Cambridge IGCSE Literature in English

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Part 1 Starting your Cambridge IGCSE Literature
Unit 1: How to get the most from this Coursebook
Unit 2: Cambridge IGCSE Literature: question types and assessment objectives
Part 2 Building your skills
Unit 3: Responding to Poetry
Reading for meaning
Exploring language and structure
Developing an informed personal response
Unit 4: Responding to Prose
Responding to characters
Responding to setting and mood
Responding to narrative viewpoint
Developing an informed personal response to a complete short story
Unit 5: Responding to Drama
Responding to characters and themes
Responding to structure and language
Developing an informed personal response
Unit 6: Developing effective writing skills
Critical writing
A closer look at essay technique
Writing empathic responses
Part 3 Preparing for assessment
Unit 7: Preparing for the Unseen Paper
Understanding and responding to Poetry texts
Understanding and responding to Prose texts
Working through a practice Unseen Paper
Unit 8: Preparing for the Set Texts Papers
Passage-based questions
General critical essays
Empathic questions
Be an active learner!
Developing effective revision strategies for your set texts
Unit 9: Preparing for the Coursework portfolio
What will you need to do for your Coursework portfolio?
Using your preparation time effectively
Writing your response
Glossary of key terms
Acknowledgments