Students will continue to develop an understanding of responding to a text critically and in detail, using textual evidence as appropriate. They will read, understand and analyse the language, form and structure considering the 19th century/ 20th century or Jacobean period context in which the texts were written.
Students will develop the skills of:
Reading for meaning
Contextual knowledge
Development of writing skills
Evaluation
Language devices
Sentence types
Charactonyms
Pathetic fallacy
Character analysis
Use of SEIZE/SCITTLES
Essay writing
Imagery
Anaphora
Imperatives
Presentation skills
Debate
Allusions
Allegory
Author, Journalism, Poet, Linguistics, Politics, Social Care
Students develop insightful understanding of 19th Century literature. Concepts of capitalism and socialism. Poems.
https://ku.ac.bd/uploads/kustudies/Vol%209/N1/1-8.pdf
https://theconversation.com/how-charles-dickens-redeemed-the-spirit-of-christmas-52335
Opportunities to discuss:
RSE - positive relationships
Self harm / suicide
Homelessness
Abuse
Forced marriage
Child poverty / neglect
Mental health
Develop oracy skills and passion for Shakespeare and 19th Century texts - Dickens, Austen. Resilience through the stories of the characters.
Social responsibility. Recognising emotions and attributing them to certain characters and situations. Good and evil - socialism and capitalism. Political parties and concepts.Gender and class inequalities.
History, politics, citizenship. Analytical skills - analysing sources.