CBSE Unit Weightage for English Elective Classes XI and XII
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Class XI 11th
One Paper of 3 Hours and 100 marks.
Unitwise Weightage
Reading an unseen passage and a poem | 20 Marks |
Writing | 20 Marks |
Applied Grammar | 10 Marks |
Text for detailed study | 30 Marks |
Drama | 10 Marks |
Fiction | 10 Marks |
Reading an unseen passage and a poem-20 Marks and 35 Periods
- Literary or discursive passage of about 500 − 600 words-12 marks
- A poem of about 15 lines-08 marks
Writing-20 Marks and 35 Periods
- To write an essay on an argumentative⟋discursive⟋reflective⟋or descriptive topic (150 words) -10 Marks
- To write a composition such as an article, a report, a speech (150 words) -10 Marks
Seminar-10 Marks
- Presentation of a book review, a play, a short story, a novel, novella (tale, fable, parable) to be followed by a question answer session-25 Marks
- Poetry reading to be followed by interpretative tasks based on cloze reading and literary analysis of the text.
- Critical review of a film or a play
- Conducting a theatre workshop to be followed by a discussion
Note: The above activities would develop presentation skills, analytical skills, spoken skills and literary criticism.
Text for detailed study-30 marks and 75 Periods
Prose-20 Marks
- Two passages for comprehension with short question answers testing deeper interpretation and drawing inferences (04 × 2) -08 Marks
- Two questions for testing global comprehension (Any One to be answered in 100 words) -06 Marks
- Two short answer type questions testing comprehension to be answered in a paragraph of about 30 − 40 words each-06 Marks
Poetry-10 Marks
- One extract from the prescribed poems for comprehension and literary interpretation
- One out of two questions on the prescribed poems for appreciation to be answered in 100 words-06 Marks
Drama-Arms and the Man-10Marks and 20 Peroids
- One out of two questions to be answered in about 150 − 200 words to test the evaluation of characters, events and episodes.
Fiction-10Marks and 20 Periods
- One question to be answered in about 150 words for the analysis of characters, events, episodes and interpersonal relationships.
- Two out of three short answer type questions to be answered in about 30 − 40 words on content, events and episodes (2 × 2) .
Books prescribed
- Text book: Woven words published by NCERT
- Fiction: The Old Man and The Sea Novel (unabridged) by E. Hemingway
- Drama: Arms and the Man-Bernard Shaw
CBSE Unit Weightage for English Elective Classes XI and XII
Class XII 12th
One Paper of 3 Hours and 100 marks.
Unitwise Weightage
Reading an unseen passage and a poem | 20 Marks |
Writing | 20 Marks |
Applied Grammar | 10 Marks |
Text for detailed study | 40 Marks |
Fiction | 10 Marks |
Reading an unseen passage and a poem 20 Marks and 35 Periods
- One literary or discursive passage of about 500 − 600 words followed by short questions-12 Marks
- A poem of about 15 lines followed by short questions to test interpretation and appreciation-8 Marks
Writing-20 Marks and 30 Peroids
- To write an essay on an argumentative⟋descriptive topic (150 − 200 words) -10 Marks
- To write a composition such as an article, a report, a speech (150 − 200 words) -10 Marks
Applied Grammar-10 Marks and 10 Periods
- Editing and error correction of word and sentences-05 Marks
- Changing and narration of a given input-05 Marks
Texts for detailed study-40 Marks and 100 periods
- Two passages or extracts follwed by short answer type questions for comprehension, interpretation, drawing inferences (4 ⚹ 2) -08 Marks
- Two out of three questions to be answered in 100 words each testing global comprehension (6 + 6) -12 Marks
Five out of six questions to be answered in about 60 words each testing comprehension, characterisation, interpretation (3 + 3) 4 × 5 = 20 Marks
Fiction-10 Marks and 30 Peroids
- One out of two questions to be answered in about 60 words and⟋or each seeking comments, interpretation-04 Marks
- One question in about 100 words to test evaluation and appreciation of characters, events, episodes and interpersonal relationships-06 Marks
Books Prescribed
- Kaleidoscope-Text book published by NCERT
- Fiction-Tiger for Malgudi or The Financial Expert by R. K. Narayan (Novel)