Wednesday, 9 April 2014

cbse syllabus for class 12 ENGLISH (Elective)

Class XII

One Paper                                                  3 Hours                                                 Marks: 100
Unit wise Weightage


Units
Marks
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Reading an unseen passage and poem
Writing
Applied Grammar
Texts for detailed study
Fiction
20
20
10
40
10



Marks
Periods
1.
Reading an unseen passage and poem
20
35
(a)    One literary or discursive passage of about 500-600 words
followed by short questions                                                            12 (b)           A poem of about 15 lines followed by short questions to test




interpretation  and appreciation                                                        8

2.      Writing                                                                                                     20                  30
(a)    To write an essay on argumentative/discursive topic (150-200 words)10 (b)       To write a composition such as an article, report, speech
(150-200 words)                                                                             10

3.      Applied Grammar
(a)
Editing and error correction of words and sentences
05
(b)
Changing the narration of a given input
05
4.Texts for detailed study                                                                      40
(a)
Two passages or extracts followed by short answer type questions for comprehension, interpretation, drawing inferences (4× 2)

08
(b)
Two out of three questions to be answered in 100 words each testing global comprehension (6+6)

12
(c)
Five out of six questions to be answered in about
60 words each testing comprehension, characterisation,

interpretation (3+3)                                                             4 x 5 = 20
         10                                                                                                            10

5.      Fiction                                                                                                     10                  30

(a)    One out of two questions to be answered in about 60 words and/or
each seeking comments, interpretation                                            04

(b)    One question in about 100 words to test evaluation and appreciation of characters, events, episodes and interpersonal relationships                                         06



Books prescribed

1.      Kaleidoscope- Text book published by NCERT

2.      Fiction- Tiger for Malgudi or
The Financial Expert by R. K. Narayan (Novel)

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