ENGLISH (01)
Aims:
1. To develop and integrate the use of the four 3. To develop the capacity to read efficiently and
language skills i.e. listening, speaking, reading access information effectively.
and writing for the purpose of effective
4. To develop an appreciation of good literature.
communication.
5. To experience, through literature, the thoughts and
2. To develop a functional understanding of the
feelings of the peoples of the world.
grammar, structure and idiom of the language.
CLASSES IX & X
There will be two papers: Paper 1: English Language (80 Marks)
Paper 1: English Language Internal Assessment (20 Marks)
Paper 2: Literature in English Paper 2: Literature in English (80 Marks)
Each of these papers will be of two hours duration. Internal Assessment (20 Marks)
PAPER 1 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE
(Two hours) - 80 Marks
All questions will be compulsory. (a) Write the text for a notice based on given
Question 1: Candidates will be required to write a directions.
composition of about 300– 350 words from a choice (b) Write an e-mail on the same content as the notice.
of subjects which will test their ability to: organise, Question 4: An unseen prose passage of about
describe, narrate, report, explain, persuade or argue, 500 words will be given. Uncommon items of
present ideas coherently with accuracy and precision, vocabulary, or structure will be avoided. A question
compare and contrast ideas and arrive at conclusions, will be set to test vocabulary. Candidates will be
present relevant arguments and use correct style and required to show an understanding of the
format. words/phrases in the context in which they have been
The topics will be varied and may be suggested by used.
language or by other stimuli such as pictures. The A number of questions requiring short answers will
topics will be so chosen so as to allow the candidates also be asked on the passage. These questions will test
to draw on first-hand experience or to stimulate their the candidates’ ability to comprehend the explicit
imagination. content and organisation of the passage and to infer
The organisation of subject matter, syntax, information, intention and attitude from it.
punctuation, correctness of grammatical constructions The last question will consist of a summary that will
and spelling will be expected to be appropriate to the test the candidates’ ability to distinguish main ideas
mode of treatment required by the subject. from supporting details and to extract salient points to
Question 2: Candidates will have to write a letter from re-write them in the form of a summary. Candidates
a choice of two subjects requiring either a formal or a will be given a clear indication of what they are to
friendly mode of treatment. Suggestions regarding the summarise and of the length of the summary.
content of the letter may be given. The format of the Question 5: There will be a number of short answer
letter with address, introduction, conclusion, etc., will questions to test the candidates' knowledge of
form part of the assessment. Special attention must be functional grammar, structure and usage.
paid to the format of the letter with emphasis on tone
and vocabulary appropriate to the context. All the items in this question will be compulsory. They
will consist of correct use of prepositions,
Question 3: Candidates will be given a specific conjunctions, verbs and structure of sentences.
situation and will be required to:
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, PAPER 2 - LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
(Two hours) - 80 Marks
Candidates will be required to answer questions based Poetry
on the prescribed textbooks, which include Drama, A poem, or lines from poems, will be given and
Prose (Short Stories) and Poetry. questions will be set to test the candidates’ response.
Drama and Prose (Short Stories) The questions will focus on the content, understanding
and the personal response of candidates to the entire
Questions set will be central to the text. Candidates
poem as a whole.
will be required to show that they have understood the
passage and are able to clearly respond in their own
words.
Excerpts may be given from the drama and prose texts
leading to questions.
SYLLABUS TO BE COVERED
Class IX Class X
I. DRAMA: Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare I. DRAMA: Julius Caesar: William Shakespeare
(Acts I & II) (Acts III, IV & V)
II. TREASURE CHEST: A Collection of ICSE II. TREASURE CHEST: A Collection of ICSE
Short Stories & Poems (Evergreen Publications Short Stories & Poems (Evergreen Publications
(India) Ltd. New Delhi) (India) Ltd. New Delhi)
PROSE (Short Stories): PROSE (Short Stories):
1. Bonku Babu's Friend – Satyajit Ray 1. With the Photographer – Stephen Leacock
2. Oliver Asks for More – Charles Dickens 2. The Elevator – William Sleator
3. The Model Millionaire – Oscar Wilde 3. The Girl Who Can – Ama Ata Aidoo
4. Home-coming – Rabindranath Tagore 4. The Pedestrian – Ray Bradbury
5. The Boy who Broke the Bank – Ruskin Bond 5. The Last Lesson – Alphonse Daudet
POETRY: POETRY:
1. The Night Mail – W.H. Auden 1. Haunted Houses – H.W. Longfellow
2. Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat – T.S. Eliot 2. The Glove and the Lions – Leigh Hunt
3. I Remember, I Remember – Thomas Hood 3. When Great Trees fall – Maya Angelou
4. A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945 4. A Considerable Speck – Robert Frost
– Vikram Seth
5. The Power of Music – Sukumar Ray
5. A Work of Artifice – Marge Piercy
NOTE: The ICSE (Class X) Examination paper will
NOTE: The Class IX Examination is to be conducted be set ONLY on the portion of the syllabus that is
on the portion of the syllabus that is prescribed for prescribed for Class X.
Class IX.
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Aims:
1. To develop and integrate the use of the four 3. To develop the capacity to read efficiently and
language skills i.e. listening, speaking, reading access information effectively.
and writing for the purpose of effective
4. To develop an appreciation of good literature.
communication.
5. To experience, through literature, the thoughts and
2. To develop a functional understanding of the
feelings of the peoples of the world.
grammar, structure and idiom of the language.
CLASSES IX & X
There will be two papers: Paper 1: English Language (80 Marks)
Paper 1: English Language Internal Assessment (20 Marks)
Paper 2: Literature in English Paper 2: Literature in English (80 Marks)
Each of these papers will be of two hours duration. Internal Assessment (20 Marks)
PAPER 1 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE
(Two hours) - 80 Marks
All questions will be compulsory. (a) Write the text for a notice based on given
Question 1: Candidates will be required to write a directions.
composition of about 300– 350 words from a choice (b) Write an e-mail on the same content as the notice.
of subjects which will test their ability to: organise, Question 4: An unseen prose passage of about
describe, narrate, report, explain, persuade or argue, 500 words will be given. Uncommon items of
present ideas coherently with accuracy and precision, vocabulary, or structure will be avoided. A question
compare and contrast ideas and arrive at conclusions, will be set to test vocabulary. Candidates will be
present relevant arguments and use correct style and required to show an understanding of the
format. words/phrases in the context in which they have been
The topics will be varied and may be suggested by used.
language or by other stimuli such as pictures. The A number of questions requiring short answers will
topics will be so chosen so as to allow the candidates also be asked on the passage. These questions will test
to draw on first-hand experience or to stimulate their the candidates’ ability to comprehend the explicit
imagination. content and organisation of the passage and to infer
The organisation of subject matter, syntax, information, intention and attitude from it.
punctuation, correctness of grammatical constructions The last question will consist of a summary that will
and spelling will be expected to be appropriate to the test the candidates’ ability to distinguish main ideas
mode of treatment required by the subject. from supporting details and to extract salient points to
Question 2: Candidates will have to write a letter from re-write them in the form of a summary. Candidates
a choice of two subjects requiring either a formal or a will be given a clear indication of what they are to
friendly mode of treatment. Suggestions regarding the summarise and of the length of the summary.
content of the letter may be given. The format of the Question 5: There will be a number of short answer
letter with address, introduction, conclusion, etc., will questions to test the candidates' knowledge of
form part of the assessment. Special attention must be functional grammar, structure and usage.
paid to the format of the letter with emphasis on tone
and vocabulary appropriate to the context. All the items in this question will be compulsory. They
will consist of correct use of prepositions,
Question 3: Candidates will be given a specific conjunctions, verbs and structure of sentences.
situation and will be required to:
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, PAPER 2 - LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
(Two hours) - 80 Marks
Candidates will be required to answer questions based Poetry
on the prescribed textbooks, which include Drama, A poem, or lines from poems, will be given and
Prose (Short Stories) and Poetry. questions will be set to test the candidates’ response.
Drama and Prose (Short Stories) The questions will focus on the content, understanding
and the personal response of candidates to the entire
Questions set will be central to the text. Candidates
poem as a whole.
will be required to show that they have understood the
passage and are able to clearly respond in their own
words.
Excerpts may be given from the drama and prose texts
leading to questions.
SYLLABUS TO BE COVERED
Class IX Class X
I. DRAMA: Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare I. DRAMA: Julius Caesar: William Shakespeare
(Acts I & II) (Acts III, IV & V)
II. TREASURE CHEST: A Collection of ICSE II. TREASURE CHEST: A Collection of ICSE
Short Stories & Poems (Evergreen Publications Short Stories & Poems (Evergreen Publications
(India) Ltd. New Delhi) (India) Ltd. New Delhi)
PROSE (Short Stories): PROSE (Short Stories):
1. Bonku Babu's Friend – Satyajit Ray 1. With the Photographer – Stephen Leacock
2. Oliver Asks for More – Charles Dickens 2. The Elevator – William Sleator
3. The Model Millionaire – Oscar Wilde 3. The Girl Who Can – Ama Ata Aidoo
4. Home-coming – Rabindranath Tagore 4. The Pedestrian – Ray Bradbury
5. The Boy who Broke the Bank – Ruskin Bond 5. The Last Lesson – Alphonse Daudet
POETRY: POETRY:
1. The Night Mail – W.H. Auden 1. Haunted Houses – H.W. Longfellow
2. Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat – T.S. Eliot 2. The Glove and the Lions – Leigh Hunt
3. I Remember, I Remember – Thomas Hood 3. When Great Trees fall – Maya Angelou
4. A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945 4. A Considerable Speck – Robert Frost
– Vikram Seth
5. The Power of Music – Sukumar Ray
5. A Work of Artifice – Marge Piercy
NOTE: The ICSE (Class X) Examination paper will
NOTE: The Class IX Examination is to be conducted be set ONLY on the portion of the syllabus that is
on the portion of the syllabus that is prescribed for prescribed for Class X.
Class IX.
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