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ENGLISH – 2 (Literature)

Teaching Philosophy: It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it. ~Jacob Bronowski Annual plan for English2

Month Section Title Periods

June Prose

The Fishy story The Umbrella Man The Gift of the Magi

7

Poetry To India my native land 2

July

Drama As you like it Act 1 7

Prose The Monkey’s Paw 3

Poetry A River 2

August Drama As you like it Act 1 7

Prose Dusk 2

Poetry No men are foreign 2

September

Drama As you like it Act 2 5

Poetry If 2

Poetry The Road not taken 2

October Drama As you like it Act 2 5

November Drama As you like it Act 2 5

December

Drama As you like it Act 2 5

Prose Rikki Tikki Tavi 4

Poetry Our Casuarina Tree

To the Indian who died in Africa 4

January Drama As you like it Act2 5

Prose Girls 3

Poetry La belle dame sans merci 2

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February Drama As you like it Act 2 3

Prose The Tiger in the Tunnel 2

Poetry The Slave’s Dream 2

Project topics:

As You Like It: Any one topic out of the two: (Not more than 400 words)

a) From your understanding of the play ‘As You Like It’, justify that the

play contradicts the saying: ‘Blood is thicker than water’.

b) “Sweet are the uses of adversity”, states Jacques. Justify the statement

by drawing instances from the play.

A Treasure Trove of Short Stories:

‘Dusk’ by Saki and ‘The Gift Of Magi’ by O’Henry have a surprise element

towards the end. Bring out the irony in these two stories in not more

than 400 words each.

Project submission date: 27th January 2012.

Tips to score well in ICSE: While preparing for the exam

ICSE focuses a lot on content. Which means

Your textbook is your best friend during revision (workbooks, guides, internet come second)

Selective study is a strict no-no (with every chapter you skip, you are risking 16 marks)

You must practise writing answers

Use the workbook and question banks

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Check your work for

Accuracy with regard to textual facts Spellings Grammatical errors Third person narrative

With reference to the essay type question asked from An Anthology of short Stories. Your answer

Should be in reference to the question asked Should not just be a paraphrase of the story

And most importantly Pay attention in class Participate in class discussions Ask questions

While writing the exam To write a good answer

Read the question carefully and understand it Think of points in accordance with marks allocated

Write precise answers (background of author, act no., sc. no. etc are not required) You must check your paper carefully

Re-read everything you have written Specifically look for errors (names, spellings, misinterpretation of a

question) Ask yourself if you have missed anything