Comprehensive English Syllabus for CBSE

Explore our detailed English syllabus for classes 9 to 12, designed to meet CBSE curriculum standards and enhance students' understanding of the English language and literature.

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CBSE English Syllabus

Comprehensive English syllabus for classes 9 to 12 under CBSE, covering essential topics for students.

Class 9 Topics

Class 9 (English Language & Literature)

Books:

1. Beehive (Textbook)

2. Moments (Supplementary Reader)

Topics:

1. Reading Skills:

   • Comprehension Passages (Unseen passages)

2. Writing Skills:

   • Descriptive Paragraph (Person, Event, Situation)

   • Diary Entry

   • Story Writing

3. Grammar:

   • Tenses, Modals, Subject-Verb Concord, Reported Speech, Determiners

4. Literature:

   • Beehive:

     • Prose: The Fun They Had, The Sound of Music, The Little Girl, etc.

     • Poems: The Road Not Taken, Wind, Rain on the Roof, etc.

   • Moments: The Lost Child, The Adventures of Toto, The Happy Prince, etc.

Class 10 Topics

Class 10 (English Language & Literature)

Books:

1. First Flight (Textbook)

2. Footprints Without Feet (Supplementary Reader)

Topics:

1. Reading Skills:

   • Factual and Discursive Passages

2. Writing Skills:

   • Formal Letters (Complaint, Inquiry, Placing Order)

   • Analytical Paragraph Writing

3. Grammar:

   • Sentence Transformation, Reported Speech, Clauses

4. Literature:

   • First Flight:

     • Prose: A Letter to God, Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, etc.

     • Poems: Dust of Snow, Fire and Ice, The Ball Poem, etc.

   • Footprints Without Feet: The Midnight Visitor, The Necklace, The Hack Driver, etc.

Class 11 (English Core)

Books:

1. Hornbill (Textbook)

2. Snapshots (Supplementary Reader)

Topics:

1. Reading Skills:

   • Comprehension Passages and Note-Making

2. Writing Skills:

   • Business/Official Letters, Poster Making, Speech, Debate

3. Literature:

   • Hornbill:

     • Prose: The Portrait of a Lady, We’re Not Afraid to Die…, etc.

     • Poems: A Photograph, The Voice of the Rain, etc.

   • Snapshots: The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse, Albert Einstein at School, etc.

Class 11 Topics