The document discusses the aesthetic approach to teaching literature in English. It focuses on analyzing the key literary elements in a text, including the plot, setting, characterization, and use of literary devices. Questions are provided to guide students in examining how each element contributes to the overall meaning and themes of the work. Specifically, students are led to consider how the sequence of events, time and place settings, character traits and relationships, and figurative language all highlight the central issues addressed in the text.

1. The Aesthetic Approach To
Teaching Literature In English

2. The aesthetic approach talks in depth
about the literary elements in the text.
• Aspects to be focused on:
1) Plot
2) Setting
3) Characterisation
4) Literary devices

3. Plot
• Sequence of events
• These are the examples of question to teach
about plot of a particular text.
-What are the main action that moves the plot?
-Are there any conflict?
-Does it follow the chronological order (Freytag’s
pyramid)?
-Identify similarities between main plot and sub-
plot

4. Questions that lead the students to
explain the sequence of
events
explain the reasons for
the various events
explain the results of
these events on the
plot
explain the relationship
between these events
and how they influence
the sequence of the
plot

5. Setting
• Place
• People
• Culture
How does the
setting of
contribute in
highlighting the
main issues in the
text?
Teacher has to lead students
to relate these to the main
issue /theme
Teacher has to lead
students to reflect
on the time, place
and culture that is
reflected

6. Characterisation
• Gestures
• Habits
• Manners
• Speech
• Thoughts
• physical appearance
• character in the story
• Personality traits

7. The details of characters and
characterization:
All aspects of
physical and
personality traits
All aspects of
relationship and
conflict
All aspects pointing
to development or
change, or
otherwise
Value and function
of the character/s
to the text

8. Literary devices
• Imagery
• Symbols
• Tone
• Mood
• Metaphors
• Foreshadowing
• Alliteration
• Hyperbole
• Imagery etc.