SS1 Literature-in-English Third Term Lesson Plan/Note

Complete Lesson Notes • The Marriage of Anansewa • 2026

Scheme of Work – Third Term

1. Week 1: Revision of Last Term’s Work — Review of Literary Genres, Poetic Devices, and Termly Texts
2. Week 2: Introduction of African Drama — Efua T. Sutherland’s The Marriage of Anansewa: Author Background, Plot and Setting
3. Week 3: Study and Analysis of Act One — Ananse’s Schemes and the Introduction of the Suitors
4. Week 4: Study and Analysis of Act Two — The Arrival of Gifts and the Expanding Web
5. Week 5: Study and Analysis of Act Three — The Crisis of the Four Chiefs
6. Week 6: Study and Analysis of Act Four — The Climax and the Miracle of the Resurrection
7. Week 7: Coming Soon
8. Week 8: Character and Characterization — Analysis of Major and Minor Characters
9. Week 9: Thematic Analysis — Exploration of Central Ideas in The Marriage of Anansewa
10. Week 10: Dramatic Techniques and Style — Exploring the “Anansegoro” Form and Literary Devices
11. Week 11 & 12: Revision — Comprehensive Review of Literary Terms and Texts

Week 1

Learning Objectives

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

• Recall the three major genres of literature and their distinctive features.
• Identify and define key literary devices studied in the second term.
• Summarize the plots and central themes of the poems and prose texts analyzed previously.
• Correct common errors from the second term examination to strengthen academic performance.

Key Vocabulary Words

Genre, Prose, Poetry, Drama, Figurative language, Imagery, Personification, Alliteration, Metaphor, Simile, Stanza, Plot.

Resources & Materials

• Second Term examination scripts and marking schemes.
• Students’ Literature notebooks and textbooks.
• Whiteboard and markers.

Building Background / Connection to Prior Knowledge

Teacher says: “Welcome to the third term. Before we travel into the vibrant world of African drama with our new text, we must sharpen the tools we acquired last term. Literature is a building block; the devices we learned in poetry and prose are the same ones we will find as we begin analyzing drama today.”

Content

Review of Genres

Distinction between Prose (narrative), Poetry (verse/stanzas), and Drama (dialogue/performance).

Literary Devices

Detailed review of metaphors, similes, personification, oxymoron, hyperbole, and irony.

Textual Review

Brief recap of the second term’s selected poems and prose, focusing on:

• Subject matter (what the text is about).
• Theme (the underlying message).
• Poetic/Literary techniques used by the authors.

Exam Review

Step-by-step correction of the second term examination questions, focusing on how to structure essay responses and identify devices in excerpts.

Strategies & Activities

Activity I: Genre Sort. The teacher provides short excerpts on the board, and students must quickly identify if the piece is Prose, Poetry, or Drama.

Activity II: Device Hunt. Students work in pairs to find one example of a metaphor and one example of personification from their second term notes.

Activity III: Question and Answer Marathon. Students as a whole discuss the most difficult questions from the last exam and provide corrected answers.

Activity IV: Summary Mapping. Students create a quick table in their notebooks listing the titles of texts read last term and their primary themes.

Assessment / Evaluation

• Define the three genres of literature and give one example of each.
• Explain the difference between a metaphor and a simile with original examples.
• List two poems studied last term and state their central themes.
• What is the difference between a stanza in poetry and a paragraph in prose?

Wrap-Up

The teacher summarizes: Revision ensures that our foundation is solid. By mastering these literary devices now, you will find it much easier to analyze the characters and themes in The Marriage of Anansewa as we begin next week.

Assignment

• Write a short paragraph summarizing the most interesting text you read last term and why you liked it.
• Research and write down a brief five-line biography of the Ghanaian playwright Efua T. Sutherland.

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