LITERATURE IN ENGLISH: First Term's Scheme of Work for SSS 1 - 3

Do I have Literature teachers in the house? Of course! Below is first term's scheme of work for Literature in English for Senior Secondary Schools (SSS) 1 - 3.

SCHEME OF WORK FOR SSS 1

Week 1: Introduction to Literature.

Week 2: Genres of Literature.

Week 3: Terms used in drama.

Week 4: Genres of Literature (Prose).

Week 5: Genres of Literature (Poetry).

Week 6: Poetic Devices.

Week 7 - 8: Figures of speech.

Week 9: Literary Appreciation: Themes, style, mood and symbolism.

Week 10: Distinctive feature of each of the genres of literature.

Week 11: Revision.

Week 12: Examination.

SCHEME OF WORK FOR SSS 2

Week 1: Introduction to Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare.

Week 2 - 4: Reading of Antony and Cleopatra, with explanations.

Week 5 - 7: Summary of books for the term.

Week 8 - 9: Introduction to To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Week 10: Character Analysis

Week 11: Revision

Week 12: Examination.

SCHEME OF WORK FOR SSS 3

Week 1: Introduction to "The Breast of the Sea" by Syl Cheney-Coker

Week 2: Themes and style in "The Breast of the Sea"

Week 3: "The Telephone Call" by Fleur Adcock

Week 4: Themes in style in "The Telephone Call"

Week 5: General Overview of the poems: "The Breast of the Sea" and "The Telephone Call"

Week 6: A Man for all Seasons by Robert Bolt

Week 7: Themes and Style in Robert Bolt's A Man for all Seasons

Week 8: Character Analysis 1: Major Characters A Man for all Seasons

Week 9 - 10: Character Analysis 2: Minor Characters in A Man for all Seasons

Week 11: Revision

Week 12: Examination.