Uganda Senior Six Literature in English
This course delves into a wide range of literary works, fostering critical thinking, analytical skills, and creative expression. The curriculum emphasizes understanding literary techniques and their application in different genres, including poetry, drama, prose, and oral literature. Students are encouraged to develop their own interpretations and responses to literature, supported by evidence from the texts. Active learning approaches, such as discussions, performances, and creative writing, are integral to the course.
Syllabus
The Uganda Senior Six Literature in English syllabus is designed to develop a holistic understanding of literature, encompassing knowledge, application, and behavioral change. The curriculum focuses on four key learning outcomes: self-assured individuals, responsible and patriotic citizens, lifelong learners, and positive contributors to society. These outcomes are achieved through the study of various literary genres and the development of generic skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, communication, cooperation, and ICT proficiency. The syllabus also emphasizes the importance of values such as respect, honesty, justice, hard work, integrity, and social responsibility.
Set Books (2024-2028)
The set books for Uganda Senior Six Literature in English for the period 2024-2028 are as follows:
Prose and Poetry (For Reference)
1. Poetic Duet by Jane Okot p'Bitek and Sophie Nuwagira Bamwoyeraki
2. Uganda Poetry Anthology by Okot Benge and Alex Bangirana
3. Echoes Across the Valley by Arthur I. Luvai and Kwamchetsi Makokha
Plays
1. Richard III by William Shakespeare
2. King John by William Shakespeare
1. A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
2. The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov
3. Oedipus the King by Sophocles
1. Saint Joan by Bernard Shaw
2. The Way of the World by William Congreve
3. The Country Wife by William Wycherley
1. Kongi's Harvest by Wole Soyinka
2. The Snake Farmers by Yusuf Serunkuma
3. The Floods by John Ruganda
Novel and Short Stories
1. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
2. Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
3. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
1. Poor Christ of Bomba by Mongo Beti
2. Devil on the Cross by Ngugi wa Thiong’o
3. Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
1. A Walk in the Night by Alex La Guma
2. In Corner B by Ezekiel Mphahlele
3. The Voter by Chinua Achebe
1. Footprints of the Outsider by Julius Ocwinyo
2. Vanishing Herds by Henry Ole Kulet
3. The Moon also Sets by Osita Ogbu
Texts for Reference
1. Wrinkled Faces by Connie Ssebbunga-Masembe
1. The Trouble Causer by Solomon Kabushenga
2. Hawecha: A Woman for All Time by Rhoda Mann
3. Season of Scandals by Gideon Ninsiima
4. African Son by Wambalye Weikama |
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