JSS1- JSS3 LITERATURE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE THIRD TERM SCHEME OF WORK
JSS 1: THIRD TERM SCHEME OF WORK
Week 1
Revision/Resumption test
Week 2
Types of drama
–Tragedy
–Comedy
–Tragicomedy
Week 3
Features of drama
–Theme
–Stage
–Costume
Week 4
Features of drama (Continued)
–Play director
–Audience
–Performance
Week 5
Reading and explanation of a drama text
Week 6
Definition of Figures of speech
Week 7
Use of comparison
–Simile and Metaphor
Week 8
Literary appreciation of a poem
Week 9
Poetry
–Definition
–Types
–Features
–Analysis of a poem
Week 10
Emphasis on using elevated language for writing poems to differentiate it from prose literature
Week 11
Revision
Week 12 – 13
Examination
JSS 2:THIRD TERM’S SCHEME OF WORK
Week 1
Revision/Resumption test
Week 2
Types of poetry
–Epic
–Lyric
–Ballads
–Dirge
Week 3
Language of Poetry
–Concise
–Unique
–High
Week 4
Poetry
i. Narrative poem
ii. Ballads
—The teacher should identify each of these poems and the language used in each of them.
—The teacher should also identify the theme of each of the poems.
Week 5
Drama
–Types (Comedy and Tragedy)
–Features of drama: Theme, stage costumes etc.
Week 6
Reading of the recommended drama texts.
–Identifying the message of the text.
–Roles of the characters (minor and major)
Week 7
i. Reading and explanation of the recommended prose text(s)
ii. Identifying the type of prose
iii. Discuss the features of the prose text: Plot, characterisation, style, setting, language and theme
Week 8
Reading of drama text (short play)
–Identify the essential language features of the play
–Identify the major character(s)
–Act out the play
Week 9
Irony
–Definition
–Identify irony in literature text
–Construction of correct sentences with irony.
Week 10
Figures of speech (Hyperbole)
–Identification of hyperbole in literature text
–Construction of correct sentences with hyperbole
Week 11
Characterisation and summary of the Literature texts
Week 12 – 13
Revision/Examination
JSS 3: THIRD TERM’S SCHEME OF WORK
Week 1
Revision/Resumption test
Week 2
Introduction to the prescribed drama texts, e.g. Trafficked Victims, Dinner for Promotion.
Week 3
Biography of the playwrights of the prescribed drama texts.
Week 4
Introduction to the Theme, Setting and Plot of the prescribed drama text(s).
Week 5
Discussion and summary of the drama text
Week 6
Highlight of the main characters and events in the text.
Week 7
Revision of the treated Literature texts
Week 8
General revision
Week 9 – 13
Examination
