Overview of unit:
Students will read extracts from a wide range of fiction and non-fiction texts, exploring the presentation of and attitudes to women in various contexts. Through exploring the experiences of various fictional and real women, students will understand ideas about misogyny, sexism, oppression, bias and race. By understanding how language can be manipulated to shape our perceptions, students will be challenged to explore their own attitudes and understand how these attitudes may have formed, and ultimately reflect on how they can help the feminist cause.
This is for 0500 (old syllabus) paper 2 but can be used for some sections of 0500 (new syllabus) paper 1.
Updated papers for the new syllabus can be found here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/cambridge-igcse-english-language-0990-paper-1-cie-0500-2020-syllabus-12414966
Overview of unit:
Students will read literature from writers of colour, exploring their experiences in various contexts.
Through exploring the experiences of various fictional and real people of colour, students will understand ideas about identity, race and culture, and explore their own biases.
Students will read a range of fiction and non-fiction texts to explore the presentation of mental health in literature. Through discussing difficult ideas, students will learn the power of empathy and understand that mental health isn’t a taboo subject.