Literature in Catholic High School

For lower secondary students, Literature is taught in Language Arts lessons. In Language Arts lessons, aside from analyzing the text, teachers are also supposed to use the literature text to teach English. The text will also be used as a platform for discussion of larger issues related to the society. For instance, the Secondary 2s are currently doing on Animal Farm. The students will also learn about persuasive techniques/rhetoric devices. Leadership is also one of the topics that will be covered in class.

As for the upper secondary students, the students are either doing Pure Literature or Elective Literature. Both groups are doing on Things Fall Apart. Students doing Pure Literature have to do an additional text--Romeo and Juliet. The students also have a Literature textbook which the teacher uses to prepare them for their Unseen paper. The textbook covers the various literary techniques and devices, for instance, symbolism and diction.

The students in Catholic High are generally diligent, and therefore, most of the students will do their readings before attending classes. As the lower secondary students are having Language Arts classes, the main focus is not really on the in-depth analysis of the text, but rather, raising their awareness regarding current affairs. This approach is to allow the students to see the connection between a text and the real world.

Teaching in class focuses on discussions. The students are allowed to have different opinions as the teachers usually remind them that there are more than one possible answer when it comes to Literature. Teachers usually guide the students by analyzing a text together as a class.