JSS2 First Term Scheme of Work for Literature-in-English
| ONDO STATE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION: UNIFIED SCHEMES OF WORK FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL | ||
| Literature in English Scheme of Work for Junior Secondary School 2(JSS2) | ||
| Class | J.S.S 2 | |
| Subject | Literature in English | |
| Term | First Term | |
| Week | Topic | Breakdown |
| 1 | REVISION ON LAST SESSION’S WORK | |
| 2 | SHORT STORIES/NOVELETTES BASED ON EFFECTS OF CLIMATE, e.g. FLOOD, DEPLETION OF OZONE LAYER, ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION e.t.c | |
| 3 | SHORT STORIES/NOVELETTES ON ANY RELEVANT TOPIC OR INCIDENCE | |
| 4 | FOLKTALE: NIGERIAN AND AFRICAN FOLKTALES | i. Meanings and examples ii. Features |
| 5 | POPULAR MYTHS AND LEGENDS: AFRICAN AND NON AFRICAN | i. Meanings and examples ii. Features |
| 6-8 | READING OF BOOKS FOR THE TERM: PROSE | |
| 9-11 | READING OF BOOKS FOR THE TERM: DRAMA | |
| 12-13 | REVISION/EXAMINATION | |
JSS2 Second Term Scheme of Work for Literature-in-English
| Term | Second Term | |
| Week | Topic | Breakdown |
| 1-3 | READING OF THE DRAMA TEXTS FOR THE TERM | |
| 4 | i. Background of the dramatists of the read drama texts ii. Background and setting of the drama texts iii. Plot summary iv. Themes | |
| 5-7 | PROSE: READING OF NOVEL(S) FOR THE TERM | |
| 8 | i. Background of the novelists of the read novels. ii. Background and setting of the novels. iii. Plot summary iv. Themes | |
| 9-10 | POETRY: ANALYSIS OF POEMS FOR THE TERM | i. Background/Thematic Preoccupation. ii. Setting. iii. Poetic Devices |
| 11-12 | REVISION/EXAMINATION |
JSS2 Third Term Scheme of Work for Literature-in-English
| Term | Third Term | |
| Week | Topic | Breakdown |
| 1 | REVISION/RESUMPTION TEST | |
| 2 | TYPES OF POETRY | i. Epic ii. Lyric iii. Ballads iv. Dirge |
| 3 | LANGUAGE OF POETRY | i. Concise ii. Unique iii. High |
| 4 | POETRY | i. Narrative Poem ii. Ballads |
| 5 | DRAMA | i. Types (Comedy and Tragedy) ii. Features of Drama:Theme, Stage, Costumes, e.t.c |
| 6 | READING OF THE RECOMMENDED DRAMA TEXTS | i. I dentifying the message of the texts ii.Roles of the Characters (Minor & Major) |
| 7 | READING OF THE RECOMMENDED PROSE | i. Identifying the message of the texts ii.Identifying the type of Prose iii.Discuss the features of the prose text: Plot, characterisation, style, setting, language, and theme. |
| 8 | READING OF DRAMA TEXT (SHORT PLAY) | i. Identify the essential language features of the play. ii. Identify the major characters iii. Act out the play |
| 9 | IRONY | i. Definition ii. Identify Irony in Literature text iii. Construction of Correct Sentences with Irony |
| 1o | FIGURES OF SPEECH (HYPERBOLE) | i. Identification of hyperbole in literature text. ii. Construction of correct sentences with hyperbole. |
| 11 | CHARACTERISATION AND SUMMARY OF THE LITERATURE TEXTS | |
| 12-13 | REVISION/EXAMINATION |
