English Literature

What’s in it for you?

The more you learn how literature works, the more open you will be to the effects it can have.

How does literature work?

•Literature can help you to understand▫The past▫Other cultures▫Other classes▫Yourself

Literature helps you to •Analyse cause and effects•Evaluate social change and values

We become more alert to the world around us.

Career Relevance

Employers in all fields put a high value on anyone who can Construct a clearly expressed argument Present ideas concisely, logically and clearly Make a critical analysis of a piece of writing Deal competently with a large amount of

complex information Show initiative in conducting independent

research

What kinds of jobs are there? Teaching Public relations Publishing Journalism/media Even other careers which apparently

bear no relation to English Literature

The IGCSE English Literature programme for Years 10 and 11 will cover five terms.

Texts you will be reading:

Anita Desai’s Fasting, Feasting Selected Poems set by

Cambridge Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey

Fasting, Feasting

This text will be studied in Term One.

We will examine The setting of the novel Themes, symbols and motifs The plot Characters and the roles they play Literary devices and effects Style and language

Poetry Anthology

We will study 14 poems from the prescribed anthology Songs of Ourselves in Term Two.

You will learn to appreciate: The theme/s Poetic devices Structure Tone/Style

More importantly

You will examine the effects of the language used;

Explore implications and develop a personal and sensitive response; and

Understand a poem in its social/historical context.

Julius Caesar

This text will be studied in Term Three. We will examine

› The Roman form of government› The plot › Themes, symbols and motifs› Characters and the roles they play› Language used and the importance of

foreshadowing

This text will be studied in Term Four.We will examine:ThemesSettingCharacters and the role they playPlotMotifs and symbolsStyle and language used

Northanger Abbey

Term Five

•During this term we will focus on ▫Revision▫Essay writing techniques▫Writing different types of essays

The general essay The passage-based essay The empathic essay

▫Using quotes effectively▫Answering essay questions relevantly

▫And … more revision!

Welcome to the Literature

Class

Mrs Chong