CLASS -XI SYLLABUS ( 2021-22)

ENGLISH CORE(301)
COURSE STRUCTURE

Reading comprehension 26 Marks

Writing skills 16 Marks
Grammar 08 Marks
Literature/textbooks 30 Marks
Assessment of listening and speaking skills 20 Marks
Project Work + Viva
Total 100 Marks

TERM -I OBJECTIVE (MCQ based)

S.No Content Total

1. Literature/ Textbooks 15

2. Reading skills 13
3. Writing skills 08
4. Grammar 04

5. Assessment of listening and speaking skills 10

Total 50

TERM -II SUBJECTIVE

S.No Content Total
1. Literature/ Textbooks 15
Reading skills 13
2.
Writing skills 08
3.
4. Grammar 04

5. Project Work + Viva/ALS 10

Total 50
 TERM I – OBJECTIVE (MCQ based)
LITERATURE/ READING WRITING SKILLS GRAMMAR LISTENING AND
TEXTBOOKS SKILLS SPEAKING SKILLS
HORNBILL Reading Short Composition {MCQs on Listening Activity -To test
(9Marks) comprehension Writing Gap filling/ listening comprehension of
1.Unseen (3 Marks) Transformati students by reading a short
1. The Portrait of a passage (8 on of passage or using an audio
Lady Marks) -Notice writing Sentences} tape.
Poem1. A Types: Activities for listening
Photograph Factual Passage Long Writing Task and speaking available at
2. We’re Not Afraid Descriptive (5 Marks) -Determiners www.cbseacademic.in are
to Die……. If We Passage -Tenses to be used for developing
Can All Be Together Literary/ Letter Writing -Re-ordering listening and speaking skills
3. Discovering Tut: Persuasive/ of sentences. of students.
The Saga continues Discursive -Business or Official
Poem 2: The Passage Letters (for making Subject teachers must refer
Laburnum Top 2.Unseen case enquiries, registering to books prescribed in the
4. Landscape of the based factual complaints, asking for syllabus. In addition to the
Soul passage and giving above, teachers may plan
(5 Marks) information, placing their own activities and
orders and sending create their own material
SNAPSHOTS with replies for assessing the listening
(6 Marks) verbal/visual and speaking skills.
inputs Speech
1. The Summer of like; Suggested Topics: Parameters for
the Beautiful White statistical data -Environmental issues Assessment:
Horse charts - Awareness
2.The Address newspaper campaigns 1.Interactive Competence
3. Ranga’s Marriage report -Social issues 2.Fluency
-Media 3.Pronunciation
Combined word -Teenage challenges 4.Language
limit for both
the passages – The practice of listening
600-750 words
and speaking skills should
be done throughout the
academic year.

The final term I assessment

of the skills is to be done as
per the convenience and
schedule of the school.

(Kindly see the CBSE

guidelines for ALS)

15 Marks 13 Marks 08 Marks 04 Marks 10 Marks

 TERM II – SUBJECTIVE
LITERATURE/ READING WRITING SKILLS GRAMMAR PROJECT WORK
TEXTBOOKS SKILLS + VIVA/ALS
HORNBILL Reading Short Composition {MCQs on Project report/
(9Marks) comprehension Writing Gap filling/ script /essay etc.-
1.Unseen (3 Marks) Transformati (5 Marks)
Poem 3. The Voice of passage on of
the Rain (8 Marks) -Poster Designing Sentences} Viva-(5 Marks)
5. The Ailing Planet : Types:
the Green Movement’s Factual Passage Long Writing Task
Role Descriptive (5 Marks) -Determiners Suggestions for
6. The Browning Passage -Tenses Project Work:
Version Literary/ Letter Writing Re-ordering
Poem 4. Childhood Persuasive/ of sentences. • The Project can be
7. Silk Road Discursive -Official Letters: e.g.
Passage inter-disciplinary in
to school/college
authorities (regarding theme. The
SNAPSHOTS admissions, school ideas/issues
(6 Marks) 2. Note-Making issues, requirements / highlighted in the
and suitability of courses) chapters/ poems/
4. Albert Einstein at Summarization drama given the
School (5 Marks) prescribed books can
5. Mother’s Day Debate also be developed in
6. Birth Suggested Topics: the form of a project.
Word Limit of -Environmental issues Students can also take
Passage: - Awareness up any relevant and
Questions based on 200-250 words campaigns age-appropriate
extracts/texts to assess -Social issues theme.
comprehension and -Media
appreciation, analysis, -Teenage challenges Such topics may be
inference, extrapolation taken up that provide

 students with
opportunities for
listening and speaking.

Properly orient
students about the
Project work, as per
CBSE Guidelines.
Facilitate the
students in the
selection of theme
and topic.(Kindly see
the CBSE guidelines)

15 Marks 13 Marks 08 Marks 04 Marks 10 Marks