English A Literature
G3N tutors you through the full International English A Literature syllabus offline — from Phonemic awareness: sounds, rhyme and rhythm, Letter recognition and letter-sound correspondence, Shared reading: picture books and illustrated stories and more — with adaptive lessons, instant quizzes, flashcards and exam-ready summaries.
Syllabus
What you’ll cover in English A Literature.
The complete topic outline G3N teaches, mapped to the International curriculum.
Phase 1 (KG)
8 topicsPhonemic awareness: sounds, rhyme and rhythm
Letter recognition and letter-sound correspondence
Shared reading: picture books and illustrated stories
Oral storytelling: retelling familiar tales
Concepts of print: left-to-right, top-to-bottom
Drawing and dictating to communicate ideas
Listening comprehension: responding to read-alouds
Environmental print and everyday texts
Phase 2 (Grade 1)
8 topicsSongs, nursery rhymes and word play
Phonics and decoding strategies
Reading fluency and expression
Story elements: character, setting, plot
Making predictions and inferences
Author's message and purpose
Writing sentences and short narratives
Capitalization, punctuation and spelling
Phase 3 (Grades 2-3)
8 topicsReading and responding to poetry
Listening to chapter books read aloud
Sharing opinions about texts
Reading strategies: visualising, questioning, connecting
Theme and central message in literature
Point of view and narrative perspective
Figurative language: simile, metaphor, personification
Comparing characters across texts
Phase 4 (Grades 4-5)
8 topicsGenre exploration: fantasy, realistic fiction, folklore
Structured paragraph writing with evidence
Response journals and literary discussion
Introduction to reading drama scripts
Oral book talks and recommendations
Close reading and annotation of literary texts
Analysing how structure affects meaning
Irony, symbolism and extended metaphor
Phase 5 (Grade 6)
7 topicsComparing texts across genres and cultures
Historical and cultural context of literature
Extended literary response essays
Creative writing modelled on literary forms
Reading non-fiction alongside fiction
Researching authors and their contexts
Formal discussion and literary seminar skills
MYP 1 (Grade 6)
9 topicsElements of narrative: plot arc and conflict
Character development and motivation
Setting and its influence on mood
Introduction to poetic forms and devices
Personal response to literature
Reading diary and independent reading
Writing creatively in response to texts
Oral: sharing literary interpretations
Introduction to the short story form
MYP 2 (Grade 7)
9 topicsNarrative voice: first-person vs third-person
Dramatic irony and foreshadowing
Language choices: diction, imagery, syntax
Reading and discussing a novel in depth
Introduction to drama: stage directions, dialogue
Thematic essay writing
Comparing two literary texts
Reading poetry from different traditions
Oral: prepared literary analysis
MYP 3 (Grade 8)
9 topicsTragedy and its conventions
Comedy, satire and parody
Analysing a Shakespeare play
Symbolism and allegory in extended texts
Author's style and its effects on the reader
Literary criticism: introducing different interpretations
Comparative literary essay
Contextual reading: Romanticism, Modernism
Performance: reading dramatic texts aloud
MYP 4-5 (Grades 9-10)
10 topicsExtended novel study with analytical writing
Reading literature in translation
Postcolonial literature and representation
20th century literary movements
Feminist readings and gendered language
Dystopian fiction and social critique
Independent research project on an author
Formal academic literary essay
Oral: sustained literary argument
Bridging to DP: close analysis of unseen texts
Close reading and textual analysis
9 topicsHow readers make meaning from literary texts
Authorial choices: style, structure, form and language
Reading positions: resistant, dominant, negotiated
The role of context in shaping interpretation
Prose fiction: analysing narrative technique
Short story as a literary form
Reading for pleasure vs reading for analysis
Building a personal literary response
Introduction to Paper 1 unseen text skills
Context, place and time in literature
9 topicsSetting as more than backdrop: symbolic and thematic function
Historical context and its imprint on literature
Chronology, analepsis (flashback) and prolepsis
Place, displacement and belonging in literature
Literature of war, exile and migration
Postcolonial literary geographies
Urban vs rural landscapes in fiction
Time, memory and trauma in narrative
Contextual connections for Paper 2 preparation
Comparing and connecting texts
9 topicsAllusion, echo and reference across literary works
Adaptation and transformation of source texts
The literary tradition: influence and response
Myth and archetype recurring across cultures
Genre conventions and deliberate subversion
Pastiche, parody and homage
Canon, inclusion and exclusion
Comparative study of works across time periods
Preparing for HL Essay through intertextual focus (HL)
Reading world literature in translation
8 topicsReading literature from non-English language traditions
The challenges and gains of literary translation
Cultural specificity and universal themes
Latin American magical realism
European existentialist and absurdist literature
African and Asian literary traditions
Comparing translated works with Anglophone works
Individual oral preparation using works in translation
Unseen literary commentary (exam skill)
8 topicsUnseen literary text analysis (prose or poetry)
Identifying genre, form and literary conventions
Analysing language, structure and style
Building a coherent interpretive argument
Paper 1 commentary is guided by structured questions at SL
Paper 1 commentary is unguided at HL (HL)
Practising close reading under timed conditions
Self-assessment and peer feedback on commentaries
Comparative literary essay (exam skill)
8 topicsChoosing two works studied for comparison
Identifying shared thematic and stylistic concerns
Structuring an integrated comparative argument
Using quotations and textual evidence precisely
Addressing character, structure, style and context
Answering comparative question prompts effectively
Demonstrating greater breadth and depth of analysis at HL (HL)
Exam planning and time management strategies
Oral analysis of a text and a wider theme
7 topicsSelecting an extract from a literary work studied
Identifying a global issue present in the extract
Constructing a 10-minute sustained spoken argument
Connecting the global issue to a second work studied
Integrating textual evidence into spoken analysis
Responding to examiner follow-up questions
Practice orals with peer and teacher feedback
Independent literary research essay (HL only)
7 topicsIndependent sustained essay of 1200-1500 words
Choosing a literary work and a stylistic feature or question
Developing an original literary argument
Close reading and sustained textual engagement
Academic writing conventions and formal register
Drafting, feedback and revision process
Submission as final assessed piece
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