Great Expectations 1 is a first-year textbook for the new English course leading to the Junior Cycle Student Award (JCSA). Great Expectations 2 will complete the course. Features of Great Expectations 1 Learning Expectations are stated at the beginning of each chapter.Tasks throughout the chapters are clearly laid out under recognisable headings (literacy, numeracy, drawing, research, writing, reading, etc.). Differentiation to suit a range of abilities is at the core of the choice of material and accompanying tasks. Checklists and self-assessment tasks encourage assessment for learning. Grammar is integrated into each chapter and reinforced in the topics and tasks. Assessment is incorporated into each chapter leading to an end-of-chapter assessment. Pairwork and Groupwork are encouraged regularly and where appropriate. Peer assessment is encouraged with the ‘swap copies' signal. Oral Language tasks are integrated in a natural way throughout each chapter. For the Student: Textbook + free eBook Free Portfolio with Textbook.