G.D.

GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DAKSHINESWAR

TERM 1 (2022-23)
CLASS - XI
SYLLABUS FOR ENGLISH

TOPICS
1. Note making and summarization based on a passage (5+3= 8 Marks)
2. Grammar (7 Marks)
3. Creative writing: (6 Marks)
i. Classified Advertisements
ii. Posters

ASSESSMENT II Literature: (19 Marks)

Hornbill
1. The Adventure (Prose)
2. The Voice of The Rain (Poem)
3. Childhood (Poem)
Snapshots
1. Mother’s Day (Play)
SECTION A READING SKILLS
Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passage
I. One unseen passage to assess comprehension, interpretation inference and vocabulary.
The passage may be factual, descriptive or literary. (10 Marks)
II. One unseen case-based passage with verbal/visual inputs like statistical data, charts
etc. (8 Marks)
III. Note Making and Summarization based on a passage of approximately 200-250
words. (5+3=8 Marks)
SECTION B
IV. Grammar (7 Marks)
i. Questions on Gap filling (Tenses, Clauses)
ii. Questions on re-ordering/transformation of sentences
(Total seven questions to be done out of the eight given).
V. Creative writing skills (16 Marks)
i. Short writing task – Classified Advertisements
ii. Short writing task –Poster
iii. Writing a Speech
iv. Writing a Debate
SECTION C LITERATURE
ANNUAL EXAM Multiple Choice Questions, Objective Type Questions, Short Answer Type
Questions and Long Answer Type Questions (31 Marks)
Hornbill
• The Portrait of a Lady (Prose)
• A Photograph (Poem)
• “We’re Not Afraid to Die… if we can be together
• Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues
• The Laburnum Top (Poem)
• The Voice of the Rain (Poem)
• Childhood (Poem)
• The Adventure
• Silk Road (Prose)
• Father to Son
Snapshots
• The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse (Prose)
• The Address (Prose)
• Mother’s Day (Play)
• Birth (Prose)
• The Tale of Melon City