Blog Post 2

In my school, literature at Lower Secondary is assessed in the following ways:

Secondary One:
In the first semester, the level is focused on dram:
2 plays: Zeep by Stella Kon, and a stage adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. For each play, students undergo a 5 - 7 week course on the script and prepare for a 5 minute skit which they will present to the class in groups of 5-6. The presentations are graded and students have to write an individual evaluation based on their practices. The evaluation, which is graded by rubrics, is submitted right after their skit presentation.

The focus on the plays are split -
Zeep was primarily a study of Characterization, and the literary device introduced was Personification through poetry and text analysis.
Dracula, which I am teaching now, will focus on assessing students on theatrical staging i.e. Set, Stage directions, Props, Lighting, Costume etc.
In between the two plays, the students were introduced to Similes & Metaphors through poetry and worksheet practice.
There was no CA exam last term, but they will be expected to revise similes, metaphors, personification and characters for their Mid-Year exams.

Secondary Two:
Students are doing close analysis (weekly, chapter by chapter) of Red Sky in the Morning, concentrating on character analysis and theme. CA will include a term test and the Mid-Year exams.