The Sound of Waves

Categories: IGCSE

Description

The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima is a set text for the 0408 IGCSE World Literature exams in 2021 to 2024.

Set in a remote fishing village in Japan, The Sound of Waves is a timeless story of first love. It tells of Shinji, a young fisherman and Hatsue, the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in the village. Shinji is entranced at the sight of Hatsue in the twilight on the beach and they fall in love. When the villagers’ gossip threatens to divide them, Shinji must risk his life to prove his worth.

This course is being taught as a group workshop during specific times of the academic year, in correlation with exam dates.

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Make effective literature notes and mind maps
Understand genre specific literary devices
Explore effects created by the writer’s use of language devices and narrative style
Link ideas to essay questions in an insightful manner
Unique question-specific strategies
Exam techniques practiced through extensive question practice and personalised feedback
Time management strategies

Topics for this course

Extract-based Essay

Critical Essay
Empathic Response
Oral Response