Secondary Two
Parents’ Seminar
English Literature
Friday 13 July 2012
English Literature
• In essence, we believe that English
Literature will develop our students to:
• Be able to critically and independently
read, analyse and appreciate literary
texts.
• Be able to develop and effectively
communicate personal and critical
responses.
English Literature
Aims of the Literature syllabus at Bedok View
1. Discover the joys of reading Literature
2. Appreciate Language
3. Engage personally with the texts
4. Articulate perceptive and analytical
thinking
5. Explore how the different genres function
6. Appreciate the importance of contexts
Importance of Literature post
Secondary
• For Junior College
• To qualify for the Arts Stream, Literature is
considered as one of the Humanities subjects
that can be counted.
• For Polytechnics:
• Courses such as Advertising and Public
Relations and Mass – Communication require
good grades in language and Humanities
subjects.
• Literature will therefore be an added
advantage.
English Literature
To take Literature at Sec 3
• 60% pass at Sec 2 level
Text:
• Paper 1: Prose
• “The good earth” by Pearl S Buck
• Seen and Unseen Prose and Poetry
• Paper 2 : Drama
• Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Focus:
• 5 areas of study
• Personal response to the following:
• Character, plot, theme, setting and style
• To provide a critique of unseen prose.
English Literature
2011 GCE O Level Results
Exam
Class
/ No
of % Distinctions
Candidature
distinctions
No. of passes % passes
MSG
O Levels
4E1 (7
students)
7
100
7
100
1.1
O Levels
4E3 (7
students)
2
29
7
100
3.4
English Literature
Student Attributes for Literature:
• Students must have a passion and love for reading.
• Students must have good vocabulary.
• Students should be able to interpret different points
of view, form opinions and justify these opinions
with examples and evidence.
• Students should be able to express their ideas and
opinions confidently.
Enrichment at Upper
Secondary
Focus on:
• Developing students to be effective communicators of their
thoughts and ideas.
• Developing confidence and ability to express their thoughts
and ideas.
• Develop critical thinkers
• Preparation for O Level Literature exam
Programmes:
• Romeo and Juliet Learning Journey
• Examination workshops held by Singapore Teachers’ Union
• Book clubs for texts being studied
• Overseas learning journey
Thank you for
your attention 
Ms. Mischa Pereira (HoD ELLit)
mischa_leigh_pereira@moe.edu.sg