FIRST TERM LITERATURE IN ENGLISH FROM SS1- SS3
Literature in English first term Scheme of work for Nigeria senior secondary school students from ss1 to ss3.
SS 1 LITERATURE IN ENGLISH SCHEME OF WORK
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.
SS2 SCHEME OF WORK
Week 1: Introduction to Othello by William Shakespeare.
Week 2 – 4: Reading of Act 1, 2, 3 of Othello, with explanations.
Week 5 – 7: Summary of books for the term.
Week 8 – 9: Introduction to Native Son by Richard Wright.
Week 10: Character Analysis
Week 11: Revision
Week 12: Examination.
SS3 SCHEME OF WORK
Week 1: Introduction to “The Pulley” by George Herbert.
Week 2: Themes and style in “The Pulley”.
Week 3: “Piano and Drums” by Gabriel Okara.
Week 4: Themes in style in “Piano and Drums”.
Week 5: General Overview of the poems: “The Pulley” and “Piano and Drums”.
Week 6: A Raising in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry.
Week 7: Themes and Style in Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raising in the Sun.
Week 8: Character Analysis 1 (Major Characters in A Raising in the Sun).
Week 9 – 10: Character Analysis 2 (Minor Characters in A Raising in the Sun).
Week 11: Revision
Week 12: Examination.
