English with Media Education
and Irish with Media Education (in Irish speaking schools).
This area provides opportunities for young people to develop effective communication skills in relevant contexts. It also develops some understanding of how language works, and the richness of language and literature in any culture as a means of communication and creative expression.
Resources
Learning for Life and Work through English
The purpose of this resource is to demonstrate how English teachers can deliver aspects of Learning for Life and Work in their classroom. PDF,3.4 MB
Novel Quests
The aim of these units of work is to engage pupils in reading for pleasure, in and out of the classroom, and to enhance their appreciation of a writer's craft.
Novel Quests: IntroductionPDF, 353 KB
Unique, based on the novel Unique by Alison Allen-Gray PDF, 610 KB
Bog Child, based on the novel Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd PDF, 1.5 MB
Cosmic, based on the novel Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce PDF, 597 KB
An interactive resource that helps pupils respond to a range of literary texts and poems with moving and still images. The resource helps children respond to texts in new and creative ways, while addresseing the statutory requirement to provide Media Education as part of the English curriculum.
For more information on English with Media Education contact Shauna McLaughlin (02890 261200 ext: 2616).
Thematic Units
The following units show how English can contribute towards the development of key themes of the curriculum. What is a Thematic Unit?
Growing Up in Northern Ireland - Citizenship
Using 'Romeo and Juliet' to examine the topics of human rights and conflict. A plague on both your houses - English Unit