KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN SPLIT UP SYLLABUS 2015 16 (Gurgoan Region) CLASS VIII (ENGLISH) TERM I April to September Month April & May Unit / Lesson / Topics to be covered 1. The Best Christmas Present In The World ( Prose ) 2. The Ant And The Cricket ( Poem ) 3. How The Camel Got His Hump ary ) June & July 1. Tsunami ( Prose ) 2. Geography Lesson ( Poem ) 3. Glimpses of the Past ( Prose ) 4. Children At Work 5. The Selfish Giant ( supplementary ) August 1. Macavity The mystery cat (poem) 2. Bepin Chaudhary Mode of Assessment Skills Suggested value points Periods Informal letter writing (letter describing any event) Read the Gift of Magi` by O Henry & associate it with The Best Christmas present Comprehension check Story Construction (Importance of Hard Work ) Fable writing in speech bubbles form Newspaper activity Past tense / Earlier Past.(Past indefinite and Past Perfect Tense) Data collection & interpretation regarding different calamities Active and Passive Voice Project: There is an imminent threat of floods due to heavy rains Collect information on the precautions to be taken & rehabilitation measures for the flood affected. Letter to Editor raising your concern over the problem of child Labour Quiz on glimpses of the past integrating it with the chapter When people Rebel 1857 and after of history book Learn & sing any patriotic song. Poem recitation Comprehension Check Dramatization Construct an Interview & present it in the Recitation Musical Life Skill / originality Confidence Originality / 30 33 24
lapse of memory (prose) 3. The Treasure Within (supplementary) 4. The Last Bargain class. Editing/Omission Exercises/Jumbled words Bio sketch of R.N.Tagore or any other eminent personality Reported speech Notice Oratory skill Diction creativity September SA I Exam 1. The Summit Within (Prose) 2. The School Boy 3. Article : Importance of freedom with reference to princess September & chandni of class VII Profile of any mountaineer Message Comprehension 10 October 1. The Fight (supplementary) 2. This is Jody s Fawn (Prose) 3. Princess September (supplementary) TERM II (October to March) Prepare a Skit highlighting cruelty towards animals to be presented after the autumn break Diary Entry (quarrel between you & your friend ) Transitive & Intransitive Verb ( newspaper Activity) Acting Communicati on skill 17 November 1. A Visit to Cambridge (Prose) 2. The Open Window ary ) 3. When I Set Out For Lyonnesse (poem ) 4. The Duck and the Kangaroo Comprehension check Adjectives (newspaper activity) Extempore Activity Visit any pilgrimage and write your experience. Construct a limerick poem Construct dialogue b/w The Duck & The Kangaroo Communicati on skill 20 December 1. Jalebies ary ) Comprehension check Diary Entry : you have done something Comprehension 19
2. A Short Monsoon Diary (Prose) wrong now you realize your mistake Read any story of Ruskin Bond and write its review. (winter vacation activity) Project : On Monsoon (Types of seasons in detail ) Record of temperature for for fifteen days. Draw a graph of it. (Winter vacation activity) January 1. On The Grasshopper And The Cricket (poem ) 2. The Great Stone Face 1 (Prose) 1. The Great Stone Face I ( Prose ) 2. The Comet I & II Modals Email Tenses expressing Future Time References Editing/Omission Exercises Recitation February Debate : Religion versus science 23 Article on Mars Mission Jumbled sentences Confidence Gap filling Exercises March Revision SA II 25 15
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN SPLIT UP SYLLABUS 2015 16 (Gurgaon Region) CLASS VII (ENGLISH) TERM I April to September Month Unit / Lesson / Topics to be covered April & May 1. Three Questions (Prose) 2. The Squirrel 3. The Tiny Teacher ary) June & July August 1. The Gift of Chappals (Prose) 2. The Rebel 3. Bringing up Kari ary) 4. The Desert (supplementary) 5. Gopal and the Hilsa Fish (Prose) 1. The Shed 2. The Cop and the Anthem ary Reader) 3. Golu Grows a nose ary Reader) 4. The Ashes that Suggestive Activities/Mode of Assessment Skills Suggested value points Periods Comprehension Check Paragraph on Value of Discipline Poem Recitation/Rhyming words Tenses (Simple Present and Simple Past) Dictation Exercise Antonym Activity (The Rebel) Collect pictures of different types of deserts in the world. Narrate any folk tale Newspaper Actvity on Prepositions and Articles Notice (Competition) Crossword Puzzle Comic Creation of any story Activity on connecting words/building vocabulary activity/word game Poem Recitation Picture Description Read any Panchtantra Story/ Aesop s Fable and narrate the same in the class Informal Letter Adjectives (Degrees of Comparision) Activity on Question Words Application to the Principal Recitation Musical Life Skill Oratory skill / originality Confidence Originality / Diction creativity 30 33 24
made the Trees Bloom (Prose) September SA I Exam 1. Quality (Prose) 2. Chivvy Class discussion on does and donts for the children Story building Quiz Revision Exercises Comprehension 10 October 1. Poem (Trees) 2. I Want Something in a cage ary) 3. Expert Detectives Term II (October to March) Slogan (Save Trees/ Save Earth) Paragraph on Importance of Trees in life Tenses (Present Continuous/Past Continuous) Editing/Omission/Jumbled Words Acting Communicati on skill 17 November 1. Mystery of the The Talking Fan 2. Chandini ary Reader) 3. Invention of the Vita Wonk (Prose) December 1. The Dad and the Cat and the Tree 2. The Bear Story ary) 3. Fire, Friend and Foe (Prose) Comprehension Check Identification of Active and Passive sentences Process Short speech on Value of Freedom with reference to Chandini and I want something in a cage Message Paragraph on wonders of science Recite any funny poem in the class Paragraph on fire safety measures in school and at home. Jumbled sentences Gap-filling exercises comprehension Communicati on skill Comprehension 20 19
January 1. A Bicycle in Collage making on beautiful creations of Good Repair nature (Prose) Modals/auxillaries 2. Meadow Activity based on prefix and suffix Recitation surprises 3. The Tiger in the House ary) Paragraph on Save Wild Animals February 1. The story of Bio-sketch of favourite cricketer the Cricket Quiz on the Chapter The Story of the 1& 2 (Prose) Cricket Confidence 2. An Alien Crossword puzzle Hand Description of the live cricket match ary) 3. Garden Snake March Revision SA II 25 15 23
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN SPLIT UP SYLLABUS 2015 16 (Gurgaon Region) CLASS VI (ENGLISH) TERM I April to September Month April & May June & July August Unit / Lesson / Topics to be covered L.1 Who Did Patrick s Homework?(Prose) P.1 A House, A Home. S.1 A Tale Of Two Birds ary Reader) L.2 How The Dog Found Himself A New Master!(Prose) P.2 The Kite S.2 The Friendly Mongoose ( Suppl.Reader) L.3 Taro's Reward (Prose) P.3 The Quarrel S.3The Shepherd's Treasure. (Supply Reader) L.4 An Indian - American woman in Space Kalpana Chawla. (Prose) P.4 Beauty ( Poem) S.4 The Old Clock shop ( Suggestive Activities/Mode of Assessment Skills Suggested value points Periods Comprehension Paragraph on My Family l/importance of Homework/Self-help is the best help/my Dream Home Cross word puzzle, Dictation Short Composition based on given pictures Paragraph on My Pet Articles (a, an, the) Newspaper Activity Prepositions Your own Family Tree Prepare a Kite and write few lines on it Picture Dictionary Word Search Collect Ten collective nouns with pictures Leave Application to the Principal Comprehension Notice (Lost & Found) Collection of tongue-twisters, some in their own language also. Activity on rhyming words Diary Entry on a recent quarrel with brother Simple Past Tense (Past form of verbs) Bio Sketch on Any Astronaut /Scientist Recitation Collection of any 10 beautiful pictures. Activity on prefix un, in, dis, im Match-ups activity Spelling Understanding Application Style Spelling Letter Format Understanding, Word Attack Notice Format 30 33 24
September October November December January February March Supply Reader) L.5 A Different Kind of School ( Prose) SA-1 Revision and Exams P.5 Where Do All the Teachers Go? ( Poem ) P.6 The Wonderful Words ( Poem) S.5 Tansen. (Supply. Reader ) L.6 Who I Am ( Prose ) L.7 Fair play (prose) S.6 The Monkey and the Crocodile ( Supply reader) S.7 The Wonder Called Sleep. ( Supply Reader) P.7 Vocation. ( Poem ) L.8 A Game Of chance (Prose ) S.8 A Pact With the Sun ( Supply reader) L.9 Desert Animals ( Prose) P.8 What if ( Poem ) S.9 What Happened To The Reptiles? ( Supply Reader L.10 The Banyan Tree ( Prose ) S.10 A Strange Wrestling Match ( Supply Reader ) Revision Exams (SA II) Dramatization/ Role play ( on Miss Beam's School) Informal Letter (Invitation) Quiz for revision Term II (October to March) Poem recitation Speech/Paragraph on My School Comprehension Paragraph on My Favourite Teacher Weave a yarn Dictation, word game Read any Panchantrantra story and narrate the same in the class Dramatization of :the Fair Play Editing Exercise Paragraph on 'My Ambition', / on A fair you have visited /Health is Wealth A Comic story Arrange Jumbled words Notice (Competition) Collage making on f Desert Animals and Plants Message Story narration Tense (Present Indefinite and Past Indefinite) Recitation, Paragraph on My favourite place Picture description Comprehension Degrees of adjective Comprehension Spelling vocabulary Team Work Dialogue Delivery Body Language Understanding, Application,,, Style Confidence Spelling,,, Format, Confidence Understanding Application, Inference etc. 10 23 24 17 20 19 15