LIT IN ENGLISH SS1 THIRD TERM

last update on: 07/30/2025

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

Week 1: Introduction to Leopard Sedar Senghor’s “Black Woman.”

  • Background and setting of the poet/poem
  • Background of the poem subject-matter/summary
  • Effective use of poetic devices/techniques
  • Effective use of imagery/symbolism 

Week 2: Introduction to Niyi Osundare’s “The Leader and the Led’.

  • Background and setting of the poet/poem
  • Background of the poem subject-matter/summary
  • Effective use of poetic devices/techniques
  • Effective use of imagery/symbolism 

Week 3: Introduction to Niyi Osundare’s ‘The Leader and the Led’:

  • Analyze the theme(s) of the poem.
  • Relate the themes to personal life encounters
  • Analyse the style
  • Use portions of the text to explain themes 

Week 4: Introduction to Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Height. 

  • Background of the Novelist
  • Background and setting of the Novella
  • Plot summary

Week 5: Themes and Style          

  • - Analyse the major themes in the text.
  • - Relate the themes to personal life encounter(s)
  • - Discuss the styles in the Novel. 

Week 6: Characterization.            

  • Mention and discuss the major characters in the text
  • Discuss their various roles and significances
  • State the relationship between the characters