English B

Course Code - ENGB

Course Overview:
By the time students enter Class XI, it is anticipated that they have attained a reasonable
level of language proficiency in English. The primary objective of this course is to further
enhance and cultivate higher-order language skills. This proficiency becomes especially
crucial as the higher secondary stage serves as a pivotal preparation phase, catering to two
significant pathways for students.

Firstly, for a substantial number of students, this stage acts as a preparation for university
education which often demand a commendable proficiency in English, making it imperative
for students to refine their language skills to meet these academic standards.

Secondly, for another sizable group of students, the higher secondary stage serves as
groundwork for entry into the professional realm. In the professional domain as well,
effective communication in English is frequently a prerequisite. Hence, this Course is
meticulously designed to address the linguistic demands of both academic study and the
workplace.

The course structure is strategically crafted to cover a spectrum of language competencies,

ensuring that students not only excel in academic contexts but are also well-equipped for
effective communication in professional settings.

The Course also introduces diverse literature, including classics and modern texts with
themes relevant to contemporary issues. This approach provides students exposure to
literature, culture, society, environment, and the broader aspects of humanity. It aims to
foster a comprehensive understanding of the world through engaging literary exploration in
the context of today's global landscape.

The annual course duration spans 200 contact hours, with 100 hours allocated to Semester I
& III, 80 hours to Semester II & IV and the remaining 20 hours dedicated to Home
Assignments, Projects andTutorial / Remedial Classes.By embracing a comprehensive
approach, this Course seeks to prepare students for the diverse linguistic challenges they
may encounter in their future endeavours, whether in university studies or the professional
world.
Course Objectives:
The general objectives include developing skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Specific competencies include:

Listening and Comprehension:

● Comprehending live and recorded oral presentations on various topics.

● Participating in group discussions, interviews, and making short oral presentations.

Speaking Skills:

● Participating in discussions and debates on current national and international affairs,

sports, business, etc.
● Responding in interviews, group discussions, and making meaningful inquiries for
travel purposes.
Reading and Comprehension:

● Perceiving the overall meaning and organization of texts.

● Identifying central points, supporting details, and building communicative
competence in different lexicons.
● Promoting advanced language skills for reasoning and drawing inferences.
● Reading and comprehending extended texts in various genres.
● Developing study skills such as skimming and scanning for main ideas and details.
● Understanding the writer's purpose, tone, and distinguishing between literal and
figurative language.
● Comprehending technical language in computer-related fields.
Writing Skills:

● Writing expository/argumentative essays, formal/informal letters.

● Using contextual clues to infer meanings of unfamiliar vocabulary.
● Producing unified paragraphs with adequate details and support.
● Writing workplace-related items such as summaries, and reports.
● Writing Commercial Documents like posters and advertisements.
Grammar:

● Developing an advanced understanding and usage of various tenses, surpassing the

levels acquired in previous classes, enabling them to express nuanced temporal
relationships in English sentences.
● Constructing and deconstructing sentences, including diverse types (simple,
compound, complex) and clauses, showcasing their ability to use varied sentence
structures for effective communication.
● Emphasis on the use of passive forms in scientific and innovative writings.
● Usage of modal auxiliaries based on semantic considerations
Methods and Techniques:

● Emphasis on self-learning, reducing dependence on teachers.

● Multi-skill, learner-centred, activity-based approach.
● Incorporating silent reading, role-play, dramatization, group discussions, and other
interactive activities.
● Encouraging independent interpretation of texts.
● Overall, the curriculum aims to develop well-rounded language skills for academic
and professional success, fostering independent thinking and lifelong learning.
 Course Structure
Class XI
Semester I: 40 Marks

Unit Segment Marks Contact Hours

I Prose 10 15
II Verse 10 15
III Rapid Reader 10 20
IV Textual Grammar 05 25
V Reading Comprehension 05 25

Semester II: 40 Marks

Unit Segment Marks Contact Hours

I Prose 10 20
II Verse 10 10
III Rapid Reader 05 20
IV Non-Textual Grammar 05 15
V Writing 10 15

Project: 20 Marks

Contact Hours
Activity/ Project Marks
Listening – 5 Marks
Assessment of Listening &
Speaking – 5 Marks 10
Speaking (ALS)
Project 10 Marks 10
 Class XII
Semester III: 40 Marks

Unit Segment Marks Contact Hours

I Prose 10 20
II Verse 10 15
III Drama 05 20
IV Textual Grammar 05 20
V Reading Comprehension 10 25

Semester IV: 40 Marks

Unit Segment Marks Contact Hours

I Prose 10 10
II Verse 10 10
III Drama 05 20
IV Non-Textual Grammar 05 20
V Writing 10 20

Project: 20 Marks

Activity/ Project Marks Contact Hours

Assessment of Listening & Listening – 5 Marks

10
Speaking (ALS) Speaking – 5 Marks
Project 10 Marks 10
 SUBJECT: ENGLISH B
CLASS XI TOTAL THEORY MARKS: 80
● CLASS XI SEMESTER I TOPICS: [MCQ MARKS: 1 MARK PER QUESTION]

UNIT 1 : Prose

Sl No Topic Marks Hours

1 ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ – R. K. Narayan 04 05

2 ‘The Swami and Mother-Worship’ from 03 05
The Master as I Saw Him by Sister Nivedita
3 ‘Amarnath’ from The Master as I Saw Him 03 05
by Sister Nivedita

UNIT 2 : Verse

Sl No Topic Marks Hours

1 ‘Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’ – 04 05

William Wordsworth
2 ‘The Bangle Sellers’ – Sarojini Naidu 03 05
3 ‘The Second Coming’ – W.B. Yeats 03 05

UNIT 3 : Rapid Reader

Sl No Topic Marks Hours

1 ‘Macbeth’ from A TextBook of English(B) 04 07

Rapid Reader & A Book on ESP & Project
by WBCHSE
2 ‘Othello’ from A TextBook of English(B) 03 07
Rapid Reader & A Book on ESP & Project
by WBCHSE
3 ‘As You Like It’ from A TextBook of 03 06
English(B) Rapid Reader & A Book on ESP
& Project by WBCHSE

UNIT 4 : Textual Grammar

Sl No Topic Marks Hours

1 Textual Grammar from Unit 1 and Unit 2: 01 x 5 25
Tense, Voice, Indirect Speech, Phrasal
Verbs, Preposition, Clause, Participle,
Gerund and Transformation of sentences
 UNIT 5 : Comprehension ( Unseen )

Sl No Topic Marks Hours

1 Reading Comprehension (Unseen) 01 x 5 25

● CLASS XI SEMESTER II TOPICS:

UNIT 1 : Prose

Sl No Topic Short Short Descriptive Total Total

Answer Answer Type Marks Hours
Type Type Questions
Questions Questions (6 marks)
(2 marks) (3 marks)
1 ‘The Garden 02 01 10 05
Party’ –
Katherine
Mansfield
2 ‘Alias Jimmy 05
Valentine’ – O’
Henry
3 ‘Of Studies’ - 04
Francis Bacon
4 ‘Nobel Lecture’ 06
- Mother
Teresa

** Any 2 out of 4 Questions of 02 marks. And total marks 2 x2= 04 marks

***Any 01 out of 03 questions of 06 marks. Total marks: 06 marks
UNIT 2 : Verse

Sl No Topic Short Short Descriptive Total Total

Answer Answer Type Marks Hours
Type Type Questions
Questions Questions (6 marks)
(2 marks) (3 marks)
1 ‘My last 02 01 10 05
Duchess’ –
Robert
Browning
2 ‘And Still I Rise’ 05
– Maya
Angelou
** Any 2 out of 4 Questions of 02 marks. And total marks 2 x2= 04 marks
***Any 01 out of 02 questions of 06 marks. Total marks: 06 marks
 UNIT 3 : Rapid Reader

Sl No Topic Short Short Descriptive Total Total

Answer Answer Type Marks Hours
Type Type Questions
Questions Questions (5 marks)
(2 marks) (3 marks)
1 ‘The Ghost 1 question 05 07
Brahman’ from to be
Folk-Tales of attempted
Bengal by out of 3
LalBehariDey questions
2 ‘A Ghostly 07
Wife’ from
Folk-Tales of
Bengal by
LalBehariDey
3 ‘The Man Who 06
Wished to be
Perfect’ from
Folk-Tales of
Bengal by
LalBehariDey

UNIT 4 : Non Textual Grammar

Sl No Topic Short Answer Short Descriptive Total Total

Type Questions Answer Type Marks Hours
(2 marks) Type Questions
Questions (5 marks)
(3 marks)
Non-textual 1 question of 2 Fill in the 02+03 = 15
Grammar: marks blanks as 05
Tense, Voice, [1 question to per
Phrasal Verbs, be attempted direction:
Preposition, out of two 0.5 marks
Clause, questions from x 6 to be
Participle, Transformatio attempted
Gerund, n of sentences from all
Transformatio or Correction topics
n of Sentences of errors] covered
 UNIT 5 : Writing Skill

Sl No Topic Short Short Descriptive Total Total

Answer Answer Type Marks Hours
Type Type Questions
Questions Questions (5/10 marks)
(2 marks) (3 marks)
1 Paragraph Writing [ 150 words ] 1 x 10 10 15
OR OR hours
Formal Letter Writing [ 75 words ] & 1 x 05 +
Event Report Writing [ 75 words ] 1 x 05

PROJECT/TUTORIAL Marks : 20 Hours : 20

FORMAT:
1) Listening and Speaking Activity 05+05 marks
2) Writing Activity 10 marks
Subject teachers will engage students in activities which would test their listening
and speaking skills comprehensively.
Instructions:

1. For writing activity concerned teacher will select relevant topic from:
a) Environmental Issues
b) Society and Culture
c) Eminent Personalities
2. Project/Tutorial may be done throughout both the semesters. However the student
will be evaluated at the end of Semester II.

SUBJECT: ENGLISH B
CLASS XII
● CLASS XII SEMESTER III TOPICS: TOTAL THEORY MARKS: 40
[MCQ: 1 MARK PER QUESTION]
UNIT 1 : Prose

Sl. No. Topic Marks Hours

1 ‘The Night Train at Deoli’ by Ruskin Bond 04 07
2 ‘Strong Roots’(Extract from the chapter 03 06
Orientation from Wings of Fire) by APJ
Abdul Kalam
3 ‘A Room of One’s Own: Section on 03 07
Shakespeare’s Sister’ by Virginia Woolf
UNIT 2 : Verse

Sl. No. Topic Marks Hours

1 ‘Our Casuarina Tree’ by Toru Dutt 05 07
2 ‘Ulysses’ by Alfred Lord Tennyson 05 08

UNIT 3 : Drama

Sl. No. Topic Marks Hours

1 ‘Tara’ by Mahesh Dattani (Act I) 05 20

UNIT 4 : Textual Grammar

Sl. No. Topic Marks Hours

1 Textual Grammar from Unit 1 and Unit 2: 05 20
Synthesis and Splitting of Sentences;
Change of Narration; Correction of errors

UNIT 5 : Reading Comprehension

Sl. No. Topic Marks Hours

1 Reading Comprehension (Unseen) 10* 25

* 5 Questions based on Grammar and Vocabulary Items – 5 Marks

5 Questions based on Understanding and Inference of the Text – 5 Marks

● CLASS XII SEMESTER IV:TOTAL THEORY MARKS: 40

UNIT 1 : Prose

Sl. No. Topic Short Short Descriptive Total Total

Answer Answer Type Marks Hours
Type Type Questions
Questions Questions (6 marks)
(2 marks) (3 marks)
1 ‘Alice in 02** 01*** 10 05
Wonderland –
Down the
Rabbit Hole’ by
Lewis Caroll
2 ‘Three 05
Questions’ by
Leo Tolstoy
** Any 2 out of 4 Questions of 02 marks. And total marks 2 x2= 04 marks
***Any 01 out of 02 questions of 06 marks. Total marks: 06 marks
 UNIT 2 : Verse
Sl. No. Topic Short Short Descriptive Total Total
Answer Answer Type Marks Hours
Type Type Questions
Questions Questions (6 marks)
(2 marks) (3 marks)
1 ‘Hawk Roosting’ 02** 01*** 10 03
by Ted Hughes
2 ‘That time of year 03
….’ - Sonnet 73 by
William
Shakespeare
3 ‘The Greenhouse 04
Effect’ by Carl
Dennis
** Any 2 out of 4 Questions of 02 marks. And total marks 2 x2= 04 marks
***Any 01 out of 03 questions of 06 marks. Total marks: 06 marks

UNIT 3 : Drama

Sl. No. Topic Short Short Descriptive Total Total

Answer Answer Type Marks Hours
Type Type Questions
Questions Questions (5 marks)
(2 marks) (3 marks)
1 ‘Tara’ by 01* 05 20
Mahesh
Dattani (Act II)
*Any 01 question to be attempted out of 02 questions. Total Marks - 5

UNIT 4 : Non-Textual Grammar

Sl. No. Topic Short Answer Short Answer Descriptive Total Total
Type Questions Type Type Marks Hours
(2 marks) Questions Questions
(3 marks) (5 marks)
1 Non-textual 1 question of 2 Fill in the 02+03 = 20
Grammar: marks blanks to 05
Synthesis [1 question to report a
and Splitting be attempted paragraph or
of out of two conversation
Sentences; questions from : 01 marks
Change of Synthesis of x03 to be
Narration; Sentences and attempted
Correction Splitting of
of Errors Sentences]
UNIT 5 : Writing

Sl. No. Topic Short Short Descriptive Total Total

Answer Answer Type Marks Hours
Type Type Questions
Questions Questions (10 marks)
(2 marks) (3 marks)
1 Essay 01* 10 10
2 Precis 10

*01 out of Any 02 Questions to be attempted. Total Marks - 10

PROJECT/TUTORIAL 20 Marks

FORMAT:

3) Listening and Speaking Activity 05+05 marks

4) Writing Activity/ Project 10 marks
Instructions:

3. Subject teachers will engage students in activities which would assess their listening
and speaking skills comprehensively.
4. For writing activity concerned teacher will select a relevant topic from any of the
following themes:
d) Health and Fitness
e) Film and Drama
f) Technology and Innovation
g) Local Festivals and Traditions
5. Project/Tutorial may be done throughout both the semesters. However, the student
will be evaluated at the end of Semester IV.