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SARALA BIRLA PUBLIC SCHOOL, Ranchi
Syllabus 2017-2018 Name : __________________________ UID : _____________ Class : VIII ___
Subject : English
Prescribed Books:
1 New Gul Mohar Reader 8
2 Revised Cornerstone (Grammar and Composition Skills) 8
3 Dialogues ( A Speaking and Listening Course for CBSE Schools) 8
4 Strings Cursive Writing 8
Month Days / Periods Book Chapters/Topics
April 20
Literature Gr. & Comp. Dialogue Strings
Anne Bakes a Cake (Prose /Fiction); In the Bazaars of Hyderabad (Poem) Determiners (ex. A.B); Modals (ex. A, B) Message Writing Class-wise Pg. 01-04
May 09
Literature Gr. & Comp. Activity-
Gogols First Day (Pr/ F) Revision of the previous chapters Notice Writing A Project to be made on promoting Cashless Transaction
June 14
Literature Gr. & Comp. Dialogue Strings
The Last Class (Pr/F); Unfolding Bud (P) Adjective (ex. A, B) ; Tense (Introduction) Practice/ Revision of Notice and Message writing Whos Who Pg. 05-08
July 21
Literature Gr. & Comp. Strings
The Narayanpur Incident (Pr/F) ; The Elephant and the Tragopan (P) Tense Simple and Continuous (ex.-A, B, C on each section); Active and Passive Voice (ex. A, B) Debate; e-mail; Message Writing; /Determiners; Modals Pg. 09-12
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August 21
Literature Gr. & Comp. Dialogue Activity- Strings
Can Animals Reason (Pr/F); Revision of the previous chapters Non-Finites (ex. A, B, C), e-mail Log in .. Debate on Digitalization (oral) Pg. 13-16
September 18
Literature Gr. & Comp. Dialogue Strings
Revision of the previous chapters for SA- 1 Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences Revision Pg. 17-20
October 16
Literature Gr. & Comp. Dialogue Strings
Coming Home to Delhi (Pr/F); Where the Mind is Without Fear (P) Adverbs (ex. A, B); Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences (ex. A, B) Adjectives ; Modals; Tense Simple and Continuous (ex.-A, B, C on each section) Diary Writing, Back in Time Pg. 21-24
November 21
Literature Gr. & Comp.
Owens vs Master Race (Pr/F); A Night to Forget (Pr/F) Phrases and Clauses ( ex. A, B), Determiners; Adjective Diary Writing
December 16
Literature Gr. & Comp. Dialogue Strings
Darjeeling (Pr/F); A Poison Tree (P) Direct and Indirect Speech (ex. A, B, C); Paragraph development Book speak Pg. 25-28
January 20
Literature Gr. & Comp. Dialogue Activity- Strings
All the Worlds a Stage (P); The Merchant of Venice (Drama) Punctuation (ex. A, B); Report Writing For The People Speech on the need of dealing strictly with law-breakers / Group Project (8 Students ) on the necessity of Polythene-Free Society Pg. 29-35
February 19
Literature Gr. & Comp. Dialogue Strings
Revision of the taught chapters for Annual Exam Pg. 36-40
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Syllabus for Periodic Tests (25 marks) and Term End Examination (80 marks)
Periodic Test-1
Anne Bakes a Cake ; In the Bazaars of Hyderabad; Determiners; Modals, Message Writing
Periodic Test-2
The Last Class ; Unfolding Bud Adjective ; Tense; Notice Writing; Message Writing; /Determiners; Modals [ 5 marks question (underlined portions) from Weekly Test-1] Tense Simple and Continuous (ex.-A, B, C on each section
Half yearly exam
Anne Bakes a Cake ; In the Bazaars of Hyderabad; The Last Class ; Unfolding Bud; The Narayanpur Incident; Determiners ; Modals; Tense; Active and Passive Voice; Notice; e-mail; Message (marks division: Reading - 20 marks; Writing and Grammar- 30 marks; Literature- 30 marks)
Periodic Test-3
Coming Home to Delhi ; Where the Mind is Without Fear; Tense Simple and Continuous ( ex.-A, B, C on each section ); Adjective ; Modals Adverbs ; Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences [ 2 marks question (underlined portion) from Weekly Test-1 and 3 marks question (underlined one) from Weekly Test- 2 ]
Periodic Test-4
Darjeeling; All the Worlds a Stage; Phrases and Clauses; Non-Finites; Determiners; Adjective; Adverbs ; [ 2 marks question each (underlined portions) from Weekly Test-1, 2 and 3 ]
Annual Exam
Whole syllabus taught from October to January + 30% syllabus taught from April to August; the portion will comprise- The Last Class (Pr./F); Unfolding Bud (P) The Narayanpur Incident (Pr/F); The Elephant and the Tragopan (P) Tense Simple and Continuous (ex.-A, B, C on each section); Active and Passive Voice (ex. A, B) [Reading -20 marks, Writing and Grammar-30 marks, Literature -30 marks]
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Subject :
Prescribed Books:
1) - 8 () 2) () 3) 8 ()
Month Total No. of periods
April 20 1- 2-
1- 2-
May 10 4- 3-
June 18 5- 6-
4- ,
July 24
7- 8-
5- 6-
August 23 9- 7
September Revision + Half Yearly Exam
October 16 10-
-8,9,10,11-,,
November 23
12- 13- 1-
-12,13,14,15-,, -16-
December 18 14-
-17- -19-
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15- :
January 22
17- 18- 7-
-21- 5- 6- 24- /
February Revision + Annual Exam
March
Syllabus for Term Exams and Monday Test
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Subject : Mathematics
Prescribed Books:
1) MATHEMATICS TEXT BOOK FOR VIII NCERT
2) REF. BOOK -MATHEMATICS FOR VIII BY R.S AGGARWAL
3) ACTIVITY IN MATHEMATICS BY LAXMI PUBLICATION
Month Total No. of periods
Lesson/Chapter
April 20 CH 1- RATIONAL NUMBERS ,CH 2-LINEAR EQUATIONS IN ONE VARIABLE
May 9 CH 2- LINEAR EQUATIONS IN ONE VARIABLE (CONTINUED) June 14 CH 3- UNDERSTANDING QUADRILATERALS
July 21 CH 8- COMPARING QUANTITIES ,CH 6-SQUARES AND SQUARE ROOTS
August 21 CH 5- DATA HANDLING,CH 7-CUBES AND CUBE ROOTS,CH 4- PRACTICAL GEOMETRY
September Revision + Half Yearly Exam
October 16 CH 9- ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS AND IDENTITIES CH 12- EXPONENTS AND POWERS
November 21 CH 11- MENSURATION CH 10- VISUALISING SOLID SHAPES
December 16 CH 14- FACTORISATION, CH 16-PLAYING WITH NUMBERS
January 20 CH 13- DIRECT AND INVERSE PROPORTIONS,CH 15-INTRODUCTION TO GRAPHS
February Revision + Annual Exam March
Syllabus for Term Exams and Monday Test TERM-1
Periodic Test
(1)CH 1- RATIONAL NUMBERS (2)CH 2- LINEAR EQUATIONS IN ONE VARIABLE, CH 3-UNDERSTANDING QUADRILATERALS, CH1-REPRESENTATION OF RATIONAL NUMBERS ON NUMBER LINE.
Activities 1)ACTIVITY 1 2)ACTIVITY 2 3)ACTIVITY 3
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4)ACTIVITY 4 HALF YEARLY CHAPTERS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
TERM-2
Periodic Test
1)CH 8-COMPARING QUANTITIES,CH1-RATIONAL NUMBES BETWEEN TWO RATIONAL NUMBERS,APPLICATIONS OF LINEAR EQUATIONS. 2)CH 11-MENSURATION,CH 8-COMPOUND INTEREST,CH 1-ADDITIVE IDENTITY,MULTIPLICATIVE IDENTITY,ADDITIVE INVERSE,MULTIPLICATIVE INVERSE,PROPERTIES OF RATIONAL NUMBERS,CH 3-ANGLE SUM PROPERTY ANDSUM OF EXTERIOR ANGLES OF POLYGONS(EX-3.1,3.2)
Activities
1)ACTIVITY 8 2)ACTIVITY 10 3)ACTIVITY 13 4)ACTIVITY 7
ANNUAL EXAM CHAPTERS 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Subject : Science (Physics)
Prescribed Books:
1) Lakhmir Singh's Science for Class 8 ( S. Chand School)
Month Total No. of periods Lesson/Chapter
April Force and Pressure
May Force and Pressure
June Friction
July Friction
August Sound
September Revision + Half Yearly Exam
October Some Natural Phenomenon
November Some Natural Phenomenon
December Light
January Stars and the Solar System
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February Revision + Annual Exam
March
Syllabus for Term Exams and Monday Test TERM-1
Periodic Test
1st Periodic Test: Chapter- Force and Pressure (Weightage-9)- Topics: Force, Effects of force, Types of forces. 2nd Periodic Test: Chapter-Force and Pressure (Weightage 2)-Topics: Types of forces, Pressure, Pressure exerted by liquids and gases, Atmospheric pressure and its application. Chapter-Friction (Weightage-7):Topics-Force of friction, Factors affecting friction, Cause of friction, Types of friction.
Activities 1) MCQ from Chapter Force and Pressure. 2) Activities from Chapter Force and Pressure and Sound.
Half Yearly Chapters Force and Pressure, Friction, Sound TERM-2
Periodic Test
3rd Periodic Test: Chapter- Force and Pressure(Weighatge-1)-Topic: Atmospheric pressure. Chapter-Friction(Weightage-1)-Topics: Advantages and disadvantages of friction, Method of increasing and decreasing friction. Chapter-Sound(Weightage-6)-Topics: Sound is produced by vibrating body, sound needs a material medium for propagation, Sound produced by h