options:
AUSTEN, Jane Emma
BALLARD, J.G. Empire of the Sun
BINCHY, Maeve Circle of Friends
BOWEN, Elizabeth The Last September
BRANAGH, Kenneth (Dir.) As You Like It (Film)
BRONTË, Emily Wuthering Heights
CHEVALIER, Tracy Girl with a Pearl Earring
CURTIZ, Michael (Dir.) Casablanca (Film)
FITZGERALD, F Scott The Great Gatsby
FRIEL, Brian Dancing at Lughnasa
FULLER, Alexandra Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
GAGE, Eleni North of Ithaka
HAMID, Moshin The Reluctant Fundamentalist
HARDY, Thomas Tess of the D’Urbervilles
HARRIS, Robert Pompeii
HOSSEINI, Khaled The Kite Runner
IBSEN, Henrik A Doll’s House
ISHIGURO, Kazuo Never Let Me Go
JOHNSTON, Jennifer How Many Miles to Babylon?
KEANE, John B Sive
MCDONAGH, Martin The Lonesome West
MCEWAN, Ian Atonement
MACLAVERTY, Bernard Lamb
MEIRELLES, Fernando (Dir.) The Constant Gardener (Film)
MURPHY, Tom A Whistle in the Dark
NGOZI ADICHIE, Chimamanda Purple Hibiscus
O’DONNELL, Damien (Dir.) Inside I’m Dancing (Film)
PETTERSON, Per Out Stealing Horses
PICOULT, Jodi My Sister’s Keeper
QUINN, Marian (Dir.) 32A (Film)
ROSOFF, Meg How I Live Now
SALVATORES, Gabriele (Dir.) I’m Not Scared (Film)
SHAKESPEARE, William Hamlet
SHAKESPEARE, William A Winter’s Tale
SHIELDS, Carol Unless
SOPHOCLES Oedipus the King
TREVOR, William The Story of Lucy Gault
WOLFF, Tobias This Boy’s Life
ZUSAK, Markus The Book Thief
You choose three of these.

The modes of comparison this year are (a) Literary Genre (b) General Vision and Viewpoint and (c) Theme or issue

Note that at Higher Level a play by Shakespeare must be one of the texts chosen. This can be studied on its own or as an element in a comparative study.


Will you be doing Higher or Ordinary level?


I do Higher Level Irish but I know that the Ordinary level class in my year are using this book for the general learning and this book for the oral.

That's incredibly helpful, thank you.

I'm doing ordinary Phyics, Maths, Irish and German but Honours in both English and Art.

Kaeb

Heeeelllppp.

Kaeb

I'd appreciate more info too.

eesxxx

Kaeb wrote: »

eesxxx wrote: »

Hi
I'm a leaving cert English and maths teacher. My class are doing Hamlet for the single text, Inside I'm Dancing (movie) Danching at Lughnasa (play) and The Kite Runner (novel) for the comparative.
Most of the maths curriculum is the same except the statisitcs and something else (sorry not teaching maths this year!) but if u visit this website http://projectmaths.ie/overview/ everything should be on it for you.
I give grinds in both if that's any help to you.

Thank you so much! Are you doing grinds anywhere near Swords?

Coeurdepirate wrote: »

HL Single Text options:
AUSTEN, Jane Emma
BALLARD, J. G. Empire of the Sun
FRIEL, Brian Dancing at Lughnasa
IBSEN, Henrik A Doll’s House
SHAKESPEARE, William Hamlet
As I'm sure you know, you study one of these.

HL Comparative Study options:
AUSTEN, Jane Emma
BALLARD, J.G. Empire of the Sun
BINCHY, Maeve Circle of Friends
BOWEN, Elizabeth The Last September
BRANAGH, Kenneth (Dir.) As You Like It (Film)
BRONTË, Emily Wuthering Heights
CHEVALIER, Tracy Girl with a Pearl Earring
CURTIZ, Michael (Dir.) Casablanca (Film)
FITZGERALD, F Scott The Great Gatsby
FRIEL, Brian Dancing at Lughnasa
FULLER, Alexandra Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
GAGE, Eleni North of Ithaka
HAMID, Moshin The Reluctant Fundamentalist
HARDY, Thomas Tess of the D’Urbervilles
HARRIS, Robert Pompeii
HOSSEINI, Khaled The Kite Runner
IBSEN, Henrik A Doll’s House
ISHIGURO, Kazuo Never Let Me Go
JOHNSTON, Jennifer How Many Miles to Babylon?
KEANE, John B Sive
MCDONAGH, Martin The Lonesome West
MCEWAN, Ian Atonement
MACLAVERTY, Bernard Lamb
MEIRELLES, Fernando (Dir.) The Constant Gardener (Film)
MURPHY, Tom A Whistle in the Dark
NGOZI ADICHIE, Chimamanda Purple Hibiscus
O’DONNELL, Damien (Dir.) Inside I’m Dancing (Film)
PETTERSON, Per Out Stealing Horses
PICOULT, Jodi My Sister’s Keeper
QUINN, Marian (Dir.) 32A (Film)
ROSOFF, Meg How I Live Now
SALVATORES, Gabriele (Dir.) I’m Not Scared (Film)
SHAKESPEARE, William Hamlet
SHAKESPEARE, William A Winter’s Tale
SHIELDS, Carol Unless
SOPHOCLES Oedipus the King
TREVOR, William The Story of Lucy Gault
WOLFF, Tobias





Hey,
Just seeing ur message now. I can do a grind near swords on a Tuesday evening or a Friday evening. Would they suit ?

eesxxx

Kaeb wrote: »

I'd appreciate more info too.

More information on what???

Kaeb

Maths, Ordinary Level, if that's at all possible.

eesxxx

Kaeb wrote: »

Maths, Ordinary Level, if that's at all possible.

Ok wats up ?

spurious

OP-I suggest you look at the syllabi, or again, I will suggest going to talk to some of your teachers.

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