1. Text Analysis and Use of Language - Skimming, scanning, explicit and implicit ideas, P-E-E method, evaluating texts, word classes, connotations, sentence structures, figurative language.

2. Writing Skills - Vocabulary choices and effects, sentence structure, paragraphing, linking ideas, punctuation and spelling (commas, apostrophes, colons, proofreading).

3. Poetry Analysis - Introduction to poetry, figurative language, mood and atmosphere, rhythm and metre, unseen poetry, comparing poems, anthology study (Kipling, MacNeice, Dharker, Shakespeare, Keats).

4. Modern Prose and Drama - Analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men, Things Fall Apart, An Inspector Calls, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

5. Literary Heritage Texts - Study of Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Pride and Prejudice, Great Expectations, The Scarlet Letter.

6. Comparative Literature - Linking themes, narrative voice, character development, atmosphere, and literary structures across texts.