Form 4: English Literature 2012
Texts Used:
Macbeth (William Shakespeare)
New Dragon Book of Verse
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Literary Criticism Pack (to be distributed in class)
Teachit.co.uk (Literary Resources)
FIRST TERM
Macbeth
Poetry
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
The Elizabethan Age and Theatre
The Globe
Background through themed projects
as group work
Act I Sc. i
Act I Sc. ii
Revise literary terms and how to
approach poem (see handouts)
Background to WW1
Dulce et decorum est (Wilfred Owen)
NOVEMBER
Introduce snowball summary at this
stage.
Act I Sc. iii
Act I Sc. iv
The Soldier (Rupert Brooke)
Comparing two different poems with
the same theme: WW1
DECEMBER
Act I Sc. v
Sea Fever (John Masefield)
Form 4 English Literature 12-13
Introduction to/ revision of Genres:
discussion and mind-map
Animal Farm
(George
Orwell)
Criticism
Introduction to Allegorical/Symbolic
writing. Historical background +
author background
Start reading
Handout for revision and
understanding of literary terms and
imagery
Intro. to Crit: Text used: Literary Crit.
Pack, assembled from extracts from St
Joseph’s Blata Literary Crit. past
papers.
SECOND TERM
Macbeth
Revise writing a prose essay: focus on
plot, themes, characters.
Work on short prose compositions.
Discuss main themes in novel.
Short questions at the end of each
chapter.
Discuss topic as intro., then work on
unseen text.
Before February: mainly prose
analysis
JANUARY
Act I Sc vi
Act I Sc vii
Finish snowball summary.
Cont. reading and discussion.
FEBRUARY
Revision Act I
Exams
Start character studies.
Focus on Prose analysis: how to
analyse the opening chapter of a
novel.
MARCH
Feedback re exam performance
Act II Sc i
Act II Sc ii
Possible activity re banquet scene
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Form 4 English Literature 12-13
Finish Sea Fever
Revise Essay writing etc
Feedback re exam performance
Exams
The Lesson (Edward Lucie-Smith)
Revise themes.
Cont. reading and discussion.
Exams
Feedback re. exam performance in
prose criticism
Poetry
Cont. reading and discussion.
Animal Farm
Start character work.
Analyse prose passage
Criticism
Start preparation for unseen poem
analysis
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Form 4 English Literature 12-13
THIRD TERM
Macbeth
APRIL
Act II Sc iii
Act II Sc iv
MAY
Act III Sc i
Act III Sc ii
Revision
Exams
snowball summaries should be given
as HW
Poetry
My Parents kept me from children
who were rough (Stephen Spender)
Compare 2 poems with similar
themes: childhood, bullying, etc
Animal Farm
Find film/online presentations of
Animal Farm to discuss.
JUNE
William Blake: intro Romantics;
Songs of Innocence/Experience;
Compare The Lamb with The Tiger
Revision
Exams
The Tiger (William Blake)
Revise themes and characters
Cont. reading and discussion.
Cont. reading.
Criticism
Analyse unseen poem
Analyse unseen poem
Exam preparation: figures of speech
revision
Assignments:
 Macbeth: snowball summaries (one copy is attached); worksheets; context questions; essay questions that explore plot, themes
(e.g appearance vs. reality) characterization, imagery (e.g. light and dark); production techniques.
 Poetry : comparison of poems on the same theme; appreciation/analysis of a poem, presentation of a particular theme, e.g. war,
love, death etc., creation of atmosphere; description; imagery and other poetic devices.
 Animal Farm: essay questions (or sets of short questions) that explore themes brought out in the text. Work on characterisation;
narrative style, etc.
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