The Comparative Study

by Martin Kieran and Frances Rocks

Published 27 March 2007

Shortcuts to Success teach you the exam success tips that have been shown to work.  Written by teachers with a proven track record of exam success, they will show you how to achieve your best results.

  • All four comparative modes of the Comparative Study in Leaving Certificate English Higher Level are clearly explained using prescribed course texts
  • Learn how to write A grade comparative answers, examine actual exam sample work and understand how examiners award particular grades for this crucial 70-mark question
  • Enables you to take control of your own comparative study and exam performance

English Essay Writing

by Martin Kieran and Frances Rocks

Published 18 January 2005

Shortcuts to Success teach you the exam success tips that have been shown to work.  Written by teachers with a proven track record of exam success, they will show you how to achieve your best results.

  • You will need top-class essay-writing skills for the questions on: Comprehending (Paper 1) Composing (Paper 1) Study of the single text (Paper 2) Comparative study (Paper 2) Prescribed poetry (Paper 2)
  • Remember, these questions are worth 330 marks out of 400 for Leaving Cert Higher Level English, or over 80% of the total exam.
  • This is the book that tells you the answers to: ‘What points should I include?’ ‘How long should my answers be?’ ‘How do I start?’ ‘How do I finish?’ ‘How are essays marked?’
  • Check out the guidelines, samplers and useful examiner’s comments in the book.