Delhi public school, sector – 14, Rourkela

Syllabus break-up 2024-2025

CLASS :- VIII
SUBJECT :- ENGLISH
TEACHERS:-
SUMAIYA MERAJ, POONAM RATH, GARGI MISHRA
FIRST TERM(September second week onwards)
MONTHS TOPICS PRESCRIBED BOOKS
April HONEYDEW
• THE BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT IN THE WORLD

HONEYDEW
• THE ANT AND THE CRICKET

HONEYDEW
• THE TSUNAMI(PROJECT)

• READING COMPREHENSION

JUNE HONEYDEW
• GEOGRAPHY LESSON

L.E FOR SENIORS

• SENTENCES ( ch 1 to ch 4)

L.E FOR SENIORS

• PREPOSITION ( ch 38)

JULY L.E FOR SENIORS

• TENSES (ch 24 to 26)

IT SO HAPPENED
• HOW THE CAMEL GOT ITS HUMPH

L.E FOR SENIORS

● FIGURES OF SPEECH ( ch 29)

, IT SO HAPPENED
• CHILDREN AT WORK

AUGUST IT SO HAPPENED
• THE SELFISH GIANT
 L.E FOR SENIORS
• ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE (CH-22)

HONEYDEW
• THE LAST BARGAIN

SEPTEMBER HONEYDEW
• BEPIN CHOUDHURY’S LAPSE OF MEMORY

L.E FOR SENIORS

• LETTER WRITING FORMAL (CH-49)

HONEYDEW
• THE SCHOOL BOY (ASL)

HONEYDEW
• THE SUMMIT WITHIN (ASL)

ANNUAL EXAMINATION (February second week onwards)

OCTOBER IT SO HAPPENED
• PRINCESS SEPTEMBER

L.E FOR SENIORS

• Email Writing

IT SO HAPPENED
• NOTICE WRITING

NOVEMBER L.E FOR SENIORS

• MODALS ( ch 32)

IT SO HAPPENED
•THE FIGHT

DECEMBER L.E FOR SENIORS

• REPORTED SPEECH (Book 2 -CH 16)

HONEYDEW
• THE DUCK AND THE KANGAROO

HONEYDEW
• THIS IS JODY’S FAWN

JANUARY IT SO HAPPENED
• THE OPEN WINDOW
 L.E FOR SENIORS

IT SO HAPPENED
• JALEBIS

FEBRUARY L.E FOR SENIORS

• STORY WRITING

HONEYDEW
• A SHORT MONSOON DIARY(ASL)

HONEYDEW
• A VISIT TO CAMBRIDGE (ASL)

NOTE :
• The chapters of Literature which are given as Projects and ASL will not be included in Term I, II.

• Unseen Passages will be included in all the two terms.

• ASL (Assessment of Speaking and Listening)

PRESCRIBED BOOKS: -
1. Honeydew textbook (LITERATURE)
2. It so happened (Supplementary reader) (LITERATURE)
3. Wren and Martin(GRAMMAR)
4. S.Chand NCERT English Practice Book (WORKBOOK)
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