JC English

Odyssey 1 is a first-year textbook designed to meet all the requirements of the Junior Cycle English Specification. Odyssey 1 and its accompanying workbook comprehensively address the twenty-two learning outcomes prescribed for first year of Junior Cycle English.

The Odyssey 2 package (textbook and workbook) has been designed to meet all the requirements of the Junior Cycle English Specification. This package empowers the Second and Third-Year student to engage confidently and enthusiastically with the three strands of language set out in the Junior Cycle English Specification: Oral Language, Reading and Writing.

The full annotated text of Shakespeare’s masterpiece. Packed with exercises and activities that engage the student and develop a personal response to the play.

An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and produced in an attractive new design.

Provides a wide selection of texts to be enjoyed by all Transition Year students, including prose extracts, speeches, poetry, short fiction, drama and film studies

The ONLY schools edition of Alone It Stands. FREE companion Portfolio Book An excellent prescribed play option for classes not studying Shakespeare. Alone it stand by John Breen tells the tale of the famous Munster side who beat the New Zealand All Blacks 12-0 at Thormond Park in 1978. To this day it remains the only time an Irish side has beaten The All Blacks.

PAULINE KELLY'S imaginative edition of The Merchant of Venice specifically meets the demands of the Junior Cycle time frame and the new examination questions.

Fire and Ice 2 completes the Junior Cycle English course for Second and Third Year students. This update to the much-loved series continues to fire a passion for English and supports all students in achieving success.

Fire and Ice 1 is an exciting textbook for students of First Year English. This update to the best-selling, much-loved series develops oral, reading and writing skills and brings joy to the English classroom.