Class XII English Core 301 Syllabus 2020-21

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For session 2020-21 the syllabus notified by the CBSE on its website www.cbse.nic.in is as under :

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ENGLISH CORE (CODE NO. 301)

CLASS – XII 2020-21

SECTION A

 READING COMPREHENSION  (20 Marks) 

 Section A will have two passages.

A. One unseen passage with a variety of Objective Type Questions, including Multiple Choice questions and Short Answer Questions to assess comprehension, interpretation and inference. Vocabulary such as word formation and inference of meaning will also be assessed.

The total length of the passages will be between 800 - 900 words. Five Multiple Choice type question and Seven Objective Type Questions (total 12 Marks) shall be asked from this passage. The passage will include one of the following:

a)       Factual passages, e.g., instructions, descriptions, reports.

b)         Descriptive  passages  involving  opinion,  e.g.,  argumentative,  persuasive  or

            interpretative text.

c)       Literary passages, e.g., extract from fiction, drama, poetry, essay or biography.

B. The second passage will be of 400-500 words . Note-making and Abstraction will be assessed.

i.         Note making (4 Marks)

ii.        Summary      (4 Marks).

SECTION B

 WRITING SKILLS (30 Marks)

a. Advertisements and notices, designing or drafting posters, writing formal and informal invitations and replies. One question out of the two Short Answer Questions to be answered in 50 words. (4 Marks)

b. Letters based on verbal / visual input.- One question out of the two Long Answer

Questions to be answered in 120-150 words:6 Marks

Letter types include

·  Business or official letters (for making enquiries, registering complaints, asking for and giving information, placing orders and sending replies)

· Letters to the editor (giving suggestions or opinion on issues of public interest). Provide realistic context in the form of newspaper report/article to which the students may respond.

·  Application for a job

c.  Two  compositions  based  on  visual  or  verbal  inputs.    May  be  descriptive  or argumentative in nature such as an article/a debate/ a speech or a report

Two Very Long Answer Questions containing internal choice, to be answered in 150-

200 words.  Contemporary topical issues to be a part of speech and debate writing. (10x2=20 Marks)

SECTION C

Literature Textbooks  (30 Marks)

I. Eight Objective Type Questions – 4 from one poetry and 4 from one prose extract to assess comprehension and appreciation. Avoid direct questions. Refer to the lines to answer questions based on the given extract.    (8x1=8 Marks)

II. Five out of Seven Short Answer Questions based on prose / drama / poetry from both texts. Question should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking   (5x2=10 Marks)

III. One out of two Long Answer Questions to be answered in 120-150 words to assess global comprehension and extrapolation beyond the text. Questions to provide evaluating and   analytical   responses   using   incidents,   events,   themes   as   reference   points. (6marks) (Flamingo)

IV. One out of two Long Answer Questions to be answered in 120-150 words to assess global  comprehension  along  with  analysis  and  extrapolation  beyond  the  texts. Questions    to    elicit    creative    responses    and    ability    to    form    opinions. (6marks) (Vistas)

Prescribed Books

1. Flamingo: English Reader published by National Council of Education Research and

Training, New Delhi

2. Vistas: Supplementary Reader published by National Council of Education Research and Training, New Delhi

Flamingo:

                    PROSE

1. THE LAST LESSON      Alphonse Daudet

2. LOST SPRING      Anees Jung

3. DEEP WATER      William Douglas

4. THE RATTRAP      Selma Lagerlof

5. INDIGO      Louis Fischer

6. POETS AND PANCAKES      Asokamitran

7. THE INTERVIEW

          PART I      Christopher Silvester

          PART II      An Interview with Umberto Eco

8. GOING PLACES      A. R. Barton

POETRY :

1. MY MOTHER AT SIXTY-SIX      Kamala Das

2. AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM IN A SLUM      Stephen Spender

3. KEEPING QUIET       Pablo Neruda

4. A THING OF BEAUTY        John Keats

5. A ROADSIDE STAND        Robert Frost

6. AUNT JENNIFER'S TIGERS      Adrienne Rich

    Vistas

                       1. The Third Level      Jack Finney

                       2. The Tiger King      Kalki

                       3. Journey to the end of the Earth      Tishani Doshi

     

                       4. The Enemy      Pearl S. Buck

                       5. Should Wizard hit Mommy      John Updike

                       6. On the face of It      Susan Hill

                       7. Evans Tries an O-level      Colin Dexter

                       8. Memories of Childhood

                       • The Cutting of My Long Hair      Zitkala-Sa

                                               • We Too are Human Beings      Bama