Ireland · NCCA Curriculum Specifications
6th Year Voices and Visions: Advanced Literacy and Communication
This course prepares students for the transition to post primary education by deepening their engagement with complex texts and diverse writing styles. Students refine their ability to analyze authorial intent while developing a sophisticated personal voice across digital and print media.
The Art of Narrative and Characterization
Students explore how authors build immersive worlds and complex characters through specific linguistic choices and structural techniques.
Investigating how a story changes based on who is telling it and whether the narrator can be trusted by the reader.
Analyzing how writers use the five senses and figurative language to create a specific mood or setting.
Persuasion, Power, and Propaganda
An examination of how language is used to influence opinions, sell products, and shape public discourse in various media.
Identifying and using techniques such as the rule of three, emotive language, and rhetorical questions to build an argument.
Deconstructing the visual and textual strategies used in modern marketing to target specific demographics.
Poetic Forms and Emotional Resonance
Students engage with poetry as a tool for self expression and social commentary, focusing on rhythm, meter, and metaphor.
Exploring how poets use symbolic language to describe complex feelings or abstract concepts.
Analyzing the impact of alliteration, assonance, and onomatopoeia on the oral performance of poetry.
Information Architecture and Research
Developing the skills to synthesize information from multiple sources and present findings in a structured, objective manner.
Learning to combine facts from different texts to create a comprehensive report on a complex topic.
Examining how headings, glossaries, and diagrams support the reader's navigation of informational texts.
Dramatic Inquiry and Performance
Using drama and oral language to explore character motivation and the nuances of spoken communication.
Investigating what is left unsaid in a script and how body language conveys hidden meaning.
Working in groups to draft and refine dialogue that sounds natural and drives a plot forward.
The Mechanics of Style and Grammar
Refining the technical aspects of writing to ensure clarity, precision, and sophisticated expression.
Mastering the use of simple, compound, and complex sentences to create engaging prose.
Moving beyond basic synonyms to select words that carry the exact connotation required for the context.