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    2065 LITERATURE IN ENGLISH O LEVEL (2014)

    1
    LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
    GCE Ordinary Level
    (Syllabus 2065)

    November Only

    AIMS OF TEACHING SYLLABUS

    The aims of the syllabus are to enable students to:

    discover the joys of reading Literature and become aware of new ways of perceiving the world around
    them;
    appreciate the aesthetic value of language;
    engage personally with a variety of texts and draw connections between self, texts and the world in
    order to develop intellectual, emotional, socio-cultural, and global awareness;
    articulate perceptive and analytical thinking when discussing and writing about literary texts;
    explore how the elements of different genres function in literary works to achieve specific effects; and
    appreciate the importance of the contexts in which literary texts are written and understood.



    ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES

    Candidates will be assessed on their ability to:

    (i) demonstrate, through close analysis, knowledge of the literary texts studied;
    (ii) respond with knowledge and understanding to a variety of literary texts of different forms;
    (iii) demonstrate understanding of the ways in which writers choices of form, structure and language shape
    meanings;
    (iv) communicate a sensitive and informed personal response to what is read; and
    (v) express responses clearly and coherently, using textual evidence where appropriate.

    The Assessment Objectives are inter-related. Candidates will be assessed on their attainment of these
    Assessment Objectives in an integrated and meaningful way.


    2065 LITERATURE IN ENGLISH O LEVEL (2014)
    2
    SCHEME OF ASSESSMENT

    Two papers will be set (Papers 2065/01 and 2065/02). Candidates are expected to answer a total of four
    questions. Total examination time will be 3 hrs 10 minutes. There will be separate sittings for Papers 1 and 2.

    Please see table below.

    Paper
    Duration and
    Weighting
    Details of Paper and Sections
    Paper 1:
    Prose and
    Unseen Texts
    1 hour 40 minutes
    [50%]
    There will be two sections in this paper.
    Candidates will select one question from each of the
    two sections.
    In total, candidates will answer two questions.
    Each question is 25% of the total weighting.

    Section A: Prose [25%]
    For each of the seven set texts in this section, one
    passage-based question and two essay questions will
    be set.
    Candidates will answer one question [25%] based on
    one of the seven set texts.
    For every year of examination, one or two Singaporean
    texts will be set.

    Section B: Unseen Prose and Poetry [25%]
    There are no set texts in this section.
    Two questions will be set one on an unseen prose
    extract, and one on an unseen poem.
    Candidates will answer one of the two questions [25%].
    For every year of examination, one question will be set
    on a Singaporean text.
    Paper 2: Drama 1 hour 30 minutes
    [50%]
    Candidates will read one text from any of the six set
    texts.
    For each of the six set texts, one passage-based
    question and two essay questions will be set.
    Candidates will answer one compulsory passage-
    based question and one essay question on the
    selected text.
    Each question is 25% of the total weighting.
    For every year of examination, one or two Singaporean
    texts will be set.

    2065 LITERATURE IN ENGLISH O LEVEL (2014)
    3

    PRESCRIBED TEXTS

    Paper 1: Section A Prose

    1. Pearl S. Buck: The Good Earth
    2. Anita Desai: Fasting, Feasting
    3. E. M. Forster: Where Angels Fear to Tread
    4. William Golding: Lord of the Flies
    5. Gwee Li Sui (ed.): Telltale: 11 Stories
    6. Alan Paton: Cry, the Beloved Country
    7. Mildred D. Taylor: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

    Paper 2: Drama

    1. Athol Fugard: Master Harold and the Boys
    2. Arthur Miller: Death of a Salesman
    3. William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
    4. Jean Tay: Everything but the Brain
    5. Oscar Wilde: An Ideal Husband
    6. August Wilson: The Piano Lesson


    Notes: All texts are also set for 2015.
    Screenplays or abridged versions of texts should NOT be used for study.

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