Weekly Syllabus For Class VIII 2017-18
English
Month
Week
Literature
Revision Planning
April
1
Lit -1. A Lantern as big as a house
Gram-1. The simple Present and the Present Continuous Tenses
Lit - *Vocabulary, Find the antonyms of the words*Spelling Test*Reading Test Celebration around the world
Gram*Writing an Informal Letter with the help of the information on simple and present continuous tenses*Word Bank Dictionary work
2
Lit: 2. The present Perfect and the present Perfect Continuous Tenses
Writing: Notice writing
Novel : Chapter 1 & 2
Gram: *Make sentences using the present perfect tense*Completion of a conversation using the PPT
Writing: *Practicing Notice Writing
Novel: *Explanation of the summary of the chapter
*Character sketching
3
Lit: 2. Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Gram: 3. Simple past and the Past Continuous Tenses
Lit:*Picture composition on Saving Resources of Our Planet*Dictionary work
Gram:*Quiz using E-class modules and exercises
4
Poem: Wandering Singers
Novel: 3 & 4
Lit: Creative writing on the world is our home*Poem recitation to check pronunciation, proper tone and rhythm of the poem
Novel:*Explanation of the summary of the chapter *Summary writing and character sketching
May
1
Lit: 3. The Footsteps Die Out forever
Lit:*Finding the extracts from the lesson and answering them*Knowing the values: Would you help someone like Sydney Carton?*Vocabulary work*Enacting the play
June
3
Gram: 4. The past perfect and past perfect continuous tenses
Gram:*Write 5 sentences in the PPT on the truck accident using the picture that is given on page 22 in the grammar book
4
Lit: 4. The Leopard
Writ: Formal Letter
Novel: 5 & 6
Lit:*Conversation based on the lesson*Knowing the writer Ruskin Bond
*Vocabulary work
Gram:*Practicing formal letter writing
Novel:*Explanation of the summary of the chapter *Summary writing and character sketching
July
1
Lit: Poem: The charge of the light brigade
Gram: 5. Expressing future time
Lit: *Speech*Learning about the poetic devices used in the poem and what feelings or senses do they convey?*Poem recitation to check pronunciation, proper tone and rhythm of the poem*Quiz with the help of the module exercises
2
Gram: 6. Modal Auxiliaries
7. Position of Adverbs
Novel: 7 & 8
Gram:*Learning the usage of can/could, may/might, shall/should, will/would, must/ought to using the grammar exercises
*Rearrange the sentences and find the exact place of adverbs
Novel:* Character sketching*Speech
3
Lit: 5. The Day the Viceroy Came
Gram: 8. Finite and Non-finite verbs
Writ: Bio-sketch
Lit:*Make sentences using the words and phrases*Finding synonyms and antonyms
*A group discussion on what should we do to stay focused on any task that has been given to us.
Gram:*Solving the exercise and understanding finite and non-finite verbs
Writing: Practicing Bio-sketch
4
Gram: 9. Infinitives10. Gerunds11. Participles
Gram:*Usage of Gerunds + -ing form, participle + -ing forms and usage of to infinitives
*Solve the grammar exercises
I Periodic Test
Literature: Unit 1 and 2Grammar: 1 to 6Writing: Notice and Formal Letter
Novel: Chapter 1 and 2
Aug
1
Lit: 6. William Finds a Party
Gram: 12. Subject-verb Agreement
Lit:*Completion of table regarding the characters of William and Archie, their personality and examples from the story
Gram:*Learn the rules of subject verb agreement
2
Gram: 12. Conti
Novel: 9
Gram:*Solving grammar exercises
Novel:*Character sketching and explaining the lesson by the students
3
Gram: 13. Active and Passive Voice
Gram:*To make the students write the rules of Actives and passive voice*Solve the exercise questions*Usage of e-class modules
4
Lit: Poem: The Hero
Gram: 13. Conti.Active and passive voice
Lit:*Group Activity work in 4s. take turns to give a short imagination account of a heroic deed that you have performed
Gram:*Solve the grammar exercises from the text book
Sept
1
Gram: 13. Active and Passive Voice
Gram: A class test on the rules and other active and passive passages
2
Novel: 9
Novel: Character sketching and summary writing
3
Exam
Literature: Unit 1, 2, 3Grammar: 1 to 13
Writing: Notice, formal letter and biosketch
Novel: Chapter 1 to 9
4
Oct
1
Lit: 7. Against the odd
Gram: 14. Using Nouns and prepositions
Writ: Informal Letter
Novel: 10
Lit:*Learn the word meanings and make sentences out of the words.*Solving the exercise on modals*Spelling test*Conversation on Your new hobby and its benefits
Gram:*Usage of Noun + Preposition and preposition + Noun through solving the exercises*Modules
Writ:*Practicing on Informal letter writing
Novel: Character sketching
2
Lit: Poem: The Fog
Gram: 15. Using Adjectives and Prepositions
Novel: 10
Lit:*Paragraph writing on describing all that you can see, hear, smell and feel around you
Novel:*Character sketching and summary writing
3
Lit: 8. Through Grandpas Eyes
Gram: 16. Prepositional verbs and phrasal verbs
Lit:*Look for cartoons created by RK Laxman in books. Find any one and 1. Identify the characters in the setting 2. What is happening in the picture 3. Explain how the cartoon makes us laugh and think 4. What is the intended message in the cartoon?
*Reading test by reading aloud
*Dictionary work
Gram:*Solve the grammar exercises*Quiz on the lesson prepositional and phrasal verbs
Nov
1
Lit: 9. The Blackwood House
Gram: 17. Noun Clauses
Novel: 11
Lit:*Play enactment
*Analyzing the character of Mr. Cooper and Dr. NortonGram:*Solving grammar exercises
*Word game
Novel:* Discuss on the disasters faced by Mr Fogg on the travel to Shangai.
2
Lit: 10. The Mystery of the missing Ring
Gram: 18. Relative clause
Novel: 12
Writ: Message writing
Lit:* Enacting the play.*Find the names of few fictional detectives*Solving the extracts
*Briefly describe the character of Miss Susskind
*Methods of practicing to interrupt politely during a conversation through simple day-to-day examples
*Find the difference between British spellings and American Spellings with examples
Gram:*Completion of story with relative clauses
*Solving the exercise questions
Novel:*Briefly describe the travel on The Carnatic by Mr Fogg and his team
Writ:*Practicing on Message
3
Gram: 19. Reduced relative clauses
Novel: 13 and 14
Gram:*Solving grammar exercises
*Ways of reducing relative clauses to phrases
Novel:*Discuss on what makes you tell that Mr. Fogg was a brave English man
4
Lit: Poem - The Listeners
Gram: 20. Adverbial clauses
Lit:*A discussion on the summary of the poem
*Why are there unanswered questions in the poem
Gram:*Kinds of adverbial clauses*Solve the grammar exercises*Class test
Dec
1
Gram: 21. Conditionals
Writ: E-mail
Gram:*converting the sentences to different conditionals
*Practice on E-mail
2
Lit: 11. Dream of Antarctic
Novel: 15, 16
Lit:*Story writing on Shackleton an inspiring hero. What lessons of leadership did you learn from the lesson*Find the plural forms of the words given on Pg: 131
*Write a paragraph on the difference between bugs and beetles using the clues given on Pg: 132
Novel:*Discuss on who attacked the train and what happened to the train?*Explain the incident at Liverpool.
3
Gram: 22. Direct and Indirect Speech
Novel: 17, 18
Gram:*A class test on the rules of direct and indirect speech*Solving the exercises in the book and modules
*Write a letter to your friend as suppose you are Mr Fogg. You have lost the wager and are ruined. Write the letter to your friend expressing your feeling
II Periodic test
Literature: Unit 4 and 5
Grammar: Lesson 14 to 18
Writing: Informal Letter and Biosketch
Novel: 11 and 12
Jan
1
Lit: 12. Camels versus Trains
Gram: 23. Sentence Linkers
Writ: Message
Lit: *Write down the impression that you get of Satyajit Ray, the director.*Vocabulary work and spelling test*Pronunciation
Gram: Solve the grammar exercises from the text book*Quiz using the e-class modules
Writ: writing practice for message writing
2
Lit: Poem: A Life on the Ocean Wave
Novel: 18
Lit:*Discuss on the difference between a life on land and a life on sea.*Write what sort of adventures do you think the speaker longs for?
Novel:*Summary writing on the success on Mr. Fogg on the world tour
3
24. Punctuation I
Gram* Solving the grammar exercises
4
25. Punctuation II
Gram: *Solve the grammar exercises