1. Prose

• Themes: The prose section typically includes stories, essays, and non-fiction pieces that explore complex themes such as social issues, ethics, cultural diversity, and human psychology.
• Skills: Students focus on critical analysis, understanding the nuances of language, interpreting themes, and exploring character motivations and conflicts.
• Activities: Writing analytical essays, discussing themes and messages, character analysis, and responding to higher-order questions.

2. Poetry

• Themes: Poems cover a variety of topics, including nature, human emotions, existential themes, social justice, and philosophical reflections.
• Skills: Emphasis on interpreting poetic devices such as symbolism, irony, imagery, and understanding the deeper meanings and emotions conveyed in the poems.
• Activities: Poetry analysis, thematic exploration, recitation, and discussing the poet’s perspective and style.

3. Drama

• Content: Introduction to plays and dramatic literature, often focusing on classical or modern works that explore universal themes like conflict, love, power, and tragedy.
• Skills: Analyzing dramatic structure, character development, dialogue, and the use of dramatic techniques.
• Activities: Reading and performing scenes, analyzing characters and their motivations, exploring themes, and understanding the playwright’s intent.

4. Grammar

• Topics Covered: Advanced grammar topics including complex and compound sentences, clauses, phrases, voice (active/passive), narration (direct/indirect), conditionals, and modals.
• Activities: Grammar exercises, sentence correction, transformation of sentences, and applying grammar rules in writing and speaking.

5. Writing Skills

• Types of Writing:
  • Essays: Reflective, analytical, descriptive, and discursive essays on a wide range of topics.
  • Letters: Formal letters (applications, letters to the editor, business letters) and informal letters (personal correspondence).
  • Articles and Reports: Writing for newspapers, magazines, and reports on various topics.
  • Story Writing: Crafting original stories with well-developed plots, characters, and settings.
  • Speech Writing and Debate: Writing speeches and preparing for debates, with a focus on clarity, persuasion, and logical argumentation.
• Activities: Structured writing tasks, peer editing, developing outlines, and practicing coherent and organized writing.

6. Reading Comprehension

• Skills: Enhancing the ability to interpret and analyze complex texts, including fiction, non-fiction, and informational passages.
• Activities: Answering inferential and evaluative questions, summarizing texts, identifying key ideas, and discussing multiple interpretations of the text.

7. Supplementary Reader

• Content: Often includes a novel, play, or collection of short stories that encourages extensive reading and provides exposure to various literary styles and genres.
• Skills: Fostering critical thinking, expanding vocabulary, and improving comprehension and interpretative skills.
• Activities: Group discussions, book reviews, creative projects, and presentations based on the supplementary reading material.

8. Speaking and Listening

• Speaking: Focus on enhancing public speaking skills, debate, and discussion abilities, with emphasis on clarity, fluency, and persuasive language.
• Listening: Developing active listening skills through tasks like note-taking, responding to spoken questions, summarizing oral content, and understanding different accents and dialects.

9. Literary Appreciation

• Content: Deeper exploration of literary devices, themes, and genres to help students critically analyze and appreciate different forms of literature.
• Activities: Analyzing literary texts, exploring the use of literary devices, discussing the significance of various literary works, and comparing different authors' styles.

10. Preparation for Exams

• Focus: Preparation for board exams, including practice with past papers, time management strategies, and writing under exam conditions.
• Activities: Regular tests, revision sessions, model question papers, and feedback on performance to help students improve their exam techniques.