INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT MIDDLE SECTION DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH CLASS VIII - ANNUAL SYLLABUS 2018 – 2019 TEACHING AIDS MONTH
TOPIC
SUB TOPIC
DIGITAL TOOLS (DS/Other Links)
Class / Home Assignment
Introduction Revision worksheet LITERATURE
ACTIVITY
1. The Happy Prince ( Prose )
www.teachingbooks.net/ In-text media/pdf/SleepingBearP questions ress/HappyPrince_Guide. pdf
ELOCUTION (2 MINUTES) DS: Dept PPT
TERM I APRIL
1. Speech for the morning assembly (LWS-Notes and worksheet )
Links:
2.Notice Writing (swsRevision-worksheet)
whttps://schools.aglasem.co
Notes and www.slideshare.net/MizMai Worksheet nz/speechtalk-writing m/1674
ww.englishforums.com WRITING 1. Précis Writing (SWS – Story/Passage) Notes and Worksheets
https://gdpi.hitbullseye.c om/precise-writing.php (What is Précis writing?)
Notes and Worksheet
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=GtncXIijH2I https://gdpi.hitbullseye.c om/precise-writing.php (What is Précis writing?) https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=GtncXIijH2I
MAY
LITERATURE LITERATURE
1. The Hero ( Poem)
https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=iX9xA6OyKdM
2. Fire Buckets (Prose)
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In-text questions In-text questions
INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT MIDDLE SECTION DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH CLASS VIII - ANNUAL SYLLABUS 2018 – 2019 DS:
GRAMMAR
http://108.179.198.54:85/schc ontent/oct_2016/Eng_Worksh eets/Class_4/Eng_CL4_Perfe ct-Tense_1.pdf
1.Tenses (revision -except Future Perfect Continuous)
Revision worksheet
http://108.179.198.54:85/schc ontent/oct_2016/Eng_Worksh eets/Class_4/Eng_Cl4_Tense s-Progr_1.pdf Other Links: https://invictusexplained.wordp ress.com/ 1.
2.
WRITING
Formal Letter-Letter of Complaint( Vice Principal) (LWS-Notes &Worksheet) Story Writing (LWS- Revision Worksheet)
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cramup/grammar/tenses https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/gr ammar/verb-tenses https://learnenglish.britishcou ncil.org/en/englishgrammar/verbs
DS: Dept PPT www.academia.edu/37004 98/GRADE_8_ENG_FOR MAL_LETTER_WRITING DS: Dept PPT http://www.extramarks.c om/cbse-class-6/englishstory-writing
Notes /Worksheet
Notes / Worksheet
INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT MIDDLE SECTION DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH CLASS VIII - ANNUAL SYLLABUS 2018 – 2019 DS:
GRAMMAR
1.Transitive &Intransitive Verbs (Revision) Grammar Text( pgs-50-52) 2.Finite and Non Finite Verbs all 3 kinds(Notes and combined Worksheet)
http://108.179.198.54:85/schc ontent/english/content/langua ge_arts/DESTINATION_Gra mmar/DG.html?lesson=lesso n_18&type=gphttp://108.179. 198.54:85/schcontent/english /content/language_arts/DEST INATION_GRAMMAR/DG.ht ml?lesson=lesson_11-6_8
Revision worksheet
Worksheet
Other Links: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/gram mar/transitive-andintransitiveverbshttps://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=33Ya6dugOnI
READING
GRAMMAR
JUNE
GRAMMAR
WRITING AUGUST
LITERATURE
Grandfather and the Python
Worksheet
1.Finite and Non Finite Verbs all 3 kinds(Notes and combined Worksheet)
Worksheet
2.Integrated Grammar (Revision)
Worksheet
Supplementary Reader A Tale of Two Cities Message Writing-Revision Aachchi ( Prose)
. DS:
In –text exercices
Dept.Ppt
Worksheet
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In –text exercises
INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT MIDDLE SECTION DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH CLASS VIII - ANNUAL SYLLABUS 2018 – 2019 The Village School Master ( Poem ) LITERATURE
GRAMMAR
1.Reported Speech (Exclamatory &ImperativeWorksheet)( Statements &Interrogatives-Revision) Dialogue Writing-(Reporting conversation in dialogue format)
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In –text exercises DS: http://108.179.198.54:85/schc ontent/english/content/langua ge_arts/DESTINATION_Gra mmar/DG.html?lesson=lesso n_26/&type=gp
Worksheet
Other Links: c www.perfectenglishgrammar.com/reportedspeech.htmlhttps://learnenglish .britishcouncil.org/en/quickgrammar/reported-speech1https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=sXB9P8miFCs www.theidioms.com/kids/
Worksheet
examples.yourdictionary.co m/idioms-for-kids.html
GRAMMAR
2.Idioms and Proverbs (Introduction/Activity worksheets)
https://www.oxfordroyale.co.uk/aricles/bizarre; englsh-idioms-meaningorigins.html https://www.engvid.com/en glish-resource/50-commonproverbs-sayings/
READING GRADING GRAMMAR TERM – II SEPETEM BER
Reading comprehension : Grammar book Passage 1(pgs193-194)
In-text exercise
Note Book Evaluation ( Homework / Class work) 1. Coordinating Subordinating DS - Classes-6 &10 Worksheet Correlative https://www.english-grammarConjunctions revolution.com/list-ofconjunctions.html
INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT MIDDLE SECTION DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH CLASS VIII - ANNUAL SYLLABUS 2018 – 2019 https://www.english-grammarrevolution.com/what-is-aconjunction.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= uAQttUMEUcg
REVISION –MID TERM
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION OCTOBE R
LITERATU 1.The Last Leaf (Prose) RE 1.Phrases (Kinds to be excluded) and Clauses (Kinds of clauses) Notes and worksheet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =teHasbEgqM
DS - Classes- 7 &8
In-text Questions Worksheet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvsI _VV3ICg sentence-structure/sentence-structureworksheets/clausesworksheets/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9f pPJ5bgJs
GRAMMA R 2. Kinds of Sentences( Notes and worksheet)
DS: Dept PPT
Worksheet
https://www.slideshare.net/guest2e9cea2a/ simple-compoundhttps://www.englischhilfen.de/en/exercises_list/reported. htm
complex-compound-complex-sentences
WRITING
READING
1.E- mail (Letter to Vice Principal as a parent requesting for leave) (Lws- worksheet) Unseen Passage
DS: Dept PPT
Worksheet
https://www.englishgrammar.org/senten ces-simple-compound/
Worksheet
INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT MIDDLE SECTION DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH CLASS VIII - ANNUAL SYLLABUS 2018 – 2019 GRAMMA R
Worksheet
Kinds of Sentences (continued) Revision Phrases and Clauses
READER
NOVEMB ER
worksheet
SUPPLEMENTARY READER ATale of Two Cities 1The Luncheon ( prose)
https://hubpages.com/literature /Luncheon
2.Invictus (poem)
https://invictusexplained.wordpress. com/
LITERATU RE 1.Active &Passive- statements revision Interrogative and Imperatives (new) GRAMMA R 2. Passive to Active ( Notes and Worksheet)
Letter to the Editor ( LWSNotes and Worksheet) WRITING
READING
Grammar text book pg 194196 (Passage 2)
GRADING
Note Book Evaluation/HW/CW
In-text Questions
In-text Questions DS: Notes and http://108.179.198.54:85/schconte Worksheet nt/english/content/language_arts/ DESTINATION_GRAMMAR/DG.h tml?lesson=lesson_2-6_8ices
Other Links: https://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=2kmS6NV8gM DS: Dept PPT https://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=FHPQpgkNJbO DS: PPT
Notes and Worksheet
worksheet
www.academia.edu/3700498/G RADE_8_ENG_FORMAL_LET TER_WRITING In-text exercises
INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT MIDDLE SECTION DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH CLASS VIII - ANNUAL SYLLABUS 2018 – 2019 DS:
Determiners GRAMMA R
Worksheet
http://108.179.198.54:85/schconte nt/oct_2016/MES_QUIZ_Aug16/A G-ENG-CLASS-3Determiners/AG-ENG-CLASS-3Determiners-II.html
Other Links:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dict ionary/english/determiner https://www.newcastle.edu.au/__da ta/assets/pdf_file/0018/.../6Determiners-II.pdf www.cbse.nic.in/publications/intera ct_in_english_wb_ix/UNIT-2.PDF
DECEMB ER
https://www.englishgrammar.org › www.grammarbank.com › Grammar Quizzes
Modals
DS: http://108.179.198.54:85/schconte nt/oct_2016/Eng_Worksheets/Eng Tagging/Modal_Verbs/player.html
Other Links: www.englishchhilfen.de/en/grammar/hilfsver ben2.htm www.tes.com/teachingresource/modal-verbspresentation-6322696 WRITING
Report Completion (SWSRevision
DS: Dept PPT Grammar.yourdictionary.com/style
worksheets
INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT MIDDLE SECTION DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH CLASS VIII - ANNUAL SYLLABUS 2018 – 2019 and-usage/report-writingformat.html
Letter To Editor (LWS)REVISION
Notes &worksheet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= AFGNKJruxdg https://www.examples.com/educatio n/report-writing.html
worksheets
Revision of Grammar &Writing Topics JANUARY LITERATU RE
King Lear (Drama)
www.teachingenglish.org.uk/ article/king-lear
In-text exercises
PERIODIC TESTS
LITERATU Lines Composed in a Wood on RE a Windy Day(Poem)
WRITING
GRAMMA R
ACTIVITY
FEBRUAR Y
GRADING GRAMMA R
DS: Dept PPT
Letter to Vice Principal seeking permission for a Study tour ( LWS – Notes and Worksheet)
Prepositions
worksheet
DS: http://108.179.198.54:85/schconte nt/oct_2016/MES_QUIZ_Aug16/A G-ENG-CLASS-1-Preposition/AGENG-CLASS-1-PrepositionLesson.html
In-text exercises
DS: Dept PPT
worksheet
Book Review Note Book Evaluation/HW/CW 1. Kinds of sentences (Practice)
INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT MIDDLE SECTION DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH CLASS VIII - ANNUAL SYLLABUS 2018 – 2019 2. Integrated Grammar& Jumbled Sentences – Practice (Worksheet)
WRITING
1.Bio- sketch(SWS-Revision worksheet)
READING
This Is Going To Hurt Just A Little Bit (poem-course book pgs-105-106)
WRITING GRAMMA R
worksheet
DS: Dept PPT
worksheet
https://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=TnBU8MNDAnQ
-
worksheet
Worksheet Expansion of Proverbs. Revision Reported Speech in Dialogue Format
Note Book Evaluation/HW/CW FINAL TERM EXAMINATION REVISION Grammar text passages-pgs194-197 FEB 28 - MARCH 14 - FINAL TERM EXAMINATION
worksheet
GRADING
TERM - 1 1. Should homework be banned? 2. E-books make school bags lighter. 3. Violent video games make children violent. 4. SUV’s versus economy cars. 5. Physical education should be compulsory in schools. 6. A child can learn more from outdoors than gadgets. 7. Should plastic shopping bags be completely banned? 8. Cellular phones should be allowed in schools. 9. Electronic gadgets are a bane or boon? 10. Is technology making people less creative?
In text exercises
TERM - 2 1. Is technology making people less creative? 2. Is the curriculum preparing students for a peaceful tomorrow? 3. Peer pressure is more useful than harmful. 4. Plan for the future or live for the moment? 5. Success is more important than happiness. 6 .Perseverance and determination are more important than talent. 7. Should there be a censor for internet? 8. True freedom comes only with discipline and restraint. 9. Responsibility for future and not recollection of past makes us wiser. 10. Social media has brought the world closer but made our near and dear ones distant.
INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT MIDDLE SECTION DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH CLASS VIII - ANNUAL SYLLABUS 2018 – 2019
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