Literature in English SS 2 Curriculum Guides – Prose – Charles Dickens “Great Expectation”

THEME – PROSE: “GREAT EXPECTATION” – CHARLES DICKENS

TOPIC 1 – BACKGROUND AND SETTING 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Relevant audio/visual materials showing different residential areas in the country or picture of these where available.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Provide basic information on Dicken’s background.

ii. Describe the characteristics and social stratification of Dicken’s time.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Author

Born of humble family background (1812 – 1870). As such, was sensitive to problems of the working class England.

2. Class/social stratification and values prevalent in dickens time.

3. The warmth and fellowship feelings among the working class compared with the inhuman feelings and selfishness of the middle class.

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. gives the basic information and encourages the student to find out more from the library.

2. guides a discussion in class to compare the different residential area in the Nigerian cities and relates it to the text.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. discuss the differences obtainable in the behaviours of people in the country side and cities.

2. describe different residential area in a town e.g. Sabo, Mushin, Ajegunle in Lagos.

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. identify 2 or 3 advantages and disadvantages of living in these areas.

2. do a group project like doing a documentary on residential areas in Nigeria or creating an alum of residential area.

THEME – PROSE: “GREAT EXPECTATION” – CHARLES DICKENS

TOPIC 2 – CHARACTERIZATION 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Relevant passages of the text.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

1. identify principal characters in contrast with others.

2. identify characters presented as caricatures, e.g. Jagger, Harisham.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Major character- Pip

2. Minor characters – Magwitch, Havisham, Biddy, Joe, Jagger Compeyson etc.

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher leads students to observe the relationship among the characters.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. identify aspect of each character as revealed in actions in the novel.

2. role play of some characters.

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to do character mapping of key characters.

THEME – PROSE: “GREAT EXPECTATION” – CHARLES DICKENS

TOPIC 3 – LANGUAGE, STYLE, NARRATIVE TECHNIQUE AND SYMBOLISM

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Relevant passages of the text.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Corresponding changes in Pip’s language with maturity.

2. Language reflecting individuals for social class.

3. 1st person narrating style.

iv. Symbolic figure like sea-serenes, happy life, freedom; rotten cake, mental pervasion, jagger’s office, piles of paper – mental disorder.

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher identify,

1. Pip’s language development with his maturity.

2. the influence of environment and personal experiences in the use of language.

3. draws attention to the symbolic description of objects

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. discuss in groups language use and development in the novel.

2. identify relevant portions fro symbols that are significant in the novel.

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. identify symbols that are significant in the novel.

2. identify the key narrator.

3. write out instances of Pip’s changes in Pip’s language use.

4. explain how physical objects are used as symbols.

THEME – PROSE: “GREAT EXPECTATION” – CHARLES DICKENS

TOPIC 4 – PLOT 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The novel, flip charts, flash cards, markers and pencils.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to identify the stages of pip’s development and the changes in his personality.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

Pip’s origin as a poor boy and his association with people who lead him to have great expectations and his discovery of the true meaning of gentility.

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher guides students attention to the 3 stages of pip’s development through

1. early childhood with Joe, havissham and biddy.

2. adolescence – his movement to London and announcement of “great Expectation”; his adolescence life.

3. the return of magwitch and pip’s gradual evaluation of his experience and values.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. attention to the 3 stages of pip’s development and changes that occur in him.

2. identify relevant chapters dealing with the stages.

3. produce a flow chart showing pip’s development.

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to trace the stages of pip’s development, noting the key changes in his personality.

THEME – PROSE: “GREAT EXPECTATION” – CHARLES DICKENS

TOPIC 5 – THEME 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

1. illustrate the psychological growth in pip.

2. illustrate different types of ambitions as shown by different character.

3. give examples of perversion of justice.

4. relate theme to personal experience.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Immaturity to maturity – pip.

2. Pip’s ambition for a rise in social status, Jagger’s ambition for excellence Magwitch’s ambition to make a gentleman out of pip.

3. Scheme of miss Havisham, the desire of Magwitch.

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher guides to,

1. draw interference from chapters.

2. identify incidences that bring out these themes.

3. leads a discussion on identified theme s.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. work in groups to identify various themes and passages relating to these in the novel.

2. relate theme to personal experience.

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. identify more themes.

2. express their sympathy and antipathy for and to the characters.

3. relate themes to their personal experiences.