KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN
CCE CALENDER FOR 2012-2013(SUMMER STATION)
CLASS VIII ENGLISH
TERM I(April-Sept)
MONTH
APRIL
TOPICS/LESSONS to
be covered
1. The Best Christmas Present
in the World.
2.The Ant and the Cricket
3. How the Camel got his
Hump
1.The Tsunami
2.Geography Lesson
MAY/JUNE
JULY
1.Glimpses of the Past
2. Children at Work
3. The Selfish Giant
SUGGESTED MODES OF ASSESSMENT
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Comprehension check
Debate: “Wars are a good way to end
conflicts”
Dialogue construction
Diary entry
Story construction
Informal letter
 Comprehension check
 PROJECT:
There is an imminent threat of floods due to
heavy rains. Collect information on the
precautions to be taken and the
rehabilitation measures for the flood
affected.
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 Learn and sing the patriotic song
sung by Lata Mangeshkar
 Quiz
 Comic creation
 Picture reading
 Speech(Child Labour)
SKILLS
Reading
Word attack
Speaking
Listening
Writing
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SUGGESTED VALUE
POINTS (Areas)
 Pronunciation
 Diction
Expression
 Creativity/Originality
 Accuracy
 Fluency
Reading
Life skills
Oratory
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Content
Pronunciation
Diction
Musical
Compeering
Drawing
Imagination
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Confidence
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Creativity
1. Macavity; The Mystery Cat
2. Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse
Of Memory
AUGUST
1. The Treasure Within
SEPTEMBER
Comprehension check
 Recitation
 Article writing( A friend in need is a
friend indeed)
 Diary Entry
 E-mail
Reading
Memorization
Speaking
Writing
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Reading
Comprehension check
FA 1- 10(Pen-paper test)
FA 2- 10
SA 1- 30 (Pen- paper test)
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Pronunciation
Diction
Expression
Creativity/Originality
Accuracy
Fluency
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Comprehension
TERM II(Oct-Mar)
OCTOBER
1. The Last Bargain
2. Princess September
3. The Summit Within
4.The School Boy
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NOVEMBER
1. The Fight
2.This is Jody’s Fawn
3. A Visit to Cambridge
4.The duck and the Kangaroo
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Comprehension check
Dictation
Paragraph writing on ‘A visit to a
hill or any beautiful place.
Dramatization
Profile writing on any
mountaineer
Comprehension check
Group Discussion ‘How will you
convince your elders to allow you
to keep pets at home?’
 Build up a conversation between
the duck and the kangaroo
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 3-10( PEN
PAPER TEST)
Reading
Spellings
Writing
Acting
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Expression
Creativity/Originality
Accuracy
Fluency
Dialogue delivery
Expression
Reading
Communication skills
Leadership
Writing
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Lively
Fruitful
creativity
DECEMBER
JANUARY
1. The Open Window
2. When I set out for Lyonnesse
3. Jalebies
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Comprehension check
Extempore
Book Review
Reading
Speaking
Analytical
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Comprehension
Pronunciation
Diction
Expression
Views
1 A Short Monsoon Diary
2.On the Grasshopper and
Cricket
3. The Comet-1
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Comprehension check
Diary Entry
Role Play
Class Discussion(How Science has
been Useful to us)
Writing
Acting
Oral Skills
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Format
Coherence
Expression
Confidence
1. The Comet-2
2. The Great Stone Face- I
3. The Great Stone Face- II
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Debate on any contemporary
issue
Narration
Oral Skills
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Presentation
Content
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FEBRUARY
MARCH
REVISION
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 2-30 (PEN
PAPER TEST)
NOTE: In addition to consolidating the items learnt earlier, the following will be introduced and recycled
through the Upper Primary Stage (Classes VI, VII and VIII) through the lessons given in the Main Text Books.
 Determiners * Passivisation * Linking Words * Adjectives (Comparative and Superlative Forms) *Adverbs
(Place and Type), *Modal Auxilliaries * Tense Forms * Word Order in Sentence Types * Clauses *
Reported Speech
NB: Term I- April-September (FA 1 + FA 2 + SA 1)
Weightage (10+10+30)
FA 1-JULY (Pen Paper Test)
FA 2- is to be assessed on the basis of performance in home assignments, projects quiz, discussions, seminars,
debates etc. It may be individual based, group, pair, and whole class. To be assessed from April-September
SA 1 – SEPTEMBER (Pen Paper)
Term II- October-March (FA 3+ FA 4+ SA2)
Weightage (10+10+30)
FA 3-November (Pen Paper Test)
FA 4- is to be assessed on the basis of performance in home assignments, projects, quiz, discussions, seminars,
debates etc. It may be individual based, group, pair, and whole class. To be assessed from October-March
SA 2 – March (Pen Paper Test)