Shakespeare Focus: Macbeth: Text and Notes for Leaving Certificate English - Couverture souple

Kieran, Martin; Rocks, Frances

 
9780717173266: Shakespeare Focus: Macbeth: Text and Notes for Leaving Certificate English

Synopsis

Gill Shakespeare Focus: Macbeth – a new and beautifully illustrated edition of the play – expertly assists students in understanding Shakespeare’s great drama and thoroughly prepares them for the Leaving Certificate exam.

Focused scene-by-scene analysis:

  • Summary and in-depth Critical Analysis
  • Detailed study of Shakespeare’s Language
  • Key Quotes plus commentary
  • Exam-style questions and Sample Paragraphs with Examiner’s Comments

Essential study notes:

  • Characters – concise analysis
  • Central Themes and Issues
  • Dramatic Techniques (Imagery, Soliloquies, Dramatic Irony)
  • Macbeth as a Comparative Text – modes defi ned, detailed explanatory notes, exemplar paragraphs, using key quotes, essay plans and FAQs on successful answering
  • Exam Focus – purposeful use of key scenes, paragraphing succinctly, quoting eff ectively
  • Writing Top-Grade Essays – advice and prompts for responding to the question and planning the essay
  • Full Sample Essays – marked and graded with invaluable Examiner’s Comments
  • Sample Leaving Certificate exam questions relevant to the latest changes in the exam

Teacher’s Resources

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Each Gill Shakespeare Focus: Macbeth comes with a FREE eBook! 

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À propos de l?auteur

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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