Service Description

Phase 1: It is a 1-to-3 course. The main focus of each course is broadening the students’ knowledge and understanding of the full range of English Literature, such as students are taught in English schools and beyond! Our course for younger students will focus on the three main areas of literature: prose (novels), poetry and drama and will provide an introduction to the works of Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare and Jane Austen, amongst many others. Understanding of English tradition, heritage and culture will also be addressed as well as the students beginning to learn the Point, Evidence, Analysis technique for essay writing. Lesson 1: Modern Prose: A selection of Modern Prose Lesson Objective: To explore a range of modern prose Homework: Comprehension questions based on the text Lesson 2: 19th Century Prose: Charles Dickens and Jane Austen Lesson Objective: To explore a range of 19th century novels Homework: Comprehension questions based on the text Lesson 3: Modern Drama: An Inspector Calls and other plays Lesson Objective: To explore a modern play Homework: Comprehension questions based on the text Lesson 4: Shakespearean Drama: A selection of Shakespeare's plays Lesson Objective: To explore several of Shakespeare's plays Homework: comprehension questions based on the text Lesson 5: Modern Poetry: A selection of modern poetry Lesson Objective: To explore a selection of modern poetry Homework: comprehension questions based on the text Lesson 6: 19th Century Poetry: Wordsworth, Shelley and other poets Lesson Objective: To explore a selection of 19th century poetry Homework: Comprehension questions based on the text Lesson 7: Shakespearean Poetry: Shakespeare's Sonnets Lesson Objective: To explore some of Shakespeare's sonnets Homework: Comprehension questions based on the text Lesson 8: Literature from Other Cultures - A selection of Literature from Other Cultures Lesson Objective: To explore a novel from another culture Homework: Comprehension questions based on the text Lesson 9: Point, Evidence, Explanation - Writing Technique Lesson Objective: To learn how to use the P E E technique Homework: Point, Evidence, Explanation paragraphs Lesson 10: Essay Planning - How to plan, structure and write an essay Lesson Objective: To learn how to plan and structure an essay Homework: Planning an essay