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TeacherGillian Chute
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YearLeaving Certificate
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LevelHigher Level
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Learning ModeOnline
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Duration2 Hours 30 Mins
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DateRecorded Monday 26th May

Meet Your Teacher
Gillian Chute
Gillian has been preparing students for their Leaving Certificate English exams for 20 years. She holds a Degree and Masters in English, History and International Relations from University College Cork. She has worked as an Assistant Examiner with the Department of Education, a Tutor in UCC and was Head of English at Hewitt College, Cork for 8 years before establishing Gillian Chute Leaving Certificate English. Gillian regularly provides commentary and analysis on Leaving Certificate English to various media outlets.
Gillian provides students with a straight-forward approach to learning course material and, most important of all, equips them with the method for excelling in their exams. Her vision is to simplify Leaving Certificate English by focusing on exam technique, not just learning the course material - this ensures that students attain the highest grade that they are capable of.
Students thrive when implementing this structure. Gillian's students’ results are testament to this unique approach.
Gillian provides students with a straight-forward approach to learning course material and, most important of all, equips them with the method for excelling in their exams. Her vision is to simplify Leaving Certificate English by focusing on exam technique, not just learning the course material - this ensures that students attain the highest grade that they are capable of.
Students thrive when implementing this structure. Gillian's students’ results are testament to this unique approach.

What will be covered
This course will be aimed at exam technique rather than covering content.
- Single Text - how to answer a 'King Lear' question
- Examination of Character, Theme, Style and Open Qs
- Comparative Study - how to answer Comparative Study GVV and CC.
- Poetry - examination of potential questions - Boland, Smith, Mahon, Kavanagh & Hopkins ( I will not be giving out notes on the poets at this stage of the year)
- Unseen Poetry - how to answer the unseen poem.