Literature in English (New) Form 4 Syllabus

Appreciate different implications and layers of meaning in literary works
1. Apply critical thinking when reading, discussing and writing about literary texts
  1. Analyse themes depicted in selected plays
  2. Analyse conflicts portrayed in selected plays
  3. Relate personal experiences to themes in selected plays
  4. Discuss the motivations of characters’ choices and decisions in selected plays
  5. Suggest solutions to challenges depicted in selected plays
Compose literary works
1. Synthesize literary characteristics, themes, and/or approaches in several literary texts
  1. Explain the concepts of character, plot, setting, stage direction and spectacle in a play
  2. Analyse stages of plot development
  3. Apply literary skills to compose a two-acts play
2. Recognise ambiguity and uncertainty as necessary in creating literary works
  1. Discuss dramatic and situational irony in selected plays
  2. Discuss the effectiveness of suspense in selected plays
  3. Explain how antithesis creates ambiguity in selected plays
3. Create imaginative and original literary works
  1. Make a plan for composing a play (plot, setting, characterisation and stage direction)
  2. Apply literary skills to compose a two-acts play
  3. Apply ICT tools and digital platforms in writing and publishing a play