MONTHLY SYLLABUS

SESSION-2016-17
CLASS-X
SUBJECT : ENGLISH

MONTH TEXT BOOK SUPPLEMENTARY LANGUAGE SKILLS GRAMMAR

READER

First Flight Footprints Without Reading/ Writing /

Feet Speaking / Listening
Ch. 1 : A Letter to Ch-1 : A Triumph of Writing : (a) Story based on Verbs in the past
APRIL (app.
God Surgery verbal and visual stimulus tense (indefinite,
19 working
continuous and
days) Ch-2 : Nelson (b) Paragraph on any leader perfect)
Mandela : Long of international stature
Walk to Freedom Usage of
Listening The teacher could Prepositions
POEMS read out a short unseen
factual passage. Handouts
1. Dust of Snow with exercises should be
2. Fire and Ice given to the students prior to
conducting the activity.
3. Tiger in the Zoo
Ch 3. Two Stories
MAY (app 7 Speaking: Holding a Use of can/could,
about Flying (i) His
working conversation in pairs (on any shall/should,

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MONTH TEXT BOOK SUPPLEMENTARY LANGUAGE SKILLS GRAMMAR
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First Flight Footprints Without Reading/ Writing /

Feet Speaking / Listening
days) First Flight (ii) The topic eg. a class room will/would
Black Aeroplane situation

May-June SUMMER VACATION

Read the prescribed novel
1. Diary of a Young Girl 1947 (June 12, 1942 to March 14, 1944)
2. The Story of My life 1903 (Chapter 1-14)
Write the character sketch of any five characters you have liked in your home work assignment.
Ch 4. From the Ch 2 The Thiefs Story Writing: (a) Letter to the (a) Usage of must,
JULY (app
Diary of Anne Editor - your views on Peer ought to, need to,
23 working Ch 3 The Midnight
Frank pressure have to, had to, and
days) Visitor their negative forms.
Ch 5. The Hundred (b) Story writing - on a given
Dresses -I outline (b) reported speech
statements
Ch 6. The Hundred Reading skills : Practice of
Dresses -II unseen passages followed by (c) determiners and
short comprehension conjunctions
POEMS questions

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MONTH TEXT BOOK SUPPLEMENTARY LANGUAGE SKILLS GRAMMAR
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First Flight Footprints Without Reading/ Writing /

Feet Speaking / Listening
4. How to tell Wild
Animals
5. The Ball Poem
POEMS Ch. 4 A Question of Writing: (a) Article writing- (a) Reported speech
AUGUST
Trust Use of Mobile phones, commands and
(app 22 6. Amanda Bullying in school requests,
working Ch 5 Footprints
7. Animals interrogative
days) without Feet (b) Letter to the Editor- Your
views on the plight of (b) Clauses : noun,
animals on the roads adverbs of time and
condition, relative
Listening skills: Short clause
unseen passages read out by
the teacher and students
given handouts with gap
filling exercises from the
same.
Speaking skills: Recitation of
poetry
NOTE : COMPLETION OF FA 1 BY MAY AND COMPLETION OF FA 2 BY AUGUST

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 MONTH TEXT BOOK SUPPLEMENTARY LANGUAGE SKILLS GRAMMAR
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First Flight Footprints Without Reading/ Writing /

Feet Speaking / Listening
Revision of Grammar topics through integrated exercises - Editing and Omission
September
(app 10 Re-ordering of words t o make meaningful sentences
working
days) Story writing - To build up on a given beginning (cue)
Article - Importance of maintaining personal hygiene
SUM MATIVE ASSESSMENT 1
Ch 7. Glimpses of Writing skills: Article on (a) Reordering of
OCTOBER Ch 6 The Making of a
India Taking care of Pets words to make
(app 18 Scientist
meaningful
working Ch 8. Mijbil the Word Web from the lessons sentences
days) Otter done.
(b) Use of a, an ,the
POEM: 8. The Pamphlet/Brochure making
Trees activity
Ch 9 Madam Rides Listening Skills : Listening Practice of Modals;
NOVEMBER Ch 7 The Necklace
the Bus to a conversation and Practice of Editing
(app 21
answering multiple choice and Omission
working POEM: 9. Fog questions
days)
Writing: (a) Paragraph on
Importance of celebrating

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 MONTH TEXT BOOK SUPPLEMENTARY LANGUAGE SKILLS GRAMMAR
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First Flight Footprints Without Reading/ Writing /

Feet Speaking / Listening
festivals
(b) Letter writing : To the
Commissioner of Municipal
Corporation complaining
about unkempt parks in the
colony.
Ch 10 The Sermon Ch 8 The Hack Driver
DECEMBER Writing: Dialogue writing in Practice of
at Benaras
(app 22 Ch 9 Bholi pairs eg. conversation determiners
working Poem: 10. Tale of between customer and
days) Custard the Dragon shopkeeper

NOTE: FA 3 TO BE COMPLETED BY NOVEMBER

WINTER VACATIONS
Reading of the prescribed novel The Diary of a Young Girl 1947 edn. (March 16, 1944 to August
01, 1944) or The Story of My Life 1993 edn. (Chapter 15-23)
Ch 11 The Writing Skills: Practice of
JANUARY
Proposal prepositions
(app 11 days) Application to the Principal
POEM : 11. For requesting him/her to
Anne Gregory provide regular computer

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READER

First Flight Footprints Without Reading/ Writing /

Feet Speaking / Listening
classes in the school
Practice and revision of all
FEBRUARY Ch 10 The Book that Practice and
writing skills
Saved the Earth revision of all
grammar topics

FEBRUARY SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT-2

2017

NOTE : FA 4 ACTIVITIES TO BE COMPLETED BY JANUARY