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Here are the topics we'll be covering;
UNIT 1: General Knowledge of Literature
1. Introduction to Literature - Definition, History, Genres
2. Introduction to Prose - Definition, Characteristics, Fiction vs. Non-Fiction
3. Elements of Prose - Plot, Settings, Conflict, Character, Characterisation, etc.
4. Introduction to Poetry - Definition, Characteristics, Elements
5. Kinds of Poetry - Narrative, Lyric, Ode, Epic, etc.
6. Introduction to Drama - Definition, Characteristics, Forms (Comedy, Tragedy, etc)
7. Elements of Drama - Plot, Settings, Action, Dialogue, Themes, etc.
8. Literary Terms/ Devices I - Figures of Speech (Simile, Metaphor, Personification, etc.)
9. Literary Terms/ Devices II - Sound Devices (Alliteration, Assonance, etc.)
10. Literary Terms/ Devices III - Allegory, Fable, Parable, etc.
UNIT 2: Literary Appreciation: Unseen Literature
11. How to Answer Unseen Prose
12. How to Answer Unseen Poetry
13. How to Answer Unseen Drama
UNIT 3: Shakespearean Drama
14. Introduction to Shakespearean Drama - How to Read & Answer Shakespearean Drama Questions
15. Introduction to Antony & Cleopatra - Background, Plot Summary, Act One
16. Introduction to Antony & Cleopatra - Acts Two & Three
17. Introduction to Antony & Cleopatra - Acts Four & Five
18. Answering Antony & Cleopatra Questions
UNIT 4: African Prose: Pede Hollist's So the Path Does Not Die
19. Introduction to Pede Hollist's So the Path Does Not Die - Background, Plot, Settings, The Prologue
20. Pede Hollist's So the Path Does Not Die - Chapters 1-4
21. Pede Hollist's So the Path Does Not Die - Chapters 5-9
22. Pede Hollist's So the Path Does Not Die - Chapters 10-14
23. Pede Hollist's So the Path Does Not Die - Chapters 15-19
24. Pede Hollist's So the Path Does Not Die - Chapters 20-24
25. Pede Hollist's So the Path Does Not Die - Epilogue & Themes
26. Pede Hollist's So the Path Does Not Die - Characters & Characterisation
27. Pede Hollist's So the Path Does Not Die - Language & Style
UNIT 5: African Prose: Elma Shaw's Redemption Road
28. Introduction to Elma Shaw's Redemption Road - Background, Plot, Settings
29. Elma Shaw's Redemption Road - Chapters 1-5
30. Elma Shaw's Redemption Road - Chapters 6-10
31. Elma Shaw's Redemption Road - Chapters 11-15
32. Elma Shaw's Redemption Road - Chapters 16-18, Themes
33. Elma Shaw's Redemption Road - Characters & Characterisation
34. Elma Shaw's Redemption Road - Language & Style
UNIT 6: Non-African Prose: Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
35. Introduction to Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird - Background, Plot, Settings
36. Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 1-5
37. Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 6-10
38. Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 11-15
39. Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 16-20
40. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 21-25
41. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 26-30
42. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 31 & Themes
43. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird - Characters & Characterisation
44. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird - Language & Style
UNIT 7: Non-African Prose: Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured
45. Introduction to Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured - Background, Plot, Settings
46. Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured - Chapters 1-5
47. Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured - Chapters 6-10
48. Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured - Chapters 11-15
49. Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured - Chapters 16-20
50. Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured - Chapters 21-25
51. Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured - Chapters 26-30
52. Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured - Chapters 31-35
53. Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured - Themes
54. Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured - Characters & Characterisation
55. Susanne Bellefeuille's Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured - Language & Style
UNIT 8: African Poetry
56. Gabriel Okara's "Once Upon a Time"
57. Elizabeth Kamara's "New Tongue"
58. Wole Soyinka's "Night"
59. Niyi Osundare's "Not My Business"
60. S.O.H. Afriyie-Vidza's "Hearty Garlands"
61. Syl Cheney Coker's "The Breasts of the Sea"
UNIT 9: Non-African Poetry
62. Lord Byron's "She Walks in Beauty"
63. Wilfred Wilson Gipson's "The Stone"
64. Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Nun's Priest's Tale"
65. Seamus Heaney's "The Digging"
66. Maya Angelou's "Still I Rise"
67. Fleur Adcock's "The Telephone Call"
UNIT 10: African Drama: Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan's Once Upon an Elephant
68. Introduction to Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan's Once Upon an Elephant - Background, Plot, Settings
69. Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan's Once Upon an Elephant - Scenes 1-5
70. Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan's Once Upon an Elephant - Scenes 6-10
71. Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan's Once Upon an Elephant - Scenes 11-13, Themes
72. Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan's Once Upon an Elephant - Characters & Characterisation
73. Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan's Once Upon an Elephant - Language & Style
UNIT 11: African Drama: Efua Sutherland's The Marriage of Anansewa
74. Introduction to Efua Sutherland's The Marriage of Anansewa - Background, Plot, Settings
75. Efua Sutherland's The Marriage of Anansewa - Acts One & Two
76. Efua Sutherland's The Marriage of Anansewa - Acts Three & Four
77. Efua Sutherland's The Marriage of Anansewa - Themes
78. Efua Sutherland's The Marriage of Anansewa - Characters & Characterisation
79. Efua Sutherland's The Marriage of Anansewa - Language & Style
UNIT 12: Non-African Drama: J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls
80. Introduction to J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls - Background, Plot, Settings
81. J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls - Acts One & Two
82. J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls - Act Three & Themes
83. J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls - Characters & Characterisation
84. J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls - Language & Style
UNIT 13: Non-African Drama: Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons
85. Introduction to Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons - Background, Settings, Plots, Historical Relevance
86. Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons - Act One
87. Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons - Act Two
88. Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons - Themes
89. Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons - Characters & Characterisation
90. Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons - Language & Style
