Secondary School Literature

[phtthp]

6thisnthat9\" post_id=\"1964144\" time=\"1582166531\" user_id=\"145858:

Now they have IP, so no O level exam, shldnt it make it better for kids to take up E. Lit? those w passion in books.

very hard to find (IP or O-level) Literature past year exam papers.

[sharonkhoo]

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ALevelsHistory\" post_id=\"1972622\" time=\"1587778683\" user_id=\"185218:

Literature requires a lot of self-study on your child's part. A lot different from the science subjects

How u study A-level history, besides studying from Ten year series ?

Surely you study the subject, not exam questions? I don't have experience of History, but for Geography, which I coached my daughter in, I made sure she learned the subject content first, then used the exam questions to help learn how to present her knowledge for the purposes of answering. I think History (and most subjects) should be pretty much the same?

[Swc]

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6thisnthat9\" post_id=\"1964144\" time=\"1582166531\" user_id=\"145858:

Now they have IP, so no O level exam, shldnt it make it better for kids to take up E. Lit? those w passion in books.

very hard to find (IP or O-level) Literature past year exam papers.

Coz different schools use different Literature text. Suggest you focus on the Literature tools and techniques which can then be applied across any text and question types.

If you are looking for reference books, \"Mining for Meaning\" by Suzanne Choo is useful.

[sharonkhoo]

6thisnthat9\" post_id=\"1964144\" time=\"1582166531\" user_id=\"145858:

Now they have IP, so no O level exam, shldnt it make it better for kids to take up E. Lit? those w passion in books.

I think so! I would also recommend it to those who are doing triple science. That's what we told our daughter when she was selecting subjects for Y3 - it provides a good rounding out of education. History would be fine too, but Geog is a bit too much like a science in many ways to provide that kind of balance. We might not have recommended it if we knew she would dislike it, or would really struggle. But since she is a reader, and was doing Drama as CCA, we told her that she should take Lit rather than Geog since she didn't want to take History.

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Mercere\" post_id=\"1968075\" time=\"1584875774\" user_id=\"76057:

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[Snowdrift]

My DS will be doing Literature for the first time in secondary school next year.


He enjoys reading, but is there anything specific he can do during the holidays to help him prepare for studying Literature as a subject? Appreciate any guidance. Thanks.

[sharonkhoo]

Snowdrift\" post_id=\"2002770\" time=\"1605523548\" user_id=\"188706:

My DS will be doing Literature for the first time in secondary school next year.

He enjoys reading, but is there anything specific he can do during the holidays to help him prepare for studying Literature as a subject? Appreciate any guidance. Thanks.

In general, it's helps to go beyond just the \"story\". Although story is important, he can try to observe how the story is put together - there are different techniques and arrangements, and noticing them is the first step. Then he can ask himself what the effect is - how does it help or hinder the story, does he like it, etc.

Then the language - he should observe the use of language, e.g. use of dialogue, different narrative voices, metaphors, etc. He can ask himself whether he likes it or not, and the effect the author is trying for (and whether this is successful).

He can look at the various characters and themes - again, observation is the main thing, as well as having an opinion about them - effective or not, interesting or not, realistic or not, etc.

If he reads more than 1 book of the same genre, he can think about how they differ, why the author has chosen a particular way, whether he thinks it works, does he like it...

No need to actually try to study a text or write essays, or learn the jargon - these will be taught in school, and the teacher may have a preferred method of introducing these. Just focus on observation and having an opinion.

It will help if you read the same books (or at least a couple of them) so you can ask him questions to get him to think beyond just the storyline. Hope this helps.

[phtthp]

Most students feel that if take Literature, can pass

but not easy to score A1 unless

your command of English is powerful and also, you are

- familiar with the plot & story-line,

- familiar & have analyzed the key main characters well inside the Upper Sec school selected selected drama or play,

- as well as the famous lines or quote spoken by the main lead character in the play


Literature involved 3 parts-

1) sustained, critical Appreciation of
the unseen poetry and prose

2) the novel or storybook Literature, selected by your school

E.g.

Animal Farm
Pride & Prejudice
Little Women
The Boys in Striped pajamas
Red Sky In the morning

Fiela’s child
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
The Lighting God
Stories from the Margin


3) the play or drama itself, with all the different Scene and Acts



Eg

Lord of the Flies, Scene 1 Act 2, who are the lead character here & what did they speak ?

or
William Worthsworth Shakespeare play

E.g.

Romeo & Juliet
King Lear
Mid-summer Night dream
Julius Caesar
King Henry VIII
Merchant of Venice
Macbeth
Hamlet
Othello
The Tempest
The Sonnets
Etc

[Snowdrift]

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2002820\" time=\"1605576128\" user_id=\"28674:

Snowdrift\" post_id=\"2002770\" time=\"1605523548\" user_id=\"188706:

My DS will be doing Literature for the first time in secondary school next year.

He enjoys reading, but is there anything specific he can do during the holidays to help him prepare for studying Literature as a subject? Appreciate any guidance. Thanks.

In general, it's helps to go beyond just the \"story\". Although story is important, he can try to observe how the story is put together - there are different techniques and arrangements, and noticing them is the first step. Then he can ask himself what the effect is - how does it help or hinder the story, does he like it, etc.

Then the language - he should observe the use of language, e.g. use of dialogue, different narrative voices, metaphors, etc. He can ask himself whether he likes it or not, and the effect the author is trying for (and whether this is successful).

He can look at the various characters and themes - again, observation is the main thing, as well as having an opinion about them - effective or not, interesting or not, realistic or not, etc.

If he reads more than 1 book of the same genre, he can think about how they differ, why the author has chosen a particular way, whether he thinks it works, does he like it...

No need to actually try to study a text or write essays, or learn the jargon - these will be taught in school, and the teacher may have a preferred method of introducing these. Just focus on observation and having an opinion.

It will help if you read the same books (or at least a couple of them) so you can ask him questions to get him to think beyond just the storyline. Hope this helps.

Thank you for advice & guidance! Most helpful. Important I guess is getting the basics & foundation in place. Hopefully he will pick up other skills that will come in handy for other subjects too.