This document provides the content outline for a Senior 4 Literature class. It includes 3 units to be covered over the school year: 1) Prose and essay writing on the novel "A Passage to India" covering Parts 1 and 2. 2) Continued analysis of "A Passage to India" along with an introduction to poetry by Seamus Heaney. 3) Completion of "A Passage to India" and analytical essays on both the novel and poetry selections.

1. Colegio Las Cumbres
Nivel Medio - secundaria@lascumbres.edu.ar
Esquema de Contenidos para el Período de Orientación, evaluación y promoción - cierre
Diciembre 2012
ASIGNATURA: Literature
CURSO: Senior 4
PROFESOR/A: Patricia Chujman
Contenidos nodales Sub-temas incluídos en el contenido nodal
Essay Writing: Discursive and Argumentative. Characteristics of
each form of essay.
1º Trimestre
Prose and writing essays
Prose: “A Passage to India”. Part 1: Chapters 1-11 (setting,
themes, character description, connection to India colonialism)
"A Passage to India". End of Part 1 and beginning of Part 2:
Chapters 12-22. (themes, character description, connection to
2º Trimestre
Novel Analysis: characters India colonialism)
and setting
Essay Writing on prose.(Writing longer essays: 400-600 words)
Poetry: selected poetry by Seamus Heaney. Getting to know the
writer. Does his life influence his writings?
3º Trimestre
"A Passage to India". Part 3. (themes, character description,
Analysing Prose and poetry.
connection to India colonialism, conclusions)
Essay Writing on prose and poetry (Writing longer essays: 400-
600 words)