Annual Syllabus (2023 – 24)
English Language And Literature (Code No. 184)
Class – X
TEXT BOOK – FIRST FLIGHT | SUPPLEMENTARY READER – FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET | READING SKILL , WRITING SKILL & GRAMMAR |
PROSE Ch 1: A Letter to God Ch 2: Nelson Mandela : Long Walk to Freedom Ch 3: Two Stories About Flying i) His First Flight ii) The Black Aeroplane. Ch 4: From the Diary of Anne Frank Ch 5: Glimpses of India POEMS P1: Dust Of Snow P2: Fire And Ice P3: A Tiger in the Zoo P4: How to tell Wild Animals P5: The Ball Poem | PROSE Ch 1:A Triumph Of Surgery Ch 2: The Thief’s Story 1. Ch 3: The Midnight 2. Visitor Ch 4: A Question of Trust Ch 5: Footprints Without Feet 1. 2. 3. ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ | READING SKILL 1. Discursive Passage 2. Case-based passage Multiple Choice Questions/ Objective Type Questions will be asked to assess inference, analysis, interpretation, evaluation, and vocabulary. WRITING SKILL 1. Formal Letter based on a given situation. 2. Analytical Paragraph on a given Map / Chart / Graph /Cue (s) GRAMMAR 1. Determiners 2. Tenses 3. Modals 4. Subject – Verb Concord 5. Reported Speech a. Command and requests b. Statements c. Questions
Accurate use of spelling, punctuation, and grammar will be assessed through Gap filling/ Editing/ |
| Transformation exercises. | |
WORDS AND EXPRESSION – II (Workbook) --- Units 1 to 4 Note: Teachers are advised to: i. Encourage interaction among peers, students and teachers through activities such as Role play, discussion, group work etc. ii. Reduce teacher-talking time and keep it to the minimum. iii. Take up questions for discussion to encourage pupils to participate and to marshal their ideas and express and defend their views, and Follow the Speaking and Listening activities given in the NCERT books. | ||
Note: Completion of the above syllabus till 15 September 2023 | ||
Mid-Term Exam | ||
TEXT BOOK – FIRST FLIGHT | SUPPLEMENTARY READER – FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET | READING SKILL , WRITING SKILL & GRAMMAR |
PROSE Ch 6: Mijbil the Otter Ch 7: Madam Rides the Bus Ch 8: The Sermon at Benares Ch 9: The Proposal (Play) POEMS P6: Amanda P7: Trees P8: Fog P9: The Tale Of Custard the Dragon P10: For Anne Gregory | PROSE Ch 6: The making of a Scientist 3. Ch 7: The Necklace 4. Ch 8 : Bholi Ch 9: The Book that saved the Earth 4. 5. 6. ∙ ∙ ∙ | READING SKILL 1. Discursive Passage 2. Case–based passage Multiple Choice Questions/ Objective Type Questions will be asked to assess inference, analysis, interpretation, evaluation and vocabulary. WRITING SKILL 1. Formal Letter based on a given situation. 2. Analytical Paragraph on a given Map / Chart / Graph /Cue (s) GRAMMAR 1. Tenses 2. Modals 3. Subject – Verb Concord |
∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ | 4. Determiners 5. Reported Speech a. Command and requests b. Statements c. Questions Accurate use of spelling, punctuation and grammar will be assessed through Gap filling/ Editing/ Transformation exercises. | |
WORDS AND EXPRESSION – II (Workbook) --- Units 7 to 11 Note: Teachers are advised to: i. Encourage interaction among peers, students and teachers through activities such as Role play, discussion, group work etc. ii. Reduce teacher-talking time and keep it to the minimum. iii. Take up questions for discussion to encourage pupils to participate and to marshal their ideas and express and defend their views, and iv. Follow the Speaking and Listening activities given in the NCERT books. | ||
Assessment of Listening and Speaking Skills Parameters for Assessment: a. Interactive competence (Initiation & turn taking, relevance to the topic) b. Fluency (cohesion, coherence and speed of delivery) c. Pronunciation d. Language (grammar and vocabulary) | ||
Note: Completion of full syllabus till 15 December 2023 | ||
Note: ∙ Pre – board and Annual Examination would cover complete syllabus (Exclude: Deleted Syllabus). ∙ For further detailing kindly visit to CBSE Academics https://cbseacademic.nic.in/curriculum_2024.html | ||
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (Code No. 184)
2023-24
CLASS X
Marks 80
For the details of Internal Assessment of 20 marks, please refer to the circular no. Acad-11/2019, dated March 06, 2019.
