NERDC Scheme · WASSCE 2026–2030 Prescribed Texts
Literature-in-English Scheme of Work for SS1 to SS3 (WASSCE 2026–2030)
Literature-in-English moves through poetry, drama, and prose across three years, mixing African and non-African texts at every level. This scheme follows the NERDC curriculum and uses the WASSCE 2026–2030 prescribed texts, so it’s the same set of plays, poems, and prose works students will actually be examined on. Below is the full scheme of work for SS1 through SS3, term by term, so you always know exactly which text or topic comes next.
SS1 Literature-in-English
First Term
| 1. | Introduction to Literature |
| 2. | Literary Appreciation |
| 3. | Literary Devices I |
| 4. | Literary Devices II |
| 5. | Midterm Examination |
| 6. | Genres/Branches of Literature |
| 7. | Midterm Break |
| 8. | Antony and Cleopatra I |
| 9. | Antony and Cleopatra II |
| 10. | Antony and Cleopatra III |
| 11. | Revision |
| 12. | Examination |
| 13. | Closing |
Second Term
| 1. | Introduction to African Drama |
| 2. | Once Upon an Elephant I |
| 3. | Once Upon an Elephant II |
| 4. | The Marriage of Anansewa I |
| 5. | Midterm Examination |
| 6. | The Marriage of Anansewa II |
| 7. | Midterm Break |
| 8. | An Inspector Calls I |
| 9. | An Inspector Calls II |
| 10. | A Man for All Seasons |
| 11. | Revision |
| 12. | Examination |
| 13. | Closing |
Third Term
| 1. | Introduction to Prose |
| 2. | So the Path Does Not Die I |
| 3. | So the Path Does Not Die II |
| 4. | To Kill a Mockingbird I |
| 5. | Midterm Examination |
| 6. | To Kill a Mockingbird II |
| 7. | Midterm Break |
| 8. | African Poetry I |
| 9. | African Poetry II |
| 10. | Non-African Poetry |
| 11. | Revision |
| 12. | Examination |
| 13. | Closing |
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SS2 Literature-in-English
First Term
| 1. | Introduction to African Poetry |
| 2. | African Poetry – “Night” (Soyinka) |
| 3. | African Poetry – “Not My Business” (Osundare) |
| 4. | African Poetry – “The Breast of the Sea” (Cheney-Coker) |
| 5. | Midterm Examination |
| 6. | African Poetry – Afriyie-Vidza & Kamara |
| 7. | Midterm Break |
| 8. | Non-African Poetry – “Still I Rise” (Angelou) |
| 9. | Non-African Poetry – “She Walks in Beauty” (Byron) |
| 10. | Non-African Poetry – Heaney & Adcock |
| 11. | Revision |
| 12. | Examination |
| 13. | Closing |
Second Term
| 1. | Welcome Test and Review |
| 2. | Introduction to African Prose |
| 3. | Redemption Road I |
| 4. | Redemption Road II |
| 5. | Midterm Examination |
| 6. | Redemption Road III |
| 7. | Midterm Break |
| 8. | Non-African Prose – Path of Lucas I |
| 9. | Path of Lucas II |
| 10. | Path of Lucas III |
| 11. | Revision |
| 12. | Examination |
| 13. | Closing |
Third Term
| 1. | Introduction to African Drama |
| 2. | The Marriage of Anansewa I |
| 3. | The Marriage of Anansewa II |
| 4. | The Marriage of Anansewa III |
| 5. | Midterm Examination |
| 6. | A Man for All Seasons I |
| 7. | Midterm Break |
| 8. | A Man for All Seasons II |
| 9. | An Inspector Calls I |
| 10. | An Inspector Calls II |
| 11. | Revision |
| 12. | Examination |
| 13. | Closing |
SS3 Literature-in-English
First Term
| 1. | Welcome Test / Revision of Last Term’s Work |
| 2. | Dramatic Personae of Antony and Cleopatra |
| 3. | Antony and Cleopatra – Act I |
| 4. | Antony and Cleopatra – Act II |
| 5. | Antony and Cleopatra – Act III |
| 6. | Antony and Cleopatra – Acts IV & V |
| 7. | Mid-Term Break / Open Day |
| 8. | Introduction to Unseen Prose |
| 9–10. | Introduction to Unseen Poem |
| 11. | Principles of Answering Context and Literature Questions |
| 12. | Revision |
| 13. | Examination |
Second Term
| 1. | Welcome Test / Revision of Last Term’s Work |
| 2. | Review of Shakespearean Text |
| 3. | Revision of African Prose |
| 4. | Revision of Non-African Prose |
| 5. | Revision of African Drama |
| 6. | Revision of Non-African Drama |
| 7. | Revision of African and Non-African Poetry |
| 8. | Mid-Term Break / Open Day |
| 9–14. | General Revision |
A Few Things Worth Knowing
Are these the correct texts for WASSCE 2026–2030?
Yes. The plays, poems, and prose works in this scheme, Antony and Cleopatra, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Marriage of Anansewa, An Inspector Calls, and the rest, are the prescribed WASSCE texts for the 2026–2030 examination cycle.
Why do the same texts sometimes repeat across levels?
Plays like Antony and Cleopatra and An Inspector Calls appear more than once because SS3 revisits SS1 and SS2 texts in depth, ahead of final exams.
Does every school study the exact same texts?
The core structure, poetry, drama, and prose, African and non-African, stays consistent, though some schools substitute specific set texts depending on their exam board’s current reading list.
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