Catch the Wave : Active Learning for New Junior Cycle English

A Lively and Engaging blend of contemporary and classic material constructed around the key skills of the new Junior Cycle. * Provides Connectivity in Learning: each core literary excerpt integrates the four key connections building student awareness and broadening understanding ARTS ORAL GRAMMAR MEDIA * Cross-curricular learning emphasised throughout * Activates English: includes a variety of active and collaborative learning experiences THINK, TALK, WRITE DISCUSS, DEBATE, DECIDE PAIR, SHARE, EXPAND * Provides a student-centred and personal approach to learning * Journal Entries connect the student's own life experience to the lesson * Extracts reflect the experiences, concerns and demands of teenage life * Personal choices encouraged through options for assignments, project workshops and independent reading * Focuses on creativity to promote students' identity and voice * Examination Practice and Skills section gives a clear understanding of examination grading * Each chapter provides students with an exam-style question followed by a structure for assessment for learning * Encourages engagement with technology and media * Media Connection uses case studies to develop awareness of media issues * Digital Technology Workshops develop practical skills and promote the use of digital technology in learning and literacy * Writing Workshops: Promote writing as a process, with particular emphasis on creativity and techniques which develop personal writing skills * Project Process: Engage students with step-by-step learning about research and project work while also promoting