Description
Discovery – New Poetry for 2025 – Higher & Ordinary Level – Textbook and Student Portfolio – Set
Get top marks in Leaving Certificate Poetry with the newest addition to Edco’s best-selling Discovery series. Discovery-New Poetry for 2025, written by our highly successful author team, includes a poetry anthology, a student portfolio and FREE audio app.
Includes all poems for Ordinary and Higher Level examinations, perfect for mixed-ability groups.
Student-friendly layout with colourful photographs and visually attractive design
Relevant biographical details are provided for each poet, plus a timeline for the lives of all Higher Level poets with emphasis on social and cultural context
Each poem is accompanied by: Detailed guidelines and excellent commentaries Comprehensive questions that explore themes, imagery, language and form Useful glossaries that contain important poetic terms
A snapshot of each Higher Level poet’s work and a sample examination-style essay to aid revision
Exam preparation questions and student-friendly revision chart for
each Higher Level poet
Exam preparation questions and student-friendly revision chart for each Higher Level poet
A list of examination-style questions for each prescribed poem at Ordinary
level with a snapshot of the poem
Advice on preparing for the examination and guidelines for answering
exam questions
Guidelines for students on approaching the Unseen Poetry section of the course, with sample poems and questions
Students will also find the glossary of poetic terms, a valuable resource in reading and responding to poetry
Personal response is encouraged throughout as recommended by the syllabus committee of the Department of Education and Skills
Colour coded sections for easy reference
Free Student Portfolio
Discovery – New Poetry for 2024 comes with a free Student Portfolio that is a useful aid in preparing for the Leaving Certificate English examination. It contains :
Key words charts
Revision of Themes and imagery
Additional exam-style questions with prompts
