West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education English Syllabus

My sister has passed class 11th of West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education English. Now she has taken admission in class 12th. She wants to purchase books, so she is looking for syllabus of English subject of class 12th of West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education English. So will you provide detailed syllabus?

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Here I am providing complete syllabus of English Subject of Class 12th of West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education English:

West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education English Class 12th English Syllabus

Full Marks : 100
LITERATURE: 50 MARKS
a) Prose : 20 Marks
b) Poetry : 20 Marks
c) Drama : 10 Marks
LANGUAGE : 30 MARKS
a) Textual Grammar : 10 Marks
b) Reading Comprehension (Unseen) : 10 Marks
c) ESP : 10 Marks
PROJECT : 20 MARKS

LITERATURE : 50 MARKS

Prose
1. The Eyes Have It -- Ruskin Bond
2. Strong Roots (An extract from the chapter Orientation from Wings of Fire) -- APJ Abdul Kalam
3. Thank You, Ma'am -- Langston Hughes
4. The Three Questions -- Leo Tolstoy

Poetry
1. On Killing a Tree -- Gieve Patel
2. Asleep in the Valley -- Arthur Rimbaud
3. shall I Compare Thee -- William Shakespeare
4. The Poetry of Earth -- J. Keats

Drama
The Proposal -- Anton Chekhov

LANGUAGE : 30 MARKS
Textual Grammar
1. Change of Narration
2. Change of voice
3. Transformation of Sentences
a) Simple, Complex, compound sentences
b) Change of Degrees of Comparison
c) Interchange of the parts of speech
d) i) Affirmative to Negative / vice versa
ii) Assertive to Interrogative / vice versa
iii) Assertive to Exclamatory / vice versa
4. Splitting into two simple sentences and Synthesis of Sentences (Joining into Simple and Complex sentences)
5. Fill in the blanks with approproate articles and / or prepositions
6. Correction of errors (based on ) :
a) Subject-verb agreement
b) Wrong usage of words
Question Pattern : Choosing the right one from among three alternatives given.
For example :
a) Incorrect Usage : Rice and curry are his favourite dish.
Correct Usage : Rice and curry is his favourite dish.
Options : is / were / be
b) Incorrect Usage : I prefer tea than coffee.
Correct Usage : I prefer tea to coffee.
Options : of / in / to

Reading Comprehension (Unseen)
The Unseen Prose Passage will consist of 150-200 words.

ESP
Precis writing OR Reporting an event OR letter Writing

A) Precis Writing : 10 marks [Break up of marks : Title = 2 marks + Precis = 8 marks]
a) The Precis should be written in about one-third of the words given in the passage. A title should be given.
b) Use of Indirect Speech, thord person narrative should be followed.
c) Objectivity should be maintained. Opinions, allusions, repetitions, examples etc should be avoided.
d) All ideas must be written in a single paragraph with logical and clear interconnection of ideas.
e) Borrowing of sentences from the given text (passage) is strictly prohibited. Writing in one's own language is preferred.

OR
B) Reporting an Event : 10 marks [ Break up of marks : Form = 2 marks + Content = 8 marks]

[No Newspaper Report]
Examples:
a) Independence Day Celebration at School/Club
b) Blood Donation Camp at School/Club
c) A Magic Show at School/Club
d) Launching of a Book
e) Farewell Meeting of a Senior Teacher

OR
C) Business/Formal Letter : 10 marks [ Break up of marks : Form = 2 marks + Content = 8 marks]

a) All types of Business/ Formal letters are included.
b) Word limit is within 150 words.

Parameters for Assessment (Compulsory)
Imagination and originality : 5 marks
Organisation : 5 marks
Language and Expression : 5 marks
Viva voce : 3 marks
Neatness (File Presentation) : 2 marks