Topics for Study for classes V to XII:
Reading & Literature Strand
- Study all the recommended texts – poems, essays, short stories, and novel
- Fulfil the Learning Objectives given in the Curriculum Framework Document
- Read 40 pieces of fiction and non-fiction literature including the recommended texts and the supplementary texts
Textbooks and Reference Materials for classes V to XII
Class V
a) For Students:
1. Reading & Literature Text Book
2. Grammar Builder – 2, A. Amin R. Eravelly F.J Ibrahim, Cambridge University Press
b) For Teachers:
1. A Teachers Guide Book
2. An English Curriculum Framework Document
3. Language Aloud Allowed by Gwen Mowbray (for Listening and Speaking Strand)
Class VI
a) For Students:
1. Reading & Literature Text Book
2. Grammar Builder - 3 A. Amin R. Eravelly F.J Ibrahim Cambridge University Press
b) For Teachers:
1. A Teachers Guide Book
2. An English Curriculum Framework Document
3. Language Aloud Allowed by Gwen Mowbray (for Listening and Speaking Strand)
Class VII
a) For Students:
1. Reading & Literature Text Book
2. Grammar Builder - 4 A. Amin R. Eravelly F.J Ibrahim Cambridge University Press
b) For Teachers:
1. A Teachers Guide Book
2. An English Curriculum Framework Document
3. Language Aloud Allowed by Gwen Mowbray
Class VIII
a) For Students:
1. Reading & Literature Text Book
2. Grammar Builder – 5, A. Amin R. Eravelly F.J Ibrahim, Cambridge University Press
b) For Teachers:
1. A Teachers Guide Book
2. An English Curriculum Framework Document
3. Language Aloud Allowed by Gwen Mowbray (for Listening and Speaking Strand)
Class IX
a) For Students:
1. Reading & Literature Text Book
2. Oxford Practice Grammar – New Edition, Oxford India by John Eastwood
b) For Teachers:
1. A Teachers Guide Book
2. An English Curriculum Framework Document
3. A Practical English Grammar- 4th Edition. A.J.Thomson. OUP.
4. An Introductory Text Book of Linguistics and Phonetics by R.V. Varshney.
5. Language and Linguistics: An Introduction by John Lyons. Cambridge University Press, 1981.
6. Practical English Usage: International Student’s Editions by Michael Swan. OUP, 1980.
7. A Biography of the English Language by C.M Millward, Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1996
8. Current English Grammar and Usage with Composition by R.P Sinha, OUP, 2002
9. High School Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin
10. Language Aloud Allowed by Gwen Mowbray (for Listening and Speaking Strand)
Class X
a) For Students:
1. Reading & Literature Text Book
2. Oxford Practice Grammar – New Edition, Oxford India by John Eastwood
b) For Teachers:
1. A Teachers Guide Book
2. An English Curriculum Framework Document
3. A Practical English Grammar- 4th Edition. A.J.Thomson. OUP.
4. An Introductory Text Book of Linguistics and Phonetics by R.V. Varshney.
5. Language and Linguistics: An Introduction by John Lyons. Cambridge University Press, 1981.
6. Practical English Usage: International Student’s Editions by Michael Swan. OUP, 1980.
7. A Biography of the English Language by C.M Millward, Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1996
8. Current English Grammer and Usage with Composition by R.P Sinha, OUP, 2002
9. High School Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin
10. Language Aloud Allowed by Gwen Mowbray (for Listening and Speaking Strand)
Class XI
a) For Students:
1. Reading & Literature Text Book
2. Exploring Grammar in Context – Ronald Carter, Rebecca Hughes and Michael McCarthy, Cambridge University Press 2006 ISBN 10: 0-521-68886-8 paperback
b) For Teachers:
1. A Teachers Guide Book
2. An English Curriculum Framework Document
3. A Practical English Grammar- 4th Edition. A.J.Thomson. OUP.
4. An Introductory Text Book of Linguistics and Phonetics by R.V. Varshney.
5. Language and Linguistics: An Introduction by John Lyons. Cambridge University Press, 1981.
6. Practical English Usage: International Student’s Editions by Michael Swan. OUP, 1980.
7. A Biography of the English Language by C.M Millward, Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1996
8. Current English Grammer and Usage with Composition by R.P Sinha, OUP, 2002
9. High School Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin
10. Language Aloud Allowed by Gwen Mowbray (for Listening and Speaking Strand)
Class XII
a) For Students:
1. Reading & Literature Text Book
2. Exploring Grammar in Context – Ronald Carter, Rebecca Hughes and Michael McCarthy, Cambridge University Press 2006 ISBN 10: 0-521-68886-8 paperback
b) For Teachers:
1. A Teachers Guide Book
2. An English Curriculum Framework Document
3. A Practical English Grammar- 4th Edition. A.J.Thomson. OUP.
4. An Introductory Text Book of Linguistics and Phonetics by R.V. Varshney.
5. Language and Linguistics: An Introduction by John Lyons. Cambridge University Press, 1981.
6. Practical English Usage: International Student’s Editions by Michael Swan. OUP, 1980.
7. A Biography of the English Language by C.M Millward, Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1996
8. Current English Grammer and Usage with Composition by R.P Sinha, OUP, 2002
9. High School Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin
10. Language Aloud Allowed by Gwen Mowbray (for Listening and Speaking Strand)
Writing Strand
The Writing Process: The five key components
· Prewriting
o Topic choice; Purpose; Audience; Language; Information; Tone; Order; View point;
o Form
· Composing
o drafting
· Revision; Editing; Publication
· Elements of writing
o Ownership; Response; Exposure; Time; Teacher modelling
Writing with a purpose
· Resume; Reports
· Essays
ü Descriptive
ü Narrative
· Note taking; Letter writing
· Description –
o Static and Process
· Develop an anthology of good writing (fictional and non-fictional) containing examples of Personal, Transactional and Poetic writing