This webinar is aimed at teachers of Senior Cycle English who are considering using this novel for 'The Single Text' on the Leaving Certificate course.

'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall' is a new novel included in the Prescribed Material for the Leaving Certificate Examination 2025.

This sensational, hard hitting and passionate tale of marital cruelty sees a mysterious new tenant at Wildfell Hall, Helen Graham, unmasked not as a 'wicked woman' but as the estranged wife of a brutal alcoholic bully, desperate to protect her young son. 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall' is a powerful depiction of a woman's fight for domestic independence and creative freedom, whilst also putting a spotlight on Victorian society exposing its hypocrisy and unmentioned darker edges. It is a powerful, controversial and subversive masterpiece.

The webinar will examine:

• Plot Structure and Narration
• Predominant Themes including Violence, Education and the Rights of Women.
• Character analysis of Helen Graham, Gilbert Markham, Arthur Huntingdon, Eliza Millward
• Language and Imagery
• Important Quotations
• Essay style questions

Teachers who attend this webinar will receive an accompanying resource booklet.

Presenters: Ann Marie Garvey and Elaine McGowan

Ann Marie Garvey has over twenty years teaching experience and returned to her classroom in Coláiste Cholmcille, Ballyshannon, after three years as an English Advisor with Junior Cycle for Teachers last year. She has been an Advising Examiner of Leaving Cert Higher Level English for the past nine years and works as an English Associate with Oide.

Elaine McGowan has over twenty years teaching experience and is currently a teacher of English and History and a Year Head in St. Attracta's Community School. She was an Examiner for both Junior and Leaving Cert English . Elaine returned to the classroom after a four year secondment to Junior Cycle for Teachers as English Advisor.