SYLLABUS FOR CLASS XII SUB-ENGLISH SESSION- (2018-19)

HALFYEARLY EXAMINATION

TEXTBOOK- FLAMINGO

PROSE
1The Last Lesson – by Alphonse Daudet

2Lost Spring by Anees Jung

3Deep Water by William Douglas

4 The Rattrap by Selma Lagerlof

5 Indigo by Louis Fischer

POEMS
1My Mother at Sixty- six by Kamala Das

2 An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum by Stephen Spender

3A Thing of Beauty by John Keats

4 Keeping Quiet by Pablo Neruda

TEXTBOOK- VISTAS

PROSE
1 The Tiger King by Kalki

2The Enemy by Pearl S. Buck

3 Should Wizard Hit Mommy by John Updike

4On The Face of It by Susan Hill

TEXTBOOK- THE INVISIBLE MAN BY H.G WELLS

Chapter 1—14

WRITING SKILL
1INVITATION – Formal & Informal
2 Replies- Formal & Informal

3Notice

4 Poster

5 Advertisement – Commercial & Classified

6 Factual Description

7 Report

8 Article

9 Speech

10 Letters – (a) Letter to the Editor

(b) Letter of Complaint

(c) Placing Order

(d) Job Application

(e) Letter to the Principal

(f) Letter Seeking Information

(g) Replies

READING SKILL
1 Comprehension

2 Note making & Summary

PRE BOARD EXAMINATION

TEXT BOOK – FLAMINGO

PROSE
Going Places by A.R Barton

POEM
Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers by Adrienne Rich
TEXT BOOK – VISTAS

PROSE
1Evans Tries an O – Level by Colin Dexter

2 Memories of Childhood

The Cutting of my Long Hair by Zitkala – Sa

We Too are Human Beings by Bama

TEXT BOOK – Invisible Man by H.G Wells

Chapter 15 – 28

WRITING SKILL
The entire writing skill portion already mentioned under the heading of Half Yearly Examination

READING SKILL
1 Comprehension

2 Note Making & Summary

N.B The entire portion of the Half Yearly Examination will be there for the Pre Board
Examination.