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- CBSE Class-12 Syllabus 2018-19 (English Core)
| CBSE Class-9 Syllabus 2018-19 (English Language And Literature) Posted: 26 Mar 2018 01:40 AM PDT |
| Section | Total Weightage 80 | |
| A. | Reading Skills | 20 |
| B. | Writing Skills with Grammar | 30 |
| C | Literature Textbook and Supplementary Reading Text | 30 |
| Total | 80 |
The annual examination will be of 80 marks, with a duration of three hours.
SECTION A: READING ; 20 Marks ; 50 Periods
This section will have two reading passages.
Q.1: A Factual passage 300-350 words with eight Very Short Answer type Questions. 8 marks
Q. 2: A Discursive passage of 350-400 words with four Short Answer type Questions to test inference, evaluation and analysis with four Very Short Answer Questions to test vocabulary.
12 marks
SECTION B: WRITING AND GRAMMAR ; 30 Marks ; 60 Periods
Q. 3: Writing an Article/ Descriptive Paragraph( person/ place/ event/diary entry) in about 100-150 words based on visual or verbal cue/s. The questions will be thematically based on the prescribed books. 8 marks
Q. 4: Writing a short story based on a given outline or cue/s in about 150 - 200 words. 10 marks
The Grammar syllabus will include the following areas in class IX :
1. Tenses
2. Modals
3. Use of passive voice
4. Subject – verb concord
5. Reporting
Commands and requests
(ii) Statements
(iii) Questions
6. Clauses:
(i) Noun clauses
(ii) Adverb clauses of condition and time
(iii) Relative clauses
7. Determiners
8. Prepositions
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CBSE Class-9 Syllabus 2018-19 (Art Education)
Posted: 26 Mar 2018 01:24 AM PDT
CBSE Class-9 Syllabus 2018-19
(Art Education)
VISUAL ARTS
SYLLABUS
When the school(s) can provide art teachers in different media the following syllabus may be adopted. Activities in terms of Materials/Media and Techniques.
Two-dimensional or Pictorial Activities
• Study of visual resources and means of creative expression.
- Study of lines, strokes, colours, shades, tones, textures, etc. while organizing two dimensional space with two dimensional and three dimensional shapes and forms.
- Sketching from nature and surrounding.
- Creative use of colours to show space, atmosphere, subjective moods.
- Creative use of perspective in spatial relationship.
- Study of calligraphic strokes of Devnagari and Roman alphabet (Scripts).
- Use of contrast as an expressive element of art.
- Study and use of various media and techniques to the extent of their availability.
- Pencil, charcoal, water colour, crayon, oil colours, poster colour and gouache, acrylic colour and other unconventional sources of colours such as vermillion, yellow and red earth, rice flour, and tools like painting brushes for water colours and oil colours, Painting surfaces such as papers of various kinds and quality, like smooth, rough, thick, thin, etc., canvas, hardboard, simple marking cloth pasted on paper, etc.
- Collage and mosaic work with a variety of coloured papers and coloured printed pictures/photographs from magazines and newspapers.
- Printing : Mono printing, Printing with wood-cut blocks, lino-cut and metal foil : serigraphy (silk screen), self-made stencil, etc.
- Basic knowledge of computer graphics.
Three-dimensional or sculptural activities
• Study of basic forms in clay
- Study of various materials such as clay, plaster of paris, soft-stone, wood (blocks, twigs and branches, roots, etc.), metal scraps, plastic sheets, wire thread, papers and cardboards, vegetables and other throw-away available materials.
- Study of natural and man-made forms, human figures, birds, animals, vegetation and other objects like household items, buildings or as desired by the students.
- Objects of day-to-day use in groups and in different settings and arrangements. Assignments Assignments in two and three-dimensional subjective forms and utility and functional
art and craft forms in different media and techniques. Painting, murals, graphics, clay modelling, wood-carving, soft-stone, plaster of paris, block of brick constructions, collage mobils, applique, pottery and ceramics, masks, and puppets, textile designing (including tie-dye and batik, and block printing) poster designing, lay-out illustrations and photography, etc.
Correlating Art Activities with Other School Activities
• Construction of puppets and their costumes and improvised puppet stage or theatre, correlation with Home Science and Arts (Drama) subjects.
• Aesthetic organization of the physical environment by enhancing the surrounding area, i.e., landscaping including plantation of trees and other flowering plants and vegetables, etc., correlating with Agriculture, Home Science and Environment Studies activities.
• Constructing stage setting props such as curtain, backdrops, stage lighting, improvised furniture sets, etc., designing utility (crafts) items; correlating with Work Education activities.
• Designing the school magazine and bulletin boards, making posters for school functions, and greeting/invitation cards, stage scenes for music, dance, drama performances, etc., correlating with applied Art activities.
Note: These activities and other group activities may emerge in project form at individual levels also.
Group Activities
• Organization, display and exhibitions of students’ periodical and sessional work.
• Organizing inter school art exhibitions to widen their interaction and horizon.
• Planning and organizing festivals and celebrations of the community, cultural evenings, musical concerts, film shows and other performances including regional and folk (traditional art forms).
• Participating in study visits to museums, botanical gardens, zoological garden, art galleries and art institutions, etc., for greater awareness of the environment and cultural variations.
Theoretical Understanding of Art and Culture
• Short notes on important aspects of Indian art and culture based on Social Science. Such writing may be based on reproduction of art work printed in Textbooks.
• Contribution made by any one contemporary artist.
• Knowledge of terms : Contour, texture, graphic, form, volume, space, tone, printmaking, collage, amateur, modelling in relief, mobil construction, applique, calligraphy, layout, poster and composition.
B. Performing Arts
Music (Vocal)
• Theory
- Knowledge of the terms: Sangeet, Nad, Swar, Shudh, Komal, Teevra, Saptak, Mandra, Madhya Tar, Aroha Avaroha, Raga, Laya, Matra, Tal, Avartan, Sam Tal.
- Basics knowledge of notation systems.
- A brief introduction of Indian music
• Practical Activities
- National Anthem
- Songs for community singing
a) Five folk or tribal songs of different regions, indicating time of the year, occasion and the function with which they related. Writing down the same with its meaning and knowledge of its rhythm.
b) Five devotional songs (Bhajans, Shlokas, Hymns, Sufiana Kalam and Shabad Kirtan)
c) Three songs in regional languages other than mother tongue.
d) Three patriotic songs on the theme of universal love and amity.
To create proper sense of swara and laya through Talabadh and Alankaras. Introduction to the structure of any four of the following Ragas with : Bilawal, Yaman, Kafi, Bhairav, Shankarabharan, Kalyani, Mayamalav gaud, Todi (accompaniment of Tanpura and Tabla or Mrudang). The Teacher should communicate the characteristic features of the raga and its swaras pattern. The teacher may use references of popular songs for Raga association. The following tals and their thekas-Kaharva, Dadra, Trital, Jhaptal & Aditala, Alankar
Talas.
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CBSE Class-12 Syllabus 2018-19 (English Elective)
Posted: 26 Mar 2018 01:12 AM PDT
CBSE Class-12 Syllabus 2018-19 (English Elective)
ENGLISH ELECTIVE CBSE
Class-XII (Code No. 101)
(2018-19)
SECTION - A
READING SKILLS 60 Periods Very short answer / Short answer and MCQ type questions:
Two unseen passages (including poems) with a variety of questions including 04 marks for vocabulary such as word formation and inferring meaning. The total range of the two passages including a poem or a stanza, should be around 1000-1100 words to assess comprehension, analysis, inference, evaluation and literary appreciation.
1. 550-600 words in length (for note-making and summarising)
2. 450-500 words in length (to test comprehension)
The passage could be of any one of the following types: Factual passages, e.g., illustrations, description, reports Discursive passages involving opinion, e.g., argumentative, persuasive Literary passages, e.g., poems, extracts from fiction, biography, autobiography, travelogue, etc. In the case of a poem, the text may be shorter than the prescribed word limit.
SECTION-B
WRITING SKILLS AND GRAMMAR :60 Periods
Short Answer Question: Notices, advertisements, factual description of people, places and objects, drafting posters, drafting, accepting and declining invitations.
Long Answer Question: Letter of any of the following types based on a verbal or visual input:
a) Official letters for making inquiries, suggesting changes - registering and responding to complaints, asking for and giving information, placing orders and sending replies.
b) Letters to the editor on various social, national and international issues.
c) Application for a job including CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Resumé.
Very Long Answer Question: Sustained writing task such as writing a speech, an article for a magazine or a report based on verbal / visual input.
Grammar ; 30 Periods
A variety of questions, as listed below may be asked, involving the application of grammar items in context (i.e., not in isolated sentences). The grammar syllabus will be sampled each year. Though only modals, determiners, voice and tense forms have been dealt with in class XI, however, other grammar items such as prepositions, verb forms, connectors which have been learnt earlier would also be included.
Very Short Questions and Multiple Choice Questions
Reordering of words and sentences Composing a dialogue based on a given input Error correction in sentences
Drafting questions / questionnaires based on given input
SECTION - C
Literature: Prescribed Books and Long Reading Text (Novel) : 70 Periods
Questions to test comprehension at different levels and of different kinds - local, global, interpretative, inferential, evaluative and extrapolatory.
Very Short and Short Answer Questions: Two out of three extracts from different poems to test theme, setting and literary devices.
Short Answer Questions: Based on different prose / drama / poetry / pieces from the Literature Reader; to test local and global comprehension of ideas and languages used in the text.
Long Answer Question: Extended questions based on one of the prose texts or play in the Literature Reader to test global comprehension and for extrapolation beyond the text. Long Answer Questions: To test understanding, appreciation, analysis, inference in a plot and writing a character sketch.
PRESCRIBED BOOKS:
1. Language Skills book - Class XII English Elective CBSE published by Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi.
2. Literature Reader - Class XII English Elective CBSE published by Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi.
3. Extended Reading Text (Either one) Author i) The Invisible Man (unabridged) H.G. Wells
ii) Silas Marner (unabridged) George Eliot
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CBSE Class-12 Syllabus 2018-19 (English Core)
Posted: 26 Mar 2018 12:35 AM PDT
CBSE Class-12 Syllabus 2018-19 (English Core)
Background
Students are expected to have acquired a reasonable degree of language proficiency in English by the time they come to class XI, and the course will aim, essentially, at promoting the higher-order language skills.
For a large number of students, the higher secondary stage will be a preparation for the university, where a fairly high degree of proficiency in English may be required. But for another large group, the higher secondary stage may be a preparation for entry into the world of work. The Core Course should cater to both groups by promoting the language skills required for academic study as well as the language skills required for the workplace.
Objectives
The general objectives at this stage are:
to listen and comprehend live as well as record in writing oral presentations on a variety of topics
to develop greater confidence and proficiency in the use of language skills necessary for social and academic purpose
to participate in group discussions, interviews by making short oral presentation on given topics to perceive the overall meaning and organisation of the text (i.e., the relationships of the different "chunks" in the text to each other
to identify the central/main point and supporting details, etc., to build communicative competence in various registers of English
to promote advanced language skills with an aim to develop the skills of reasoning, drawing inferences, etc. through meaningful activities
to translate texts from mother tongue(s) into English and vice versa to develop ability and knowledge required in order to engage in independent reflection and enquiry
At the end of this stage learners will be able to do the following:
read and comprehend extended texts (prescribed and non-prescribed) in the following genres: science fiction, drama, poetry, biography, autobiography, travel and sports literature, etc. text-based writing (i.e., writing in response to questions or tasks based on prescribed or unseen texts) understand and respond to lectures, speeches, etc.
write expository / argumentative essays, explaining or developing a topic, arguing a case, etc. write formal/informal letters and applications for different purposes write items related to the workplace (minutes, memoranda, notices, summaries, reports etc. filling up of forms, preparing CV, e-mail messages., making notes from reference materials, recorded talks etc. The core course should draw upon the language items suggested for class IX-X and delve deeper into their usage and functions. Particular attention may, however, be given to the following areas of grammar:
The use of passive forms in scientific and innovative writings.
Converting one kind of sentence/clause into a different kind of structure as well as other items to exemplify stylistic variations in different discourses modal auxiliaries-uses based on semantic considerations.
Specific Objectives of Reading
Students are expected to develop the following study skills: refer to dictionaries, encyclopaedia, thesaurus and academic reference material select and extract relevant information, using reading skills of skimming and scanning understand the writer's attitude and bias comprehend the difference between what is said and what is implied understand the language of propaganda and persuasion differentiate between claims and realities, facts and opinions form business opinions on the basis of latest trends available comprehend technical language as required in computer related fields arrive at personal conclusion and comment on a given text specifically develop the ability to be original and creative in interpreting opinion develop the ability to be logically persuasive in defending one's opinion making notes based on a text Develop literary skills as enumerated below: personally respond to literary texts appreciate and analyse special features of languages that differentiate literary texts from non-literary ones explore and evaluate features of character, plot, setting, etc. understand and appreciate the oral, mobile and visual elements of drama identify the elements of style such as humour, pathos, satire and irony, etc. make notes from various resources for the purpose of developing the extracted ideas into sustained pieces of writing
Listening and Speaking
Speaking needs a very strong emphasis and is an important objective leading to professional competence. Hence, testing of oral skills must be made an important component of the overall testing pattern. To this end, speaking and listening skills are overtly built into the material to guide the teachers in actualization of the skills. Specific Objectives of Listening Students are expected to develop the ability: to listen to lectures and talks and to be able to extract relevant and useful information for a specific purpose. to listen to news bulletins and to develop the ability to discuss informally on a wide ranging issues like current national and international affairs, sports, business, etc. to respond in interviews and to participate in formal group discussions.
to make enquiries meaningfully and adequately and to respond to enquiries for the purpose of travelling within the country and abroad.
to listen to business news and to be able to extract relevant important information. to develop the art of formal public speaking.
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