General Vision and Viewpoint Lies of Silence, Dancing at Lughnasa & Il Postino The general vision or viewpoint relates to the authors or directors outlook on life. This outlook affects our own perspective on the text and the world of the text. The author shows us his own outlook through the plot, characters, relationships, the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Comparative Studies’
9 Feb
Dancing At Lughnasa – Quick Glance
Plot Summary The story is set in a small village called Ballybeg in Donegal Ireland in the year 1936. The Mundy family are at the centre of this drama. Kate is the oldest and the only one who is working outside the home. She is a schoolteacher and feels the responsibility of looking after her [...]
6 Sep
Language Genres
In the language section of the syllabus, students are expected to learn both how to comprehend and to compose texts of five different types. To comprehend in this context includes being able for example to identify the purpose, style and impact of a variety of texts in each of the five areas below. The composition [...]
6 Sep
Comparative Studies
Comparative Texts – Leaving Cert The study of texts in a comparative manner is intended to encourage wider reading in different contexts and to introduce different ways of looking at texts. At both Higher and Ordinary Level, students are required to study three texts, one of which may be a film. To facilitate such analysis, [...]
Damien Gallagher
