LITERATURES IN ENGLISH

APPENDIX III

Caribbean Advanced

Proficiency Examination?

SYLLABUS

LITERATURES IN ENGLISH

CXC A15/U2/17

Effective for examinations from May¨CJune 2018

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Contents

INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ i

RATIONALE .............................................................................................................................................. 1

AIMS ........................................................................................................................................................ 2

SKILLS AND ABILITIES TO BE ASSESSED ................................................................................................... 2

PREREQUISITES OF THE SYLLABUS .......................................................................................................... 3

AREAS OF STUDY ..................................................................................................................................... 4

GENERAL OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................................. 4

STRUCTURE OF THE SYLLABUS ................................................................................................................ 5

APPROACHES TO TEACHING THE SYLLABUS ........................................................................................... 5

RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................................. 6

UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 ................................................................................................................................. 7

MODULE 1: DRAMA ................................................................................................................... 7

MODULE 2: POETRY ................................................................................................................. 13

MODULE 3: PROSE FICTION ..................................................................................................... 19

PRESCRIBED TEXTS ¨C UNIT 1 ................................................................................................................. 24

PRESCRIBED TEXTS ¨C UNIT 2 ................................................................................................................. 25

OUTLINE OF ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................................... 26

REGULATIONS FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES ........................................................................................... 32

REGULATIONS FOR RESIT CANDIDATES ................................................................................................ 32

ASSESSMENT GRID ................................................................................................................................ 33

GLOSSARY OF LITERARY CONCEPTS OFTEN USED IN THE CAPE? LITERATURES IN ENGLISH

EXAMINATION....................................................................................................................................... 34

CXC A15/U2/17

GLOSSARY OF BEHAVIOURAL VERBS USED IN THE CAPE? LITERATURES IN ENGLISH

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APPENDIX I: PRESCRIBED POEMS FOR UNIT 1 ...................................................................................... 39

APPENDIX II: PRESCRIBED POEMS FOR UNIT 2 ..................................................................................... 41

CXC A15/U2/17

The Literatures in English Syllabus (CXC A15/U2/17) was revised in 2017

for first examination in 2018.

Teaching is expected to commence on the revised syllabus in September 2017.

Issued 2001

Revised 2005, 2010 and 2017

Please check the website, for updates on CXC?¡¯s syllabuses

CXC A15/U2/17

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