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Class 8 - English

SSC

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krishna.vemula

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SSC

SSC Class 8

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SYLLABUS:

Unit 1. Family: A Reading: The Tattered Blanket (Story) – B Reading: My Mother (Poem) by Kamala Das – C Reading: A Letter to a Friend – Vocabulary: Synonyms – Grammar: Noun Phrases – Written Discourses: Short Essay – Oral Discourses: Debate, Description, Choreography.

Unit 2. Social Issues: A Reading: Oliver Asks for More (Story) by Charles Dickens – B Reading: The Cry of Children (Poem) by E.B. Browning – C Reading: Reaching the Unreached (Essay) – Vocabulary: Compound Adjectives – Grammar: Yes/No Questions, Question Tags – Written Discourses: Diary, Profile – Oral Discourses: Discussion.

Unit 3. Humanity: A Reading: The Selfish Giant I (Play) – B Reading: The Selfish Giant II (Play) by Oscar Wilde – C Reading: The Garden Within (Poem) – Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs, Antonyms, Sound Words, Simile, Metaphor, Personification – Grammar: Gerunds – Written Discourses: Notice, Narrative, Description.

Unit 4. Science and Technology: A Reading: The Fun They Had (Science Fiction) by Isaac Asimov – B Reading: Preteen Pretext (Poem) – C Reading: The Computer Game (Play) – Vocabulary: Antonyms, Order of Adjectives – Grammar: Adverbs and Relative Clauses – Written Discourses: Letter, Poster – Oral Discourses: Debate.

Unit 5. Education and Career: A Reading: The Treasure Within Part I & II (Interview) – C Reading: They Literally Build the Nation (Essay) – Vocabulary: Collocations, Same Word as Verb and Noun – Grammar: Used To – Written Discourses: Script for Compeering – Oral Discourses: Compeering.

Unit 6. Art and Culture: A Reading: The Story of Ikat (Description) – B Reading: The Earthen Goblet (Poem) by Harindranath Chattopadhyaya – C Reading: Maestro with a Mission (Biography) – Vocabulary: Homonyms, Homophones – Grammar: Reported Speech, Tense and Time – Written Discourses: Profile, Biographical Sketch.

Unit 7. Woman Empowerment: A Reading: Bonsai Life Part I & II (Story) by Abburi Chayadevi – C Reading: I Can Take Care of Myself (Story) – Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs, Similes, Idioms – Grammar: Subject and Predicate – Written Discourses: Poster, Report Writing – Oral Discourses: Debate.

Unit 8. Social Service: A Reading: Dr. Dwarakanath Kotnis (Biography) – B Reading: Be Thankful (Poem) – C Reading: The Dead Rat (Story) by P.C. Roy – Vocabulary: Semantic Mapping, Idiomatic Expressions with Heart – Grammar: Coordinate, Subordinate and Compound Conjunctions – Written Discourses: News Report, Essay – Oral Discourses: Speech.

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