SmartSkills Sanskriti School ENGLISH SMART SKILLS 2020-21 Grade IX Index Table of Contents 1. Syllabus 2. Assessment plan for the session 2020-2021 3. Suggested Reading List 4. Reading Passages 5. Writing Informal Letter Based on an Event Descriptive Paragraph • Person • Place • Event Letter of Enquiry Letter of Placing an Order Letter of Complaint Letter to the Editor Story Writing 6. Grammar Worksheets Worksheet 1 Worksheet 2 Worksheet 3 Worksheet 4 Worksheet 5 Worksheet 6 Worksheet 7 Worksheet 8 Worksheet 9 Dialogue Writing Reported Speech Rules Revision I Revision II Sample Question Paper 7. Literature- Prose Beehive 1. The Fun They Had 2. The Sound of Music 3. The Little Girl 4. A Truly Beautiful Mind 5. The Snake and the Mirror Page 1 Class IX ENGLISH SmartSkills Sanskriti School 6. My Childhood 7. Packing 8. Reach for the Top 9. The Bond of Love 10. Kathmandu 11. If I were you Moments 1. The Lost Child 2. The Adventures of Toto 3. Iswaran the Storyteller 4. In the Kingdom of Fools 5.The Happy Prince 6. Weathering the Storm in Ersama 7. The Last leaf 8. A House is Not a Home 9. The Accidental Tourist 10. The Beggar POETRY 1. The Road Not Taken 2. Wind 3. Rain on the Roof 4. The Lake Isle of Innisfree 5. A Legend of the Northland 6. No Men Are Foreign 7. The Duck and the Kangaroo 8. On Killing a Tree 9. The Snake Trying 10. A Slumber did My Spirit Seal Literary Terms and Poetic Devices Extra Reading Material for literature Additional Reading Lists List 1 List 2 Page 2 Class IX ENGLISH SmartSkills Sanskriti School Prescribed Books: Published by NCERT, New Delhi • BEEHIVE – Textbook for class IX • MOMENTS – Supplementary Reader for Class IX • WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS – Workbook in English for Class IX ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (Code No. 184) Course (2020-21) CLASS IX Textbooks Literature Reader PROSE (Beehive) 1. The Fun They Had 7. Packing 2. The Sound of Music 8. Reach for the Top 3. The Little Girl 9. The Bond of Love 4. A Truly Beautiful Mind 10. Kathmandu 5. The Snake and the Mirror 11. If I were you 6. My Childhood POETRY 1. The Road Not Taken 6. No Men Are Foreign 2. Wind 7. The Duck and the Kangaroo 3. Rain on the Roof 8. On Killing a Tree 4. The Lake Isle of Innisfree 9. The Snake Trying 5. A Legend of the Northland 10. A Slumber did My Spirit Seal SUPPLEMENTARY READER (Moments) 1. The Lost Child 6. Weathering the Storm in Ersama 2. The Adventures of Toto 7. The Last leaf 3. Iswaran the Storyteller 8. A House is Not a Home 4. In the Kingdom of Fools 9. The Accidental Tourist 5. The Happy Prince 10. The Beggar Resources for Grammar and Reading Comprehension www.englishforeveryone.com Page 3 Class IX ENGLISH SmartSkills Sanskriti School ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (2020-21) ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE SYLLABUS CLASS – IX (2020-21) SECTION - WISE WEIGHTAGE Section Total Weightage 80 A Reading Skills 20 B Writing Skills with Grammar 30 C Literature Textbook and Supplementary Reading 30 Text Note-The annual examination will be of 80 marks, with duration of three hours. There will be internal assessment of 20 Marks. SECTION A: READING This section will have two reading passages. 20 Marks 1. A Factual passage 300-350 words with eight Objective Type Questions (including 8 marks Multiple Choice Questions). 2. A Discursive passage of 350-400 words with four Short Answer Type Questions to 12 marks test inference, evaluation and analysis and four Objective Type Questions (including Multiple Choice Questions) to test vocabulary. Page 4 Class IX ENGLISH SmartSkills Sanskriti School SECTION B: WRITING SKILLS AND CONTEXTUAL GRAMMAR (30 Marks) 3. Writing an Informal Letter on a situation /Descriptive Paragraph 10 (person/place/event/diary entry)/ formal letter to the editor/ letter of marks enquiry/order/complaint in about 150-200 words based on visual or verbal cue/s. 4. Writing a story based on a given outline or cue/s in about 150-200 words. 10 marks The Grammar syllabus will include the following topics- Tenses Modals Use of passive voice Subject – verb concord Reported speech a. Commands And Requests b. Statements c. Questions Clauses: • Noun Clauses • Adverb Clauses Of Condition And Time • Relative clauses i. Determiners ii. Prepositions The above items may be tested through test types (grammar in context) as given below: 5. Cloze passage / Gap Filling / Editing. 4 marks. 6. Dialogue Writing/ Reporting dialogue on a given cue 6 marks Page 5 Class IX ENGLISH SmartSkills Sanskriti School SECTION C: LITERATURE TEXTBOOK & SUPPLEMENTARY READER TEXTBOOK (30 Marks) 7. One out of two extracts from prose/poetry/play for reference to the context. Two (2x2=4 Short Answer Type Questions of two marks each based on interpretation. marks) 8. Five Short Answer Type Questions out of seven short answer type questions from (2x5=10 BEEHIVE AND MOMENTS (3 questions out of four from BEEHIVE and 2 marks) questions out of three from MOMENTS) to test local and global comprehension of theme and ideas (to be answered in 30-40 words each) 9. One out of two Long Answer Type questions to be answered in 100-150 words, (8 marks) from the book BEEHIVE to assess creativity, imagination and extrapolation beyond the text and across the texts. This can be a passage based question taken from a situation / plot from the texts. 10. One out of two Long Answer Type questions from the book MOMENTS on theme (8 marks) or plot involving interpretation, extrapolation beyond the text and inference or character sketch in about (100-150 words). Prescribed Books: Published by NCERT, New Delhi • BEEHIVE – Textbook for class IX • MOMENTS – Supplementary Reader for Class IX • Words and Expressions-I, Workbook INTERNAL ASSESSMENT Listening and Speaking Competencies Assessment of Listening and Speaking Skills will be for 05 marks. Page 6 Class IX ENGLISH SmartSkills Sanskriti School ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (Code No. 184) CLASS – IX (2020 – 21) Marks-80 Sections Competencies Total % marks Weightage Reading Conceptual understanding, 20 25% Comprehension decoding,vocabulary Writing Skill and Creative expression of an opinion, reasoning, 30 37.50% Grammar justifying, illustrating, appropriacy of style and tone, using appropriate format and fluency. Applying conventions, using integrated structures with accuracy and fluency Literature Textbook Recalling, reasoning, appreciating, applying 30 37.50% and Supplementary literary conventions illustrating and Reading Text justifying etc. Extract relevant information, identifying the central theme and sub-theme, understanding the writers’ message and writing fluently. Total 80 Page 7 Class IX ENGLISH SmartSkills Sanskriti School CLASS IX ASSESSMENT TERM ASSESSEMENT MARKS TOTAL 1 Term Examination 80 80 Unit Test 1 40 10 Listening & Speaking Skills Assessment: Answering 20 5 questions based on an audio & speaking on a chosen topic Homework/Assignments/Regularity/Class Response etc. 5 5 TERM 2 ASSESSMENT MARKS TOTAL Term Examination 80 80 Unit Test 2 40 10 Listening & Speaking Skills Assessment: Answering 20 5 questions based on an audio & speaking on a chosen topic (January-February 2018) Homework/Assignments/Regularity/Class Response etc. 5 5 Page 8 Class IX ENGLISH SmartSkills Sanskriti School PORTFOLIO GRADE 9 (2020-21) Students are expected to maintain a clear file in which the following documents will be included in addition to the notebook, which becomes a part of their record of work done and progress through the year. The rubrics as provided must also be included Work included Description 1. Index Table of contents/Details of the work done with date 2. Certificates Certificates of appreciation received in the subject E.g. For neatness of work, regularity, class participation, team work, following up on work, promptness, creativity etc. 3. Reflection sheets a) Students reflect at the end of term 1 : how they have performed and progressed; what goals they managed to achieve etc. b) Second reflection: on areas they need to focus on and improve in the second term; changes in study habits, specific areas etc. (goal setting may be done at the beginning of the new academic year) To be done on an A4 sized sheets of paper. Guiding questions may be given to facilitate their reflection but individuality must be encouraged. 4. Work done as part a. Descriptive paragraph of a place. Based on the poem Lake Isle of Multiple of Innisfree Assessment in b. In the Kingdom of Fools (as done in term 1- rubrics to be terms 1 and 2 followed and attached) To be done on an A4 sized sheet of paper. 5. On Friendship a. Notebook + Comic version of -Journal/Diary Ishwaran the Storyteller and/or A Legend of the Northland entry b. Friendship and sacrifice as a theme based on The Last Leaf. Leaf Printing with paragraph/poem on Friendship 6. Short Story Students will work on prompts given and peer check the work done. To be done on an A4 sized sheet of paper. 7. Vocabulary activity Students will create a word web from any chapter of their choice and illustrate the same (hand drawn/ printed) To be done on an A4 sized sheet of paper. (10-12 words) 8. Answer scripts of UT1/UT2/TERM1/TERM2 all tests and exams Page 9 Class IX ENGLISH SmartSkills Sanskriti School Class IX: Details of Internal Assessment Projects- 2020-21 Periodic Multiple Assessment Portfolio (5) Subject Term Assessment (5) Enrichment Exam (40) (5) (80) UT UT (40) Term 1 : Portfolio (5) ASL Exam Term 1 (80) Descriptive :Notebook + Comic version of paragraph of a place. Ishwaran the Storyteller and/or A Legend of the Based on the poem Northland Lake Isle of Innisfree MINIMIM 6 PANELS What is your vision of Include dialogue writing in each panel.