(SYLLABUS FOR THE SESSION: 2013 -14)
CLASS: 9 FIRST TERM: ENGLISH LANGUAGE: [TEXT (s); Pearl of English Language – IX – (Black Pearl) 1. Composition in about 350 – 400 words. ( 25 Marks) [Choice: - 1 out of 5 Topics including Picture Composition]. 2. Letter Writing (10 Marks): (a) Informal Letter; (b) Formal Letter (1 out of 2 Topics ) 3. Comprehension (25 Marks): - Meanings, Question & Answers, Summary. 4. Grammar: - Prepositions, Articles, Infinite Verbs , Participles, Gerunds, Joining Sentences , Adverbs , Adjectives, Active & Passive Voice , Direct & Indirect Speech, , Words liable to be confused , Tense, Conjunctions **** FINAL TERM: ENGLISH LANGUAGE: 1. Composition – (25 Marks) - Revision of Work done in 1st Term. 2. Letter Writing (10 Marks): (a) Informal Letter; (b) Formal Letter. 3. Comprehension (25 Marks) 4. Grammar: Revision of Work in 1st Term. [First and Final Term to be included for the Final Examination] ************************************************************************ FIRST TERM: ENGLISH LITERATURE: TEXT (s) 1. A Collection of ICSE Poems & Short Stories (IUP) 2. The Merchant of Venice – Shakespeare’s unabridged play by A.W. Verity (MS) PROSE: 1. The Last Leaf – O’ Henry 2. Kabuliwalla – Tagore 3. The Tiger In The Tunnel – R. Bond 4. The Bet – Anton Chekov POEM: 1. Where The Mind Is Without Fear – Tagore 2. The Inchcape Rock – R Southey 3. In The Bazaars of Hyderabad – S. Naidu 4. Small Pain In My Chest – M Mack DRAMA: Merchant of Venice - Act 1 to Act 2, Scene IV. **** FINAL TERM: ENGLISH LITERATURE: PROSE: 1. My Last Dollar – S. Leacock. Page: 1
2. God Lives In The Panch – M. Premchand POEM: 1. The Professor – N. Ezekiel 2. Stopping By The Woods On A Snowy Evening – R. Frost. DRAMA: Merchant of Venice - Act 2, Scene V to Act 3 (full) N.B. First Term Syllabus to be included in the Final Examination. ****************************************************************** FIRST TERM: 2nd LANGUAGE