WBCHSE : ENGLISH : CLASS-XII
WEST BENGAL COUNCIL OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION [WBCHSE]
NEW SYLLABUS ENGLISH [B]
CLASS-XII
SYLLABUS WITH QUESTION PATTERN
FULL MARKS = 100
[Written=80 + Project=20]
Literature
Prose–20+Poetry–20+Play 10
Total 50 Marks
PROSE => 20 Marks WRITER / AUTHOR
1. The Eyes Have It Ruskin Bond
2. Strong Roots A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
3. Thank You Ma’am Langston Hughes
4. Three Questions Leo Tolstoy
POETRY/POEM/VERSE => 20 Marks POET
1. On Killing a Tree Gieve Patel
2. Asleep in the Valley Arthur Rimbaud
3. Sonnet 18 William Shakespeare
4. The Poetry of Earth John Keats
Question Pattern for Prose & Poetry
MCQ [Multiple Choice Questions] {4 of 4}
[1 Mark Each => 1×4=4]
SAQ [Short Answer-type Questions] {4 of 8}
[1 Mark Each => 1×4=4]
[Answer in a single sentence ]
DQ [Descriptive Questions ] {2 of 4}
(6 Marks Each => 6×2=12)
[Answer in not more than 100 words each]
[MCQ (4) + SAQ (4) + DQ (12)= 20 Marks]
Play => 10 Marks
The Proposal Anton Chekhov
Question Pattern for Play
MCQ [Multiple Choice Questions] {4 of 4}
[1 Mark Each => 1×4=4]
DQ [Descriptive Questions ] {1 of 3}
(6 Marks => 6×1=6)
[Answer in not more than 100 words each]
Language : 20 Marks
[Textual Grammar-10 Marks]
[ESP-English for Specific Purpose-10 Marks]
TEXTUAL GRAMMAR
(Especially from Prose Section)
10 Marks
Do as Directed –{6 of 6}
(1 Mark Each => 1×6=6)
[The grammatical items should be noticed]
I) Voice Change — 1
II) Narration Change — 1
III) Joining — 1
IV) Splitting — 1
V) Transformation of Sentences
(especially Degree, Positive/Affirmative <==> Negative) — 1
VI) Interchange of Parts of Speech — 1
Appropriate articles and/or prepositions
3 Marks 1/2×6=3
(Six Gaps)
Error Correction : 1 Mark
ESP (English for Specific Purpose)
10 Marks
Report Writing 2+8=10
OR
Letter Writing 2+8=10
[Write in about 150 — 200 words]
OR
Precis Writing 2+8=10
N.B.
[I] MCQ type is concept based /inference type question.
[II] SAQ type is information or knowledge based type question.
[III] MCQ questions will have four options and students have to put the correct number in the given boxes, choosing from the alternatives given.
[IV] MCQ and SAQ questions will be of 1 Mark each.
[V] MCQ and SAQ will be in one question-cum-answer booklet part
[VI] Descriptive Questions will be of 6 marks each to be answered within 100 words.
Syllabus of the Project Work : Project
20 Marks
Word Limit – 1000–1500 Words
TOPICS
(1) Flim / Theatre Script
(2) Changing the background/time/social context of a play and recording how the characters behave in a changed scenario
(3) Indianization of the writings of some English writers like Dickens, Hardy, Jane Austen, Oscar Wilde
(Among the above three the student has to submit any one as per the instruction of his/her teacher-guide)
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
PARAMETERS FOR ASSESSMENT [COMPULSORY]
(a) Imagination and Originality 5 Marks
(b) Organisation 5 Marks
(c) Language and Expression 5 Marks
(d) Viva Voce 3 Marks
(e) Neatness (File Presentation) 2 Marks
