ENGLISH SYLLABUS (2017-2018) CLASS-VIII

PERIODIC

ASSESSMENT – I HALF YEARLY PERIODIC

ASSESSMENT – II ANNUAL

EXAMINATION

NCERT BOOK : HONEY DEW 1. The Best Christmas Present 2. The Tsunami 3. The Ant & the cricket (poem) 4. Geography Lesson SUPPLEMENTARY READER (Seen Comprehension) 1. How the Camel got his hump 2.Children at Work GRAMMAR 1. Tense 2. Voice 3. Modals WRITING SKILL 1. Formal & Informal letter READING SKILL 1. Comprehension (seen/unseen)

NCERT BOOK : HONEY DEW 1. Glimpses of the Past 2. Bepin Chowdhury’s Lapse of Memory 3. The Summit Within 4. Macavity 5. The Last Bargain SUPPLEMENTARY READER (Seen Comprehension) 1. The Selfish Giant 2. The Treasure Within 3. Princess September GRAMMAR 1. Non-finites 2. Tenses 3. Voice 4. Modals WRITING SKILL 1. Formal & Informal letter 2. Article Writing 3. Story Writing

(1

st Periodic full syllabus

included in Half Yearly)

NCERT BOOK : HONEY DEW 1. This is Jodi’s Fawn 2. A Visit to Cambridge 3. The School Boy 4. The Duck and the Kangaroo SUPPLEMENTARY READER (Seen Comprehension) 1. The Fight 2. The Open Window GRAMMAR 1. Direct & Indirect Speech WRITING SKILL 1. Article Writing 2. Story Writing 3. Formal & Informal letter READING SKILL 1. Comprehension (seen/unseen)

NCERT BOOK : HONEY DEW 1. A Short Monsoon Diary 2. The Great Stone Face I & II 3. When I set out for Lyonnesse 4. On the grasshopper & The Cricket 5. The Best Christmas Present 6. The Ant & the cricket SUPPLEMENTARY READER (Seen Comprehension) 1. Jalebis 2. The Comet I & II 3. Children At Work GRAMMAR 1. Direct & Indirect Speech 2. Phrase & Clause 3. Tense WRITING SKILL 1. Formal & Informal letter 2. Article Writing 3. Story Writing READING SKILL Comprehension (seen/unseen) (2

nd Periodic full syllabus

included in Annual Examination)

MATHEMATICS SYLLABUS (2017-2018) CLASS-VIII

Books Recommended

I. Mathematics for class VIII (NCERT)

1ST Periodic Test (30)

Half-Yearly Exam (80)

2nd Periodic Test (30)

Annual Exam (80)

Ch-1: Rational Numbers

Ch-1: Rational Numbers

Ch-3: Understanding Quadrilaterals

Ch-3: Understanding Quadrilaterals

Ch-6: Squares & Square Roots

Ch-2: Linear Equations

Ch-14: Factorization Ch-4: Practical geometry (const.)

Ch-7: Cubes & Cube Roots

Ch-5: Data Handling Ch-16: Playing with Numbers

Ch-8: Comparing Quantities

Ch-6: Squares & Square Roots

Ch-11: Mensuration

Ch-7: Cubes & Cube Roots

Ch-12: Exponents & Powers

Ch-9: Algebraic Expressions and Identities

Ch-14: Factorization

Ch-10: Visualising Solid Shapes

Ch-15: Graphs

Ch-13: Direct & Inverse Proportions

Ch-16: Playing with Numbers

+ INCLUDING CH-9,5,13

SCIENCE SYLLABUS (2017-2018) CLASS-VIII

1ST Periodic Test (30)

Half-Yearly Exam (80)

2nd Periodic Test (30)

Annual Exam (80)

Ch-1: Crop production & Management

Ch-2: Micro organisms: Friend and Foe

Ch-10: Reaching the age of adolescence

Ch-5: Coal and petroleum

Ch-4: Metals & Non metals

Ch-3: Fibres and plastics

Ch-11: Force and Pressure

Ch-12: Friction

Ch-7: Conservation of plants & animals

Ch-6: Combustion and flame

Ch-14: Chemical effects of Electric current

Ch-13: Sound

Activity/Practical Work: ch-4 (Activity based on Displacement reactions)

Ch-8: Cell structure and function

Activity/Practical Work: ch-14 (To show conductivity of different solutions)

Ch-15: Some Natural phenomena

Ch-9: Reproduction in Animals

Ch-17: Stars and the solar system

Ch-16: Light Ch-18: Pollution of air and water

(CH-1,4 & 7) ARE ALSO INCLUDED

(CH-2,4, 8, 10 & 14 INCLUDED)

SOCIAL SCIENCE SYLLABUS (2017-2018) CLASS-VIII

1ST Periodic

Test (30) Half-Yearly Exam (80)

2nd Periodic Test (30)

Annual Exam (80)

HISTORY Ch-1: How , When and Where Ch-2: From Trade to Territory Ch-3: Ruling the Country side

HISTORY Ch-4: Tribals , Dikus and the vision of a Golden Age Ch-5: When People Rebel Ch-6: Colonialism and the city

HISTORY Ch-7: Weavers, Iron smelters and Factory owners Ch-8: Civilising the “Native”, Educating the Nation Ch-9: Women, Caste and Reform

HISTORY Ch-1: How , When and Where Ch-3: Ruling the Country side Ch-5: When People Rebel Ch-10: The Changing World of Visual Arts Ch-11: The making of the National Movement 1870’s-1947 Ch-12: India After Independence

GEOGRAPHY Ch-1: Resources Ch-2: Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and Wild life Resources

GEOGRAPHY Ch-3: Minerals and Power resources Ch-4: Agriculture

GEOGRAPHY Ch-5: Industries

GEOGRAPHY Ch-1: Resources Ch-2: Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and Wild life Resources Ch-4: Agriculture Ch-6: Human Resources

CIVICS Ch-1: The Indian Constitution Ch-2: Understanding Secularism

CIVICS Ch-3: Why do we need a Parliament Ch-4: Understanding Laws Ch-5: Judiciary Half-Yearly syllabus is inclusive of syllabus of 1st Periodic.

CIVICS Ch-6: Understanding our Criminal justice System Ch-7: Understanding Marginalisation Ch-8: Confronting Marginalisation

CIVICS Ch-1: The Indian Constitution Ch-2: Understanding Secularism Ch-5: Judiciary Ch-9: Public Facilities Ch-10: Law and Social Justice Annual Examination is inclusive of the 9 selective chapters (30% of the whole syllabus) from Half Yearly Syllabus.