ICSE Class 8 English Syllabus for 2014-15

For the year 2014-15, the English syllabus for ICSE pays a lot of attention on making sure that students have proper awareness of major literary texts. Hence, the syllabus includes works of popular authors and poets. The syllabus for Class 8 English is structured to prepare students for class 9 and 10, where they study unabridged works of Shakespeare and the likes. The syllabus for Class 8 English also aims to develop the grammatical skills of students so they score well in English language as well.

Literature

  • The Ant- Lion

  • ‘Where the mind is without fear' – Rabindranath Tagore

  • The Silver Lining

  • ‘The Solitary Reaper' –William

  • Wordsworth

  • ‘The Open Window' –H. H. Munro

  • ‘Night of the Scorpion' –Nissim Ezekiel

  • Karma -- Khushwant Singh

  • ‘The Chowgarh Tigers – Jim Corbett

  • A Boy's Best Friend ---Issac Asimov

  • The Inchcape Rock -Robert Southey

  • The Umbrella Man- Roald Dahl

  • Girls Mrinal Pande

Writing Skills

  • Comprehension Passages

  • Informal Letter Writing

  • Descriptive Essays

  • Informal Letter Writing

  • Comprehension passages

  • Descriptive Essays

  • Formal Letter Writing

  • Narrative Essays

  • Comprehension passages

  • Argumentative Essays

  • Formal Letter Writing

  • Imaginative Essays

  • Informal Letter Writing - Revision

  • Comprehension Passages - Revision

Grammar

  • Tenses

  • Adjective Clause

  • Tenses

  • Conjunctions

  • Voice

  • Homonyms / Homophones

  • Conjunctions

  • Articles

  • Figures of Speech

  • Degrees of Comparison

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