English - Fourth Form

Fourth Form English focuses on literature through the study and discussion of novels, plays, poetry and short stories, with a specific focus on literary terms and text-based analysis. Through literature based words, Sadlier program, or Wordly Wise program, students develop vocabulary through contextual use and practice. During the year, students learn how to create well structured and organized sentences, before moving on to paragraphs. Throughout the year, students will have exposure to and practice in writing poems, journal entries, and short stories where they will develop both creative and thoughtful literary responses. Grammar and conventions are taught through exercises and written expression.

 

Sample of texts used in the Fourth Form

A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck

Chomp by Carl Hiaasen

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway

The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie

The Pearl by John Steinbeck