English Class 12 Syllabus 2021-22
As per the new revised syllabus mandated and circulated by the Government of India, we have jot down all the necessary details to give you an overview of the very new and revised syllabus divided on the basis of the two terms and the respective subjects. CBSE Class 12th Term-wise English syllabus pdf has been therefore recreated by Adda 247 for the easy availability of it to the students.
The Subject English, however tends to scare the students with its enormous number of chapters and the various books prescribed by the Education Commission, that decides the syllabus to be covered. Hence, a proper insight of the syllabus with all the details mentioned is very important for a child to get his hand on.
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CBSE Class 12 English Syllabus 2021-22: Term-1
CSBE Class 12 Core English Syllabus Term-I | ||
Sections | Particulars | Marks |
Reading Comprehension |
|
14 Marks |
Creative Writing Skills
|
Short Writing Tasks – Notice Writing & Classified Advertisements (3 marks)
Long Writing Tasks (One) – Letter to an Editor (giving suggestions or opinions on issues of public interest) and Article Writing |
08 Marks |
Literature | Literary-prose/poetry extracts ( seen- texts ) to assess comprehension and appreciation, analysis, inference, extrapolation.
Questions Based on Texts to assess comprehension and appreciation, analysis, inference, extrapolation. |
18 Marks |
Term-1 Total Marks | 40 Marks |
CBSE Class 12 English Syllabus 2021-22- Literature Term-1
Book- Flamingo (Prose) – 11 Marks
- The Last Lesson
- Lost Spring
- Deep Water
Book-Flamingo (Poetry)
- My Mother at Sixty-Six
- An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum
- Keeping Quiet
Book-Vistas (Prose) – 7 Marks
- The Third Level
- The Enemy
CBSE Class 12 English Syllabus 2021-22: Term-2
CBSE Class 12 Core English Syllabus Term-II | ||
Section | Particulars | Marks |
Reading Comprehension |
|
14 Marks |
Creative Writing Skills | Short Writing Tasks – Formal & Informal Invitation Cards or the Replies to Invitation (3 marks)
Long Writing Tasks (One) – Letter of Application for a Job or Report Writing (5 marks) |
08 Marks |
Literature | Questions based on extracts/texts to assess comprehension and appreciation, analysis, inference, extrapolation.
|
18 Marks |
Term-1 Total Marks | 40 Marks |
CBSE Class 12 English Syllabus- Literature Term-2
Book-Flamingo (Prose) – 11 Marks
- The Rattrap
- Indigo
Book-Flamingo (Poetry)
- A Thing of Beauty
- Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
Book-Vistas (Prose) – 7 Marks
- Should Wizard Hit Mommy?
- On the Face of It
- Evans Tries an O Level
Class 12 Core English Syllabus Marking Scheme
SNo | Particulars | Marks |
1 | Term-1 | 40 |
2 | Term-2 | 40 |
3 | Assessment of Listening and Speaking Skills (Term-I+Term-II) | 20 Marks |
Total | 100 Marks |
Class 12 English Syllabus 2021-22 for Term 1 and Term 2
English comes under the “Compulsory” categorised subjects and having a proper knowledge of class 12th CBSE Syllabus holds the utmost importance and helps you to pass your Board examinations with Flying colors and thus, ace your future. English is further divided into its two branches:
- Literature
- Language
They hold different marking Schemes and have a different syllabus all together. Hence, knowing the both of them is equally important.
Term 1 Class 12 English Syllabus 2021-22
Sections | ||
A | Reading Skills (50 periods) | 10 marks |
B | Writing Skills with Grammar (60 periods) | 10 marks |
C
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Literature Textbooks and Supplementary Reading
Text (60 periods) |
11 marks |
D | Applied Grammar | 4 marks |
TOTAL | 35 marks | |
FICTION | 5 marks
|
|
SEMINAR |
10 Marks | |
GRAND TOTAL | 35+5+10=
50 marks |
Term 2 Class 12 English Syllabus 2021-22
Sections | ||
A | Reading Skills (50 periods) | 10 marks |
B | Writing Skills with Grammar (60 periods) | 10 marks |
C
|
Literature Textbooks and Supplementary Reading
Text (60 periods) |
11 marks |
D | Applied Grammar | 4 marks |
TOTAL | 35 marks | |
FICTION | 5 marks
|
|
SEMINAR |
10 Marks | |
GRAND TOTAL | 35+5+10=
50 marks |
English Class 12 Syllabus 2021-22 Term 1
READING
|
Unseen passage (literary or discursive)
Unseen Poem Case Based Unseen (Factual) Passage |
WRITING SKILL
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Discursive/interpretative writing Essay (on an Argumentative/Discursive/Reflective/ Descriptive topic ) Article Writing( on a contemporary/topical issue |
KALEIDOSCOPE | Short Stories
I Sell my Dreams – GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ Eveline- JAMES JOYCE
POETRY A Lecture Upon the Shadow- JOHN DONNE Poems by Milton- JOHN MILTON Poems by Blake- WILLIAM BLAKE Kubla Khan – S.T.COLERIDGE
NON-FICTION Freedom- G.B.SHAW The Mark on the Wall – VIRGINIA WOOLF
DRAMA 1. Chandalika- RABINDRANATH TAGORE
|
FICTION | A Tiger for Malgudi ( R K Narayan)
OR The Financial Expert ( R K Narayan) Part I & II |
APPLIED GRAMMAR | Transformation of Sentences(
Voice/Speech/ Clauses/ Change of sentence types) |
Term 2 English Class 12 Syllabus 2021-22
READING
|
Unseen passage (literary or discursive)
Unseen Poem Case Based Unseen (Factual) Passage |
WRITING SKILL
|
Speech( on a contemporary/topical issue) Report Writing (on a contemporary/topical issue) |
KALEIDOSCOPE | Short Stories
A Wedding in Brownsville- ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER
POETRY Trees – EMILY DICKINSON The Wild Swans of Coole – W.B.YEATS Time and Time Again -A.K.RAMANUJAN NON-FICTION Freedom- G.B.SHAW The Mark on the Wall – VIRGINIA WOOLF |
FICTION | A Tiger for Malgudi ( R K Narayan)
OR The Financial Expert ( R K Narayan) Part III, IV & V |
APPLIED GRAMMAR | Transformation of Sentences(
Voice/Speech/ Clauses/ Change of sentence types) |
CBSE Class 12 English Elective Syllabus 2021-22 for Term 1 and Term 2
ENGLISH ELECTIVE (CodeNo.001)
Part A
READING 25 MARKS
This section will have two unseen passages and a poem:
- 12 Multiple Choice Questions out of 15 from a literary or discursive passage of about 950-1000words. [1 X 12 =12]
- 4 out of 5 multiple choice questions to test interpretation and appreciation of a poem of about10-12lines. (1×4=4)
- 4 out of 5 multiple choice questions from a case-based factual passage (with visual input- statistical data, chart etc.) of 100-120 words to test interpretation. (1 X 4= 4)
GRAMMAR 8 Marks
- 8 multiple choice questions out of 10 involving transformation of sentences. (1×8=8)
LITERATURE 12Marks
- 12 out of 16 multiple choice questions from the textbook kaleidoscope. The questions can be from short stories/Poetry/Non-Fiction/Drama (1 x 12 =12)
PART B
Writing 20Marks
- Three Long Writing Task out of Four to be answered in 120-150 words each: A discursive and interpretative writing. (5×3=15)
- One Long Writing Task out of two to be answered in 120-150 words: An essay on an argumentative/discursive topic such as an article/report/speech. Contemporary topics/ issues to be a part of Article, Report and Speech Writing. (5×1=5)
Literature 10Marks
- One Short Answer Question out of two to be answered in 30-40 words to assess understanding analysis and critical appreciation. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. (2×1=2)
- One Short Answer Question out of two to be answered in 40-50 words to assess understanding analysis and critical appreciation. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking and drawing inferences in poetry and prose. (3X1=3)
- One Long Answer Question out of two to be answered in 120-150 words each to assess deeper understanding, interpretation, appreciation and drawing inferences. Questions to elicit creative responses and assess ability to form opinions. (5×1=5)
Fiction 10 Marks
- One Short Answer Question out of two to be answered in 30-40 words to test
understanding and appreciation and seek comments, interpretation, evaluation and appreciation of characters, events, episodes and interpersonal relationships.
(2 x 1 = 2)
- One Short Answer Question out of two to be answered in 40-50 words to test understanding and appreciation and seek comments, interpretation, evaluation and appreciation of characters, events, episodes and interpersonal relationships. (3 x1=3)
- One Long Answer Question out of two to be answered in 120-150 words to test deeper (in depth) understanding, interpretation, appreciation and drawing global inferences of the given text with reference to characters /events/ incidents and episodes, leading to creative rendering, forming and defending opinions. (5×1=5)
Students can select one of the two prescribed texts.
Seminar (20 marks)
Presentation – book review /a play /a short story/a novel/novella (tale, table,
parable) to be followed by a question-answer session.
Poetry reading to be followed by interpretative tasks based on close 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
Class 12 English Syllabus Covered in These Books
- Kaleidoscope – Text book published by NCERT
- Fiction: A Tiger for Malgudi or The Financial Expert by R.K. Narayan(Novel)
CBSE Class 12 Deleted Syllabus 2021-22
CBSE Class 11 Deleted Syllabus 2021-22
CBSE Class 10 Deleted Syllabus 2021-22
CBSE Class 9 Deleted Syllabus 2021-22
CBSE New Syllabus For Class 12 & 11 2021-2022
CBSE Class 12 New Syllabus 2021-22 | CBSE Class 11 New Syllabus 2021-22 |
Class 12 Maths | Class 11 Maths |
Class 12 Physics | Class 11 Physics |
Class 12 Chemistry | Class 11 Chemistry |
Class 12 Biology | Class 11 Biology |
Class 12 Economics | Class 11 Economics |
Class 12 Accountancy | Class 11 Accountancy |
Class 12 History | Class 11 History |
Class 12 Geography | Class 11 Geography |
Class 12 Political Science | Class 11 Political Science |
Class 12 English | Class 11 English |
CBSE New Syllabus Class 9 & 10 For 2021-2022
CBSE Class 10 New Syllabus 2021-22 | CBSE Class 9 New Syllabus 2021-22 |
Class 10 Maths | Class 9 Maths |
Class 10 Science | Class 9 Science |
Class 10 Social Science | Class 9 Social Science |
Class 10 English | Class 9 English |
CBSE Class 12 English Syllabus 2021-22 For Term 1 & Term 2: FAQs
Q.1) How many terms do we have?
We have two Terms:
TERM I
TERM II
Q.2) Are the exams out of 100 marks?
No, the exams are not out of 100, they are out of 80 rest of the 20 marks are based on the Internal Assessments.
Q.3) How many books are there in English Literature?
There are 2 books namely:
- Kaleidoscope – Text book published by NCERT
- Fiction: A Tiger for Malgudi or The Financial Expert by R.K. Narayan (Novel)
Q.4) What are the short stories in KALEIDOSCOPE syllabus for Term I?
I Sell my Dreams – GABRIEL GARCIA
MARQUEZ
Eveline- JAMES JOYCE
Q.5) How to score good marks?
Keep yourself focussed, Learn and complete the syllabus in advance, keep revising and solve the exercises as much as possible. Do not over strain your self, you will do amazing.
ALL THE BEST