RYAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

DELHI REGION

SYLLABUS 2011 - 2012

CLASS - VIII

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EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

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ALL ROUND DEVELOPMENT

“You have made known to me the path of

life, you will fill me with joy in your

presence. There are eternal

pleasures at your right hand”.

Psalm 16:11

ENGLISH

Section-A : Reading (20 marks)

Qs 1-4 : Four unseen reading passages of 5 marks each.

- Two out of four passages will have multiple choice questions carrying 5+5=10 marks.

- Two out of four passages will have questions wherein students will be expected to supply the responses. This

will carry 5+5=10 marks.

Question types will be :

• Sentence completion

• Gap filling

Section-B : Writing (20 marks)

Three writing tasks as indicated below :

Q5 A short answer question of upto 50-100 in the form of a paragraph writing/advertisement.

Q6 A long answer question (minimum 150 words) in the form of a diary entry/letter writing. (composition based on

verbal stimulus)

Q7 Composition based on both visual and verbal stimulus in the form of essay writing.

Section-C : Grammar (20 marks)

Qs 8&9 carry 4 marks each, i.e, total 8 marks, and will have MCQ’s. The test types for MCQ include : gap filling,

sentence completions, dialogue completion.

Qs 10, 11 & 12 will be based on response supplied by students. There test types which will not be tested as MCQs

include. Sentence reordering, editing, omission, sentence transformation.

Section-D : Literature (20 marks)

Q13AOne out of 2 extracts for reference to context with MCQs (based on prose drama/poetry). The extract will

carry 3 marks.

Q13B One extract for reference to context (based on poetry/prose/drama). Where students will be expected to supply

the answer. (3 marks)

Q14 Short question (word limit 30-40 words)

Four out of five short answers 2 marks each. (4x2=8 marks)

Q15 Long question (word limit 80-100 words each)

ONe out of two long answer (6 marks)

ENGLISH

S.No. Month Name of units FA1 UT+3 FA2 SA1

1. April Litrature Reader i) Letter Writing Syllabus covered

Daffodils (UT) ii) A teenager’s conquest from April to

Swami’s Grand Mother page 8 August

MCB - The Adventure Part-F SA-2

Express (Listening) Syllabus covered

A Teenager’s Conquest from October-

W.B. - Unit-1 February

Grammar+ - Sentences

(page 4-16) (UT)

W.S. - Informal Letter

2. July Litrature Reader FA-2

The Party iii) Two aces to success

- More about people page 49 (speaking skill)

MCB - Two aces to (collage of your

success favourite sports person)

W.B. - Unit-3 iv) Dialogue writing

Grammar+ - Verbs completion

(pg54-65)

W.S. - Formal letter

(Application/Letter to

the editors)

3. August Litrature Reader v) (Reading skill)

My father and I Comprehension MCB

MCB - Unit-4 Sec-4 Unit-4)

Microscope vi) Extempore

Grammar+ - Tenses (speaking)

(pages 66-75) (verbal)

W.B. - Unit-4

Inventions and

Discoveres (pg 44-46)

4. Sept. Revision

1st Term Exam (SAI) FA-3

5. Oct. Litrature Reader i) Poetry-Comprehension

Unit-6 : Duck (Reading)

Unit-9 : New School ii) Thinking skills

Fellow (based on your own

MCB - Sec-3 Advia innovative ideas)

W.B. - Magic of words

(page 55-62)

Grammar+ - Modal

ausciliaries (pg 77-86)

ENGLISH

S.No. Month Name of units FA1 UT+3 FA2 SA1

6. Nov. Litrature Reader FA-3

Three question iii) Dramatization of the

The merchant of veuice play(merchant of veuice)

Grammar+ - Voices iv) Paragraph writing

(Page87-92) v) Display an

W.S. - Expansion of advertisement

newspaper

Process Description

Paragraph writing

7. Dec. MCB - Unit-7 Sec-2

The fighting blue

W.S. - Advertisement

Diary Entry

8. Jan. Litrature Reader

Unit : If

MCB - Heal the earth

Unit-6 Sec-1

W.S. - Essay writing

Grammar+-Composition

9. Feb. ABD Revision Revision of SA-2 vi) Speech writing

Grammar+ - Revision

Test I and II

10. March Final Exam (SA-2)

(Syllabus of Oct.-Feb.)

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SOCIAL STUDIES

S.No. Month Subject Chapter Topic Marks

1. April History 1 How, when, where Brief Intro.

2 Establishment of country power, trade...... 10

Civics 1 Indian Constitution UT

Geography 1 Resources 6

2. May History 3 Ruling the country side Brief Intro.

Civics 3 Parliament 5

Civics 4 Understanding laws Activity

(Summer Break)

3. July History 5 When people rebel 10

History 6 Colonialism & the city 6

Civics 5 Judiciary 7

4. August History 7 Weavers, Iron smelters ....... Activity

Civics 6 Criminal justice system 8

Geography 3 Mineral resources excluding distribution of 4

imp. mineral, distribution of minerals in world

distribution of minerals in India.

MAP - Geog.- Natural Resources - L-2 (Pg 179)

First Term - Map - History - Chap-5 (page-41) : Delhi, Merut, Bareley, Lucknow, Gwalier, Kanpur, Jhansi, Arah,

Indore, Kolhapur, Tanjore, Calicut, Barackpore.

S.No. Month Subject Chapter Topic Marks

1. Oct. History 8 Civilising the nature 6

Civics 7 Understanding marginalisation 10

Geography 4 Agriculture 10

2. Nov. History 9 Women, caste & reform Activity

History 11 Indian national movement 10

Civics 9 Public facilities 5

Geography 5 1) Manufacturing industries from defining

industries to factors affection of industrial location.

2) Any case study as an activity 6

3. Dec. History 10 Art & Literature Activity

Civics 6 Criminal justice system 8

Geography 6 Human resources 6

4. Jan. History 12 India after independence 10

Civics 10 Law & Social justice 5

Second Term - Geography - Human Resources (page 225, 227)

History - Chapter-11 (Page 97)

FRENCH

S.No. Month Leçon Grammaire Activities

1. April L-1 : La Rentrée - Les articles FA-1

L-0 : La france, qu’est ce - Les verbs en-er, ir, re, et 1) Scrap book based on leçon-0

que c’est? irreguliers “La France, qu’est ceque c’est?

- Le Négation (simple) 2) Décrivez votre journée?

- Les adverbes de quantité 3) Preparé la carte d’identité.

UT - 1 : L-0, 1

UT - 2 : L3 + Previouis

grammar

2. May L-2 : Il est français? - Le Féminin et pluriel des noms

et des adjectifs.

- La position des adjectifs

- Les membres de la famille.

3. July L-3 : La journée de Mme - Les verbes proninaus FA-2

lavigne - Les nombres cardivaux et 1) Décrivez les saisons avec les

L-4 : Kabe est malade ordinaux images?

- Les saisons 2) Expressions avec avoir

- Trois formes d’interrogation 3) Où faites-vous les courses?

- L’interrogation negative et (si) (Faire les courses)

- Les expressions avec (avoir)

4. Aug. L-5 : Faire les courses - Les adverbes interrogatifs

- Les verbe ‘Savoir’ et

‘connaître’

5. Sept. Revision/Exams.

6. Oct. L-6 : Faire des achats - Les préposition FA-3

- Les verbes en-ayer, oyer, uy 1) Project work (make a

project on Paris)

UT - 3 : L-6, 7 +

previous grammaire

7. Nov. L-7 : Allons à Paris - Les Préposition de lieu 2) Faites des phrases avec les

L-8 : Les photos de manuel - Les noms de pays prépositions et les adverbs de

- Les Nationalités Lieu (dix images)

- Les verbes irreguliers 3) Make a flow chart on

- Les adjectifs démonstratif “Préposition de lieu”

- Les fêtes françaises

- Les professions

UT - 4 : L-8 + Previous

grammer

8. Dec. L-9 : Au café de laurent - L’impératif affirmatif FA-4

L-10 : Encore une lettre de - L’impératif desverbs 1) Make a project on les fêtes

Roon prommaux français

- Les couverts 2) Préparez lacarte i.e. Menu

- Les adjectifs interrogatifs carte (A4 size sheet)

- Les expression avec 3) Qu’est-ce que vous aimez

(faire & jouer) faire? (Utiliser les verbes

- Les loisirset les sports. “faire” et “jouer”)

9. Jan. L-11 : Une journée bien - Le passé composé

Chargée - Les verbes

Conjugués avec (avoiran passé)

FRENCH (MARKING SCHEME)

BLUE PRINT

Total marks - 80

First Term

1) Comprehension 10

2) Paragraph (Décrivez votre journée/Les saisons) 10

3) Posez la question 05

4) Verbes 10

5) Interrogation 05

6) Répondez aux negativement 05

7) Article partitif / défini 05

8) Répondez aux questions 05

9) Mettez en ordre 05

10) Adjectifs 05

11) Quelle heure est-il? 05

12) Dialogue (L’epicerie) 05

13) Chassez l’intrus 05

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80

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Total marks - 80

Second Term

1) Comprehension 10

2) La lettre (les loisirs et les sports) 10

3) Dialogue (au restaurant) 05

4) Préposition de lieu 05

5) Adjectif demonstratif 05

6) Impératif 05

7) Verbes 05

8) Passé composé 05

9) Adjectif interrogatif 05

10) Répondez aux négativement 05

11) Posez la question 05

12) Mettez en ordre 05

13) Articles avec faire / jouer 05

14) Adjectif possisif 05

Note Leçon - 7, 8 (Project work)

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80

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MATHS

S.No. Month Chapter No. Name of chapter Marks

1. April Ch-1 Rational numbers 10

May Ch-2 Linear equations 15

Ch-6 Playing with numbers 07

2. July Ch-3 Understanding quadrilateral 10

Ch-4 Practical geometry 08

Ch-5 Data handling 10

3. August Ch-6 Squares & square roots 10

Ch-7 Cubes & cube roots 10

4. Sept. Revision and Examination

5. Oct. Ch-8 Comparing quantities 15

Ch-12 Exponents & powers 10

6. Nov. Ch-11 Mensuration 15

Ch-13 Direct & inverse 10

7. Dec. Ch-9 Algebraic expressions & identities 10

8. Jan. Ch-14 Factorisation 15

Ch-15 Intro to graph 05

10. Feb. Revision and Examination

Deleted Portion

Ch-10 : Visualising solid

shapes.

Activities

FA-1

1) Two activities from lab manual related to taught topics.

2) Quiz related to rational numbers.

FA-2

1) Two activities from lab manual.

2) Pie chart representing unit test marks of all the subjects.

FA-3

1) Two activities from lab manual.

2) Project related to comparing quantities.

FA-4

1) Two activities from lab manual.

2) Project related to mensuration.

Blue Print

No. of Marks Total

questions

(MCQ)8 01 08

(MCQ)4 02 08

05 02 10

10 03 30

06 04 24

SCIENCE

S.No. Month Chapter No. Topic Marks

1. April Ch-1 Crop Production 13

May Ch-18 Stars and the solar system 10

Ch-3 Synthetic fibres (discussion)

2. July Ch-5 Coal and petroleum 12

Ch-2 Micro-organism 12

Ch-16 Light 10

3. August Ch-13 Sound 10

Ch-9 Pollution 08

Ch-7 Conservation of Plants and Animals 08

4. Sept. Revision and Examination

Activities

FA-1

1) Chemistry : Chapter-3 : MCQ

2) Biology : Chapter-1 : PPT

3) Physics : Chapter-18 : Modern methods of crop production (Model)

FA-2

1) Chemistry : Chapter-5 : PPT

2) Biology : Chapter-2 : Investigatory project on micro-organism and comm. disease.

3) Physics : Chapter : Making of Kaleidoscope

UT-1

1) Crop Production

U.T. Syllabus

1) Micro-organism

2) Coal and petroleum

SCIENCE

S.No. Month Chapter No. Topic Marks

5. Oct. Ch-8 Cell structure and function 15

Ch-4 Matrials : Metals and Non-metals 10

6. Nov. Ch-11 Force and pressure 10

Ch-12 Friction 06

Ch-06 Combustion and flame 10

7. Dec. Ch-15 Some natural phenomena 09

Ch-14 Chemical effects of electric current 05

Ch-09 Reproduction 15

Ch-10 Adolescence (Discussion)

Activities

FA-3

1) Chemistry : Chapter-4 : Displacement reaction

2) Biology : Chapter-2 : Model of plant and animal cell

3) Physics : Chapter-11/12 : MCQ

FA-4

1) Chemistry : Chapter-14 : Demonstration of electrolysis

2) Biology : Chapter-09 : PPT on asexual reproduction metamorphosis

3) Physics : Chapter-14 : Any electrical appliances on simple circut

UT-3

1) Chapter-4

2) Chapter-11

UT-4

1) Chapter-6

2) Chapter-14