CXC Study Guide: English B for CSEC®
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Contents
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Language
English
ISBN
9780198413981
Front Cover
Title Page
Contents
1 Drama
1.1 Where did drama come from?
1.2 How to study drama
1.3 Plot, characters, conflict and themes
1.4 Ti-Jean and His Brothers – introduction
1.5 The Chorus and conflict
1.6 The characters
1.7 Stagecraft
1.8 Sound, language and humour
1.9 Themes and symbols
1.10 Twelfth Night – the plot
1.11 The characters and key themes
1.12 Types of comedy
1.13 Clowns, fools and disguises
1.14 Dramatic techniques
1.15 The Tempest – anintroduction
1.16 The stages of plot development
1.17 The subplots
1.18 Themes and issues
1.19 The characters
1.20 Dramatic techniques 1
1.21 Dramatic techniques 2
1.22 The setting, title, epilogue and play
1.23 Anansi – the background and cultural tradition
1.24 The plot
1.25 Contrasting characters
1.26 Conflict, themes and issues
1.27 Literary devices
1.28 Use of language and features of writing
Unit 1 Practice exam questions
2 Prose
2.1 Features of prose
2.2 Plot
2.3 Appreciating narrativetechniques
2.4 Breath, Eyes, Memory –the author and plot
2.5 Structure, narrative devices and conflict
2.6 Themes 1
2.7 Themes 2
2.8 The characters and symbols
2.9 To Kill a Mockingbird –the plot and setting
2.10 Characterisation
2.11 Point of view and learning experiences
2.12 Themes and issues
2.13 Style, atmosphere and language
2.14 Conflict
2.15 For the Life of Laetitia –the author and plot
2.16 The characters
2.17 Setting and conflict
2.18 Style, narrative devices and language
2.19 The themes
2.20 Animal Farm – political background, setting and point of view
2.21 Plot and conflict
2.22 Structure and language
2.23 Style of writing
2.24 The characters
2.25 The themes
2.26 Short stories – parental love and children in need
2.27 Short stories – parental love and children coping with challenge
2.28 Short stories – childrenand racism
2.29 Short stories – between two cultures
2.30 Short stories – children learning important lessons
2.31 Short stories – relationships and internal conflicts
Unit 2 Practice exam questions
3 Poetry
3.1 Understanding poetry
3.2 Introduction to poetry
3.3 The structure of thepoem
3.4 The sound of poetry 1
3.5 The sound of poetry 2
3.6 Poetry as pictures 1
3.7 Poetry as pictures 2
3.8 Additional poetic devices 1
3.9 Additional poetic devices 2
3.10 Analysing poems
3.11 ‘Landscape Painter, Jamaica’ by Vivian Virtue
3.12 ‘Orchids’ by Hazel Simmons-McDonald
3.13 ‘A Stone’s Throw’ by Elma Mitchell
3.14 ‘Ol’ Higue’ by Mark McWatt
3.15 ‘This Is the Dark Time, My Love’ by Martin Carter
3.16 ‘Theme for English B’ by Langston Hughes
3.17 ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ by Wilfred Owen
3.18 ‘South’ by Kamau Brathwaite
3.19 ‘West Indies, USA’ by Stewart Brown
3.20 ‘Mirror’ by Sylvia Plath
3.21 ‘The Woman Speaks to the Man who Has Employed her Son’ by Lorna Goodison
3.22 Dealing with death
3.23 ‘A Lesson for this Sunday’ by Derek Walcott
3.24 Parents and children
3.25 Meanings below the surface
3.26 Thematic similarities among your CSEC poems
3.27 Two views of nature
Unit 3 Practice exam questions
4 Writing
4.1 Writing practice
4.2 Structuring acomparative essay
4.3 A sample essay comparing two poems 1
4.4 A sample essay comparing two poems 2
4.5 Introducing quotations and revision tips
Index
Back Cover
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