SYLLABUS OF GRADE IX-ENGLISH (E-901)

INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Separate marks are given with each unit.

UNIT

AREA COVERED

MARKS

SECTION

LISTENING SKILLS

SPEAKING SKILLS

READING SKILLS

WRITING SKILLS

LANGUAGE STRUCTURE AND CONVENTIONS; LITERARY DEVICES

UNIT1

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UNIT2

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UNIT3

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UNIT4

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UNIT5

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UNIT6

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UNIT7

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UNIT8

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10

TIME: 3 HOURS

TOTAL MARKS

100

UNIT 1

(10 MARKS)

LISTENING SKILLS

  • Listen and respond to a historical speech Listen and respond to film clips
  • Listen and respond to a popular song
  • Listen closely in order to grasp the main idea
  • Listen for specific in format ion

SPEAKING SKILLS

  • Participate actively in group discussions
  • Present their viewpoint with clarity
  • Discuss ways to resolve conflict
  • Debate for and against an idea and come to a consensus

READING SKILLS

  • Understand the meanings of new words in context
  • Understand the elements of a short story
  • Appreciate a poem on war
  • Appreciate irony as used in a short story

WRITING SKILLS

  • Write a slogan on peace
  • Write a simple poem on peace
  • Write a short story
  • Generate their own ideas for writing
  • Write with logical continuity
  • Use literary devices like similes and metaphors to improve their writing
  • Use their editing skills to polish writing

LANGUAGE STRUCTURE AND CONVENTIONS; LITERARY DEVICES

  • Tenses of the Verb Past and Present
  • Figures of Speech –similes, metaphors and irony

UNIT 2

(15 Marks)

LISTENING SKILLS

  • Watch a film related to the theme and respond to what they hear
  • Listen actively to questions in an interview format
  • Listen closely to follow dialogue in English

SPEAKING SKILLS

  • Take part in a dramatisation of the text
  • Conduct an interview
  • Present a description of their workspace with the help of multi media

READING SKILLS

  • Read and understand the Diary as a literary genre
  • Identify the main events chronologically
  • Deduce the meanings of unfamiliar words
  • Read, appreciate and analyze a poem

WRITING SKILLS

  • Learn to write dialogue for a skit/play
  • Write a Diary entry
  • Write a description of a character

LANGUAGE STRUCTURE AND CONVENTIONS; LITERARY DEVICES

  • Articles and determiners
  • Personal Pronouns

UNIT 3

(15 Marks)

LISTENING SKILLS

  • Listen for literal comprehension
  • Listen for the gist or surface meaning of a poem

SPEAKING SKILLS

  • Distinguish between verbal and non-verbal cues in communication

READING SKILLS

  • Read a variety of texts with the theme of human relationships
  • Read to understand the gist of the texts
  • Read for specific information
  • Understand meanings in context
  • Find out the etymology of selected vocabulary in the given text

WRITING SKILLS

  • Writing a notice
  • Giving advice
  • Narrating an event
  • Writing an informal letter
  • Use various formats to plan writing

LANGUAGE STRUCTURE AND CONVENTIONS; LITERARY DEVICES

  • Simple Present Tense and Present Continuous Tense
  • Repetition as a literary device in poetry
  • Free verse

UNIT 4

(15 Marks)

LISTENING SKILLS

  • Listen to a song or film on the theme
  • Listen for gist and specific information

SPEAKING SKILLS

  • Conduct an interview
  • Express their opinions and ideas in a group discussion
  • Debate an issue, giving reasoned arguments for their views
  • Participate in role play

READING SKILLS

  • Read a short story
  • Read for gist and for specific information
  • Identify the main points of a story
  • Make inferences, analyse and critically evaluate
  • Read and critically evaluate a poem, analysing the poet’s use of poetic devices

WRITING SKILLS

  • Write a summary
  • Write an informal letter
  • Write a description of a person
  • Compare and contrast ideas and write a point of view
  • Plan writing and organise ideas step by step
  • Write a short play or skit

LANGUAGE STRUCTURE AND CONVENTIONS; LITERARY DEVICES

  • Past Continuous
  • Present Perfect
  • Present Perfect Continuous
  • Past Perfect
  • Used to and would
  • Subject-verb agreement

UNIT 5

(10 Marks)

LISTENING SKILLS

  • View and listen to dialogue in a film
  • Listen to a taped interview or news report
  • Listen for gist and specific information

SPEAKING SKILLS

  • Conduct an interview
  • Participate in group discussions, giving reasoned arguments for their viewpointPresent a news report

READING SKILLS

  • Identify words from the text with the help of given clues
  • Identify main points
  • Select and extract information and record it for use in the form of notes
  • Read, analyse and interpret text
  • Read factual and informational text
  • Read a biography

WRITING SKILLS

  • Write a newspaper article
  • Write a formal letter
  • Write a biography
  • Generate their own ideas for writing
  • Plan and organise writing
  • Edit and proof check, correcting own mistakes in punctuation

LANGUAGE STRUCTURE AND CONVENTIONS; LITERARY DEVICES

  • Requests and offers
  • Ability
  • Necessity, Obligation and Permission
  • Probability
  • Mixed Modals Punctuation

UNIT 6

(15 Marks)

LISTENING SKILLS

  • Listen closely to a news report
  • Listen and respond to a song
  • Listen for both gist and specific information.

SPEAKING SKILLS

  • Discuss a given topic and present their point of view
  • Enact a given play
  • Conduct an interview

READING SKILLS

  • Read a short story
  • Read a play
  • Read for comprehension
  • Critically appraise given text by analysing, interpreting and evaluating information

WRITING SKILLS

  • Write a newspaper report
  • Write a Science Fiction story
  • Write a film review
  • Create a cartoon

LANGUAGE STRUCTURE AND CONVENTIONS; LITERARY DEVICES

  • The Future tense
  • Simple Present and Present Continuous
  • Will and shall
  • Future Perfect and Future Continuous

UNIT 7

(10 Marks)

LISTENING SKILLS

  • Listen closely to a news report
  • Listen and respond to a song
  • Listen for both gist and specific information.

SPEAKING SKILLS

  • Take part actively in a group discussion, expressing and arguing a viewpoint
  • Discuss their responses to a film related to the theme
  • Compare and contrast different selections of text on the theme
  • Present a news report

READING SKILLS

  • Read text, analysing and interpreting facts
  • Deduce the meanings of new words in context

WRITING SKILLS

  • Write an adventure story in autobiographical form
  • Narrate events in a logical sequence
  • Write a description of a person
  • Write a humorous piece on wishful thinking

LANGUAGE STRUCTURE AND CONVENTIONS; LITERARY DEVICES

  • Connectors: Classification according to meaning
  • Active and Passive Voice

UNIT 8

(10 Marks)

LISTENING SKILLS

  • Watch a film on Animal Assisted Therapy, listening closely and taking notes
  • Listen to a reading of the poem
  • Listen for gist and specific information

SPEAKING SKILLS

  • Express and argue a point of view
  • Convey ideas effectively
  • Present an oral report to an audience of peers
  • Understand and use words related to animal conservation

READING SKILLS

  • Read and analyse facts and data
  • Read a poem, analysing and interpreting its meaning
  • Read a story, anticipating and predicting ideas and events
  • Deduce meanings of new words with the help of clues
  • Understand and appreciate the poet’s use of personification, metaphors and similes

WRITING SKILLS

  • Plan, organise and present ideas
  • Use appropriate style and format to produce a pamphlet or poster on animal conservation
  • Describe an animal
  • Write a magazine article
  • Write a story about animals
  • Write a film review after watching a film of the story

LANGUAGE STRUCTURE AND CONVENTIONS; LITERARY DEVICES

  • Past and Past Perfect
  • Reported Speech
    • Reporting Verbs
    • Reporting ‘Questions’ and ‘Requests’
    • said and told
    • Changes in Reported Speech
  • Animal idioms
  • Proverbs