WEEKLY SYLLABUS (2015-16)
Subject English Class- 10th
Academic Plan for Matric 2015-16
April
Week
Apr 1 to 4 April
April 6 to 10 April
April 13 to 18 April
20th april to 25th
Ap
27th April to 30th
April ( 4 days)
Learning Aims
Subject Activity
Aids Used
Reading Skills / Unseen
Passages
The Happy Prince
As it being the beginning of season ,so teacher can
take an opportunity to make students learn better
To introduce students to the world of literature with
the chapter The Happy Prince- Difficult words ,
Refining Pronunciation
Where is science taking
us? Lesson Reading,
pronunciation, difficult
words Tenses contd...
Continuous Tenses
April1-Poem ; The
character of Happy Man
( 2 Days) 2Supplementary Lesson1- A vine on a House by
Ambrose Bierce(3 Days)
3-Tenses- Perfect
Tenses(1 day)
Tenses- 2 days- Perfect
and perfect continuous
tenses .(2 days)
Notice writing( 2 days)
Making students aware how science can be used
for man s benefit alone Textual questions , short as
well as 50 words questions, Antonyms ,match the
columns for vocabulary Live demonstration of
Tenses
introduction to the poem followed by
enjoying the poem
-To convey the idea that Happiest people
are the ones who have lesser care
-Discussing how it s our unrealistic desires
that make life difficult rather than
unrealistic fate …
Telling students the ways Perfect Tenses
And perfect continuous are used .
Showing specimens of Notices from real life
situations
How notice’s language is different.
Books Newspapers magazines
Flash cards Textual Questions
Short comprehension questions
followed by 50 words questions
Fill in blanks with match the columns
Pictures of nuclear holocausts ,
Wars, Aftermath of wars and
Impacts ,Fill in blanks type exercises,
Verbal conversion of tenses
Poet s Henry Wotten’s picture
Glossary/synonyms
Pictures or flashcards of Happy people
A handout of fill in blanks
exercises/Live demonstration of
Tenses with different situations.
Formats of notices on Chalkboard
Newspapers samples
May
Week
Learning Aims
Subject Activity
1,2 May
Main course-L-#3 ,The
secret of Happiness by
Norman V Peale
4th may to 9th
may
…..contd. Secret of
happiness
Grammar Use of Modals
11th to 16th May
Grammar Modals contd.
Writing personal letters
18th to 23rd may
Vocabulary –Idioms
Business letters
Diff between idioms and phrases,
Formats, contents and language used
May 25 to 30
Revision and tests
Revision of the previous syllabus
Aids Used
Telling students the importance of success and
how can we achieve happiness./Chapter reading
,pronunciation , difficult words followed by short
and long questions assignments
…………Contd as per last week……………
Chapter reading text translation/Word
meaning followed by comprehension
questions…Use of can, could, may and might only
Use of more modals like shall, will should
,would, need must dare ,used to, have to Etc.
Difference between formal and personal letters
Vocabulary exercises
One word expressions
Pronunciation practice back
exercises/paragraph writing practice
Discussion on what you want to be
Talking about personal ambitions
Practical demonstrations of the
aforesaid modals and exercise
Practical demonstrations of the given
modals and exercises
Demonstrating both formats on
chalkboards and describing contents
Traditional and modern idioms
Handouts or photocopies of different
business letters pasted on bulletin
board
Tests
July
Week
Learning Aims
Subject Activity
Aids Used
July 1to 4
English Main Course – A
Gift for Christmas
July 6th to 10th
A Gift for Christmas contd
.. Vocabulary
July 13th to
17th
Poem –Death the
leveller- from main
Course Book Notice
writing
Comprehension /Feel of the poem
along with understanding of rhythm
and devices used Formats of notices to be revised
July20th to
25th
Supplementary- lesson3
–Half a rupee worth by R
K Narayanan Official
letters
Note making
Textual comprehension and analysis with translation
/word Meanings and their pronunciation, Letters to
editors/officials /principals
27th July to30th
July
Telling about two self sacrificing souls…Lesson
reading with text translation followed by vocabulary
exercises and grammar exercises
Writing short paragraphs on characters , gift
exchange systems in various cultures Pair of words
Reading the Passages and making notes..Finding
Titles/headings and making Main points
Pronunciation practice, Creative
Writing i.e dialogue completion
Extended writing …making students
complete stories, dialogues etc..
Showing distinctions between normally
confused words like deer dear/weak,
week etc
Talking about theme and
central idea / comprehension
of extracts taken from poems
with question answers
Different situational notices
Comprehension questions and
discussion Q s
Different formats and content
Starting with very small passages and
then doing practice of bigger passages
Giving students practice passages and
asking verbally to find out titles /main
theme etc
August
Week
Learning Aims
August 3rd to
8th
Main course – The war of
Troy
Uses of tenses
August 10 to
14th
Vocabulary – common
errors
Supplementary lesson –
One
Subject Activity
Talking about homer s epics and telling
the story of the siege of Troy ..Textual
translation along with pronunciation
and difficult word meanings
Revise tenses which we did at the start
Telling students how errors occur in
different parts of speech
Lesson reading with translation ,
pronunciation and difficult words
Aids Used
Textual and comprehension questions
for home assignments but grammar
and vocabulary exercises practice in the
class Different situational sentences and
asking students to convert them
Practice exercise of errors
Discussing text related questions for
better comprehension of chapters
showing movie clips of
Aug17 to 22
Aug
August 24 to
august 29
Thousand dollars
Writing skills revision of
letters
Common errors contd
Supplementary reader
lesson- The Dying
detective
explanation
Personal and official letters
Errors of adjectives , pronouns and
verbs
Close reading of the text followed by
translation ,pronunciation practice and
difficult words
Troy/vocabulary and grammar exercises
Practice of various situational letters
Fill in blank type of exercises
Comprehension Qs ,vocabulary
exercises and grammar exercise
Q ans discussion for better grip of
chapters
Monthly test from July and August syllabus
September
Revision and Examination for 70 marks
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