Unit 1

PROSE:

1. TITLE- His first flight

2. AUTHOR- Liam O’ Flaherty
3. THEME- Realisation of one’s inborn potential

POEM:

1. POEM- Life
2. POET- Henry Van Dyke
3. THEME- Optimism makes the journey of life

SUPPLEMENTARY:

1. TITLE – The Tempest

2. AUTHOR- William Shakespeare
3. THEME- Forgiveness is more satisfying than revenge
4. MORAL– Happiness in life is attained by not taking revenge but by granting forgiveness

Unit 2

PROSE-

1. TITLE- The Night The Ghost Got In

2. AUTHOR– James Grover Thurber
3. THEME- Dramatic fuss about Mysterious sounds

POEM-

1. POEM- The Grumble Family

2. POET- L.M Montgomery
3. THEME- Contended mind is a continual feast

SUPPLEMENTARY

1. TITLE- Zig Zag

2. AUTHOR- Asha Nehemiah
3. THEME- Change is the law of life
4. MORAL- There is Happiness when there’s a bird around

Unit 3

PROSE

1. TITLE- Empowered woman navigating the world

2. THEME- Adventure is synonymous with women

POEM

1. POEM- I am Every Woman

2. POET- Rakhi Nariani Shirke
3. THEME- Multi faceted nature of modern women

SUPPLEMENTARY
 1. TITLE- The Story Of Mulan
2. AUTHOR- Robert Daniel San Souci
3. THEME- Woman, the synonym of Bravery
4. MORAL- Defy what the society expects

Unit 4

PROSE

1. TITLE- The Attic

2. AUTHOR- Satyajit Ray
3. THEME- Mistakes should be atones and rectified

POEM

1. POEM- The Ant and the Cricket

2. POET- Aesop
3. THEME- Forearmed is forewarned

SUPPLEMENTARY

1. TITLE- The Aged Mother

2. AUTHOR- Matsuo Basho
3. THEME- Old is Gold
4. MORAL- With the crown of snow cometh wisdom

Unit 4

PROSE

1. TITLE- Tech Bloomers

2. THEME- Empowering the disabled with Technology

POEM

1. POEM- The Secret of Machines

2. POET- Rudyard Kipling
3. THEME- Machines are the creation of human brain

SUPPLEMENTARY

1. TITLE- A day in 2889 of an American Journalist

2. AUTHOR- Jules Verne
3. THEME- Incredible technological advancement in 28th CE
4. MORAL- Technology is a boon to human community

Unit 6

PROSE

1. TITLE- The Last Lesson

2. AUTHOR- Alphonse Daudet
3. THEME- Mother tongue is a key to freedom

POEM
 1. POEM- No men are foreign
2. POET- James Falconer Kirkup
3. THEME- Unity of human race despite diverse differences

SUPPLEMENTARY

1. TITLE- The little hero of Holland

2. AUTHOR- Mary Mapes Dodge
3. THEME- A boy’s courage resolves to save the city
4. MORAL- Heroes are not born they’re cornered

Unit 7

PROSE

1. TITLE- The Dying Detective

2. AUTHOR- Arthur Conan Doyle
3. THEME- Deceiver is caught by deception

POEM

1. POEM- The House on the Elm Street

2. POET- Nadia Bush
3. THEME- Mysterious rumours about the haunted house

SUPPLEMENTARY

1. TITLE- A Dilemma
2. AUTHOR- Silas Weir Mitchell
3. THEME- Vain efforts to posses valuable stones
4. MORAL- Be contented with what you have