CLASS XI Syllabus

 

Category	Title / Content
Prose	1. Leela's Friend -- R. K. Narayan    2. Karma -- Khushwant Singh    3. Alias Jimmy Valentine -- O Henry    4. Nobel Lecture -- Mother Teresa    5. The Place of Art in Education -- Nandalal Bose (Speaking of Art, Viswa Bharati -- 1999 edition), (Pages--23 to 26 upto first paragraph ending with......"according to the location" on page 26).
Verse	1. Upon the Westminster Bridge -- William Wordsworth    2. Meeting at Night -- Robert Browning    3. The Sick Rose -- William Blake    4. Brotherhood -- Octavio Paz    5. Daybreak -- H W Longfellow
Rapid Reader	Tales from Shakespeare -- Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb (edited version)   1. Macbeth   2. Othello 3. The Comedy of Errors   4. As You Like It   5. Twelfth Night
Textual Grammar	Text based grammatical questions on   1. Voice Change,   2. Narration Change,   3. Transformation of sentences,   4. Joining of sentences,   5. Splitting of sentences,   6.Appropriate articles and prepositions, etc.
Writing Skill	Paragraph writing   or     Story writing   (about 150-200 words)
ESP (English for Special Purpose)	(i)  Newspaper Advertisement:  All types,   (ii) Classifieds   (within 50 words)

 

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ANNUAL QUESTION PATTERN :      FULL MARKS 80  TIME: 2 Hours 36 Minutes

Special credit will be given for answers which are brief and to the point. Marks will be deducted for spelling mistakes, untidiness and bad handwriting. 

1. MCQ :  1 mark each  ( Complete each of the sentences which follow, choosing the correct answer from the                         alternatives given :)

            5 questions from Prose :                         ( 5 X 1 ) 

            5 questions from Poem :                         ( 5 X 1 ) 

            5 questions from the Rapid Reader :      ( 5 X 1 ) 

2. SAQ: 1 mark each ( Answer the questions in complete sentence. ) 

            5 questions from Prose :                        ( 5 X 1 ) 

            5 questions from Poem :                        ( 5 X 1 ) 

            5 questions from the Rapid Reader :     ( 5 X 1 ) 

3. DESCRIPTIVE / ANALYTICAL QUESTION: 5 marks each (   in about 100 words ) 

            Any Two from Prose :                           ( 5 X 2) 

            Any Two from Poem :                           ( 5 X 2 ) 

            Any One from the Rapid Reader:         ( 5 X 1 ) 

4. GRAMMAR:  ( 10 marks ) 

       (a) Rewrite the sentences according to the instructions given in brackets:  1x7=7

        (b)  Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:                0.5x6=3 

5. COMPOSITION:  

        Write a Paragraph 

                    OR 

                a story         ( 10 marks,  within 150 to 200 words ) ( 10 X 1 )

6. ESP :  

        (a) Newspaper Advertisement : 5 marks (Do not exceed 50 words) ( 5 X 1 ) 

        (b) Commercial Leaflet : 5 marks ( Word limit - 50 words) ( 5 X 1 ) 

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PROJECT: 20 marks ( Word Limit 1000 to 1500 words)

Select Any One of the following topics:        

(a)  Writing an autobiography
(b)  Extension of a story
(c)  Dramatization of a story.

  Your Project Work-book should Contain the following pages : 

1. The Front Cover:  [One Page]

            (a) Type of Project  ( whether it's an Autobiography 
                                                or Extension of a story 
                                                or Dramatization of a story) 

            (b)  Academic Year

            (c)  Class and Section 

            (d)  Student's Name, Roll No,

            (e)  Student's Registration Number            (f)  Date of Submission

 

2.  Acknowledgement   [ The Student will put the signature and date here] [One Page]

            

3. Certificate [One Page]

4. Contents: [Pages as needed]

        (a) Introduction: [ Objectives, Why did you select the specific project etc.] 

       (b) Procedures and Input: [ Time taken, day wise activity, workflow etc.]

       (c) Output of the Project:  [ the actual work of the student]

 5. Conclusion [One Page, or more]

                        (i) Present Value of the Project: [ relevance, usefulness or appropriateness]

                        (ii) Future Value of the Project:  [ worth, vision]

                        (iii) Limitation or the difficulty you faced while attempting the Project:

 6. References / Bibliography: [ a detailed list of all the sources consulted and cited in your                                                         Project ]  [One Page]