Prescribed Material for English in the Leaving Certificate ...

Rannóg Pholasaí, Cháilíochtaí,u Churaclaim agus Mheasúnachta,An Roinn Oideachais agusEolaíochta, Bloc 2 (Urlár 2),Sráid Maoilbhríde,Baile Átha Cliath 1 (01) 88892384Qualifications, Curriculumand Assessment Policy Unit,Department of Education andScience, Block 2 (Floor 2),Marlborough Street,Dublin 1Fax (01) 88892040Circular Letter 00013/2010To: Management Authorities of Second Level SchoolsPrescribed Material for English in theLeaving Certificate Examination in 20121. The Department of Education and Science wishes to inform the management authorities ofsecond level schools that the prescribed material for English in the Leaving CertificateExamination in 2012 is as indicated on the attached list.2. Please bring this circular and the attached list to the notice of the teachers concerned.3. Please provide a copy of this circular to the appropriate representatives of parents andteachers for transmission to individual parents and teachers.Margaret KellyPrincipalFebruary 2010

Leaving Certificate Examination, 2012EnglishHerewith is the list of prescribed texts for the Leaving Certificate Examination, 2012As the syllabus indicates, students are required to study from this list:1. One text on its own from the following:AUSTEN, JaneBALLARD, J. G.BINCHY, MaeveFRIEL, BrianIBSEN, HenrikJOHNSTON, JenniferMCDONAGH, MartinSHAKESPEARE, WilliamTREVOR, WilliamEmma (H/O)Empire of the Sun (H/O)Circle of Friends (O)Dancing at Lughnasa (H/O)A Doll’s House (H/O)How Many Miles to Babylon? (O)The Lonesome West (O)Hamlet (H/O)The Story of Lucy Gault (O)• One of the texts marked with H/O may be studied on its own at Higher Level and atOrdinary Level.• One of the texts marked with O may be studied on its own at Ordinary Level.2. Three other texts in a comparative manner, according to the comparativemodes prescribed for this course.• Any texts from the list of texts prescribed for comparative study, other than theone already chosen for study on its own, may be selected for the comparativestudy. Texts chosen must be from the prescribed list for the current year.• At Higher Level and at Ordinary Level, a film may be studied as one of thethree texts in a comparative study.2

3. The Comparative Modes for Examination in 2012 are:Higher Level (i) Theme or Issue(ii) The General Vision and Viewpoint(iii) Literary GenreOrdinary Level (i) Relationships(ii) Theme(iii) Hero, Heroine, Villain4. Shakespearean DramaAt Higher Level a play by Shakespeare must be one of the texts chosen. This canbe studied on its own or as an element in a comparative study.At Ordinary Level the study of a play by Shakespeare is optional.5. PoetryHigher Level:A selection from the poetry of eight poets is prescribed for Higher Level.Students will be expected to have studied at least six poems by each poet.Ordinary Level:A total of 36 poems is prescribed for Ordinary Level.3

Texts prescribed for comparative study, for examination in the year 2012AUSTEN, JaneBALLARD, J.G.BINCHY, MaeveBOWEN, ElizabethBRANAGH, Kenneth (Dir.)BRONTË, EmilyCHEVALIER, TracyCURTIZ, Michael (Dir.)FITZGERALD, F ScottFRIEL, BrianFULLER, AlexandraGAGE, EleniHAMID, MoshinHARDY, ThomasHARRIS, RobertHOSSEINI, KhaledIBSEN, HenrikISHIGURO, KazuoJOHNSTON, JenniferKEANE, John BMCDONAGH, MartinMCEWAN, IanMACLAVERTY, BernardMEIRELLES, Fernando (Dir.)EmmaEmpire of the SunCircle of FriendsThe Last SeptemberAs You Like It (Film)Wuthering HeightsGirl with a Pearl EarringCasablanca (Film)The Great GatsbyDancing at LughnasaDon’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight: AnAfrican ChildhoodNorth of IthakaThe Reluctant FundamentalistTess of the D’UrbervillesPompeiiThe Kite RunnerA Doll’s HouseNever Let Me GoHow Many Miles to Babylon?SiveThe Lonesome WestAtonementLambThe Constant Gardener (Film)4

MURPHY, TomNGOZI ADICHIE, ChimamandaO’DONNELL, Damien (Dir.)PETTERSON, PerPICOULT, JodiQUINN, Marian (Dir.)ROSOFF, MegSALVATORES, Gabriele (Dir.)SHAKESPEARE, WilliamA Whistle in the DarkPurple HibiscusInside I’m Dancing (Film)Out Stealing HorsesMy Sister’s Keeper32A (Film)How I Live NowI’m Not Scared (Film)HamletA Winter’s TaleSHIELDS, CarolSOPHOCLESTREVOR, WilliamWOLFF, TobiasZUSAK, MarkusUnlessOedipus the KingThe Story of Lucy GaultThis Boy’s LifeThe Book Thief5

Poets Prescribed for Higher LevelBOLAND, EavanThe War HorseChild of Our TimeThe Famine RoadThe Shadow DollWhite Hawthorn in the West of IrelandOutside HistoryThe Black Lace Fan my Mother Gave MeThis MomentThe PomegranateLoveFROST, RobertThe Tuft of FlowersMending WallAfter Apple-PickingThe Road Not TakenBirches‘Out, Out-’Spring PoolsAcquainted with the NightDesignProvide, ProvideHEANEY, SeamusThe ForgeBoglandThe Tollund ManMossbawn: Two Poems in Dedication (1) SunlightA Constable CallsThe SkunkThe Harvest BowThe UndergroundPostscriptA CallTate’s AvenueThe PitchforkLightenings viii. (The annals say…)6

KAVANAGH, PatrickInniskeen Road: July EveningShancodufffrom The Great Hunger Section IAdventA Christmas ChildhoodEpicCanal Bank WalkLines Written on a Seat on the Grand CanalThe HospitalOn Raglan RoadKINSELLA, ThomasThinking of Mr D.Dick KingMirror in FebruaryChrysalidesfrom GlenmacnassVI LittlebodyTearHen WomanHis Father’s Handsfrom SettingsModel School, Inchicorefrom The FamiliarVIIfrom Belief and UnbeliefEchoLARKIN, PhilipWedding-WindAt GrassChurch GoingAn Arundel TombThe Whitsun WeddingsMCMXIVAmbulancesThe TreesThe ExplosionCut Grass7

PLATH, SylviaBlack Rook in Rainy WeatherThe Times Are TidyMorning SongFinisterreMirrorPheasantElmPoppies in JulyThe Arrival of the Bee BoxChildRICH, AdrienneAunt Jennifer’s TigersUncle Speaks in the Drawing RoomPowerStorm WarningsLiving in SinThe RoofwalkerOur Whole LifeTrying to Talk with a ManDiving Into the WreckFrom a Survivor8

Poetry Prescribed for Ordinary LevelANGELOU, MayaBOLAND, EavanPhenomenal WomanChild of Our TimeThis MomentLoveDURCAN, PaulGoing Home to Mayo…FROST, RobertHARDIE, KerryThe Tuft of FlowersMending Wall‘Out, Out –’Daniel’s DuckHARDY, ThomasWhen I Set Out for LyonnesseHEANEY, SeamusA Constable CallsThe UndergroundA CallKAVANAGH, PatrickKENNELLY, BrendanShancoduffA Christmas ChildhoodA Glimpse of StarlingsKINSELLA, Thomas Thinking of Mr D.Mirror in FebruaryLARKIN, PhilipLEVERTOV, DeniseMCGOUGH, RogerMACNEICE, LouisMONAGHAN, NoelMULDOON, PaulMURPHY, RichardAmbulancesThe ExplosionWhat Were They LikeBearhugsMeeting PointAll Day LongAnseoMoonshine9

OLIVER, MaryPLATH, SylviaRICH, AdrienneSHELLEY, Percy ByssheSHUTTLE, PenelopeSTAFFORD, WilliamWILBUR, RichardThe SunPoppies in JulyChildAunt Jennifer’s TigersUncle Speaks in the Drawing RoomTrying to Talk with a ManOzymandiasJungian CowsTravelling Through the DarkA Summer Morning10