TOPICS FOR LEAVING CERTIFICATE CHRISTMAS REVISION COURSES 2022/2023
Please indicate what materials you intend to cover during your revision course:
English Macbeth Tues 27th (Cathy)
What happens? The plot and structure of the play.
Monarchy: James I, Duncan, Macbeth and Malcolm, and the themes of ambition, power and kingship.
Context: Macbeth considered within the culture of the 17th century and why it continues to appeal to audiences in the 21st century.
The Genre of Tragedy: Macbeth as the Tragic Hero.
Women and Power: Lady Macbeth, the witches and the theme of the supernatural.
Language: Imagery, symbolism and motifs.
Other characters: The function of Banquo and Macduff within the play.
Exam technique: Approaching examination questions, essay planning and sample answers.
English Paper 1 & Poetry - Weds 28th (Robbie)
Bishop
John Donne
Personal Essays
Speeches
Comprehension: Speeches
French Thursday 29th (Trish)
Journalistic Reading Comprehension 1
Literary Reading Comprehension 2
Written Paper – Essay
Written Paper – Diary Entries
German Thursday 29th (Deirdre)
- Reading Comprehension 1
- Reading Comprehension 2
- Listening Comprehension
- Grammar
Irish Friday 30th (Elaine)
Paper 1
-Key vocabulary for the Aiste, Díospóireacht and Óráid
-Baoil agus Bagairtí an lae inniu
-Cúrsaí Cogaidh
-An Bhochtaineacht
-An Ghaeilge
Paper 2
-Oisín i dTír na n-ÓG
-Dís
-Colscaradh
-Mo Ghrá-sa (idir lúibíní)
Léamhthuiscint
-Ceist 6A
-Ceist 6B
Chemistry Monday 2nd (Linda)
- The Mole
- Stoichiometry 1 and 2
- Volumetric Acid Base
Biology Tuesday 3rd (Fiona)
- Enzymes
- Photosynthesis
- Respiration
- Cell Division
- Human Urinary System
Geography Wednesday 4th (Eleanor)
Earths Composition and Structure
Plate Tectonics
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Biomes – Tropical Rainforest, Principal Characteristics, Adaptations, Human Activities and Biomes
Maths OL Sunday 15th (Liam)
- Financial Maths
- Complex Numbers
- Sequences and Series
- The Line | The Circle
Physics Jan 21st (Linda)
- Heat
- Waves
- Sound
Maths HL Paper 1 Sun 15th (Eamonn)
Algebra
Differentiation
Maths HL Paper 2 Sunday 29th (Eamonn)
Trigonometry
Line | Circle
Please note that we have two venues this year. Our higher level Maths courses will take place in UCC - Brookfield Health Sciences Complex. All other courses will take place onsite at Hewitt College.
Please note that Hewitt College reserves the right to change the timetable. Should a course be re-scheduled, students will have the right to a full refund or a place on the new course.
