O Level
Class- 8
Session 2012-13 2nd Term
Jan’13-Jun’13
Calendar of Events 2013
Date Day Events
14 Jan, 2013 Mon Start of 2nd Term
23 Jan, 2013 Wed Half Yearly Result Publication
31 Jan, 2013 Thurs Sports Day
10 Feb, 2013 Sun 4th Class Test
21 Feb, 2013 Thurs Observe Shaheed Dibosh (IMLD)
18 Mar, 2013 Mon 5th Class Test
26 Mar, 2013 Tues Independence Day
09 Apr, 2013 Tues 2nd In-Term Report Publication
13 Apr, 2013 Sat Celebration of Choitra Sangkranti , Bangla New Year
28 Apr, 2013 Sun 6th Class Test
02 May, 2013 Thurs Start of Enrollment
06 May-14 June, 2013 Mon-Fri CIE Examinations
12 May, 2013 Sun Students-Parents Conference
15 May, 2013 Wed Oxford Day
26 May, 2013 Sun Annual Examinations
05 June 2013 Wed Environmental Day
22 June 2013 Sat Annual Result Publication
29 June 2013 Sat Freshers Day for new Students
30 June 2013 Sun Commencement of New Session(2013-14)
The Month of February 2013 is declared as a Discipline Month.
List of Holidays
Date Day Duration Occasion School
Re-opens
24 Jan Thurs 1 day Eid-e-Miladunnabi 27 Jan, Sun
15 Feb Fri 1 day Saraswati Puja 17 Feb , Sun
22 Feb Fri 1 day Fateha-e-Yazdaham 24 Feb, Sun
25 Feb Mon 1 day Maghi Purnima 26 Feb, Tues
17Mar Sun 1 day National Holiday/Bangbandhu’s
Birthday 18 Mar, Mon
26 Mar Tues 1 day Independence Day 27 Mar , Wed
31 Mar Sun 1 day Easter Sunday 01 April, Mon
14 April Sun 1 day Bangali New Year 15 April ,Mon
01 May Wed 1 day May Day 02 May, Thurs
25 May Sat 1 day Buddha Purnima 26 May, Sun
18 June Tues 1 day Shab -e- Meraj 19 June, Wed
26 June Wed 1 day Shab -e- Barat 27 June, Thurs
16 July -15
Aug
Tues-
Thurs
Summer Holiday
Ramadan & Eid Vacation & National
Mourning Day
18 Aug, Sun
*Subject to change to the appearance of the moon
Subject-wise Syllabus
:: ENGLISH LANGUAGE::
Class Test Syllabus
English
Language
C.T-4 Directed Writing
C.T-5 Creative Writing
C.T-6 Comprehension
Grammar:
Selected by the Department.
Comprehension:
New Expressway—Book-2, Teacher’s resources and past
CIE question papers, and selected by the teachers.
Summary Writing: Selected by the department.
Creative Writing:Unseen topics– selected by the
department.
Descriptive
Narrative
Reflective / personal
Argumentative and discursive
Single word topics
Directed Writing :Unseen topics –selected by the
department
Formal / Informal Letter
Speech
Articles
Reports
:: ENGLISH LITERATURE ::
Drama – Twelfth Night- Act—3, 4 & 5
Prose - Selected stories from Outstanding short stories.
Poems
Selected by the department.
Class Test Syllabus
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LITERATURE
CT-4 Drama
CT-5 Poetry
CT-6 Prose
:: BTEC QUALIFICATION::
GRAPHIC DESIGN
BTEC LEVEL 2 Certificate (specialist 28-36) & Level 2 Diploma (Specialist 60-119)
Working with Graphic Design Briefs
Working with Digital art and Design briefs
Working with moving image briefs
Animation techniques, Graphic materials, techniques and processes, Graphic design ideas and concepts, Technical drawing skills, Digital media in graphic design, advertising in graphic
design.
FASHION AND CLOTHING
BTEC level 2 certificate (specialist 28-36),level 2 award (specialist 8-12) & level 2 Diploma (specialist 60-119)
2D visual communication,3D visual communication,working with accessory briefs, fashion design ideas, fashion visualization and presentation , digital design skills for fashion, pattern
construction techniques & process, hand & machine manufacturing skills for fash, production techniques for fashion.
MUSIC
BTEC Level 2 Diploma (Was first diploma 60+) & level 2 extended cert. (Was first cert 28-36)
Working in the music industry, Professional development in the music ind., Planning and creating a music product , solo musical performance, exploring musical composition, DJ
technology and performance , producting a musical recording, developing as a musical performer, rehearsal techniques for musicians, The development of music, Developing music
theory, planning and creating a music product.
:: evsjv ::
Paper 1:
1. Letter Writing
2. Report Writing
3. Dialogue Writing
4. Essay Writing
5. Story Writing
Paper 2:
1.Grammar
A1. Separation & Combination of Words:e¨Äb mwÜ
A2. Idiom/Pair of Words: evMaviv/†Rvovkã
A3. Transformation of Sentences: evK¨ cwieZ©b
A4. Cloze Passage
2. Comprehension
1. MCQ Comprehension [From Text Book]
2. OE Comprehension [From Text Book]
3. Vocabulary
Class Test Syllabus
evsjv
C.T-4 Idiom/Pair of Words ,Close Passage
& Transformation of Sentences [evMaviv/†Rvovkã+evK¨ cwieZ©b]
C.T-5 O E Comprehension
C.T-6 Story writing/Essay writing
:: MATHEMATICS D ::
Mathematics D
C.T-4
Exercise 06: (A, B)
Exercise 07: (A, B, C)
Exercise 08: (A, B, C)
C.T-5 Exercise 09: (A, B)
Exercise 10: (A, B, C, D)
C.T-6
Exercise 11: (A, B, C)
Exercise 12: (A, B)
:: ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS ::
Class Test Syllabus
Additional
Mathematics
C.T-4 Exercise4:(A,B)
Exercise7:(A,B)
C.T-5 Exercise4:(C)
Exercise5:(A,B,C)
C.T-6 Exercise6:(A,B,C,D)
Exercise8:(A,B)
Exercise 4: (A, B, C, D)- (Quadratic Equations)
Exercise 5: (A, B, C)
Exercise 6: (A, B, C, D, E, F)
Exercise 7: (A, B)
Exercise 8: (A,B)
Exercise 4: (A, B, C, D)- (Quadratic Equations)
Exercise 5: (A, B, C)
Exercise 6: (A, B, C, D, E, F)
Exercise 7: (A, B)
Exercise 8: (A,B)
:: PHYSICS ::
Theory
Work, Power and Energy
Pressure
Measurement of Temperature
Simple Kinetic theory of Matter
Heat Capacity
Thermal Expansion
Melting and Boiling
Transfer of Thermal Energy
Practical
1.Determination of the weight of a suspended mass by using vector addition.
2. Investigating how the time for one oscillation of a simple pendulum
depends on the height of the pendulum bob above the bench.
3. Calculation of a ratio involving the time period for one complete oscillation of a mass spring system and the extension of the spring.
4. Investigation of the rate of fall of temperature of a beaker of hot water.
5. Determination of the energy changes that occur when hot and cold water are mixed.
Class Test Syllabus
Physics
C.T-4 Work, Power & Energy, Pressure, Measurement of Temperature.
C.T-5 Simple Kinetic theory of Matter, Heat Capacity
C.T-6 Melting and Boiling, Thermal Expansion, Transfer of Thermal Energy.
:: CHEMISTRY ::
1. Reactivity series of metals
2. Burning & rusting
3. Water pollution
4. Air pollution
5. Nitrogen and its compound
6. Sulphuric Acid
Laboratory Syllabus
1. Identification of lithium ion by flame test
2. Identification of sodium ion by flame test
3. Identification of potasium ion by flame test
4. Identification of copper ion by flame test
5. Identification of calcium ion by flame test
6. To study the colour of indicator in acidic and basic solution
7. To test the presence of hydrogen gas
8. To test the presence of oxygen gas
9. To test the presence of carbon dioxide gas
10. To test the presence of ammonia gas
Class Test Syllabus
Chemistry
C.T-4 Reactivity Series Of Metals
Burning & Rusting
C.T-5 Air Pollution
Water Pollution
C.T-6
Nitrogen and its compound
Sulphuric acid
:: BIOLOGY ::
Class Test Syllabus
Biology
C.T-4 Transport in humans
C.T-5 Respiration
C.T-6 Excretion
Homeostasis
1. Transport in humans
1.1 Circulatory system
2. Respiration
2.1 Aerobic respiration
2.2 Anaerobic respiration
2.3 Human gas exchange
3. Excretion
3.1 Structure and function of kidneys
3.2 Kidney dialysis
4. Homeostasis
4.1 Structure and function of the skin
:: STATISTICS ::
Class Test Syllabus
Statistics
CT4 Chapter 4. Frequency Distributions
CT5 Chapter 5. Measures of Central Tendency
CT6 Chapter 7. Weighted Averages
:: ECONOMICS ::
Class Test Syllabus
1. Role of government in an economy
• types of taxation (direct, indirect, progressive, regressive,
proportional)
2. Economic indicators:
• causes and consequences of inflation, causes and consequences of unemployment.• Gross Domestic Product (GDP);
• measures and indicators of comparative living standards, such as GDP per head, Human Development Index (HDI).
3. Developed and developing economies: trends in
production, population and living standards
• developed and developing countries.; • factors that affect
population growth (birth rate, death rate, fertility rate, net migration), reasons for the different rates of growth in different
countries; effects of changing size and structure of population on an economy;
4. International aspects
• benefits and disadvantages of specialisation at regional and
national levels;the structure of the current account of the Balance of Payments;• define exchange rates;• describe methods of
protection; • discuss the merits of free trade and protection
CT 4
Role of government in an economy
• types of taxation (direct, indirect, progressive, regressive, proportional)
Economic indicators:
• causes and consequences of inflation, causes and consequences of unemployment.
CT- 5
• Gross Domestic Product (GDP);• measures and indicators of comparative living standards, such as GDP per head,
Human Development Index (HDI).
Developed and developing economies: trends in
production, population and living standards
• developed and developing countries.; • factors that affect population growth (birth rate, death rate, fertility rate, net
migration) ,reasons for the different rates of growth in different countries; effects of changing size and structure of
population on an economy;
CT- 6
International aspects
• benefits and disadvantages of specialisation at regional and national levels;the structure of the current account of the
Balance of Payments;• define exchange rates;• describe methods of protection;• discuss the merits of free trade and
protection.
:: COMMERCE ::
Class Test Syllabus
CT 4
INTERNATIONAL TRADE:
The importance of international trade-(X)-2
Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments-(X)-2
Customs Authorities-(Y)-2
Trading blocs-(Y)-2
Free trade and protectionism-(Y)-2
Difficulties faced by exporters-(Y)-2
CT 5
BANKING:
Banking services-(Y)-4
Means of payment for home and international trade
activities-(X)-4
Trends in banking-(X)-3
CT 6
COMMUNICATIONS:
Importance of communications in the global economy-(X)-2
Methods of communications, internal and external-(X)-2
Post Office, Telecoms-(X)-2
ADVERTISING:
The role of advertising-(Y)-1
Media-(Y)-1
Methods of appeal-(Y)-1
Sales promotion-(Y)-1
Trends in advertising-(Y)-1
:: PRINCIPLEs OF ACCOUNTING ::
Class Test Syllabus
Principal of
Accounts
C.T-4 Books of original entry (Ch 21-23)
C.T-5 Adjustment for financial statements (Ch 24-27)
C.T-6 Adjusted ledgers and final accounts (Ch 28)
:: COMPUTER STUDIES ::
Logic gate: Basic logic gate,logic gate symbol,Interpreting simple logic circuits and designing simple logic networks.
Application of Computers: General application areas, Communication and information system (Fax, Modem, E-mail, video
conferencing, telecommunication), On-line services(IRS) and remote databases, Commercial(EFTPOS, and general data
processing, industrial(Robot), technical & scientific(Medical, ATM, Online banking), education(CAL,CBT) & training(Music,MP3),
and entertainment.
Types of Computer System : Batch, Real-time, transaction processing, On-line, Off-line, single/multi-user on-line system ,
Multimedia system,
Systems and Communications: Operating system., Graphical user and character/command line interface, management of files &
directories, Peripheral device control: buffer, interrupts, polling, handshaking, check sums.
*Review Algorithm Design.
Class Test Syllabus
Computer
Studies
C.T-4 Logic gate, Application of computers
C.T-5 Types of Computer System
C.T-6 Systems and Communications
Hydrosphere– Chapter-2
1. Water and Water cycle
2. The Oceans
3. Human intervention in the water cycle
4. Exploitation of the oceans
5. Water Hazards
6. The Ocean at Risk
7. Strategies and Management of clean and safe water
Class Test Syllabus
Environmental Management
Hydrosphere
C.T-4
Unit 2.1 Water Cycle
Unit 2.2 Uses of Water
Unit 2.3 Flooding and Drought
C.T-5
Unit 2.4 Water Pollution
Unit 2.5 Water related diseases
Unit 2.6 The Ocean
C.T-6
Unit 2.7 Ocean Fisheries
Unit 2.8 Marin Pollution
Unit 2.9 Southern Ocean
Unit 2.10 Water Problem
:: HUMAN BIOLOGY ::
Class Test Syllabus
Human
Biology C.T-4
4. Digestion and Absorption of Food
4.1 Teeth and the physical breakdown of food
4.2 Nature and properties of enzymes
4.3 The alimentary canal
C.T-5
5. Plants, Food and Humans
5.1 Food production
5.2 The recycling of carbon and nitrogen
7. Skeleton, Muscles and Movement
7.1 Structure and functions of bones and cartilage
7.2 Functions of the skeleton
7.3 Muscles and movement
C.T-6
8. Homeostasis: Maintaining a Steady Internal Environment
8.1 Homeostasis
8.2 Regulation of body fluids
8.3 Regulation of body temperature
8.4 Regulation of blood glucose
:: BANGLADESH STUDIES ::
Class Test Syllabus
C.T-4
Paper-1: History and Culture of Bangladesh
Topic 2(a) Ancient Bengal
(b) Early Kingdoms in Bengal
Paper-2: Environment and development of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Studies
Topic 2 (a) Characteristics of climate
C.T-5
Paper-1: History and Culture of Bangladesh
Topic 2(c) Muslim rule
2(d) The rule of independent sultans
Paper-2: Environment and development of Bangladesh
Topic 2 (b) Factors of rainfall
C.T-6
Paper-2: Environment and development of Bangladesh
Topic 3 a) Forest and biomass b) Fish
c) Water d) Minerals
:: BUSINESS STUDIES ::
1. Business activity to achieve objectives
1.1 Marketing
Role of marketing, Market research (primary and secondary),
Presentation and use of results Market, Segmentation
(purpose and methods), Mass market; niche market
Marketing mix, Product (design, brand, packaging, lifecycle),
Price (price elasticity of demand, pricing methods and strategies), Distribution channels, Promotion (advertising sales, point of
sale), Marketing strategy, marketing budget.
3.2 Production (Operation and management)
Using resources to produce goods and services
Methods of production (job, batch, flow)
Scale of production, Lean production, Cost and cost classification
Break-even analysis and simple cost based decision-making,
Quality control, Location decision, Productivity and efficiency,
Cash and cash flow, Profit, purpose of profit,
Purpose and elements of balance sheet,
Simple interpretation of financial statements using ratios,
Working capital, Financial budgets, Users of accounts
4. People in organization
4.1 Human needs and rewards
Role of work in satisfying human needs
Methods of financial rewards, Non-financial rewards
Management styles and motivation methods,
Stages of recruitment and selection, Training methods
Dismissal and redundancy
Class Test Syllabus
Business
Studies
C.T-4 1. Business activity to achieve objectives
1.1 Marketing
C.T-5 3.2 Production (Operation and management)
C.T-6 4. People in organization
4.1 Human needs and rewards
:: ART AND DESIGN::
Paper-1 Still life
Paper-2 Observation
Paper-3 Color composition
Paper -4 Color composition Paper-5 design
Class Test Syllabus
Art &
Design
C.T-4 (P-1) Tissue box with tissue, pencil box with pencil, Coca cola cane with glass
C.T-5 (P-2) Fruit basket with fruits, Human figure, Village market.
C.T-6 (P-4) Composition with fruits and vegetables, Panjabi or fatua design with geometric form (10’’*10”).
SCHEDULE OF CLASS TESTS
DATE
10:45– 11:25 12.00 - 12.40
CT-4 CT-5 CT-6
10 Feb 18 Mar 28 Apr Math D Bangladesh studies
11 Feb 19 Mar 29 Apr English
Language Computer
12 Feb 20 Mar 30 Apr Physics/Commerce Bangla
13 Feb 21 Mar 02 May Chemistry/Accounting
Add. Math/
Human Biology/
Business Studies
14 Feb 24 Mar 05 May Biology/Statistics/
Economics
Environmental Mgt/
Art & Design
17 Feb 25 Mar 06 May English Literature
Student needs to score minimum 50% marks on average to qualify for promotion to class 9
Payment Schedule
Installment Invoice Collection
Date Payment Date
4th Semester 20th Feb to 6th
March’13 Up to 13th April 2013
1st Semester 2nd May to 16th
May’13 Up to 16th June 2013
*If the deadline is Friday or any holiday, the payment can be made In the next working day.
Examination Assessment Criteria
1st Term 2nd Term Annual
Assessment
3 Class Tests (CT) 3X10 = 30 3 Class Tests (CT) 3X10 = 30 1st
Term
50%
C.W + R.W 5 + 5 = 10 C.W + R.W 5 + 5 = 10 2nd
Term
50%
Hall Examination 60 Hall Examination 60 Total 100%
Total 100 Total 100
Schedule for Annual Examinations Routine
Class 8
Date Subject Paper Duration Time
26/05/2013
Sunday
English
Language
1 1:30 9:00-10:30
2 1:30 10:30-12:00
27/05/2013
Monday
Bangladesh
Studies
1 1:30 9:00-10:30
2 1:30 10:30-12:00
28/05/2013
Tuesday Bengali
1 1:30 9:00-10:30
2 1:30 10:30-12:00
29/05/2013
Wednesday G. Math
A 1 9:00-10:00
B 1:30 10:00-11:30
30/05/2013
Thursday
English
Literature - 2:40 9:00-11:40
01/06/2013
Saturday
Physics 1 1 9:00-10:00
2 1:45 10:00-11:45
Commerce 1 1 9:00-10:00
2 2 10:00-12:00
02/06/2013
Sunday
Computer
Studies - 2:30 9:00-11:30
03/06/2013
Monday
Chemistry 1 1 9:00-10:00
2 1:30 10:00-11:30
Pr. Of Acct 1 1 9:00-10:00
2 2 10:00-12:00
04/06/2013
Tuesday
Add. Math 1 2:30 9:00-11:30
Business
Studies
1 1:15 9:00-10:15
2 1:45 10:15-12:00
Human
Biology
1 1:00 9:00-10:00
2 2:00 10:00-12:00
05/06/2013
Wednesday
Biology 1 1 9:00-10:00
2 1:45 10:00-11:45
Statistics - 2:00 9:00-12:00
Economics 1 1 9:00-10:00
2 2 10:00-12:00
06/06/2013
Thursday
Art & Design
1 1:30 9:00-10:30
2 1:30 10:30-12:00
4/5 1:30 12:00-13:30
Env. Mgt. 1 1:30 9:00-10:30
2 1:30 10:30-12:00