SSS1 Literature-in-English
This Literature-in-English course explores diverse literary genres—prose, drama, and poetry—with a focus on African and global texts. Students will analyze foundational works like The Marriage of Anansewa and So the Path Does Not Die, alongside poetry by Maya Angelou, T.S. Eliot, and others.
Key Learning Objectives:
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Understand Genres: Differentiate prose, drama, and poetry.
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Analyze Texts: Examine themes, settings, and literary devices.
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Appreciate Contexts: Explore cultural and historical influences in African and non-African literature.
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Develop Critical Skills: Interpret figures of speech and literary terminologies.
Assessment:
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Quizzes on each major text/topic.
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Essays and comparative analysis assignments.
Outcome: Students will gain a nuanced understanding of literary arts, enhancing their analytical and expressive capabilities.
Literature-in-English Course Content
Lesson 1: Introduction to Literature-in-English
- Definition and importance of literature
- Quiz: Basics of literature
Lesson 2: Literary Genres
- Prose
- Characteristics & elements
- Quiz: Prose analysis
- Drama
- Importance, elements (Parts 1 & 2)
- Quiz: Drama structure
- Poetry
- Forms and features
- Quiz: Poetry techniques
Lesson 3: Figures of Speech
- Metaphor, simile, personification, etc.
- Quiz: Identifying figures of speech
Lesson 4: Literary Terminologies
- Key terms (e.g., irony, foreshadowing, symbolism)
- Quiz: Terminology application
Lesson 5: Literary Appreciation
- Analyzing themes, styles, and contexts
- Quiz: Critical reading
Lesson 6: African Prose – So the Path Does Not Die by Pede Hollist
- Plot, setting, themes, characterization, literary devices
- Quizzes: Author biography, setting, themes, characters
Lesson 7: African Drama – The Marriage of Anansewa by Efua Sutherland
- Background, setting, plot analysis
- Quiz: Plot and setting
Lesson 8: Non-African Prose – Wuthering Heights
- Background and themes
Lesson 9: Drama – The Lion and the Jewel by Wole Soyinka
- Plot and themes
- Quiz: Content analysis
Lesson 10: Drama – Look Back in Anger by John Osborne
- Themes and context
- Quiz: Play analysis
Lessons 11–18: Poetry Studies
- Poems:
- A Government Driver on His Retirement (Onu)
- The Grieved Lands of Africa
- Caged Bird (Maya Angelou)
- Bat (D.H. Lawrence)
- Black Woman (Léopold Senghor)
- Journey of the Magi (T.S. Eliot)
- The Leader and the Led (Niyi Osundare)
- Raiders of the Treasure Trove (Lade Wosornu)
- The Good Morrow (John Donne)
- The Song of the Women of My Land (Oumar Farouk Sesay)
- Quizzes: Selected poems
Lesson 19: African Prose – Unexpected Joy at Dawn by Alex Agyei-Agyiri
Plot analysis
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Course Includes
- 20 Lessons
- 32 Topics
- 24 Quizzes
