Language & Literature Grade 12 is one of the titles in the Save Buk series specially written for the new PNG Upper Secondary courses at Grades 11 & 12.

This book gives students concise coverage of the information needed to successfully complete the Grade 12 Language & Literature course. The order of Units in the book follows the order of Units in the Language & Literature Grade 12 syllabus exactly:

Unit 12.1 Life Stories: Part 1

Unit 12.2 Life Stories: Part 2

Unit 12.3 & 12.4 Writers’ Workshop

Extracts from recommended novels and plays, plus poems, short stories, newspaper articles and advertisements, are included to illustrate different text types. You can apply the information, examples and activities in the book to whatever texts are available in your school.

The Glossary/Index at the end of the book, explains the specific terminology that students need to understand for the study of English language and literature.

Unit 12.1 Life Stories: Part 1                                        

Introduction                                                                                                                  

Topic 1: Documentaries 

Topic 2: Biographies                                                                                                    

Topic 3: Style

Topic 4: Biographical drama                                                                                         

Unit 12.2 Life Stories: Part 2                                                                            

Introduction                                                                                                                  

Topic 1: Autobiography                                                            

Topic 2: Autobiography case studies    

Topic 3: Personal writing

Topic 4: Biographical film

Topic 5: Short stories - planning

Topic 6: Short stories - crafting                         

Units 12.3 and 12.4 Writers’ Workshop                                                

Introduction                                                                                                                  

Topic 1: English language conventions – spelling

Topic 2: English language conventions – punctuation     

Topic 3: English language conventions – grammar

Topic 4: Print media – short texts and news reports

Topic 5: Print media – feature articles and opinion pieces

Topic 6: Print media – gist and detail

Topic 7: Issues and opinions – persuasive writing

Topic 8: Advertisements

Topic 9: Speeches

Topic 10: Creative writing

Topic 11: Writing a curriculum vitae (CV), letter of application and reference

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