1. Literature in English

2. Reading + Discussion = individual response to literary texts
What to study?
Films/cinema
Novels
Short Stories
Life/
The world
We live in
poems
Plays
Reading + Discussion = individual response to literary texts

3. Study skills Learning Involvement L I Thinking T E R A English skills
Reading
Analysis (critical)
Talking
Understanding
Reasoning
Expression

4. Students have the opportunity to
Explore through literature the cultures of their own and other societies
Engage with and respond to literary texts from around the world
Develop a critical appreciation of writer’s craft through close textual study

5. Key : Read carefully and work diligently
In Class, we will have to
Read between the lines/
Understand texts’ layers of
Meaning
Express opinion in a succinct manner
Articulate informed personal response
Do textual analysis
Support your view with evidence
Produce highly structured essays
Key : Read carefully and work diligently

6. Prose :To Kill a mocking bird
Coexistence of good and evil
Social inequality
Racial discrimination
End of innocence

7. Drama
Marriage
Social roles and happiness
Importance of education

10. assess Dramatic structure Conventions Plot, characters, themes Staging
Symbolism Verse (aside/soliloquy) Imagery

11. Film Studies
Filmic language
Director’s choice

12. Read through at least twice.
Is there a title?
Pay attention to punctuations
Who is the speaker?
Be open to interpretation
There are no useless words
There is no definitive reading
Comment confidently poetic devices

13. Form/structure/lines Diction Rhythm Sound
Imagery Appeals to our senses (Form, Content and style)

14. resolution
setting
Crucial moments/
Conflict/Climax
characters
Use of time
Plot of situation
Point of view

15. What to achieve: (P-E-E)
Condense your view down into a succinct argument
Generate focused, clear and logical arguments
Avoid waffle (senseless or vague talk or writing), hazy generalisation and story re-telling
Comment critically on writers’ choices, styles and language structures
Produce cogent essays/answers

16. schedule S4 – Novel + poems
S5 – Play – Shakespeare drama + poems + short stories + project
S6 – Short stories + film +poems + project

17. Portfolio (SBA) Independent research/writing task Choices
An extended essay
A review of a book/film/performance
Creative writing

18. Examination Paper 1: Essay writing Paper 3 : Portfolio
Paper 2: Appreciation
Paper 3 : Portfolio

19. Requirements for studying Literature
Good command of English
Enjoy reading and thinking
Enjoy giving and expressing opinions/ideas
Welcome to the programme!