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SYLLABUS

English-I

Objectives:

• To acknowledge basic grammar rules and its usage
• To develop interest in language and improve vocabulary
• To enhance comprehension and writing skills
• To build confidence in public speaking
• To teach correct usage of words

Topics
S. No.

Grammar: Phrase, Clause
2. Functional Grammar: Sentence
3. Parts Of Speech: Noun and Pronoun

4. Parts Of Speech: Verb and Adverb
5. Parts Of Speech: Adjective and Preposition
6. Parts Of Speech: Interjections and Conjunctions
7. Comprehension – Seen and Unseen Passages
8. Paragraph Writing : Types- Descriptive , Narrative etc
Short Story: Khushwant Singh 's “ Portrait of a Lady”
9.
Detailed Text
Khushwant Singh 's “ Portrait of a Lady”
10.
Discussion on all spheres of the text and questions.
Short Story: Jhumpa Lehri's “ The Third and Final Continent”
11.
Detailed Study
Jhumpa Lehri's “ The Third and Final Continent”
12.
Discussion on all spheres of the text and questions.
13. Short Story: R.K. Narayan's “Malgudi Days”:Detailed study
14. R.K. Narayan's “Malgudi Days” : Discussion on all spheres of the text and questions.
15. R.K. Narayan's “Malgudi Days” : Comprehension Passages

16. Poem: The World is Too Much With US by William Wordsworth
17. Poem: Daffodils by William Wordsworth
18. Poem: “Where the World is Without Fear” By Rabindranath Tagore
19. Vocabulary & Usage : Word Building , Same Words used in different parts of Speech: Noun and Verbs

20. Vocabulary & Usage : Word Building , Same Words used in different parts of Speech: Adjectives and Adverbs
21. Explanation of Seen passages in verse
22. Explanation of Unseen Passages in verse
23. One Act Play: Monkey’s Paw- Detailed Study
24. One Act Play: Monkey’s Paw- Discussion on all spheres of the text and questions.