How the levels build
The same text types recur across Pre-DP → DP1 → DP2 — but never with the same texts, and never at the same depth. The step up between levels is the comprehension level of the texts analysed and the amount written, not 'new' content.
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Pre-DP: master the PEAL paragraph → two-paragraph essay
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DP1: essay format and analytical method → three-paragraph essay (strong IO preparation)
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DP2: deepen analysis → interpret texts under timed conditions and write full essays (Paper 2 focus)
Summer | Mon · Wed · Fri (Non-literary) | Tue · Thu (Literary) |
Week 1 | Terminologies & PEAL Structure | Literary work review & discussion |
Week 2 | Article (Feature / Magazine) | Literary work review & discussion |
Week 3 | Short Pixar Film | Literary work review & discussion |
Week 4 | Letter | Thematic essay outline & writing |
Winter | Mon · Wed · Fri (Non-literary) | Tue · Thu (Literary) |
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Week 1 | Designing an Infographic | Literary work review & discussion |
Week 2 | Opinion Column | Literary work review & discussion |
Week 3 | Cartoon | Thematic essay outline & writing |
The non-literary track focuses on analysis: demonstration and practice of literary / non-literary terms by text type, followed by essay outline and Intro + Body Paragraph writing.
The literary track runs like a book-reading course — reviews, discussion, essay writing and vocabulary building. (Summer: Julius Caesar · Romeo and Juliet / Winter: Hedda Gabler · A Doll's House; texts may change if most students have already read the listed works.)
