N.K.BAGRODIA GLOBAL SCHOOLSECTOR-17, DWARKA

SESSION: 2018-19CLASS: VIII (SYLLABUS)

ENGLISH:Month Syllabus

April and May(24+12) Coursebook (Cambridge)Unit 1: Living in HarmonyL-1 Three QuestionsL-2 Children of IndiaL-3 Speak Gently (Poem)Unit 2: Turning Trash into treasureL-4 Creative reuseMacbeth (Har Anand)L-1 Duncan, the King of ScotlandL-2 The Prophecy of WitchesL-3 The Secret Desire

Grammar Gear* Simple Tenses* Continuous Tense* Perfect and Perfect Continuous Tense

Writing* Bio-sketch

Reading Unseen Passage

Activity: Poetry Recitation

July (25) CoursebookL-5 A house of tyresL-6 The Village Blacksmith (Poem)Unit 3: Fear and CourageL-7 The HeroL-8 The Last Class

Macbeth (Har Anand)L-4 The Turmoil Inside MacbethL-5 Macbeth meets BanquoL-6 King Duncan’s Murder Writing* Report writing

Grammar* Determiners

* Modals

ReadingUnseen Poem

Activity: Reader’s TheatreAugust (26) Coursebook

L-9 Home they brought her warrior dead (Poem)Unit 4: Precious WaterL-10 The Lake that Flew AwayL-11 Waiting for the RainGrammar* Kinds of Phrases* Simple, Compound and Complex SentencesMacbeth (Har Anand)L-7 Macbeth as the New King of ScotlandL-8 Time to celebrate, an Invitation to BanquoWriting

Debate

Activity: DebateSeptember (24) Macbeth (Har Anand)

L-9 Change in Lady MacbethL-10 The Coronation Feast

RevisionSpeaking SkillListening Skill

October (21) CoursebookL-12 Her Head (Poem)Unit 5: The Marvels of MedicineL-13 The discovery of penicillinL-14 InfluenzaL-15 This is going to hurt just a little bit (Poem)

Macbeth (Har Anand)L-11 Macbeth surrounded by an air of DistrustL-12 Macbeth meets the three witchesActivity: Interview writing

November (19) CoursebookUnit 6: The girl ChildL-16 ChristmasMacbeth (Har Anand)L-13 Macbeth’s revenge on MacduffL-14 Macduff’s grief and AngerGrammarL-12 Transitive verb and Intransitive verbL-13 Active and Passive voiceWriting * Posters

ReadingUnseen Passage

December (24) CoursebookL-17 I keep my first tryst with Everst

L- 18 SkaterUnit 7: Making ChoicesL-19 The choice is yoursL-20 My date with Greyboard

Macbeth (Har Anand)L-15 Lady Macbeth’s guiltL-16 Macbeth’s Downfall

Writing* Data Interpretation

January (16) CoursebookL-21 The Road not Taken

Macbeth (Har Anand)L-17 Macbeth’s overconfidenceL-18 The battle begins

Grammar* Prepositions* Conjunctions

February (22) Macbeth (Har Anand)L-19 Lady Macbeth’s DeathL-20 The end of Macbeth

Grammar* Direct and Indirect SpeechWritingLetter (Formal)

RevisionSpeaking SkillListening Skill

HINDI:

MATHEMATICS:April & MayChapter-1 Rational Numbers Chapter-6 Squares and Square Roots

Math Lab Activities :i)Representation of Rational Numbers on a Number Line.ii)To observe the given number pattern and generate it up to next three steps.

AugustChapter 3: Understanding Quadrilaterals

Chapter 4:Practical GeometryMath Lab Activitiesi)Locating various convex and concave polygons by paper folding.ii)To verify that the sum of interior angles of a quadrilateral is 360° by paper cutting and pasting.iii)To verify that the sum of measures of the exterior angles of any polygon is 360° by paper cutting and pasting.iv)To make a kite by paper cutting and folding.v)To make a rhombus by paper cutting and pasting.vi)To verify that the diagonals of a square and rectangle are of equal length, using stretched threads.

vii)To verify that the diagonals of a rhombus aren’t of equal length, using stretched threads.

SeptemberRevision of I Term

ii)Representation of time spent during a day in the following events in the form of a pie chart. iii)Representation of min-max temperature of last 10 days using a linear graph.

JulyChapter 2: Linear Equations in one VariableChapter 7: Cubes and Cubes RootsChapter 12:Exponents and PowersMath Lab Activity:To check for Hardy –Ramanujan Number

OctoberChapter 5: Data HandlingChapter 15 : Introduction to Graphs

Maths Lab Activities:i)Representation of numerical data of students of your class in the form of a histogram.

NovemberChapter 8 : Comparing QuantitiesChapter 9 : Algebraic Expressions and IdentitiesDecemberChapter 9 : Algebraic Expressions and Identities(continued)Chapter 14: FactorisationChapter 16:Playing With Numbers

Math Lab Activities:i)To verify standard identities of algebra.ii)To find the value of unknown letters of English alphabets.

January

Chapter 13 : Direct and Inverse ProportionsChapter 10 : Visualisation Solid Shapes

FebruaryChapter 11 : Mensuration Math Lab Activities:

i)To check for the type of proportion in the length of a side of a square and its area and perimeter.

ii)To explore the relationship betweena) Length (in cm) and Perimeter (in cm)

SCIENCE:

SOCIAL SCIENCE:Term-114 ChaptersMonth Subject/Lesson Activities

April And May(24+12)

HistoryL-1: How, When And WhereL-2: From Trade To TerritoryGeographyL-1: ResourcesCivicsL-1: The Indian ConstitutionL-2: Understanding Secularism

Make the preamble of Indian Constitution

Make a slide presentation on various types of resources and basic principles of conversation-3R

Map Work

July(25)

HistoryL-3: Ruling The CountrysideL-4:Tribal, Dikus And The Vision Of A Golden AgeGeographyL-2: Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation And Wildlife ResourcesCivicsL-3: Why Do We Need A Parliament?

Dramatization on the topic- how is a bill introduced in the parliament and becomes a law

Map Work on tribes

August(25)

HistoryL-5: When People RebelL-6: Colonialism And The CityGeographyL-3: Mineral And Power ResourcesCivicsL-4: Understanding LawsL-5: Judiciary

Map work- important centers of revolt

Make a chart on hierarchical order of Indian Judiciary

September(24)

RevisionHalf Yearly Exam

Term-214+4=18 Chapters (History L-1, Geography L-1, Civics L-1 And L-5 From Term 1 To Be Included)

October(21)

HistoryL-7: Weavers, Iron Smelters And Factory OwnersGeographyL-4: AgricultureCivics L-6: Understanding Our Criminal Justice SystemL-7: Understanding Marginalisation

Make a slide presentation on Agricultural development in India since independence-Green Revolution

Paste pictures of case related to criminal and civil cases.

November(19)

HistoryL-8: Civilising The Native ,Educating The NationGeographyL-5: IndustriesCivicsL-8: Confronting Marginalisation

Prepare a report on what efforts have been made by the government to protect the interest of SC, ST and Minorities.

December(24)

HistoryL-9: Women Caste And ReformsGeographyL-6: Human ResourcesCivicsL-9: Public Facilities

Make pie chart and graph on the population composition in India.

Make a collage on public facilities

January (16)

HistoryL-10: The Changing World Of Visual ArtL-11: The Making Of The National MovementCivicsL-10: Law And Social Justice

Prepare a project by collecting the pictures of leaders associated with National Movement.

Role of visual art in creating a sense of nationalism

February(22)

HistoryL-12: India After Independence

Map work Discussion on the role of main

leadersMarch(23)

RevisionFinal Exams

FRENCH:Programme du Français (French Syllabus)

TERM-1

Avril – Mai : Que savez-vous de la France ? Une boum,

Jeanne d’Arc

Juillet and Août : La vie d’un mannequin est-elle facile? On voyage,

Bon Voyage

Septembre: Révision

TERM – II

Octobre - Novembre : Des nouvelles de Lyon, Bon Appétit

Décembre and Janvier : Des Invitations, Aneesh partira bientôt

Février : La Météo

Révision

SANSKRIT:

COMPUTER:

April’18 & May’18

Syllabus

Lesson 1: Introduction to Microsoft AccessWhat is database Introducing Microsoft Access Creating a database Creating and modifying tables

PracticalTotaling, Sorting and Filtering data Activity:Questions on pg 28 & 29, Create a table to store your final marks.Chapter 2: Microsoft Access Design view, Queries, Forms, Reports

Using Design Queries Forms Reports

Practical:The computer science teacher has asked the students to create a table named Hospital with the given field and then do the following:-

a) Enter 10 records b) Create a form for data entry and format it as per your

choice.c) Create a query to display Patient_ No and Date of Adm in

descending order.d) Create a report of the table.

Field Name Data Type Description - Patient_No Numer Patient’s Number as Primary Key- Patient_Name Text Name of Patient

-Patient_Age Number Age of Patient

-Gender Text Gender of Patient

-Department Text Department where Admitted

-Date of _adm Date Date of admission

-Charges Number Amount Paid

August’18 SyllabusChapter 3: Creating Lists and Inserting Images in HTML

Creating lists Nesting lists Inserting images Inserting an image as background.

Activity :Create a HTML document to create a web page of an restaurant having menu with different options and paste the print out webpage in notebook.

September’18 SyllabusChapter 4: Tables, Links and Frames in HTML

Creating tables

ART Subject – Art

Months Topic ActivityApril (24) Principles of design (Rhythm

movements, variety unity, emphasis Balance, Proportion Harmony

Foil Painting

May (12) Art Media (work with graphite & charcoal pencils, pencil colours, pen, ink, pastels & water colours.

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July (25) Composition (Geometrical, object, Nature-based & Conceptual composition) Still drawing

Make a decorative Fan

August (26) Nature study (animals, birds, flowers and leaves, trees ) Landscapes, Human anatomy (Eyes, Nose, Lips),

Fabric Painting

September (24) Human anatomy (Ears, Hands, Feet) human body (Male/Female), Portraits.

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October (21) Poster Design (Informational & promotional )

Make a Face Mask

November (19) Folk and tribal art (Madhubani paintings and warli art, Gond and Patua paintings

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December (24) Calligraphy (Invitation cards, typography & logo design religious art and documents

Make a hand puppet

January (16) Collage work (two & three dimensional collage )

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February (22) Tattoo art (Temporary & Permanent

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March (23) Knowledge about the Indian art & artist

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