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SCHEME OF WORK
WEEKS TOPIC
1. Revision of last term’s work
a. Plot, setting and characters of either ‘Women of Owu’ by Femi Osofisan OR Blinkards by Kobina Sekyi
2. Introduction to African Prose Either: A Woman in Her Prime-Asare Konado OR Purple Hibiscus by Adichi C. Ngozi
a. Plot of Summary of either prose listed above
b. Setting of either prose listed above
3. Reading and summary of Chapters 1-3 of ‘A Woman in Her Prime OR first section of Purple Hibiscus (Breaking God’s laws on Palm Sunday)
4. Reading and summary of Chapters 4-7 of ‘A Woman in Her Prime’ OR second section of ‘Purple Hibiscus’ (Speaking with our spirits before Palm Sunday)
5. Reading and summary of Chapters 8-10 of ‘A Woman in Her Prime’ OR third section of ‘Purple Hibiscus’ (The peace of God after Palm Sunday)
6. Reading and summary of chapters of ‘A Woman in Her Prime’ OR four section of ‘Purple Hibiscus’ (A different silence-the present)
7. Reading of Summary of Chapters 13-14 of ‘A Woman in Her Prime’ or fourth section of ‘Purple Hibiscus’ (A different silence-The Present)
8. Characters and characterization in either prose listed above
Note: Roles played by each character in either prose must be emphasized.
9. Themes of either prose listed above
10. Style-Language and narrative techniques of either prose listed above
11. Revision

Specific topic: Women of Owu- Act 1, scene 1
Reference Texts: Essential Literature for SSS

Behavioral objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Read the text fluently
2. Answer questions on the text

Content:
Owu is under siege for seven years and the allied forces barge in .

Evaluation:
1. Read the text .
2. Describe the city of Owu before and after the siege

Homework:
Read Act 1, scene 2

Specific topic: Women of Owu
Reference Texts: Essential Literature for SSS

Behavioral Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:.
1. Read the text fluently
2. Answer questions on the text

Content:
Owu is finally destroyed. All the males are killed but the women are captured and kept for distribution.

Evaluation:
1. Read the text
2. Describe the devastation of Owu by the allied forces.

Homework:
Read Act 1,scene 3

Topic: Characterization - Women of Owu
Behavioral objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Mention some of the characters in the play.
2. Discuss the characters mentioned in the class.

Content:
Lawunmi
She is the grandmother of Anlugbua but has been deified.

Evaluation:
1. Mention some of the characters in the play.
2. Discuss each of the characters mentioned in the class.

Assignment
Write short notes on two themes in the play.

Topic: Themes - Women of Owu
Behavioral objectives:
At the end of the lesson the students should be able to:
1. Mention some of the characters in the play.
2. Discuss the themes mentioned in the class.

Content:
1. The evil destruction of war; During war, what is abnormal becomes normaql.
2. The influence of women: Maaye Okunade is captivated by his erring wife.

Evaluation:
1. Mention some of the characters in the play.
2. Discuss each of the themes mentioned in the class.

Assignment
Write short notes on two other themes in the play.

Specific topic: Characterization
Reference Texts: Essential Literature-in - English, page 30 and Goodbye to Failure in English, p.248

Behavioral objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Define characterization
2. Analyze characters


Content:
Characterization has to do with the presentation, description, representation and analysis of the various characters or cast in a play, novel or poetry. It means the way the author treats his characters. Characters can be static, dynamic, round and flat. Characters are individuals in a play whose actions and interactions make for the development of the play. They feign happiness and sorrow, love and hate as the situations demand.
Analysis of a character
a. Notice what he says
b. What he does
c. Notice the context in which he says or does something
d. It should be noted that he is likely to behave differently in various situations.
e. Notice what other characters say about him.

Evaluation:
1. Define characterization
2. List the points on character analysis.

Homework:
Analyze the following characters in the play-Sons and Daughters:
Hannah, Maanah, James

Specific topic: Types of character
Reference Texts: Goodbye to Failure in English Book 3,Page 259

Behavioral objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Mention types of character.
2. Explain each of the types of character.

Content:
Types of character
A. Major character-The story of the novel revolves around him. His activities contribute to the development of the theme(s) of the novel is known as the hero or protagonist.
B. Minor character-They help in the realization of the theme.
C. Round character- The hero plays a central role in a novel and he is presented in such a way that there are many sides to his character
D. Flat character- The presentation of the minor characters without much detail though they contribute in a way to the advancement of the study.
E. Dynamic character- This is when a character experiences some changes that are fundamental in nature with the result that a new personality emerges.
F. Static character- A character whose personality is not altered as in the dynamic character.

Evaluation:
1. What are the types of characters?
2. Explain each of the types of characters.

Homework:
Using Sons and Daughters as a reference point, discuss one Dynamic character and one Flat character.

The play-Women of Owu by
Main Topic: Drama
Topic: Characterization
Reference books: Essential Literature-in-English,
Behavioral objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Mention some of the characters in the play.
2. Discuss the characters mentioned in the class.

Content:
Erelu
She is the wife of the king of Owu and mother of Lisabi and Dejumo. They are all victims of the invading forces. she has other female children one of whom was killed too. She was in the vanguard of leading the women of Owu in their moment of despair.
Okunade
He is the head of the allied forces that attacked and defeated Owu after seven years of siege. He was formerly an artist, renowned and blessed by the gods. The seizure of his wife by Owu soldiers and her consequent marriage to Dejumo, the second son of the king of Owu leads Okunade to abandon his trade and join the army. He rises through sheer bravado and bravado and becomes one of the leaders of the allied force. He reclaims his wife after the Owus had been defeated.

Evaluation:
1. Mention some of the characters in the play.
2. Discuss each of the characters mentioned in the class.
Assignment
Write short notes on two themes in the play.

Main Topic: Drama
Topic: Themes
Reference books: Essential Literature-in-English
Behavioral objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Mention some of the themes in the play.
2. Discuss the themes mentioned in the class.
Content:
The influence of gods
The influence of the gods in the affairs of men pervades the play. Men are regarded and treated as mere play things in the hands of gods. Lawunmi, the ancestral goddess claims she instigated the Owu people into molesting the Ijebu traders so that the dreaded Ijebu army could attack the city.
The influence of women
The attack on Owu may not have happened or the intensity may not have been high but for Okunade's wife, Iyunloye, who was captured and married to one of the princes of Owu.

Evaluation:
1. Mention some of the themes in the play.
2. Discuss each of the themes mentioned in the class.
Assignment
Discuss the efforts of the various gods and goddesses in the play.





Behavioral objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Mention some of the characters in the play.
2. Discuss the characters mentioned in the class.
Content:
Anlugbua
Old man, identified as Anlugbua is an ancestral god who was the son of Oba Asunkungbade, the ancestor-founder of Owu Ipole. Lawunmi was his grandmother. He is an honest day.
Gesinde
He is the staff officer of the allied army and special aide to General Okunade. He is an Ijebu officer.
Adeoti
She is the second daughter of Oba Akinjobi and Erelu Afin.

Evaluation:
1. Mention some of the characters in the play.
2. Discuss each of the characters mentioned in the class.

Assignment
Write short notes on two themes in the play.

Behavioral objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Mention some of the themes in the play.
2. Discuss the themes mentioned in the class.
Content:
The influence of gods
The influence of the gods in the affairs of men pervades the play. Men are regarded and treated as mere play things in the hands of gods. Lawunmi, the ancestral goddess claims she instigated the Owu people into molesting the Ijebu traders so that the dreaded Ijebu army could attack the city.
The influence of women
The attack on Owu may not have happened or the intensity may not have been high but for Okunade's wife, Iyunloye, who was captured and married to one of the princes of Owu.

Evaluation:
1. Mention some of the themes in the play.
2. Discuss each of the themes mentioned in the class.

Assignment
Discuss the efforts of the various gods and goddesses in the play.




Behavioral objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Mention some of the characters in the play.
2. Discuss the characters mentioned in the class.

Content:
Lawunmi
She is the grandmother of Anlugbua but has been deified.

Evaluation:
1. Mention some of the characters in the play.
2. Discuss each of the characters mentioned in the class.

Assignment
Write short notes on two themes in the play.




Behavioral objectives:
At the end of the lesson the students should be able to:
1. Mention some of the characters in the play.
2. Discuss the themes mentioned in the class.
Content:
1. The evil destruction of war; During war, what is abnormal becomes normaql.
2. The influence of women: Maaye Okunade is captivated by his erring wife

Evaluation:
1. Mention some of the characters in the play.
2. Discuss each of the themes mentioned in the class.

Assignment
Write short notes on two other themes in the play.