BARODA HIGH SCHOOL, O.N.G.C. K.G & Primary Section Proposed Syllabus (2015-16) SUB:– ENGLISH Month Formative Assessment Semester STD.:VIII Book - Sunflower : A skill based coures in Communicative English Unit L.No. June 2 1 July Formative 1 A Journey Through Desert 1 2 The Day Of The Bare Feet Poem 3 It Couldn't Be Done 1 Jamaican Fragment 2 The Healing Touch L.No Aug. 1 The Best Christmas Present in the World-I 2 The Best Christmas Present in the World-II 3 Sep. My Only Cry: 'Close The Arms Factories' Compositions Sentences and Phrases 2 Nouns & Pronouns 3 Adjectives & Degrees of Comparison 4 Articles & Determiners Note Writing 5 Verbs-Infinitives Postcard Writing 6 Verbs-Gerunds & Participles E-mail Writing 9 Modals 10 Present Tense Message Writing Great Expectations Rapid Reader Ch.No. L - 1, 2 & 3 L - 4, 5, 6 &7 Newspaper Report Writing L - 8, 9, 10 & 11 Editing a Text L - 12, 13 & 14 11 Past Tense 8 Poem 3 Name of Lesson 1 3 (Poem) Nine Gold Medals Formative 2 (FA - 2) Semester - 1 (FA - 1) 1 Name of Lesson Grammar Chest: A Book Of English Grammar And Composition Subject-Verb Agreement 12 Future Tense 13 Active & Passive Voice Oct./ Nov. 4 1 The Happy Prince 7 2 Heart Of Gold 14 Poem 3 Somebody's Mother Dec. 1 Jan The Victory Clauses Adverbs & Degrees of Article Writing Comparision Comprehension Prepositions & their 15 Correct Use Precis Writing 5 Two Ways To Learn A Hymn Poem 3 If…… 39 Understanding Words Better 17 Phrasal Verbs Advertisemens 18 Conjunctions Posters and Slogans 19 Conditionals Feb. 1 A Letter To God 20 Direct and Indirect Speech 6 2 The Boy Who Broke The Bank L - 15, 16, 17, 18 & 19 16 Verbs and Prepositions 5 2 22 Similes Picture Composition L - 20, 21 & 22 L - 23, 24 & 25 L - 26, 27 & 28 21 Synthesis March/ April Formative 4 (FA - 4) Semester - 2 Formative 3 (FA - 3) 38 Spellings 6 Poem 3 The Owl - Critic 40 Synonyms and Antonyms Notice Writing Revision Underlined Lessons are for Summative Assessment i.e (SA - 1 & SA - 2) will be in the month of Oct. '15 & April '16 L - 29 & 30