ST. ANDREWS SCOTS SR SEC SCHOOL

First terminal Syllabus For Class VIII

(2018-2019)

ENGLISH SYLLABUS (TERM-I)

CLASS-VIII

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. To direct the pupils to listen to passages and comprehend.

2. To work on formal areas of language – Grammar, Syntax, Structures, Punctuations

and Idiomatic usage.

3. To use particular structures and functional vocabulary.

4. To pronounce words correctly.

5. To develop expression through speaking about and debating issues.

SMARTBOARD (Audio-Visual Aid)

The Smartboard will be used specifically to illustrate examples for teaching different parts

of speech in Grammar.

The Students will be asked to come and do certain exercises on the Smartboard in turn to

test their grammatical knowledge. The Smartboard will be used to conduct Oral or Written

tests, to tests the comprehensive and grammatical skills of the Students.

MONTH COURSE BOOK GRAMMAR WRITING ACTIVITIE

S

April-

May

Ch-1 Little World of

Mud

Ch-2 Kabuliwala

Poem : Sympathy

Ch-1 Determiner: Part I

Ch-2 Determiners

II:Quantifiers

Ch-3 Present Form: Part

1

Ch-4 Present Form: Part

2

1) Article

Writing

Introduction

July

Ch-3 I Have a Dream

Ch-4 The Man in the

Train

Ch-5 Solving Tough

Problems Of Life

Ch-5 Past Forms: Part 1

Ch-6 Past Forms: Part 2

Ch-7 The Future

1) E-mail

Writing

2) Diary

Entry

Newspaper

Reading

August

Ch-6 The Letter ‘A’

Poem : Dreams

Ch-8 Non Finites

Ch-17 The Passive

1) Informa

l Letter

Writing

PERIODIC-1 SYLLABUS

MCB

Ch-1 Little World of Mud

Ch-2 Kabuliwala

GRAMMAR

Ch-1 Determiner: Part I

Ch-2 Determiners II: Quantifiers

WRITING

1) Article Writing

Ist Term Syllabus (2018-2019) CLASS VIII

SUBJECT – SCIENCE

Month Lesson Number Lesson Name

April L-1

L-2

L-3

Crop Production & Management

Microorganisms: Friend and foe

Synthetic Fibres and Plastics

May L-4 Materials: Metals and Non-Metals

July L-5

L-6

L-7

Coal and Petroleum

Combustion and Flame

Conservation of plants and animals

August L-8

L-9

Cell – structure and functions

Reproduction in animals

Activities

Month Activities

April To visit bio lab and to study various specimens in the lab

To study the prepared slide of Rhizopus

To identify natural and synthetic fibres

May To study that metals are sonorous

July To show that air (oxygen) is necessary for combustion

To prove that the luminous zone of a candle flame has unburnt wax

Syllabus of Periodic I

L-1 Crop Production and Management

L-2 Microorganisms: Friend and Foe

Class VIII

Social Studies

(2018-2019)

Text Books: Geography, History, Civics – Our World then and now Published by- Bharti Bhawan part 3

Visit to social lab and analysis the wall maps, conduct group discussion and quiz. GENERAL OBJECTIVE:

1. To enable students to understand and appreciate the difference phenomenon accounting in the atmosphere.

2. To create awareness of their immediate bio-diversity. 3. To discover and develop their creativity and skills. 4. To encourage them to participate in group discussion. 5. To inculcate activities-based learning.

Test will be conducted after three chapters Exhibition will be held in the month of November Maps will be practiced on the basis of chapters Smart board will be used in every chapter Assignment will be given after every two chapters

FIRST TERMINAL SYLLABUS

(APRIL TO SEPTEMBER)

MONTH SUBJECT NAME OF THE CHAPTER ACTIVITIES

APRIL HISTORY

CIVICS GEOGRAPHY

Lesson 1: Modern India

Lesson 1: The Indian Constitution Lesson 2: Understanding Secularism

Lesson 1: Resources

Prepare a collage on Indian Constitution

MAY HISTORY

CIVICS

GEOGRAPHY

Lesson 2: Colonisation of India Lesson 3: The company’s civil

administration and Revenue Policy

Lesson 3: Our fundamental Rights and Duties

Lesson 2: Land, Soil and water resources

Debate on the

importance of Land,

Soil and water

resources

JULY HISTORY

CIVICS

GEOGRAPHY

Lesson 4: Tribal Resistance Lesson 5: The Revolt of 1857

Lesson 4: Parliamentary Government:

The union legislature

Lesson 3: Natural Vegetation and Wildlife

Helping students to know the

Importance of various tribal

leaders

Play on “Incident of Revolt of 1857”

AUGUST HISTORY

CIVICS

GEOGRAPHY

Lesson 6: Colonialism and Urban change Lesson 7: Crafts and Industries

Lesson 5: Parliamentary Government:

The union Executive

Lesson 4: Mineral and Energy Resources

On the map of India mark the different places of Mineral

and energy resources.

Presentation in class on union legislature

and executive

SEPTEMBER Revision work and stamping of notebook

Class test and Quiz on 1st terminal

syllabus

Periodic 1 syllabus

HISTORY GEOGRAPHY CIVICS

Lesson 1: Modern India Lesson 2: Colonisation of India

Lesson 1: Resources Lesson 2: Land, Soil and water

resources

Lesson 1: The Indian Constitution

Lesson 2: Understanding Secularism

CLASS-VIII Mathematics (Term-I)

1. Rational Numbers

2. Linear Equations in One Variables

3. Understanding Quadrilaterals

4. Square and Square Roots

5. Cube and Cube Roots

6. Algebraic Expressions and Identities

7. Factorisation

8. Playing with Numbers

Periodic Test Syllabus -1

1. Rational Numbers

2. Linear Equations in One Variables

3. Understanding Quadrilaterals