Subject Content: Key Literary Genres
The syllabus covers prescribed texts from local, foreign, classical, and modern sources across various genres and themes.
Poetry
Includes poems exploring themes of **Nature** (“The Eagle”), **Conflict** (“War is Kind”), **Society** (“Once Upon a Time”), **Life** (“The Clown’s Wife”), and **Humour** (“The Camel’s Hump”).
Prose and Fiction
Covers short stories (e.g., **”The Nightingale and the Rose”**), non-fiction (e.g., **Lahore Attack speech** by Kumar Sangakkara), and prescribed novels like **”The Prince and the Pauper”** or **”The Vendor of Sweets”**.
Drama
Selected plays, such as **”Twilight of a Crane”** by Kinoshita and **”The Bear”** by Anton Chekhov.
Skill Development Focus
The course aims to develop critical thinking, sensitive reading, and clear written communication of literary ideas.
Critical Reading and Inference
Analyzing how **literary techniques** create meaning and inferring meaning from context and structure.
Sensitive Response
Responding to texts with **empathy** and relating literary experiences to **real-life** contexts.
Communication
Writing **critical essays** and organizing complex ideas clearly and logically.
Assessment Structure (Total Mark: 100)
The examination consists of two compulsory written papers based entirely on the prescribed texts.
- **Duration:** 1 hour
- **Weighting:** 40 marks
- **Section A (30 marks):** Based on Poetry, Prose, and Drama (6 interpretation questions).
- **Section B (10 marks):** Based on the **prescribed novel** (1 question from a choice of 3 on selected paragraphs).
- **Duration:** 2 hours
- **Weighting:** 60 marks
- **Format:** Consists of questions requiring **critical essays** and longer responses on the prescribed texts (answers written in a separate booklet).
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