SCHEME OF WORK LITERATURE – IN – ENGLISH CLASS: YEAR 10 FIRST TERM WEEK TOPIC 1 What is Literature? 2 The Genres Literature. 3 Drama 4 MACBETH 5 MACBETH ACT 1 6 MACBETH ACT 2 7 African Drama 8 African Drama 9 Non-African Drama 10 Non-African Drama CONTENT OBJECTIVE a) Introduction to the definition of Students will be able to provide a Literature. working definition of Literature, b) Literary Appreciation as an Literary Appreciation Literary important aspect of Literature. Principles and Figures of speech. c) Literary Terms/Principles. d) Figures of Speech. of a) Drama b) Poetry c) Prose Students will be able to identify and comment on the various genres of Literature. a) Introduction to drama. b) Features/ Elements of drama: playwright, act, scene, setting, plot, cast/characterisation, dialogue, dramatic techniques, etc. c) Forms of drama: Tragedy, Comedy Tragic-Comedy, Melo-Drama, Farce, etc. a) Study of William Shakespeare’s Macbeths with particular reference to the background of the text and playwright. Comprehensive discussion and treatment of the plot and setting. Students will be able to identify and comment on both the elements and forms of drama. Comprehensive discussion and treatment of the subject matter and themes of Frank Ogodo Ogeche’s Harvest of Corruption Comprehensive discussion and treatment of the cast in Frank Ogodo Ogeche’s Harvest of Corruption Comprehensive discussion and treatment of Narrative techniques in Frank Ogodo Ogeche’s Harvest of Corruption. Introduction to Non-African drama. Study of Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer with close reference to the background and plot of the playwright and text. Students will be able to identify and discuss the subject matter and themes of the play. Students will be able to discuss the features Shakespeare writing using the text as reference text. Students will be able to provide the plot and setting of the play. Students will be able to identify and discuss the minor and major characters used in the play. Students will be able to list and discuss the narrative techniques in the play. Students will be able to discuss the features of Non-African Drama using the text as reference text. Comprehensive discussion and treatment Students will be able to discuss the of the setting and characters in Oliver setting and characters of the play. Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer 11 Non-African Drama 12 13 14 Revision Examination Examination Comprehensive discussion and treatment Students will be able to identify of the subject matter, themes and and discuss the subject matter, narrative techniques in Oliver themes and characters in the play. Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer Revision of Topics. Examination Examination WEEK TOPIC 1 Revision 2 Poetry 3 Poetry 4 Poetry 5 African Poetry 6 African Poetry 7 African Poetry 8 African Poetry 9 African Poetry 10 11 12 Revision Revision Examination Examination SCHEME OF WORK LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH CLASS: YEAR 10 SECOND TERM CONTENT Revision of last term’s exam OBJECTIVE Students will be able to revise the questions contained in last term’s exam. Students will be able to define and identify the features of Poetry. Introduction to Poetry: Definition and features of Poetry: stanza, metre, rhythm, mood, theme, tone, imagery, figures of speech and other poetic devices. Forms of Poetry: Epic, Ode, Ballad, Sonnet, Students will be able to identify and Lyric, etc. explain forms of poetry. Unseen Poetry Students will be able to identify and examine unseen poems. Study of the subject matter, themes, form, Students will be able to point out content, language, mood and other poetic and discuss the poetic devices devices in Birago Diop’s “Vanity”. employed in the poem. Study of the subject matter, themes, form, Students will be able to point out content, language, mood and other poetic and discuss the poetic devices devices in Gabriel Okara’s “Piano and employed in the poem. Drums”. Study of the subject matter, themes, form, Students will be able to point out content, language, mood and other poetic and discuss the poetic devices devices in Gbanabam Hallowell’s “The employed in the poem. Dining Table”. Study of the subject matter, themes, form, Students will be able to point out content, language, mood and other poetic and discuss the poetic devices devices in Lenrie Peter’s “The Panic of employed in the poem. Growing Older”. Study of the subject matter, themes, form, Students will be able to point out content, language, mood and other poetic and discuss the poetic devices devices in Kofi Awoonor’s “The Anvil and employed in the poem. the Hammer” and Gbemisola Adeoti’s “Ambush”. Revision of Topics Revision of Topics Examination Examination WEEK 1 TOPIC Revision 2 Prose 3 African Prose 4 African Prose 5 African Prose 6 African Prose 7 African Prose 8 African Prose 9 African Prose 10 Prose 11 12 13 Revision Examination Examination SCHEME OF WORK LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH CLASS: YEAR 10 THIRD TERM CONTENT OBJECTIVE Revision of last term’s exam. Students will be able to revise the questions contained in last term’s exam. Introduction to Prose. Features of Prose: Students will be able to identify and division into chapters, plot, setting, comment on the features and forms of themes, characterization, narrative prose. techniques, symbolism, etc. Forms of Prose: fiction, non-fiction, biography, autobiography, short story, unseen prose, etc. Introduction to African Prose. Students will be able to point out the Comprehensive study of Amma features of African Prose and examine Darko’s Faceless with particular Amma Darko’s Faceless using the reference to the background of the background of the author and text. author and text. Comprehensive discussion and Students will be able to examine and write treatment of the plot of Amma Darko’s on the plot of the text. Faceless. Comprehensive discussion and Students will be able to identify and write treatment of the setting of Amma on the setting of the text. Darko’s Faceless. Comprehensive discussion and Students will be able to identify and write treatment of the subject matter in on the subject matter of the text. Amma Darko’s Faceless. Comprehensive discussion and Students will be able to identify and write treatment of the themes in Amma on the themes used in the text. Darko’s Faceless. Comprehensive discussion and Students will be able to identify and write treatment of the use of characters in on the characters used in the text. Amma Darko’s Faceless. Comprehensive discussion and Students will be able to identify and write treatment of narrative techniques on the narrative techniques used in the employed in Amma Darko’s Faceless. text. Comprehensive discussion of objective Students will be able to provide answers questions on prose. to sample objective questions on prose. Revision of Topics. Examination Examination .
