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Secondary 4 english
Secondary 4 consolidates the analytical, persuasive and creative skills needed for senior English. Learners manipulate grammar deliberately for effect, analyse how narrative structure and perspective shape meaning, and build sophisticated arguments using appeals to credibility, emotion and logic. They also consider how context and values influence both the creation and reception of texts.
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Language
Literature
- Narrative structure and perspectiveFull lesson · 55 minAnalyse how authors use non-linear structures, foreshadowing and narrative perspective, including unreliable narrators, to shape meaning and engage readers.
- Shakespeare and dramaFull lesson · 60 minExplore dramatic conventions such as soliloquy, dramatic irony and stagecraft through scenes from a Shakespeare play, using the public-domain text.
- Context and values in textsFull lesson · 50 minConsider how the time, place and culture in which a text was written shape its values, and how readers today may respond differently.
- IntertextualityFull lesson · 50 minRecognise how texts borrow from, allude to and reimagine other texts, from myths and fairy tales to film adaptations.
- Creative writing: voice and styleFull lesson · 60 minDevelop a distinctive narrative voice by experimenting with diction, syntax and perspective, and reflect on the choices made.
Literacy
- Constructing arguments: ethos, pathos and logosFull lesson · 55 minBuild and analyse persuasive arguments using appeals to credibility, emotion and logic, and strengthen them by anticipating and rebutting counterarguments.
- Representation in mediaFull lesson · 55 minAnalyse how groups, places and issues are represented in news, film and online media, and whose perspectives are included or excluded.
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Curriculum notes
Australian Curriculum v9.0. Topics are organised around the Australian Curriculum v9.0 English strands (Language, Literature and Literacy). This is an independent learning resource; it is not endorsed by ACARA and has not been mapped to individual content descriptions.
These lessons were written around Australian Curriculum strands and matched to Singapore levels by age (Primary 1 is the first year of primary school). They are not aligned to MOE syllabuses or the PSLE, so check them against the syllabus your child is working towards.
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