LITERATURE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE THIRD TERM SCHEME OF WORK FOR JSS2
Literature in English Language third term Scheme of work for Nigeria junior secondary school two (JSS2) students.
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
