TAGORE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
VASANT VIHAR
SYLLABUS
SESSION 2012-2013
CLASS VIII
MONTH
APRILMAY
ENGLISH
HINDI
Communicate in
Eng
Unit 1The Adventure
Express
Sec I A Teenager’s
Conquest
Sec II They Came
Sec-III- After Twenty
Years
Sec IV
Imagination(Poem)
Unit 2 Art and Culture
Sec 1 Seventy plus
and still quacking
Sec 2 MichelangeloA portrait
Formative
Assessment Act
1(Individual)(5Marks) – Just a
Minute(Expansion of
an idea)
Holiday assignment
(Individual)(Project
based on given
theme)
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Chapter 1 Rational
numbers
Operations on
rational numbers
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Addition,
subtraction,
multiplication,
division of
rational numbers
Negative of a
rational number
Negative of a
rational number
Reciprocal of a
rational number
Existence of a
rational number
between any two
rational numbers
Chapter 6 Squares
and Squares Roots


Properties of
squares
Calculating
squares and
SCIENCE
Ch- 3
Synthetic
Fibres and
Plastics
Social Science
History
Ch2-Colonisation
of India
ACTIVITIES
Classify some
substances as a
natural and
synthetic
Clash of economic
interests of the
European Powers
Make a list of ten
articles at home
and school which
are made of
plastic.
Birth of British
Indian Army
To burn samples
of natural and
synthetic fibres
and its
identification
Ch - 4
Metals and nonMetals, types of
Reactions, uses
Of common
Carnatic wars
British conquests
in & outside
Bengal
Civics
Ch4Parliamentary
Govt.-The Union
Legislature
Indian Parliament
SANSKRIT
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Parler de la quantité
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Les verbes (er,ir,re
verbs)
Negations
Les adverbs (adverbs)
Lesson 2: Il est
français?
Decrire une personne
(describe a person)
Parler de la famille
(family)
Feminin et pluriel des
Differentiation Clauses and phrases
Clauses-Main and
Subordinate - (KindsRelative/Adjective)
Prefixes and Suffixes
Some commonly used
Idiomatic Expressions
WRITING SKILLS
Formal Letter-Of
Complaint
Report Writing –
Formal Report,
Report/Article for
School
Magazine/Newspaper
Writing a
Story(Verbally
Guided)
LITERATURE
READER
- L 1 Daffodils(Poem)
Swami’s
Grandmother.
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
square Roots
Word problems
on squares and
square roots
Chapter 16 playing
with numbers



Divisibility tests
Patterns
Sequences
general forms
 Reversing of
digits
Activity




Plotting of a
rational number
on a number
line
Draw a Venn
diagram for the
set of rational
numbers
Exchange your
telephone
numbers and
verify if they are
perfect squares
Preparing a 3 X
3, 4 X 4 , 5 X 5
magic squares
Metals and nonMetals.
ACTIVITIES
To cut pieces of
some metals like
Na, mg, Fe, K, Cu
etc.
To test the electric
Conductivity of
some common
metal
Working and
functioning of the
legislature
The government in
action
Formative
Assessment (FA)I
Reaction of metals Resources
with dilute HCI
Displacement
reaction using
AgNO3 and Cu
metal.
Double
displacement
reaction using
NaOH and HCI
Ch. - 5
Coal and
Petroleum and its
products Coal and
its products
Fuel Types of fuel
Calorific value of a
fuel
Air pollution
ACTIVITY
noms (plural and
feminine of nouns)
Les adjectifs
(adjectives)
Les meubles
(furniture)
Lesson 3: La journée
de Mme. Lavigne
Decrire la journée
(describe your day)
Dire l’heure(time)
Geography
Pronominal verbs
Ch2- Land,Soil
and Water
Resources
Umbers,seasons,mont
hs and days
Land resources
Water resources
Soil resources
Ways of
conservation
Geography
Ch7- Human
Chapter 16 Playing
with numbers.
Will be taken as
activity not for
testing in half
yearly
To mark the areas
where petroleum
and coal are
found.
Ch . 6
Combustion and
Flame.
What is
combustion?
Ignition
temperature ,
types of
combustion ,
structure of flame
Ideal fuel
Global warming
ACTIVITIES
To observe the
parts of a flame.
Resource
Distribution of
population
affecting
factors
Density of
population in India
-
Change in
population size
Characteristics of
population
Collecting
information about
fuels and other
sources and
compare their
calorific value
JULY
Unit 2- Art and
Culture
(Contd)
Sec-III The last Stone
Mason
Sec-IV The Dance
Lesson
Unit 3 The ladder of
Success
Sec 1 A Woman
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Chapter 3
Understanding
Quadrilaterals
Definition of
quadrilaterals
Types of
quadrilaterals
Ch-8
Cells –
Structure and
functions
Cell-Structure if
the cell Sizes of
cells Shapes of
the cell
ACTIVITIES
To observe plant
Formative
Assessment (FA)II
Holiday Homework
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comprehension
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Lesson 4: Kalu est
Pradhan shows the
Way
Sec 2 Two Aces to
Success
Sec 3 Marching with
the Mahatma
Lang Lab-Listening
skill activities
WORKBOOK
Lesson 2: Art and
Culture
GRAMMAR
Modals (Expressing
Attitude)
Tenses-Expressing
Future
ClausesKinds(Adverbial)contd
Suffixes-Noun
Suffixes
WRITING SKILLS
Formal Letter-to the
Editor
Informal Letter
Paragragh writing- bio
sketch
Formative
Assessment Act 2
Dialogue (in pairs)
-Collection of holiday
Assignment
LITERATURE
READER
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-More about People
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sides and angles of a
quadrilateral
Angle sum property
of a quadrilateral
Special types of
quadrilaterals

Types of
quadrilaterals /
definitions
Properties of
quadrilaterals
cell under the
microscope
To study the
structure of cheek
cell under the
microscope
Ch . 9
Reproduction in
Animals
ACTIVITY
Group Discussion
On reproduction
Ch3- The
Company’s Civil
Administration
and Revenue
Policy
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Civil
Administrationstructure
Interrogative and
negative
British Policy of
Land Revenue
Cultivation of
commercial crops
Word problems
Civics
Chapter 7
Cubes and Cube
Roots

Properties of
cubes
 Calculating
squares and
cube roots
Chapter 12
Exponents and
Radicals

Positive /negative
rational
exponents
Ch1-The Indian
Constitution
Meaning & need of
a constitution
India’s Constitution
Vision & values of
the Indian
constitution
Important features
Formative
Interroger/parler de la
santé(health)
Expressions with avoir
Animals
colours
 Laws of exponent
Activity
Assessment (FA)III
Paper cutting activity
to Verify the sum
property of a
quadrilateral
The Constitution
Make a chart on
special types of
quadrilaterals
(continued)
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of quadrilaterals)
Collect some
Scientific and
astronomical data
from that days
newspaper
AUG.
MCB Unit 3
Sec 4 –Don’t Quit
Unit 4 Inventions and
Discoveries
Sec-1 An Amazing
Ancestor
Sec-II Madame
Curie(Play)
Sec-III The Day I
rescued …….
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Exponents and
Radicals
(continued)

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Positive /negative
rational
exponents
Laws of
exponents
History
Ch7- Crafts and
Industries
Textile Industries
-conditions
before and during
the British period
The Iron & Steel
Industry
-
conditions
before &
during the
British rule
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courses
Parler des achats
(shopping)
Interrogative adverbs
SEP.
Formative
Assessment Act 3
(Group)- Presentation
on any one aspect of
India’s Culture
Listening skill
activities
text
WORKBOOK
Lesson- The Ladder
of Success
-Lesson 4:Inventions
and
Diary Entry
GRAMMAR
Non Finite Verbs
Infinitives,Gerunds,Pa
rticiples
TensesReported Speech
WRITING SKILLS
Formal Invitation
Poster Designing
Paragraph Writing
Writing an essay
READER L-5 My
Father and I
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Unit 4 Inventions and
Discoveries
Sec 4 The
Microscope
Unit 5 The Magic of
Words
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Expressions and
identities
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Les repas français
(French meals)

Multiplication of
algebraic
expression
Algebraic identities
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quadrilaterals
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Activity
Actvty Assmnt I
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Spelling.
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Chaptr5 Data
handling
Les magasins, le
marché (shops)
Ch-11
Force and
Pressure
Effects of force,
Types of forces,
units of forces,
Mass and weight
Geography
Ch5- Agriculture
Factors influencing
Crop Cultivation
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Listening Skill
activities
WORKBOOK-L5The Magic of Words
GRAMMAR—
Active And Passive
Voice
Phrasal Verbs
WRITING SKILLS
-Poster Designing
-Writing Matter for a
Debate
Writing A report for
the newspaper(contd)
LITERATURE
READER-L7 The
Trojan War
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news channels
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quadrilaterals
Data on the
newspaper
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Yearly
Spring balance
Unit of pressure
Examples of
pressure in daily
life
Simple calculation
on pressure
Pressure in liquids
Pascal’s Law
Atmospheric
pressures and its
uses
ACTIVITIES
Observing and
analyzing the
relation between
force and motion
in a variety of daily
life situations.
Demonstrating
change in speed
of a moving object,
its direction of
motion and shape
by applying force.
Measuring the
weight of an
object, as a force
by the earth using
a spring balance.
Magnetic force
using nails and a
magnet
Compare the
Types of
agriculture
Agriculture in India
Types of Crops
Major Crops
Agricultural
development
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by a pointed nail
with a blunt nail.
Ch . 12
Friction
Origin of friction
Types of friction
Laws of friction
Ways to reduce
friction
ACTIVITY
To observe
frictional force
using a comb on
hair.
OCT.
MCB
Sec-3 A Question of
Grammar
Listening skill
activities
Formative
Assessment Act 4Listening Skill- MCQ
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equations in one
variable
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ChSOME NATURAL
PHENOMENA
Static electricity
Kinds of electric
Charges-positive
and negative
electroscope
History
Ch9Women,Caste
and Reform
Movements to
improve the
Lesson 6: M. Lavigne
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Prepositions
WORKBOOK: The
Magic of Words
WRITING SKILLS
Notice Writing
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daily life
situations
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Project for
common wealth
games on chosen
topic
Construction of
quadrilateral
Transfer of
charges through
induction
Flow of charges
Atmospheric
electricity
ACTIVITIES
To show that
charged pen
attracts of paper.
A charged balloon
sticks to the wall.
To show that like
charges repels
each other.
conditions of
women
The caste system
in India
Formative
Assessment (FA)VI
Disaster
Management
Geography
Two rubbed scales
attract each other. Ch6- Industry
Types of reflection
Product based
using mirror
classification
Factors affecting
their location
Types of Industries
Development in
India
Major industries
Industrial disasters
Ayr,oyer,uyer verbs
Les vetements
(clothes)
NOV.
MCB Unit 5 The
Magic of Words
Sec-4 A Squabble in
the Grammar
House(Poem)
Unit 6 Heal The Earth
Sec-1 Migratory
Birds
Sec-II The Poles in
Peril
Listening skill
activitiesFormative
Assessment Activity
5 Describing a
picture (speaking Skill
Activity)
WORKBOOK
Lesson 6: Heal The
Earth
GRAMMAR
Punctuation(Apostrop
hes)
Conjunctions
Phrasal Verbs(contd)
Compound words
WRITING SKILLS
Writing a Formal
Letter
Debate Writing
LITERATURE
READER-L8 Break
Break Break(Poem)
L8- The New School
Fellow
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Formulae
 Discount
Compound Interest
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History
Finding
compound
interest
Formulae for
compound
interest
Inverse problem
Activity
Use any using news
paper ad to find the
discount and the
selling price of
articles on sale
Ch- 14
Chemical effect
of current
Electrolytes
Electrolysis
Chemical effect
Of current
Electroplating
ACTIVITY
To show the
Decomposition of
electrolytic
solution when
electricity is
passed through it.
Electroplating
process
Ch- 16
Light
Reflection of lights
laws of reflection
Lateral inversion
Periscope
Kaleidoscope
Uses of plane
mirror
Dispersion of light
human eye.
ACTIVITIES
To verify the laws
of reflection Image
of a point object
and larger object
formed by a plane
mirror Lateral
inversion in a
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Secularism
Civics
Ch6-The
Judiciary
Independence of
Judiciary
Types of cases
The Supreme
Court
High Courts
Subordinate
Courts
PIL
Movement of
cases
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to place)
Les noms du
pays(countries)
Nationalities
Actvty Assmnt
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Written quiz.
plane mirror
Dispersion of light
through a prism.
To study the part
of human eye.
History
Ch11- Rise of
Indian
Nationalism
Rise of political
associations
Birth of Indian
National Congress
Moderate and
Extremist phases
Civics
Ch7- Role of
Police and Courts
Role of Police
Role of Courts
FIR
DEC.
MCB
Unit 6 Heal The Earth
Sec III An Island of
Trees
Sec IV The
Tyger(Poem)
Unit 7 In the Name of
Peace
Sec I-Thank You Mr
Chips
Sec II The Fighting
Begins
Formative
Assessment Act 6
(Group)
Dramatization of a
prose Passage from
the text
GRAMMAR
Adverbs
Pronouns
WRITING SKILLS
-Writing an Essay
LITERATURE
READER
L12- The Lake Isle of
Innesfree.
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Direct and Inverse
proportions
Chapter11
Mensuration
Areas
 Trapezium
 A polygon
Activity based
learning
Chapter 10
Visualising solid
shapes
Identify and
match picture
with objects

Drawing 2-D
representstion of
3- objects
 Counting vertices
edges and faces
of figures with flat
faces
 Verification of
Euler’s relation
List a few daily life
situations where we
use the direct and
History
Ch-2
Micro-organisms
- Friends and Foe
Occurrence of
micro-organisms
Major groups of
micro-organisms
and their
economic
importance
Ch-2
Micro-organisms
(cont…)
To show the soil
contains microorganisms to study
lactobacillus
bacteria in curd.
ACTIVITIES
To observe bread
mould under the
microscope.
To observe the
budding of yeast
cells.
To show
fermentation of
dough.
To observe root
nodules of pea
plant for
Rhizobium
Ch12- National
MovementFulfilment
Emergence of
Gandhiji
Anti-British
Movements
Developments
between 19221928
Poorna Swaraj
Civil Disobedience
Movement
Two-Nation Theory
Government of
India Act of 1935
Final Phase of
National
Movement
Transfer of Power
Formative
Assessment (FA)-
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Les fetes française
(Festivals of France)
Irregular verbs
Demonstrative
adjectives
Festvals of France
Lesson 9:
Au café des Laurent
Commander un plat
(to order dishes)
Imperatif(imperative)
Cutlery
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bacteria
VIII
Art & Architecture
under British Rule
Activity
 Make models of
the solid figures
find edges sides
vertices
 Identify and
match pictures
with objects
 Draw 2-D
representation of
3-D objects
 Count vertices
,edges and faces
of figures with flat
faces.
Verification of Euler’s
relation
Civics
Ch9- Public
Facilities and
Social Justice
How public
facilities are
provided
Geography
Ch3- Natural
Vegetation and
Wildlife
Distribution
Conservation
JAN.
MCB Unit- 7 In the
Name of Peace
Sec III The Songbird
Without Wings
Sec IV My only
Cry……(Poem)
GRAMMARPrepositions,
Prepositional Phrases
Phrasal Verbs(contd)
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 Cuboid
 Cylinder
Chapter14
Surface areas
andVolumes
Harmful effects of
micro-organisms
and food
preservation
Ch-18
Pollution of Air
and Water
Civics
Ch8Marginalised
Groups and
Social Justice
Some forms of
social inequality
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Sports
Expressions with verb
faire.
Ecrire une lettre (letter
Project- Heal the
earth
WRITING SKILLS
Advertisements(Class
ified)
Writing a Speech
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ChFactorisation by
Stars and the
solar system.
C ommon factors
ACTIVITIES
Observing and
Grouping
identifying some
prominent planets,
Activity
stars and
Find surface area and constellations.
Night sky
volume of various
observation
sizes of cylinders
GRAMMAREditing
Reordering Phrases
to form complete
sentences
WRITING SKILLS
Writing a
Speech(contd
Diary entry(revision
Visually guided
paragraph.
Revision for the final
exams
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the India
constitution
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Actvty Assmnt Note
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Some laws to help
the marginalized
Formative
Assessment (FA)IX
Educosoft quiz on
facorization
The marginalised
& Public Facilities
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How social status
affects economic
status
Chapter 14
Factorisation(continu
ed) by middle term
splitting
Division of algebraic
expressions
REVISION FOR
FINALS
History
Ch13 India after
Independence
Indian democracy
By factor method
Major problems
after independence
By Long division
method
India’s foreign
policy
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Indian Democracy.