a.         Types:

i.                    Tragedy ii. Comedy iii. Tragicomedy iv. Melodrama v. Farce  vi. Opera etc.

b.        Dramatic Techniques

i.                    Characterization ii. Dialogue iii. Flashback iv. Mime

v. Costume vi. Music/Dance vii. Décor/scenery viii. Acts/Scenes ix. Soliloquy/aside

x.         Figures of Speech etc.

c.         Interpretation of         the            Prescribed

Texts

i.                    Theme

ii.                  Plot

iii.                Socio-political context

iv.                Setting

i.  identify the various types of drama; ii. analyse the contents of the various types of drama;

iii.                compare and contrast the features     of         different

dramatic types;

iv.                demonstrate           adequate knowledge             of       dramatic techniques used in each

prescribed text;

v.                  differentiate between styles of selected playwrights; vi. determine the theme of any prescribed text;

vii.             identify the plot of the play; viii.   apply the lessons of the play to everyday living;

ix.        identify the spatial and temporal setting of the play.

2.      PROSE

a.         Types:

i.                    Fiction

•      Novel

•      Novella/Novelette

•      Short story

ii.                  Non-fiction

•      Biography

•      Autobiography

•      Memoir

iii.                Faction: combination of fact and fiction

b.        Narrative Techniques/Devices:

i.                    Point of view

•      Omniscient/Third Person

•      First Person

ii.                  Characterisation

•      Round, flat, foil, hero, antihero, etc.

iii.                Language

c.         Textual Analysis

i.                    Theme

ii.                  Plot iii. Setting (Temporal/Spatial)

iv. Socio-political context

3.      POETRY

a.         Types:

i.                    Sonnet ii. Ode iii. Lyrics iv. Elegy

v. Ballad vi. Panegyric vii. Epic

viii. Blank Verse, etc.

Candidates should be able to:

i.                    differentiate between types of prose;

ii.                  identify the category that each prescribed text belongs to;

iii.                analyse the components of each type of prose; iv. identify the narrative techniques

used in each of the prescribed texts;

v.                  determine an author’s narrative

style;

vi.                distinguish between one type of character from another;

vii.              determine the       thematic       pre-

occupation of the author of the prescribed text; viii. indicate the plot of the novel; identify the temporal and spatial setting of the novel; ix. identify the temporal and spatial setting of the novel;

x.  relate the prescribed text to real life situations.

Candidates should be able to:

i. identify different types of poetry; ii. compare and contrast the features of different poetic types:

c.

4.

a.

b.

i.ii.iii.iv.

c.

5.

i. Structure  ii. Imagery

iii.                Sound(Rhyme/Rhythm,

repetition, pun, onomatopoeia, etc.)

iv.                Diction

v.                  Persona

Appreciation

i. Thematic preoccupation ii. Socio-political relevance iii. Style.

GENERAL  LITERARY

PRINCIPLES

Literary terms: foreshadowing, suspense, theatre, monologue, dialogue, soliloquy, symbolism, protagonist, antagonist, figures of speech, satire, stream of consciousness, etc., in addition to those listed above under the different genres.

Literary principles

Direct imitation in play; Versification in drama and poetry;

Narration of  people’s experiences

Achievement of aesthetic value, etc.

Relationship between literary terms and principles.

LITERARY  APPRECIATION

Unseen passages/extracts from Drama, Prose and Poetry.

v.                  deduce the poet’s preoccupation from the poem;

vi.                appraise poetry as an art with moral values; vii. apply the lessons from the poem

to real life situations.

Candidates should be able to:

i. identify literary terms in drama, prose and poetry; ii. identify the general principles of

Literature; iii.     differentiate between literary terms and principles;

iv.        use literary terms appropriately.

Candidates should be able to:

i.                    determine literary devices used in a given passage/extract;

ii.                  provide    a          meaningful interpretation       of         the     given

passage/extract; iii.         relate the extract to true life experiences.