L. P. SAVANI ACADEMY DAY BOARDING
Yearly
Syllabus
Class VIII
2015 - 16
English
Month
April & May
June
July
Syllabus
Literature:
1. The Street that Got Mislaid
1. To a Daughter leaving home
(poem)
2. A magical Animal
Literature:
3. Three Questions
2. Poison Tree (poem)
3. House with the grey gate
(poem)
Literature:
4. Catastrophe at Chernobyl
5. The Last Class
August
Literature:
6. Elephants that struck
4. The Lost Dances of Cranes
September
Literature:
7. Owens Vs Master Race
Literature:
5. Where the mind is without
fear (poem)
Literature:
8. An Education in Science
9. A Night to forget
Literature:
10. The Gold Frame
6. The Song of the Jellicles
(poem)
October
November
December
January
Literature:
11. Bodyline
February
Literature:
12. One More Chance
Grammar:
 Adjectives
Grammar:
 Comparison of adjectives
 Poetry Writing
Grammar:
 Adverbs
 Comparison of adverbs
 Formation of adverbs
 Position of adverbs
 Autobiographies
Grammar:
 Personal Pronouns
 Reflexive and Emphatic Pronouns
 Demonstrative, Indefinite &
Distributive Pronouns
 Relative Pronouns
 Interrogative Pronouns
 Letter Writing
Grammar:
 The preposition
Grammar:
 The Conjunction
Grammar:
 Tenses: Introduction
 Uses of present & past
Grammar:
Wren & Martin
 The Future
 The Infinitive
 The Participle
 Essay Writing
Grammar:
 Active and Passive Voice
 Transformation of sentences
 Idioms
 Application Writing
Grammar:
 Direct and Indirect
 Phrases
 Clauses
 Dialogue - Writing
Mathematics
Month
April & May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
Syllabus
Chapter 1- Rational Numbers
Chapter 2- Linear equation in one variable
Chapter2 - Linear equation in one variable
Chapter 3 – Understanding Quadrilaterals
Chapter 3 – Understanding Quadrilaterals
Chapter 4- Practical geometry
Chapter 5 – Data Handling
Chapter 5 – Data Handling
Chapter 6- Squares and Square roots
Chapter 7 – Cubes and cube roots
Chapter 8 – Comparing Quantities
Chapter 9 – Algebraic Expressions
Chapter 9 – Algebraic Expressions
Chapter 14 – Factorisation
Chapter 11 - Mensuration
Chapter 12 – Exponents and Powers
Chapter 13 – Direct and Inverse Proportions
Chapter 15 – Introduction to graphs
Chapter 16 – Playing with Numbers
Chapter 10 – Visualising Solid shapes
Hindi
Month
April & May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
Syllabus
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Science
Month
April & May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
Syllabus
Block-1.Crop Production and Management
Block-2. Microorganisms: Friends and Foe
Block-3. Synthetic fibres and plastics
Block-4. Materials: Metals and Non-metals
Block-11. Force and pressure
Block-12. Friction
Block-5. Coal and petroleum
Block-8. Cell – Structure and Functions
Block-15. Some natural phenomenon
Block-9. Reproduction in animals
Block-10. Reaching the age of adolescence
Block-6. Combustion and flame
Block-13. Sound
Block-14. Chemical effects of electric current
Block-16. Light
Block-17. Stars and the solar system
Block-7. Conservation of plants and animal
Block-18. Pollution of air and water
Scientifica
Month
April & May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
Syllabus
Theory : Engine that moves car
Practical : Hovercraft
Theory : Theory : Persistence of eyes
Practical : Zoetrope
Theory : Tale of toothed wheel
Practical : Burglar alarm
Theory : Post industrial revolution train
Practical : CD Tray mechanism
Theory : Train that floats in air
Practical : Inverted image telescope
Theory : A smoother ride(ball bearing)
Practical : Solar cooker
Theory : Gear man
Practical :Vibratory sieve
Theory : Power plant working
Practical : Hand Dynamo
Theory : Theory of tower crane
Practical : Tower crane
Theory : Cam mechanism
Practical :Automatic drumset
Computer
Month
April & May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
Syllabus
Ch.1 Networking concepts
Ch.2 Log on to ACCESS
Ch.3 Working with tables
Ch.4 Working with queries
Ch.11 Surfing internet
Ch.5 Adobe Photoshop CS3
Ch.6 More on Photoshop
Ch.7 Visual BASIC 2008
Ch.7 Visual BASIC 2008 (continued)
Ch.8 More on Visual BASIC 2008
Ch.9 Understanding HTML
Ch.10 Using list and creating a table
Sanskrit
Month
April & May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
Syllabus
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General Knowledge
Month
April & May
June
Syllabus
Unit-I
Unit- II
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
Unit-III
Unit-IV
Unit-V
Revision
Unit –VII
Unit-VI
Unit- VIII
Unit-IX
Social studies
Month
April & May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
Syllabus
1.How, when & Where (H)
1. Resources ( G)
1. The Indian Constitution ( C)
2. From Trade to territory (H)
2. Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation & Wildlife Resources (G)
5. When People Rebel 1857 & After (H)
2. Understanding Secularism (C)
3. Ruling the Countryside (H)
4. Tribal, Dikus & the vision of a golden age (H)
6. Colonialism & the City (H)
3. Mineral & Power Resources (G)
3. Why do we need a Parliament (C)
4. Understanding Laws (C)
5. Judiciary (C)
4. Agriculture
S.A.-I & Revision
7. Weavers, Iron Smelters & Factory Owners(H)
6. Understanding Our Criminal Justice System(C)
9. Public System(C)
9. Women, Caste & Reform(H)
8. Civilising the “Native”, Educating the Nation (H)
5.Industries(G)
7.Understanding Marginalisation(C)
8. Confronting Marginalisation(C)
6. Human Resources (G)
11. The Making of the National Movement (H)
12. India After Independence (H)
10. Law & Social Justice System (C)
10. The Changing World of Visual Arts (H)