SSS1- SSS3 LITERATURE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE FIRST TERM SCHEME OF WORK
JSS 1: First Term’s Scheme of Work
Week 1
The meaning, history and functions of Literature.
Week 2
Types of Literature:
i. Oral Literature.
ii. Written Literature.
Week 3
i Types of Oral Literature.
ii. Categories of Written Literature.
Week 4
The genres of Literature:
i. Prose
ii. Drama
iii. Poetry
Week 5
Genre of Literature: Prose
i. Features
ii. Types
iii. Elements
iv. Other aspects of Prose
Week 6
Genre of Literature: Drama
i. Features
ii. Types
iii. Terms used in Drama
Week 7
Genre of Literature: Poetry
i. Features
ii. Types
iii. Elements
Week 8
Poetic devices
Week 9 – 10
Figures of Speech
Week 11 – 12
Revision/Examination
JSS 2:First Term’s Scheme of Work
Week 1
Revision on last session’s work
Week 2
Short stories/Novelettes based on effects of climate, e.g., floods, depletion of ozone layer, environmental pollution etc.
Week 3
Short stories/Novelettes on any relevant topic or incidence.
Week 4
Folktale: Nigerian and African folktales
i. Meanings and examples.
ii. Features.
Week 5
Popular Myths and Legends: African and non African
i. Meanings and examples.
ii. Features.
Week 6 – 8
Reading of books for the term: Prose
Week 9 – 11
Reading of books for the term: Drama
Week 12 – 13
Revision/Examination.
JSS3: First Term’s Scheme of Work
Week 1
Non African folktales
Week 2 – 3
Revision on Figures of speech.
Week 4
Figurative expressions
i. Meaning
ii. Characteristics
Week 5 – 7
Reading of books for the term: Prose
Week 8 – 10
Reading of books for the term: Drama
Week 11 – 12
Revision/Examination.
