TOPICS FOR LEAVING CERTIFICATE CHRISTMAS REVISION COURSES 2022/2023

Please indicate what materials you intend to cover during your revision course:

English - Macbeth

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 and Poetry

English Paper 1 & Poetry - Weds 28th (Robbie)

 

  1. Bishop

  2. John Donne

  3. Personal Essays

  4. Speeches

  5. Comprehension: Speeches

French

French Thursday 29th (Trish)

Journalistic Reading Comprehension 1

Literary Reading Comprehension 2

Written Paper – Essay

Written Paper – Diary Entries

German

German Thursday 29th  (Deirdre)

  1. Reading Comprehension 1
  2. Reading Comprehension 2
  3. Listening Comprehension
  4. Grammar

Irish

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

Chemistry Monday 2nd  (Linda)

  1. The Mole
  2. Stoichiometry 1 and 2
  3. Volumetric Acid Base

Biology

Biology Tuesday 3rd (Fiona)

  1. Enzymes
  2. Photosynthesis
  3. Respiration
  4. Cell Division
  5. Human Urinary System

Geography

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 - Paper 1 & 2

Maths OL Sunday 15th (Liam)

  1. Financial Maths
  2. Complex Numbers
  3. Sequences and Series
  4. The Line | The Circle

Physics

Physics Jan 21st (Linda)

  1. Heat
  2. Waves
  3. Sound

Maths HL - Paper 1

Maths HL Paper 1 Sun 15th (Eamonn)

Algebra

Differentiation

Maths HL - Paper 2

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.

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