Welcome to 'Crazy Teacher in the Attic', a page for sharing English and French notes and resources with students and fellow teachers.
Resources focus on the Irish curriculum for English and French at both Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate Level, higher and ordinary level as stated.
Welcome to 'Crazy Teacher in the Attic', a page for sharing English and French notes and resources with students and fellow teachers.
Resources focus on the Irish curriculum for English and French at both Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate Level, higher and ordinary level as stated.
This resource is designed for efficient revision and essay practice. It covers key W.B. Yeats poems: An Irish Airman Foresees His Death, The Wild Swans at Coole, The Lake Isle of Innisfree, September 1913, Easter 1916, and The Second Coming. The guide highlights themes, style, and essential biographical context, alongside glossaries of key terms. Includes sample questions and model essay paragraphs to help students structure high-scoring answers. Note: this is a revision guide, not a line-by-line analysis.
Everything you need to confidently introduce AI in your school - clear posters, editable templates, teacher/student guidelines, and policy add-ons.
The AI Essentials Pack for Schools is a professionally designed resource toolkit created by an experienced teacher. This pack is designed specifically for teachers, principals, digital learning teams, and school leadership in Ireland to help navigate the opportunities and challenges of integrating AI in post-primary education.
Whether youâre just starting to discuss AI in your school or youâre ready to implement school-wide policies, this pack gives you everything you need â clearly, practically, and ethically.
Whatâs Included:
1. Student & Teacher AI Poster Guidelines (PDF)
Clear, accessible Dos and Donâts for AI use in the classroom
Designed for display in staffrooms and classrooms
Customised for a school context
Created with simplicity, clarity, and visual appeal in mind
2. Intro to AI Poster â Facts & Myths Busted (PDF)
Simple breakdown of what AI is (and isnât)
Designed to inform both students and staff
Addresses the most common fears and misconceptions about AI
Ideal for noticeboards, induction, and CPD days
** 3. AI Resource Guide (PDF)**
Curated links to useful websites, tools, classroom ideas, and CPD
Best practices for integrating AI into teaching and learning
Focused on ethical, inclusive, and pedagogically sound use
Editable Templates (Word Doc)
These ready-to-use, editable files help schools embed AI in their existing systems with confidence:
AI Integration into AUP (Acceptable Use Policy)
AI Clause for Code of Behaviour
Digital Literacy and Ethical Use Templates for Classrooms
Communication Templates for Parents
Frameworks for Handling Suspected AI Misuse
AI Use Reflection Sheets for Students
Sample Consent Forms and Guidance Documents
These resources cover key vocabulary for various abstract topics for the leaving cert french opinion pieces.
They cover the environment, AI, continuous assessment, war/conflict, mental health, cost of living
Each document is clearly laid out with some key vocabulary for the topic and phrases for and against, as well as phrases using the subjunctive, conditional and object pronouns.
This is done for various abstract topics in different resources in my shop and can be purchased seperately or as a bundle.
These resources cover key vocabulary for various abstract topics for the leaving cert french opinion pieces.
This document specifically deals with Lâintelligence artificielle IA Artificial Intelligence AI
. Each document is clearly laid out with some key vocabulary for the topic and phrases for and against, as well as phrases using the subjunctive, conditional and object pronouns.
This is done for various abstract topics in different resources in my shop and can be purchased seperately or as a bundle.
These resources cover key vocabulary for various abstract topics for the leaving cert french opinion pieces.
This document specifically deals with lâenvronnement, the environment. Each document is clearly laid out with some key vocabulary for the topic and phrases for and against, as well as phrases using the subjunctive, conditional and object pronouns.
This is done for various abstract topics in different resources in my shop and can be purchased seperately or as a bundle.
These resources cover key vocabulary for various abstract topics for the leaving cert french opinion pieces.
This document specifically deals with le coût de la vie, the cost of living.
Each document is clearly laid out with some key vocabulary for the topic and phrases for and against, as well as phrases using the subjunctive, conditional and object pronouns.
This is done for various abstract topics in different resources in my shop and can be purchased seperately or as a bundle.
These resources cover key vocabulary for various abstract topics for the leaving cert french opinion pieces.
This document specifically deals with la guerre, or war and conflict. Each document is clearly laid out with some key vocabulary for the topic and phrases for and against, as well as phrases using the subjunctive, conditional and object pronouns.
This is done for various abstract topics in different resources in my shop and can be purchased seperately or as a bundle.
This document contains a list of lower and higher order questions for each scene in âThe Merchant of Veniceâ along with ideas for classroom activities.
These activities align with the learning outcomes for Junior Cycle English by fostering critical thinking, effective communication, and an understanding of literary techniques while engaging students with âThe Merchant of Venice.â
I think weâre all a bit confused about what exactly we NEED to cover for the JC MFL exam in June. Iâm just a teacher with no extra departmental or SEC insight but from looking at the LO this is the checklist I plan to use with my students to try best prepare them. Itâs not exhaustive. If anyone has suggestions for other items they would include of leave out Iâd love to hear them
This PDF resource contains 6 colourful, printable posters to help students revise some of the key aspects of the LC 2023 French Oral, including the three main topics and the three tenses.
Leaving Certificate French Comprehension Grammar Questions
This powerpoint goes through how to recognise the different grammatical aspects which are asked in the LC HL comprehensions, what to write for your answer, and goes through all the questions from 2011-2022. It includes the question, the text, clues and the marking scheme, so that you can work through them together with your class.
In LC HL French, each comprehension has a grammar question. This is worth 5 marks (1.25% each or 2.5% of your French grade for the two questions). It can ask you to find a particular tense, grammatical term, a synonym or what word âitâ is referring to, etc.
Le Formulaire
Leaving Cert Ordinary Level Form.
This resource is a 24 page step-by-step workbook on every aspect of answering the formulaire. It includes all the questions which have come up since 2009 with sample answers, tips and space for students to practice themselves.
Ideal for anyone who wants to clearly teach an ordinary level class, anyone with higher and ordinary level in the one class as the students could almost direct themselves, or any student studying OL French on their own as an additional subject.
Worksheet would form the basis of one to two weeks classwork and homework depending on class.
Every year I do up an easy to view one year calandar, for which Iâve uploaded the base template. Onto this I add in any extra days off for my schoolâs students which are marked in green. Then I mark in, especially for 6th years, their revision plan for 5th year work along with when they will be tested on their revision. Very handy tool!
Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the timetable but please check your own schoolâs calendar. Do not rely on it for dates when booking etc.