COURSE CONTENT FOR LEAVING CERTIFICATE SUBJECTS2018

(TOPICS TAKEN FROM THE FOLLOWING – SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

IRISH (H)
  • Exam Layout and Marking Scheme
  • Ceapadóireacht - Essay Planning, Topics to cover, Foclóir agus Nathanna Cainte
  • Two sample essays
  • Prós
Sample Q&A on 2 Prose Topics
  • Filíocht
Sample Q&A on 2 Poems
  • Aural Exam Preparation.
  • An Triail: Sample Answers
Oral Preparation Day will be held in 2018 / IRISH (P)
  • Exam layout and guidelines
  • Gramadach
  • An Scèal
  • An Ríomhphost
  • Pros - Ainmnithe
  • Filiocht - Ainmnithe
  • An Chluastuiscint
  • An Léamhthuiscint
Oral Preparation Day will be held in 2018 / ENGLISH (H)
Paper One:
-Composing and Comprehending
-Essay Planning and Writing Styles
-Brainstorming and Speed Reading
Paper Two:
-King LearTypes of questions
-Comparative study guidelines – no specific texts
-How to approach the Comparative Study answer - The Statement Question.
-Methods on how to compare
An overall approach to Poetry:
-Frost, Boland, Keats, Durcan, Hopkins, Montague, Larkin, Ní Chuilleanáin..
-Unseen Poetry Section
(overall guidelines only)
Exam Questions and Techniques
MATHS (H)
Paper 1
  • Algebra
  • Functions
  • Sequences & Series
  • Calculus
  • Financial Maths
/ MATHS (O)
Paper 1
  • Algebra
Paper 2
  • Statistics
  • Probability
  • Coordinate Geometry - The Line
  • Coordinate Geometry - The Circle
/ GEOGRAPHY (H)
Part 1: Short Questions
Ordnance Survey Maps
Section 1:Physical Geography
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Rock Cycle
  • Rivers/Glaciation/Coasts
  • Karst Landscapes
  • Earthquakes
  • Volcanoes

HISTORY (H)
Modern American History:
  • The Montgomery Bus Boycott
  • Race Relations
  • LBJ and The Vietnam War
Exam Questions and Techniques / CHEMISTRY (H)
  • Stoichiometry
  • Volumetric Analysis
  • Chemical Equilibrium
  • Organic Chemistry
/ BIOLOGY (H)
  1. Respiration
  2. Photosynthesis
  3. DNA
  4. Genetics
  5. Genetic Crosses and Engineering

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE (H)
  • Beef
  • Dairy
  • Genetics
  • Soil Science
  • Project Information
/ BUSINESS (H)
  • ABQ Preparation; Units 5, 6 and 7
  • Management Skills and Activities
  • Industrial Relations Conflict
  • Consumer Conflict
Exam Questions and Techniques
ACCOUNTING (H)
  • Final Accounts
  • Tabular Statements
  • Interpretation of Accounts/Ratio Analysis
  • Management Accounting
  • Incomplete Records
  • Cash flow Statements
  • Club/Service/Farm Accounts
Exam Questions and Techniques
PHYSICS (H)
  • Electricity
  • Mechanics
  • Light/Sound and Wave Theory
Exam Questions and Techniques / ECONOMICS (H)
  • Microeconomics
-Demand and Supply
-Market Equilibrium
-Elasticity
-Market Structures
-Demand for Factors of Production
-Cost of Production
  • Macroeconomics
-Government and Economy
HOME ECONOMICS (SOCIAL & SCIENTIFIC) (H)
Selection of topics from the three core areas:
Nutrients:
  • Protein
  • Lipids
  • Carbohydrates
  • Vitamins
  • Minerals
Food Commodities
  • Meat, Fish and Eggs.
  • Milk, Butter, Dairy Products, Cereals, Fruit, Vegetables and Fats.
Food Processing & Preservation:
  • Preservation

FRENCH (H)
  • Vocabulary
  • Grammar Revision
  • Reading and Listening Comprehension
  • Writing Techniques
  • Wide range of topics covered for reaction questions
  • Exam questions and techniques
  • Sample answers for written section
  • Tips for Oral exam
Oral Preparation Day will be held in 2018 / ART (H)
Section 1: Irish Metalwork
Section 2: Impressionism
Post Impressionism
Cubism
Surrealism
Section 3: Gallery/Museum
Public Art
Film Studies