HOLY CROSS SCHOOL, BOKARO STEEL CITY
SYLLABUS (2023-24)
CLASS IX
SUBJECT : 184 -ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
APRIL. (Working days- 17)
Literature: BEEHIVE
1. The Fun they had
2. The road not taken (Poem)
Moments: 1. The lost child
GRAMMAR
* Tense * Determiners
BRUSH UP YOUR ENGLISH GRAMMAR
* Synonyms
Expression Workbook– Chapter 1 and 2
Practice Paper - Page.135-140
Page- 170-179
Page-185-186
Literature Section- Exercises of the above-mentioned chapters.
WRITING SKILL
Formal letters
(Leave application)
Notice writing
Periodic -I (03/05/2023)
MAY, JUNE & JULY. (Working days- 37)
Literature: BEEHIVE
1. The Sound of music I & II
2. Wind(Poem)
3. The rain om the roof (Poem)
4. The Little Girl
Moments: 1. Adventures of Toto
2. Ishwaran the story teller
Grammar
* Modals * Prepositions
* Subject verb agreement
BRUSH UP YOUR ENGLISH GRAMMAR
*Antonyms
* Idioms
Expression Workbook– Chapter 3,4and5
Practice Paper- Page- 141-146
Page- 153-156
Page- 179-184
LiteratureSection- Exercises of the above mentioned chapters.
Writing Section- Page 95- 119
WRITING SKILL
* Description
* Diary entry
Periodic - II ( 26/07/2023)
AUGUST & SEPTEMBER (Working days- 35)
Literature: BEEHIVE
1. A truly beautiful mind
2. The Snake and the Mirror
3. The lake Isle of Innisfree (Poem)
4. A Legend of Northland (Poem)
Moments: 1. In the kingdom of fools
2. The Happy Prince
Grammar
*Narration (Direct and indirect speech)
BRUSH UP YOUR ENGLISH GRAMMAR
*Homonyms,
*Homophones
Expression Workbook– Chapter 6and 7
Practice Paper157-162
Reading Section page11-59
Writing Section page- 120-133
Literature Section - - Exercises of the above-mentioned chapters.
WRITING SKILL
* Story writing
* Letters of placing order
Revision for Term I Exams and ASL
Term I Examinations (15/09/2023)
Written test of 80 marks + 20 {Periodic (10)+ Notebook (5)+ ASL(5)}
Total 80 + 20 = 100
OCTOBER & NOVEMBER (Working days- 25)
Literature: BEEHIVE
1. My Childhood
2. No Men Are Foreign (Poem)
3. On killing a tree(Poem
Moments: 1. The last leaf
Grammar: –
*Phrased and Clauses
* Active and Passive Voice
Expression Workbook– Chapter-8
Practice Paper
Page no. 163-163-
Page no. 146-152
Page no. 186-211
Literature Section- Exercises of the above-mentioned chapters.
WRITING SKILL
• Article writing
• Letters of complaint
Periodic - III (24/11/2023)
DECEMBER, JANUARY & FEBRUARY (Working days- 44)
Literature: BEEHIVE
1. Kathmandu
2. If we’re you
3. Reach For The Top
4. A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal (Poem)
Moments: 1. The house is not the home
2. The Beggar
Grammar
• Finite and Non-finite
Expression Workbook– Chapter- 9and 10
Practice Paper Page no. 60-92
Page 185- 194
Literature Section- Exercises of the above-mentioned chapters.
WRITING SKILL
• Letter of Inquiry
Revision for Term 2 Exams and ASL
Term II - 12/02/2024
Written test of 80 marks + 20 {Periodic (10)+ Notebook (5)+ ASL(5)}
Total 80 + 20 = 100
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