LIT IN ENGLISH SS3 FIRST TERM

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

WEEK 1. Introduction to August Wilson’s Fences.

• Background of the playwright.
• Background/setting of the play
• Plot summary of the play 

WEEK 2. Introduction to August Wilson’s Fences

• Themes in the play.
• Characters/characterization.
• Dramatic techniques. 

WEEK 3. Introduction to Dylan Thomas’ “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night.

• Background of the poet.
• Background/setting of the poem.
• Summary of the poem. 

WEEK 4:  Introduction to Dylan Thomas’ “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night.

• Themes in the poem
• Poetic devices used in the poem
• Structural analysis of the poem 

WEEK 5. Introduction to Gerald Manly Hopkins’ “Binsey Poplars”

• Background  of  the poet
• Background /setting of the poem
• Summary of the poem 

WEEK 6. Introduction to Gerald Manly Hopkins’ “Binsey Poplars”

• Themes/thematic analysis of the poem.
• Poetic devices used in the poem.