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Herewith
is the list of prescribed texts for the Leaving Certificate
Examination, 2003 One of the texts marked with H, O may be studied
on its own at Higher Level and/or at Ordinary Level. One of
the texts marked with O may be studied on its own, only, at
Ordinary Level.
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BRONTE, Charlotte
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Wuthering
Heights (H, O)
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ISHIGURO,
Kazuo
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The
Remains of the Day (H, O) See also Comparative
Study
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JOHNSTON,
Jennifer (O)
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How
Many Miles to Babylon?
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MILLER,
Arthur
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Death
Of A Salesman (H, O)
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MOORE,
Brian
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Lies
Of Silence (O)
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MC
GAHERN, John
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Amongst
Women (H, O) (Scroll to page 65)
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O'CASEY,
Sean
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The
Plough and the Stars (O)
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SHAKESPEARE
William
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Macbeth
(H, O) See Also
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SOPHOCLES
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Antigone
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TAYLOR,
Mildred See
Also
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The
Road to Memphis (O)
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In
addition, three other texts must be studied in a comparative
manner, according to the comparative modes prescribed for this
course.
Any texts from the list, other than the one already chosen for
study on its own, may be selected for the comparative study.
Online
notes found for the following: (2 or more hyperlinks
indicate notes from various sources for some texts)
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ACHEBE,
Chinua See Also
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Things
Fall Apart See also Chapter summaries with Notes
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ANGELOU,
Maya
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I
Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
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ATWOOD,
Margaret See Also
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Cat's
Eye, ADetailed summary
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AUSTEN,
Jane
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Pride
and Prejudice
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BALLARD,
J.G See
Also
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Empire
of the Sun or Ballard Web
Page or see NY
Times
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BARKER,
Pat
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Regeneration
See Also
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BELL,
Sam Hanna
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December
Bride
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BRONTĖ,
Emily
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Wuthering
Heights
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DEANE,
Seamus
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Reading
in the Dark
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DICKENS,
Charles
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Great
Expectations See Also
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FRIEL,
Brian See Also
and Also
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Dancing
at Lughnasa See Also
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Giuseppe Tornatorre
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Cinema
Paradiso (Film)
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HARDY,
Thomas
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Far
From the Madding Crowd
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ISHIGURO,
Kazuo
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The
Remains of the Day See Also
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JOHNSTON,
Jennifer See Also
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How
Many Miles to Babylon?
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JOYCE,
James
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A
Portrait of the Artist as.....man
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Kazan Elia
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On
the Waterfront (Film)
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LESSING,
Doris
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The
Grass Is Singing
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Loncraine Richard
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Richard
The Third (Film)
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Luhrmann Baz
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Strictly
Ballroom
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MILLER
, Arthur
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Death
Of A Salesman
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MOORE,
Brian
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Lies
Of Silence See Also
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MAC
LAVERTY, Bernard
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Lamb
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MC
CABE, Eugene
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Death
And Nightingales See Also
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Mc
Gahern John
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Amongst
Women. Scroll to Page 65
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O'CASEY,
Sean
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The
Plough and the Stars
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OZ,
Amos
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Panther
in the Basement See Also
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O'BRIEN,
Kate Cruise
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The
Homesick Garden
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Reed Carol
(Dir)
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The
Third Man (Film)
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The W orks
of Shakespeare
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Explanation
of Contents
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SHAKESPEARE,
William
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Othello
See Also
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SHAKESPEARE,
William
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Macbeth
See Also
and Also
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SHAKESPEARE,
William
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Twelfth
Night See Also
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SHERIDAN,
Jim (Dir)
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My
Left Foot (Film) See Also
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SOPHOCLES
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Antigone
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Help
with Comparative Mode
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Comparative
Study. On
this page you will find outlines for independent literature
study. The guides are designed to enable students to undertake
comparative study of two texts for written coursework. Each
one has been used successfully by at least one "real" student
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Comparing
Texts A set of handouts summarising the plot, themes
and possible essay titles of a range of potential comparative
coursework texts (1 page each):Click on the link and scroll
the page for these resources
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Teaching
English Support Service (T.E.S.S.) The Regional Development
Officers for English are available to visit schools by mutual
arrangement, or for consultation by fax, phone and e-mail.
Other Useful URLS
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Fiction
Webs This is an extraordinarily comprehensive site with
superb resources.
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Over 330 Free Literature Summaries (335 currently)
Online Textbooks for 15 Subjects SAT Prep / Testing State
Testing Resources College Planning Resources.Child Safe
and Teacher recommended. Absolutely Free, All the Time!
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The Novel
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Novelguide.com is
the premier free source for literary analysis on the web.
We provide an educational supplement for better understanding
of classic and contemporary Literature Profiles, Metaphor
Analysis, Theme Analyses, and Author Biographies.
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Women
writers are often known by multiple names. They may
have written under both their maiden names and married
names (sometimes several!) They may have used pseudonyms
(male or female) or written cooperatively as a joint identity.
Browse by author or alphabetically
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The
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to develop the study and critical understanding of literature.
Students studying the Leaving Certificate syllabus, in
English, must choose from the myriad links available to
satisfy their particular requirements.
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A
page of links
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in English from Schools History
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