The Odyssey 1 package (textbook and workbook) has been designed to meet all the requirements of the Junior Cycle English Specification. This package empowers the First- 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.   

Key features include:

• Engaging text selection including YA fiction, spoken-word poetry, graphic novels, blogs and podcasts as well as extracts from much-loved classic texts.
• Six themed units built around the 22 Learning Outcomes specified for First Year, to encourage student engagement and skills development.
• Learning Intentions, aligned with the Junior Cycle English Specification, are stated in student-friendly language throughout.
• Strategies (such as R.E.E.L.) give students the skills to write well-structured and focused answers.
• A unit dedicated to the novel introduces students to this key genre and encourages reading for personal pleasure and academic enrichment.
• Grammar and language points are presented through engaging activities.
• Online Teacher Resources including Schemes of Work.
• Written by a team of experienced and practising JC English teachers.

The accompanying Student Workbook contains:

• Reinforcement exercises on key grammatical areas such as nouns and verbs.
• Punctuation exercises.
• Space for taking notes, drafting and redrafting.
• Focus on writing as a process.
• Space for students to create their own texts.