Literature video lessons · Grades 10–13

To the Evening Star

William Blake · Poetry

Grade 10 · Term 1 (NIE proposed plan)

1. Grade 10 lesson · 2026 class ↗
2. Full explanation · alternative recording ↗
3. Target questions · Part 1 ↗
4. Target questions · Part 2 ↗

Lit feels · matching full lesson ↗

The Lumber Room

Saki (H. H. Munro) · Prose

Grade 10 · Term 1 (NIE proposed plan)

1. Explanation · Part 1 ↗
2. Explanation · Part 2 ↗
3. Explanation · Part 3 ↗
4. Explanation · Part 4 ↗
5. Target questions ↗

Lit feels · matching full lesson and quick revision ↗

The Lahore Attack

Kumar Sangakkara · Prose / speech

Grade 10 · Term 1 (NIE proposed plan)

1. Cowdrey speech extract · Part 1 ↗
2. Themes and quotations ↗
3. Target questions ↗

Lit feels · matching full lesson ↗

Big Match, 1983

Yasmine Gooneratne · Poetry

Grade 10 · Term 2 (NIE proposed plan)

1. Introduction and first three stanzas ↗
2. Poetic techniques ↗

The introduction covers the first three stanzas; this pair is not labelled a complete recording of the poem.

මෙහි දී ඇති කොටස් පමණක් බලන්න. ඉතිරි කොටස් හා ඔබේ පාසල තෝරාගත් කෘතිය ගුරුවරයා සමඟ තහවුරු කරන්න.

Lit feels · matching full lesson ↗

The Clown’s Wife

John Agard · Poetry

Grade 10 · Term 2 (NIE proposed plan)

1. Explanation · Part 1 ↗
2. Poetic techniques and target questions ↗
3. Target questions · Part 1 ↗
4. Target questions · Part 2 ↗

The Nightingale and the Rose

Oscar Wilde · Prose

Grade 10 · Term 2 (NIE proposed plan)

1. Introduction, themes, techniques and questions ↗
2. The theme of love ↗
3. Themes · creator’s Part 8 ↗
4. Target questions · Part 1 ↗

The channel labels one recording Part 8. Parts 2–7 were not found in the current long-video catalogue.

මෙහි දී ඇති කොටස් පමණක් බලන්න. ඉතිරි කොටස් හා ඔබේ පාසල තෝරාගත් කෘතිය ගුරුවරයා සමඟ තහවුරු කරන්න.

To the Nile

John Keats · Poetry

Grade 10 · Term 3 (NIE proposed plan)

1. Explanation · Part 1 ↗

Part 1 located; a continuation has not been confirmed.

මෙහි දී ඇති කොටස් පමණක් බලන්න. ඉතිරි කොටස් හා ඔබේ පාසල තෝරාගත් කෘතිය ගුරුවරයා සමඟ තහවුරු කරන්න.

Lit feels · matching full lesson and quick revision ↗

Extract from Wave

Sonali Deraniyagala · Prose / memoir

Grade 10 · Term 3 (NIE proposed plan)

1. Prescribed extract · Zoom lesson ↗

Lit feels · matching full lesson ↗

The Bear

Anton Chekhov · Drama

Grade 10 · Term 3 (NIE proposed plan)

1. Drama lesson ↗
2. Themes, characters and summary ↗
3. Target questions · Part 1 ↗

Lit feels · matching full lesson ↗

War Is Kind

Stephen Crane · Poetry

Grade 11 · Term 1 (NIE proposed plan)

1. Poetry lesson ↗

Lit feels · matching full lesson ↗

Two’s Company

Raymond Wilson · Poetry

Grade 11 · Term 3 (NIE proposed plan)

1. Poetry lesson ↗

The Vendor of Sweets

R. K. Narayan · School-selected novel

Grades 10–11 · selected novel / shared skills

1. Chapter 6 ↗
2. Chapter 9 ↗
3. Theme of adaptation ↗
4. Important quotations · Part 1 ↗
5. Target questions · recording 1 ↗
6. Target questions · recording 2 ↗

Use only if your school selected this novel. Chapters 6 and 9 are supplementary extracts; other chapters are not confirmed here.

මෙහි දී ඇති කොටස් පමණක් බලන්න. ඉතිරි කොටස් හා ඔබේ පාසල තෝරාගත් කෘතිය ගුරුවරයා සමඟ තහවුරු කරන්න.

O/L examination revision

Vimukthi Hettiarachchi · Exam skills

Grade 11

1. Grade 11 paper discussion · Part 1 ↗
2. Paper discussion · Part 4 ↗
3. Target questions · Part 9 ↗
4. O/L paper discussion · recording 1 ↗
5. O/L paper discussion · recording 2 ↗
6. Provincial paper discussion ↗
7. Paper discussion · format at time of recording ↗
8. Target questions ↗
9. Essential examination tips ↗
10. Answering essay-type questions ↗
11. Writing O/L literature answers ↗

Older examination recordings are revision practice. Check the current official paper instructions and marking requirements.

මෙහි දී ඇති කොටස් පමණක් බලන්න. ඉතිරි කොටස් හා ඔබේ පාසල තෝරාගත් කෘතිය ගුරුවරයා සමඟ තහවුරු කරන්න.

Go and Catch a Falling Star

John Donne · Poetry

Grades 12–13 · shared A/L syllabus

1. Poem and metaphysical poetry lesson ↗

Fisherman Mourned by His Wife

Patrick Fernando · Poetry

Grades 12–13 · shared A/L syllabus

1. Explanation · Part 1 ↗

Part 1 located; a continuation has not been confirmed.

මෙහි දී ඇති කොටස් පමණක් බලන්න. ඉතිරි කොටස් හා ඔබේ පාසල තෝරාගත් කෘතිය ගුරුවරයා සමඟ තහවුරු කරන්න.

The Chimney Sweeper

William Blake · Poetry

Grades 12–13 · shared A/L syllabus

1. Explanation · creator’s Part 3 ↗

Part 3 located; Parts 1–2 are not confirmed. Compare the recording with the prescribed Songs of Innocence text.

මෙහි දී ඇති කොටස් පමණක් බලන්න. ඉතිරි කොටස් හා ඔබේ පාසල තෝරාගත් කෘතිය ගුරුවරයා සමඟ තහවුරු කරන්න.

Ode to a Nightingale

John Keats · Poetry

Grades 12–13 · shared A/L syllabus

1. Explanation · Part 1 ↗

Part 1 located; this is distinct from the O/L story The Nightingale and the Rose.

මෙහි දී ඇති කොටස් පමණක් බලන්න. ඉතිරි කොටස් හා ඔබේ පාසල තෝරාගත් කෘතිය ගුරුවරයා සමඟ තහවුරු කරන්න.

The Glass Menagerie

Tennessee Williams · Drama option

Grades 12–13 · shared A/L syllabus

1. Final analysis · Part 1 ↗

Use for your selected A/L drama. Part 1 located; this is not a complete recording of the play.

මෙහි දී ඇති කොටස් පමණක් බලන්න. ඉතිරි කොටස් හා ඔබේ පාසල තෝරාගත් කෘතිය ගුරුවරයා සමඟ තහවුරු කරන්න.

Nectar in a Sieve

Kamala Markandaya · Novel option

Grades 12–13 · shared A/L syllabus

1. Chapter 7 analysis ↗

Use for your selected A/L novel. Chapter 7 only; other chapters are not confirmed here.

මෙහි දී ඇති කොටස් පමණක් බලන්න. ඉතිරි කොටස් හා ඔබේ පාසල තෝරාගත් කෘතිය ගුරුවරයා සමඟ තහවුරු කරන්න.

A/L literary concepts

Vimukthi Hettiarachchi · Supporting concepts

Grades 12–13 · shared A/L syllabus

1. Iceberg theory ↗
2. Stream of consciousness ↗
3. Metaphysical poetry ↗
4. Absurdism and The Dumb Waiter ↗

Brief supporting explanations. They supplement the assigned text and do not replace a full text study.

මෙහි දී ඇති කොටස් පමණක් බලන්න. ඉතිරි කොටස් හා ඔබේ පාසල තෝරාගත් කෘතිය ගුරුවරයා සමඟ තහවුරු කරන්න.

O/L literary skills

Vimukthi Hettiarachchi · Supporting concepts

Grades 10–11 · selected novel / shared skills

1. What is irony? ↗
2. Plot in a short story ↗
3. Poetry and Sinhala songs · brief teaching example ↗