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


English Lesson Notes for Junior Secondary

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.
LITERATURE IN ENGLISH: First Term's Scheme of Work for 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 A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare.
Week 2 - 4: Reading of A Midsummer Night's Dream, with explanations.
Week 5 - 7: Summary of books for the term.
Week 8 - 9: Introduction to Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronté
Week 10: Character Analysis
Week 11: Revision
Week 12: Examination.

SCHEME OF WORK FOR SSS 3
Week 1: Introduction to "A Government Driver on His Retirement" by Chibuike Onu.
Week 2: Themes and style in "A Government Driver on His Retirement".
Week 3: "Binsey Poplars" by G.M Hopkins.
Week 4: Themes in style in "Binsey Poplars".
Week 5: General Overview of the poems: "A Government Driver on His Retirement" and "Binsey Poplars".
Week 6: Fences by August Wilson.
Week 7: Themes and Style in August Wilson's Fences.
Week 8: Character Analysis 1 (Major Characters in Fences).
Week 9 - 10: Character Analysis 2 (Minor Characters in Fences).
Week 11: Revision
Week 12: Examination.