Cambridge International School, Palampur Grade VIII Second Term Curriculum Session 2018-19 ENGLISH Months LITERATURE READER Gul-Mohar Reading Skill Listening and Speaking Skills Skill Grammar SEPTEMBER L-7 Coming Home to Delhi Analyzing interpreting and evaluation of information Role-Play (Enacting out a dialogue) Article L 13 Prepositions L 15 Interjection OCTOBER L-8 Owen Vs Master Race Factual, inferential and evaluative comprehension Group Discussion/Class Discussion about two athletes Dialogue L 14 Conjunctions NOVEMBER L-9 A Night to Forget Where The Mind is Without Fear Appreciation of poetry Read, Interpret and comprehend the text Asking Question/Answer RTC s E-mail L 11 Active and Passive Voice DECEMBER L-10 Darjeeling L-11 Bodyline A Poison Tree Understanding the poem Read, Interpret and comprehend the text Factual and Inferential Information Verbal expression of feelings / thoughts Listening to a story and answering the questions Diary Entry L 17 Direct & Indirect Speech JANUARY/ FEBRUARY L-12 The Merchant of Venice All the World s a Stage Appreciation of poetry Analyzing inferential and evaluative comprehension Oral Presentation Role Play Enacting out a dialogue Summary Sentence Reordering/ Editing/ Omission ह द मह न व षय स त क शल ल खन क शल चन क शल व य करण म लय कन स त बर क य ननर श ह आ ज ए (ननब ध) ननब ध क प रभ श ल ननब ध ल खन आपक सपन क भ रत क स ह न च हहए,व षय पर चच क य- व च र यह सबस कहठन समय कव त क लय-गनत क स थ पत र ल खन हम ननर श मन म उत स ह क ल ल खन अक त बर नह (कव त ) स र क पद य ग क द र पद क लय, यनत, गनत क स थ पररय जन क य भ रन क ललए क य - क य करन च हहए चचट हठय क अन ठ प ठ क ववश ल षण त मक अध ययन कह न ल खन म ब इल और चचट हठय म अल क र व य करण द ननय कव त क लय, यनत, गनत क स थ अ तर नव बर स द म चररत अन च छ द ल खन सच च लमत रत पर चन म वर ल क क क तय ल खन प ठ क ववश ल षण त मक अध ययन ननब ध ल खन जह पहहय ह हद बर जनवर ब ज और स प अकबर ल ट नय समस य ए ट प कथ क प रभ श ल ढ ग क स थ प ठ क प रभ श ल ढ ग क स थ कथ क प रभ श ल ढ ग क स थ द न हदन ल खन अन च छ द ल खन पत र ल खन ज न क व लभन न कल ओ पर चच भ रष ट च र पर चच कत व य क प लन ककस प रक र करन च हहए (चच ) क रक पद पररचय व य करण श रवण 1
MATHEMATICS SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY Assessment 9- Algebraic Expression And Identities 14-Factorisation Ch-9 -Addition and Subtraction of Algebraic Expressions -Multiplication of monomial by a monomial and a polynomial -Multiplication of polynomial by a polynomial -Standard Identities -Applying Identities Ch-14 -Factors of Natural Numbers -Factors of Algebraic Expressions -Factorization by regrouping terms FA3 Very Short Answers 14-Factorisation (contd...) 13-Direct and Indirect Ch-14 (contd ) -Factorization by using Identities -Division of Algebraic Expressions -To find the error in mathematical statements Ch-13 -Direct Proportion -Inverse Proportion 16-Playing with Numbers 10-Visualising Solid Shapes 12-Exponents and Powers Ch-16 -Numbers in general form -Games with Numbers -Letters for Digits -Tests of Divisibility Ch-10 -Views of 3D-Shapes -Mapping Space Around Us -Faces, Edges and vertices Ch-12 -Power with negative exponents -Laws of Exponents -Use of Exponents to express small numbers in standard form FA4 Lab Activity Short Questions 11-Mensuration Ch-11 -Area of Trapezium -Area of a general Quadrilateral -Area of a Polygon -Solid Shapes -Surface Area of Cube, Cuboid and Cylinder -Volume of Cube, Cuboid and Cylinder Topic to be included from First Term Syllabus:- Rational Numbers, Comparing Quantities, Understanding Quadrilaterals 4-Practical Geometry Ch-4 -To construct the Quadrilaterals under different conditions SOCIAL SCIENCE SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY -Craft and Industries - The Revolt of 1857 - Disaster Management -Education and British Rule - Women and Reform - Challenging the Caste System - Mineral and Power Resources - Social Justice and the Marginalised - Colonialism and Urban Change - Changes in the Arts - Industries - Distribution of Major Industries and Comparative Case Studies -The Nationalist Movement (1885-1919) - The Struggle for Independence(1919-1947) - Role of Government in the Development of the Country -India After Independence Assessment - Enlist the reasons that led to the spread of the Revolt of 1857 - Analyse the limitation and causes of the failure of Revolt - To enlist the causes and precautions taken during disasters FA 3 Chart Work Paper Pen Test -- To study the impact of Education before and after British rule -Merits and demerits of Modern System of Education - To find out various types of minerals and their distribution - To be able to analyse the different reforms and works of reformers -Also to know the conditions and progress of women - To understand the deurbanization and the growth of new urban centres - Understand the classification, features and the major industries in the world. - Able to know various factories in India, Iron and steel production and Industrial growth FA 4 Collage Work MCQs - Understand the Origin of National Movement, Partition of Bengal and other movements - To know why this period is known as Gandhian Era, Second World War and its impact on India, The partition of India - Role of State in the sustainable development -Impact of Britisher s economic policies. Problems faced by India after Independence 2
ASSESSMENT SCIENCE SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JAN/FEB (Bio) - Crop Production and Management (Phy)-Light. *Discuss the terminology related to the crop production. *Identify the different tools and seed specimens. *Familiarise with steps involved in crop production. *Recall reflection and laws of reflection. *Observe the characteristics in a plane mirror. * Comprehend multiple reflections, dispersion and working of human eye. FA 3 Activities Lab Activity File Presentation Paper Pen Test (Phy)-Light (Cont) (Chem)-Pollution of Air and Water * Comprehend multiple reflections, dispersion and working of human eye. *Enlist the causes and effects of Global warming. * Classify the types of pollution. * Identify the causes of pollution. * Analyse the impact of Acid Rain and Green House Effect. *Enlist the causes and effects of Global Warming. (Bio)-Age of Adolescence & Reproduction (Phy.)-Combustion and Fossil Fuels. *Locate the glands in the body * Interpret the functions of glands/hormones present in the body. *Learn about the concept of Adolescence and Puberty. *To explain the nutritional requirements and personal hygiene. *Discuss about various addictive substances, drug abuse and aids. *Classify types of reproduction. *Distinguish and explain male/ and female reproductive parts. *To explain gender issues and myths. *Learn about the problems of adolescent pregnancy. *List types of combustion and conditions for combustion. *Understanding the term flame. *Outline different zones of a candle flame. *Explain different terms; Fuels, Calorific Value, Fuel Efficiency etc. *Enlist various types of fossil fuels and learn about coal, petroleum, and natural gas. FA 4 Activities Power Point Presentation Lab Activity MCQs COMPUTER SCIENCE (Chem)-Chemical Effects of Electric Current (Phy)-Combustion and Fossil Fuels. *Interpret chemical effects of current in case of electroplating. *Enlist various types of fossil fuels and learn about coal, petroleum, and natural gas. *To explain electrical conductivity by performing lab activity. *Examining the process of electrolysis and its applications. *Interpret chemical effects of current in case of electroplating. (Phy)-Sound (Bio)-Human Intervention in Natural Phenomena *To know how sound is produced and travels. *To explain characteristics of sound. *Classify types of sound. *Differentiate between musical sound and noise. *To explain about deforestation and practices that help in conserving our forests. *To learn about consequences of over extraction of fossil fuels and methods to conserve fossil fuels. SEPT/ OCT NOVEMBER DECEMBER JAN/ FEB Adobe Photoshop More on Photoshop HTML Surfing Internet Objective To be able to: - Starting and closing Photoshop - Insert image and text - Use Palettes, Crop and Move tool - Painting and retouching tools - Blur, Sharpen and Smudge tools - Layers - History of HTML - Tags and attributes - Changing appearance of text - Types of Lists in HTML - Understanding WWW - Multimedia communication - Skype - Creating a Blog Assessment FA 3 - Practical FA - 4 Paper Pen Test 3
स क त म न ववषय वस त क शल ल खन क शल व चन क शल व य करण म लय कन जनवर - फरवर नबम बर - हद म बर स तम बर - अक त बर सप तभग न य: अश कवन क प ठ क श द ध उच च रण क स थ पठ पद य क लयबद धत स उच च रण कर पठ स व द पद य क ह न द अ व द द श क स त र ज य पर ववच र ववमशश अश कव ह क पर व च अव यय शब द द व शब द सन न ध, प रत यय, पच ध त पठ व च स ववत र ब ई द य क श द ध द य स र प रश द श क स म न क पत र पठ फ ल उच च रण क स थ उत तर क र नतय पर व च प रश न म शण, रर पठ शब द ह म लय: पद य क श द ध पद य क अथश स स र क पवशत पर अपहठत पद य श, व च उच च रण क स थ ग र ण कर व च द य श, ललख ध त पठ आयशभ : प ठ क श द ध उच च रण प ठ क ह न द आयशभट क व पर स व द पठ क स थ पठ अ व द व च वद ध त व च पद य क लयबद धत प ललय क अथश परस पर व त शल प गचत र ध ररत वणश म प र ललक : स पठ समझकर उसक ह न द Guitar Chords Key Board Maj Scales MUSIC New Prayer Practice School Song, National Song, National Anthem Practice Raag Yaman ART DANCE Introduction to Western and Contemporary Dance. Revision of all steps, Body Stretch and Body Balance. Correct hand movements and body postures. Stage & Performance Skills Practice. Month Activity Learning Objective SEPTEMBER Flower Step Wise Study Development of Drawing, Perspective, Creative and Perspective. Colouring Skill. OCTOBER NOVEMBER Still Life Outdoor Sketch (Pen and Ink) Street Scene (Water Colour), Scenery (Water Colour) Night (Soft Pastel), Human Body, Pop Art DECEMBER JANUARY Human Figure in action, Head Study. Quick Sketching, Expression, Lady With Flower (Water Colour), Tonal Graphics Monochromatic, Lion Palette Knife painting Caricature, Decorative Art Village Aspect Study. PHYSICAL EDUCATION MONTH ACTIVITY SKILL/ASANA OBJECTIVES SEPTEMBER Gymnastic Rolls, Jumps It improves coordination between mind and body. AND OCTOBER Basketball Lay up Shot, Jump shot, Speed Work To improve Hand eye co-ordination. NOVEMBER Athletics Running and Jumping To improve physical fitness through running and jumping AND DECEMBER Skating Balance and Roll exercises. To improve balance on wheels and running on wheels. JANUARY AND FEBRUARY Cricket Batting Stance, Front foot and back foot defense To improve co-ordination between different organs, endurance, flexibility, stamina and agility Tennis Grip on the racket fore hand and service. To improve their skill. 4
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