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Curriculum & Syllabus for Classes IX & X

 

4. ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH

FOR CLASS -IX

I. Reading:

Comprehension of an unseen Prose passage. Questions to be set not on factual or information items but on global comprehension, implication, reference, relationship between ideas, organisation of the passage.

16 Marks

II. Writing:

1. Writing about People-action-events

 - 7 marks

2. Description-objects-instruments-processes

- 7 marks

3. Narration-telling a story

- 7 marks

4. Precis Writing

- 13 marks

Total : 

- 50 marks

FOR CLASS - X

III. Reading:

Comprehension of an unseen prose passage. Questions to be set not on factual or information items but onglobal comprehension, impl' Ication, reference, relationship between ideas, organisation of the passage.

-12 marks
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IV. Writing:

Filling-in of forms, Expressing opinions, Arguing for and against, Reporting of past events, ongoing activities and future plan facts. Business letters (making enquires, complaints: answering advertisements, writing application, letters, essay).

- 38 marks

V. DESIGN OF QUESTION PAPER FOR H.S.L.C. EXAMINATION

Subject: Alternative English; Class: X ; Time: 2 hours; Marks = 50

1. Weightage to Objectives:

Objectives

K

 C

 Ex

Total

Percentage of marks

30

 20

50

100

Marks

15

10

25

50

2. Weightage to Forms of Questions:

Forms of Questions

 E

SA

VSA

0

Total

Number of Questions

 5

3

9

 2

19

Marks Allotted

 33

 6

9

2

50

Estimated Time (in mins.)

 85

1 5

18

2

120

3. Weightage to Content:

SI. No.

 Units

Marks

1.

Comprehension

12

2.

Filling-in forms

5

3.

Expressing opinions

5

4.

 Arguing

5

5.

Reporting

5

6.

Business letters

8

7.

 Essay

10

 

 Total :

50

4. Scheme of Section : No Section

5. Scheme of option :Internal option may be given in (E) type questions provided they test the same objective.

6. Difficulty Level :

Difficult

:

15%

 

Average

:

 70%

 

Easy

:

15%

Abbreviations: K (Knowledge), C (Comprehension), Ex (Expression), E (Essay Type),SA (Short Answer Type), VSA (Very Short Answer Type), 0 (Objective Type).

7. Text Books recommended:

1. Written Communication in English

 -

Orient Longman

2. Writing with a Purpose

 -

Oxford University Press

3. A Course in Written English

-

NCERT, New Delhi

4. Forms. how to fill them in

-

Board of Sec. Edn. Manipur

8. Teacher's Recommended Book:

Teaching English as a Secondary Language - ELBS

 

  
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