LIT IN ENGLISH SS1 FIRST TERM

IN THIS TERM, LEARNERS SHOULD LOOK OUT FOR THE FOLLOWING:

Week 1:  Introduction to Buchi Emecheta’s Second Class Citizens 

• Background of the Novelist (Author).
• Background and setting of the Novel.
• Plot summary/plot.

Week 2: Themes and style in Buchi Emechete’s Second Class Citizen

Week 3: Character Analysis 1. 

• Analysis of the roles and significances of the major characters in Buchi Emechete’s Second Class Citizen.

Week 4: Character Analysis 2             

• Discussions on the minor characters
• Analysis of their roles and significances
• Relationship between the characters 

Week 5: Introduction to Wole Soyinka’s Lion and the Jewel.

• Background of the dramatist(playwright)
• Background and setting of the play
• Plot summary 

Week 6: Introduction to Wole Soyinka’s Lion and the Jewel. (Theme(s) and style)  

• Discussions on the theme(s) in the text.
• Analysis of the style.

Week 7: Introduction to Wole Soyinka’s Lion and the Jewel. (Characterization)

• A discussion on the minor characters.
• Analysis of their roles and significances. 
• How are the characters related?