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JSS1 Second Term Literature-in-English Lesson Notes

Six free notes, in teaching order, from Literary Appreciation: How to Appreciate a Literary Work to Poetry: Analysis of Poems for the Term. Read them online, or get a PDF or Word copy.

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  1. Literary Appreciation: How to Appreciate a Literary WorkNote 1 of 6

    Literary Appreciation: How to Appreciate a Literary Work

    Students should be able to explain what literary appreciation means.

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  2. Reading: Drama Reading of the Drama Text(s) for the TermNote 2 of 6

    Reading: Drama Reading of the Drama Text(s) for the Term

    Students should be able to explain the difference between reading drama and reading other literary genres.

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  3. Reading: Drama: Background of Dramatist, Setting, Plot Summary, and ThemesNote 3 of 6

    Reading: Drama: Background of Dramatist, Setting, Plot Summary, and Themes

    Students should be able to identify the dramatist and describe his or her background.

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  1. Reading: Prose: Reading of the Novel(s) for the TermNote 4 of 6

    Reading: Prose: Reading of the Novel(s) for the Term

    Students should be able to describe effective techniques for reading novels.

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  2. Reading: Prose: Background of Novelist, Setting, Plot Summary, and ThemesNote 5 of 6

    Reading: Prose: Background of Novelist, Setting, Plot Summary, and Themes

    Students should be able to identify the novelist and state facts about the novelist's background.

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  3. Poetry: Analysis of Poems for the TermNote 6 of 6

    Poetry: Analysis of Poems for the Term

    Students should be able to state the background and main themes of the prescribed poems.

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About JSS1 Second Term Literature-in-English Lesson Notes

These are the six JSS1 Second Term Literature-in-English topics, in teaching order. The first note covers Literary Appreciation: How to Appreciate a Literary Work and the last covers Poetry: Analysis of Poems for the Term.

What students learn this term
  • Explain what literary appreciation means
  • Explain the difference between reading drama and reading other literary genres
  • Identify the dramatist and describe his or her background
  • Describe effective techniques for reading novels
  • Identify the novelist and state facts about the novelist's background
  • State the background and main themes of the prescribed poems
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How many JSS1 Second Term Literature-in-English lesson notes are there?

There are 6 notes, from Literary Appreciation: How to Appreciate a Literary Work to Poetry: Analysis of Poems for the Term. When a new note is published, this page and this number update on their own.

What topics do the notes cover?

Literary Appreciation: How to Appreciate a Literary Work, Reading: Drama Reading of the Drama Text(s) for the Term, Reading: Drama: Background of Dramatist, Setting, Plot Summary, and Themes, Reading: Prose: Reading of the Novel(s) for the Term, Reading: Prose: Background of Novelist, Setting, Plot Summary, and Themes and Poetry: Analysis of Poems for the Term.

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Every note has behavioural objectives, the lesson content in short sections, evaluation questions and an assignment, so you can teach from it and set work straight away.

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