Secondary School Literature

[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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[D3-n]

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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.

[D3-n]

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.

While it helps if the student enjoys reading, it does not necessarily guarantee the ability to score well.
The student will be required to know the plot well but the paper will not test how well he knows the story. Rather, the focus is more on the effect of language use for the PBQ, and the themes and characters for the essay-type question. So your son needs to read the story, annotate, unpack it, and re-organise it to list and understand the various aspects of the text. He needs to identify the language use, analyse the evidence, then explain and elaborate it.
Also, annotation is a very important element required for Literature. Get him started on this habit for this holiday. But of course he has to own the story book before he starts making notes on it.
I hope he will enjoy reading Literature

[PappyG]

I think developing a love of reading contributes to a child's intelligence. My mother took care of my education, and as a result, I became a writer. I now write reviews on the https://pickthewriter.com/ site. Thanks to the literature I read, my reviews are colorful and informative.

[phtthp]

Are there tuition centre,

that offer tuition in Secondary school English Literature ?