Junior Cycle English Comprehension and Writing

Reading comprehension Section A

How to read an unseen text under time pressure and answer the questions that follow.

Answering comprehension questionsThe question verbs: retrieve, summarise, infer, evaluate, and what each one wants.View notes Reading an unseen text under time pressureA method for getting the gist fast and finding your evidence.View notes Inference and ‘support your answer’How to back up every point with a reference to the text.View notes Comparing two textsLinking ideas across two texts and writing about both together.View notes Visual and multimodal textsReading an image plus text, and the questions examiners ask about them.View notes Tone, purpose and audienceWorking out why a text was written, who for, and how you can tell.View notes
The Question B short taskThe shorter functional task that comes off a comprehension text.Coming soon
Worked full comprehensionA complete comprehension answered at Higher and Ordinary Level.Coming soon

Writing for a variety of purposes Section B

Ten writing types, each with a template, a worked sample, and the common mistakes to avoid.

Formal letterLayout, register and the moves that score in a formal letter.View notes
Informal letterWriting warmly to someone you know, while still hitting the marks.Coming soon
Speech or talkOpenings, signposting and endings that hold an audience.Coming soon
ArticleMagazine and newspaper articles: headline, hook and structure.Coming soon
ReportClear, factual writing with headings and recommendations.Coming soon
Diary entryVoice, reflection and the personal register a diary needs.Coming soon
Blog postInformal, direct writing for an online reader.Coming soon
ReviewReviewing a book, film or place with a clear judgement.Coming soon
Interview transcriptSetting out questions and answers, and shaping a real voice.Coming soon
Instructions and how-toStep-by-step writing that is easy to follow.Coming soon

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