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ISC 2015 Class XI and XII Elective English Syllabus
ISC 2015 Class XI and XII Elective English Syllabus
Objectives:
1. To provide candidates with a wider course in Literature in English than offered in the compulsory English paper
CLASS XI
There will be one paper of three hours duration of 100 marks with questions set from the prescribed textbooks. Candidates will be required to answer five questions on a minimum of three of the prescribed textbooks.
CLASS XII
There will be one paper of three hours duration of 100 marks with questions set from the prescribed textbooks. Candidates will be required to answer five questions on a minimum of three of the prescribed textbooks.
1. The questions in the paper will be broadly based on the following categories:
(i) Prose
(ii) Drama
(iii) Poetry
The question may be character-based, incident based, general broad based, theme based or require critical evaluation.
2. Students will need to study and have knowledge of the following:
(a) Prose and Drama
(i) Life of the playwright and novelist and important events therein
(ii) Evaluation of characters and the roles played by them in the text
(iii) Description of each incident in the play or novel and its significance
(iv) Important themes and motifs of the text.
(v) Relationships between characters and incidents
2. To expose candidates to a deeper knowledge and appreciation of literary works in English
(vi) Patterns and nuances of the text
(vii) Fantasy and the supernatural
(viii) Stylistic and narrative devices
(ix) Students’ personal response to and assessment of the novel/play.
(x) Humour, pathos, tragedy, sarcasm and so on in the texts
(xi) The novel/play in the context of contemporary society
(b) Poetry
(i) Different types of poems with their characteristics and features:
Lyric
Sonnet – both Petrarchian (Italian) and Shakespearean
Ballad
Elegy
Blank verse
Free verse
Narrative poetry
Pastoral poetry
Dramatic monologue
Romantic poetry
(ii) All figures of speech and literary devices in detail (how to recognize them):
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Apostrophe
Alliteration
Assonance
Repetition
Irony
Imagery
Enjambment
Pun
Contrast
Climax and anti-climax or bathos
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Litotes
Symbolism
(iii) A thorough knowledge of the poets’ lives and styles of writing
(iv) Important themes of the poems
(v) Patterns and nuances of the poems
(vi) Fantasy and the supernatural if present in any poem
(vii) Symbolism and Imagery
(viii) How to write a proper Critical Evaluation / Appreciation, which must contain the following components:
Life of the poet and how it has impacted his/her style of writing
Autobiographical element in the poem
Type of poem
Setting
Theme
Mood and atmosphere
Different levels of meaning in the poem, if any
Rhyme scheme and its significance
Symbolism
Imagery
Literary devices
The student’s own personal response to the poem
Note: Credit is given for textual detail and for the candidate’s own response.
If candidates answer two questions on any one book, they should not base them both on the same material.
Candidates are advised to exercise their options with great care, keeping in view their knowledge and understanding of the question(s) chosen. Candidates are also expected to be precise. They must avoid unnecessary details.
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ISC English Syllabus 2015 (Class XI and XII)
ISC English Syllabus 2015 (Class XI and XII)
Objectives (English Language)
Developing the ability to
Derive, infer and critically assess information through listening.
Express oneself by speaking individually, or in a discussion.
Read with comprehension drawing information directly or by inference from the text, through an understanding of grammar and structure, vocabulary and idiom.
Employ a variety of skills in writing: within a framework, using argument or imagination or note making and summarizing.
Use the language (English) for the purpose of study and social and cultural interaction.
Speak and write clearly and to the purpose, using appropriate grammar, vocabulary and idiom.
Objectives (Prescribed Texts)
1. To enjoy and appreciate literature through a critical study of selected literary works
2. through the study of literature
Approach an understanding of humanity
Develop an interest in the thought and culture of the peoples of the world
Develop the power of expression and a sense of aesthetic values
CLASSES XI and XII
There will be two papers as follows:
Paper 1: English Language (3 hours) – 100 marks
Paper 2: Prescribed Textbooks (3 hours) – 100 marks
Paper 1: English Language (3 hours)
Question One: A composition on one of a number of subjects... 30 Marks
Question Two: Directed writing (an article, a book/film review, speech and report writing or personal profile) based on suggested points ...20 Marks
Question Three: Short-answer questions to test grammar, structure and usage. ...20 Marks
Question Four: Comprehension. ...30 Marks
It is recommended that in Paper 1 about 50 minutes should be spent on Question one, 40 minutes on Question two, 30 minutes on Question three and one hour on Question four.
Question One
Candidates need to select one composition topic from a choice of six. The choice will normally include narrative, descriptive, reflective and discussion topics.
The required length of the composition is 450 – 500 words.
The main criteria by which the compositions will be marked are as follows:
a) The quality of the language employed
b) The range and appropriateness of vocabulary and sentence structure, syntax, the correctness of grammatical constructions, punctuation and spelling.
c) The coherence of the content
d) How candidates have been successful in organising the content of the composition as a whole and in individual paragraphs.
Question Two
The piece of directed writing will be based on the information and ideas provided. The required length will be about 300 words. The range of subjects will include article writing, book and film review, speech and report writing and personal profile. Skills such as selecting, amplifying, describing, presenting reasoned arguments, re-arranging and re-stating may be involved. The candidates’ ability in the above skills will be taken into account as well as their ability to handle language appropriately in the context of the given situation.
It is emphasized that only one question will be set in the examination paper and that this will be compulsory.
Question Three
All the items in this question are compulsory, and their number may vary from year to year. They will consist of short-answer, open completion items or any other type, which will test the candidates’ knowledge of the essentials of functional English grammar and structure. Only two or three types will be included in any one examination.
Question Four
A passage of about 500 words will be given to answer the questions based on the passage. They will be as follows:
Questions that test the candidates’ knowledge of vocabulary and their ability to understand the content, infer information and word-meanings from the text.
A question that elicits the main ideas of whole or part of the passage
This question consists of two parts:
(i) In the first part, the candidate will be required to list the main points as directed, in point form. In this part, marks will be awarded for content.
(ii) In the second part of the question, the candidate will be required to frame these points in a summary, in a coherent manner. In this part, marks will be awarded for expression and the candidate’s ability to express the points clearly in complete sentences. Marks will be deducted for linguistic errors.
Use of abbreviations will not be accepted.
All questions are compulsory.
Paper 2: Prescribed Texts (3 hours)
Candidates will be required to answer five questions as follows:
One textual question (compulsory) on the Shakespeare play/alternative prescribed play together with four other questions on at least three texts, which may include the Shakespeare play/alternative play.
Question 1 compulsory...20 Marks, four other questions, each carrying 20 Marks
(Note: Candidates are reminded that infringement of the rubric will certainly invite penalty during the marking of answer scripts.)
The textual question, which will be set on the Shakespeare play/alternative play, will contain three short passages and candidates will be required to answer questions set on two of the passages. These Questions may require candidates to explain words and phrases, to rewrite passages in modern English, or to relate an extract to the work as a whole.
The rest of the questions on the Shakespeare play/alternative play and on the other prescribed texts will require essay-type answers and will be set on the episodes, the plot or plots, themes or ideas, characters, relationship and other prominent literary qualities of the texts prescribed.
For list of Prescribed Textbooks, see Appendix I.
NOTE:
In addition to the syllabus prescribed above for Classes XI & XII, candidates at Class XI ONLY are also required to be internally assessed in listening and speaking skills as given below:
Listening and Speaking skills are to be assessed internally, by the School, during English course work in Class XI and shown in the students’ report and school record.
Types of Assessment
a) Listening Skills
A passage of about 350 words is read aloud, twice, the first time at normal reading speed (about 110 words a minute) and the next time at a slower speed. Students may make brief notes during the readings. They then answer objective type questions based on the passage on the paper provided
b) Speaking Skills
Students are to be assessed through an individual presentation of about three minutes followed by a discussion with the subject teacher, for another two or three minutes.
Some of the themes to be addressed in the assessment are – narrating an experience, giving directions or instructions on how to make or operate something, providing a description, giving a report or expressing an opinion
Candidates are to be graded as follows, jointly for Listening and Speaking Skills:
Grade Remark
A Very
B Good
C Satisfactory
D Need Improvement
E Poor
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English Home Tutor Kolkata
Kolkata has a rich English culture since the time of Bankim Chandra, Ramohan Roy, Iswar Chandra Vidyasagr, and Rabindranath Tagore. Since then people started to write fiction, poetry, drama and other literary works in English. As the consequence, we have many literary masters in English like Taru Dutta, Aru Dutta, William Makepeace Thackeray and many more. Rabindranath Tagore aided by W.B.Yeats translated his magnum opus, Gitanjali, into English. This noble work rewarded him noble prize from Swiss academy.
Therefore, in this land of rich English culture, people look for an updated and advance English tutor who must be worthy of this rich culture. Citizens in Kolkata expect an ideal English teacher must have a number of good qualities.
He must help his students think beyond this land to reach under the arena of rich global English culture.
If you have an aspiration of becoming an ideal English tutor in Kolkata, you must ensure some qualities in you. You may not have all these qualities inbuilt. But a regular practice, contribution, devotion and love for tutoring can help you nurture these qualities. You will have them as natural growth of your profession.
Now have your quick glance at the points mentioned below to know the required qualities of becoming an ideal English tutor in Kolkata.
Very Good in Language
A good English tutor in Kolkata must be very good in language. He will get in touch with the latest addition and deduction in language. He must enrich himself with the advance study to guide his students follow the right track to reach the global destination. He must have specific teaching behaviour.
Temperament and tolerance
Temperament and tolerance are two significant qualities required for being a good private English teacher in Kolkata. If you have a plan for being a good English teacher in Kolkata, you must nurture these qualities. You must be a man of good temperament. You must have tolerance to accept all things and situations calmly and quietly. You must have endurance to instil this quality into your students.
Patience, leading and guiding qualities
For a good English teacher in Kolkata, patience is must. He must not lose his patience to teach, guide and lead his students righteously. He must have student handling quality and capability. He should understand the students of diverse temperaments to maintain an appreciable relationship between him and the students. He should bear a positive attitude so that his students feel a zest from their leader or instructor.
Fulfil students’ needs
An ideal English teacher must keep a close look at his students to know their requirements, expectations and ambitions. He should chalk out their needs, whether they need improvement in grammar or vocabulary or language. He will help them solve the hardest things as soon as they face them.
Flexibility
An ideal English teacher in Kolkata must be flexible, as it requires dynamic exercise and adaption of constant changes in language. He must set himself according to newer changes. He must invent some newer techniques and styles to make them presentable and understandable for his students.
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Private Tutor Kolkata in the Information Society
We are living in an information society where the role of a responsible private tutor does not wait for an explanation. A good teacher can play a significant role in the transformation of an informative society to a knowledge society to reward us a healthy civil society where we can take individual decision that we think good for us without setting in under any political pressure or circumstance. We will be able to take decision on what is good for our society. It will run on fair dealing and forgiveness and ensure peace and prosperity for us. Before we get into our relevant topic, we should know what information society is. This will help us in the better understanding of our topic.
What is information society?
An information society is a society that emphasises the creation, dissemination, uses, integration and manipulation of information in its economic, political, and cultural activities. The main goal of this society is to gain competitive advantage internationally, using information technology (IT) (especially the Internet and mobile telephony) in a creative and productive way. In this society, information technology plays a significant role in transforming every aspect of cultural, political and social life, depending on the production and distribution of information.
Given bellow are the significant impacts that Information technology has on our society:
Pervasive influence
Stratification into new classes
Loosening of the nation state’s hold on the lives of individuals
A teacher’s role starts from here. He can be a significant agent to inculcate the pervasive influence of IT on any individual. Being a man maker, a tutor can influence an individuals’ daily routine with the pervasive influence of information technology that helps our society to be advance and up-to-date with the go of the day. A private tutor can have more scope in manipulation, as his role includes one-on-one attention. He can be the most influential person in the transformation of a society. He can play an effective role to transform a society into an information society. He can take effective part to educate those who are information-poor. A private tutor can closely teach his students how to take the advantage of accessing information through various information technology media. He will help them how to use various information technology devices and motivate his students how to involve people in its networks.
Kolkata being the warehouse of information technology, the scope of taking part in this workshop is huge. Private Tutors in Kolkata can be effective and expert agents in transforming some Indian societies into information societies where we shall definitely have information-rich people to take effective part in making knowledge society. Private Tutors in Kolkata can take initiative to take India ahead of other developing countries that have been able to enjoy the utility aspects of development communication.
A good private tutor in Kolkata will educate information-rich people about four essential requirements mentioned below:
Equal access to education
Cultural diversity
Universal access to information (in the public domain)
Freedom of speech and expression (article 19 1 a)
He will educate people where and how to access information using various information media. A good home tutor in Kolkata should ensure the free flow of information and equitable access to data. He should teach each future agent, I mean his students, how to make sure best practices and enjoy utility aspects of e-governance to help information society gain knowledge in the most effective ways. He should make his students aware of the international consensus on newly required norms and principles. He would narrow the digital divide that accentuates disparities in development.
With the successful implementation and fair practice of development communication, we will have a great number of aware people in our knowledge society to bring about some positive social changes required in civil society.
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Teaching in the Knowledge Society
With the dominance of information technology and e-governance, our information society is transforming to a knowledge society that shares, processes, generates, and supplies adequate knowledge (comes after receiving sufficient information) to all members for better and positive human condition. It is different from the information society. Information society serves information to transform society with effective action for positive social changes. On the other hand, knowledge society creates and disseminates information and raw data that emerges from the innovation of information technologies. Here education plays a significant role for creation, justification and dissemination of information and knowledge. Therefore, to execute all these things carefully and proficiently, state-of-the-art education is must. In this article, we will discuss on the required changes of teaching and learning in the upcoming knowledge society.
To ensure up-to-the-mark education, we should undertake ’knowledge society’ as a ’learning society’ where information and knowledge must be created and processed in such a way so that education and learning can be maximised. Here creation and innovation must be stimulated and encouraged. Not only that innovation and creation is enough to attain sustainable growth and development, but also we need capacity to mange positive changes responsible for the development of the society. Teaching in a knowledge society involves cognitive learning that includes creativity and development communication in learning and education process. It deserves the ability and skill of working in teams and networks. It requires professional learning for solving problems and developing strategies for risk management. Most interestingly, this learning needs updated and upgraded education to cope with the changes in the ociety. This society must be prepared to change itself with the changing dynamics of technology, information, knowledge and education.
In this society, more emphasis is to be given on teaching values for ’cultivating a cosmopolitan identity’, especially in the post era of successful implementation of globalization and liberalization. It highly supports diversity and recommends adoption from other cultures. It will acquire all education and learning to uplift agents (here students) to an international standard. In this society, all teachers must be responsible for developing not only intellectual capital but also social capital to set students well in this changed society. Here the role of a private tutor or home tutor is more than all other teachers, as in home tutoring a student gets more chance to stay connected with his teacher. Home tutoring involves one-on-one education model that gives teacher and student more chance to know one another very closely. As a private tutor gets opportunity to discover his students very well, he can instil the process and develop the required qualities and knowledge in his students so that they can cope with the social changes. Consequently, the students can set them very well in the changed society.
Home tutor in Kolkata can manage all these issues skilfully. Having all necessary things at their arms’ length, they can get to know about the upcoming changes. Consequently, private tutors in Kolkata shape the nature of teaching and instil it into their students. It will help students in Kolkata to be well set into the knowledge society.
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