Class 10 Syllabus

ENGLISH SYLLABUS

CLASS– X LEARNING OUTCOMES:

a) To enable the learner to communicate effectively and appropriately in real-life situations.

b) To use English effectively for study purpose across the curriculum.

c) To develop and integrate the use of the four language skills, i.e. listening, speaking, reading

and writing.

d) To develop interest in and appreciation of literature.

e) To revise and reinforce structures already learnt.

TEXT BOOKS: 1. Literature Reader ( English Course Communicative) 2. Main Course Book 3. Work Book 4. Novel - The Story of My life-1903 ( Helen Keller)

MONTH COURSE CONTENT ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE - X

APRIL TERM - I LITERATURE READER : F 1:Two gentlemen of Verona Poetry: P 1: The Frog and the Nightingale Grammar: (Work Book) Determiners Integrated Grammar Practice .1 Writing Skills : Article Writing MCB: Unit 1 : Health and Medicine

MAY LITERATURE READER : F 2 : Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger Poetry: P 2 : Mirror Grammar: (Work Book) Preposition Subject – Verb Agreement Writing Skills : Diary entry MCB: Unit 2 : Education

JULY LITERATURE READER : F 3: The Letter Poetry: P 3: Not Marble nor the Gilded Monument Grammar: (Work Book) Reported Speech Integrated Grammar Practice:2

Writing Skills : Speech Writing

AUGUST

Drama : The Dear Departed Grammar: (Work Book) Non- finites Integrated Grammar Practice:3 Writing Skills : Letter Writing(Letter to Editor/Complaint Letters/ Application/Personal Letters) Story Writing MCB: Unit 3 : Science

SEPTEMBER

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT - I TERM – II

OCTOBER

LITERATURE READER : F 4 : A Shady Plot F 5 : PatolBabu, Film Star Poetry: P 4: Ozymandias Grammar : (Work Book) Connectors Writing Skills : Debate MCB: Unit 4 : Environment

NOVEMBER

LITERATURE READER : F 6 : Virtually True

Poetry: P 5: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Grammar: (Work Book) Active - Passive voice Modals Integrated Grammar Practice:4 MCB: Unit 5 : Travel and Tourism

DECEMBER

Poetry: P 6: Snake

Drama :

Julius Caesar Grammar: (Work Book)

Comparisons Integrated Grammar Practice:5 Writing Skills : Data Interpretation MCB: Unit 6 :National Integration

JANUARY

FA 4: Problem Solving Assessment (PSA) Integrated Grammar Practice: 6,7,8,&9 REVISION for SA- II

FEBRUARY

REVISION for SA- II

MARCH

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT - II

UT 1 F 1:Two gentlemen of Verona Grammar: (Work Book) Determiners Integrated Grammar Practice .1 Writing Skills : Article Writing

UT 2 F 2 : Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger F 3 : The Letter P 2 : Mirror Grammar: Subject – Verb Agreement , Reported speech, Preposition Writing Skills : Diary entry , speech MCB: Unit 2 : Education

SA - I

LITERATURE READER : Fiction F 1, F2, F 3, Poetry P4, P5 ,P6 Drama The Dear Departed MCB Unit 1,2,3 Grammar & Writing Term - I

LITERATURE READER :

FA 3 F 4 :A Shady Plot F 5 : PatolBabu, Film Star Poetry: P 4: Ozymandias P 5: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Grammar: Integrated Grammar Practice Writing Skills : Story Writing ,Speech Writing, Debate MCB: Unit 4 : Environment Unit 5 : Travel and Tourism

SA - II LITERATURE READER : Fiction F 3, F4, F 5, Poetry P5, P6 ,P7 Drama Julius Caesar MCB Unit 4,5,6 Grammar & Writing Term - I & Term -II

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SCIENCE

LEARNINGOBJECTIVES

1. To acquire knowledge of fundamental principles and concepts of science.

2. To develop skills for handling and manipulating apparatus, drawing observations etc.

3. To appreciate the contribution of science in the progress of civilization.

4. To develop the ability to apply scientific knowledge in real-life situations.

5. To motivate and develop reading habit and collect scientific information from various sources.

TEXTBOOK

NCERTBOOKFORCLASSX

SCIENCE LAB MANUAL: NCERT / RACHNA SAGAR

MONTH COURSECONTENT April

PHYSICS

Ch 12: Electricity

CHEMISTRY

Ch 1: Chemical Reactions and Equations

BIOLOGY

Ch 6: Life Processes

PRACTICALS

Physics:1.To study dependence of current on potential differenceacross a resistor

and determine its resistance

Chemistry: Types of Chemical Reactions

Biology : To prepare a temporary mount of leaf peel to show its stomata.

May PHYSICS

Ch 12: Electricity (contd.)

CHEMISTRY

Ch 2: Acids, Bases and Salts

BIOLOGY

Ch 6: Life Processes (contd.)

PRACTICALS

Chemistry:1.To study the properties of Acids & Bases

2.To find pH of samples

Biology: To show that light is necessary for photosynthesis

July PHYSICS

Ch 13: Magnetic Effects of Electric Current

CHEMISTRY

Ch 2: Acids, Bases and Salts (contd.)

BIOLOGY

Ch 7: Control and Coordination

PRACTICALS

Physics:To determine the equivalent resistance of two resistorswhen connected in

series.

Chemistry: To observe the action of Zn, Fe, Cu & Al metals on

their salt solutions.

Biology: To show that carbon-dioxide is given out during respiration.

August PHYSICS

Ch 14: Sources of Energy

CHEMISTRY

Ch 3: Metals and Non-Metals

BIOLOGY

Ch 7: Control and Coordination (contd.)

PRACTICALS

Chemistry: To observe the action of Zn, Fe, Cu & Al metals on their salt

solutions.(Contd.)

Physics:To determine the equivalent resistance of two resistors when connected

in parallel.

September REVISION FOR SA1

October PHYSICS

Ch 10: Light – Reflection and Refraction

CHEMISTRY

Ch 4: Carbon and its Compounds

BIOLOGY

Ch 8: Reproduction

PRACTICALS

Physics:1.To determine the focal length of concave mirror by focusing a distant

object.

2. To determine the focal length of convex lens by focusing a distant

object.

Chemistry: To study characteristic properties of Acetic acid.

Biology: .To study binary fission in Amoeba and budding in yeastwith the help

of permanent slides.

November PHYSICS

Ch 10: Light – Reflection and Refraction (contd…)

Ch 11: Human Eye and Colorful World

CHEMISTRY

Ch 4: Carbon and its Compounds (contd.)

BIOLOGY

Ch 9: Heredity and Evolution

PRACTICALS

Physics: To trace the path of a ray of light passing through arectangular glass

slabfor different angles of incidence.

Chemistry:To study saponification reaction for preparation of soap.

Biology : 1) To identify the different parts of an embryo of a dicot seed( gram or

red kidney bean).

2)To study homology and analogy with the help of preserved/available

specimens of either animals or plants.

December CHEMISTRY

Ch 5: Periodic Classification of Elements

BIOLOGY

Ch 15: Our Environment

PRACTICALS

Physics: To trace the path of a ray of light passing through a glass prism for

different angles of incidence.

Chemistry: To study the comparative cleaning capacity of a sample of soap in soft

and hard water.

January CHEMISTRY

Ch 5:Periodic Classification of Elements(contd..)

BIOLOGY

Ch 16: Management of Natural Resources

REVISION

February REVISION

March Summative assessment II

UT I Ch-1,6,12

UT II Ch-2,7,13

SA I 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 , 7 , 12 , 13 , 14

UT III 4 , 8, 10

UT IV Ch- 5, 9, 11

SA II 4 , 5 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 15 , 16

SOCIAL SCIENCE

LEARNING OUTCOMES:-

1. To stimulate interest in the World, we live in.

2. To stimulate the child’s interest in the socio-political, economic & geographical aspects.

3. To provide opportunities to the students to explore their environment.

4. To enable the students to understand the processes taking place in their physical and social environment.

5. To develop curiosity and a spirit of enquiry among students.

6. To sharpen their observation and skill of map work.

TEXT BOOKS:-

1. History – India and the contemporary world – Part II – NCERT

2. Political Science – Democratic Politics – Part II – NCERT

3. Geography – Contemporary India – Part II – NCERT

4. Economics – Understanding Economic Development – Part II – NCERT

5. Together towards a safer India - Part III, a textbook on Disaster Management published by CBSE.

History, Political Science and Economics

Month Course Content April History: Ch- 5 Urbanisation and urban lives

Pol. Sc.: Ch- 1 Power sharing

Economics:Ch 1 : The Story of Development

Activities:-

History Ch-5 - Case Study: London and Bombay in the 19th

and 20th

century.

Pol. Sc. Ch-1 - Read any newspaper for a week and make clippings of news related to ongoing

conflicts or wars. Take the following points in consideration:-

(a) Classify these conflicts by their location (your state, India, Outside India).

(b) Find out the cause of each of these conflicts. How many of these are related to Power

sharing disputes?

(c) Which of these conflicts could be resolved by working out Power sharing arrangements?

Economics:Ch 1: CASE STUDY of three states- Kerala, Punjab and Bihar in terms of

income, PCI, Endowments.

Project: FA - I

History: Ch- 5 The biggest problem in a city is transport. Dividethe class into groups. Each

group studies how thefollowing cities solved their problems :

London, Singapore, Beijing (help taken frommedia, newspaper reports)

Each group will choose one of the following topics for their study:

(a) Road Rage (b) Traffic Jams (c) Public Transport System

(d) Alternate mode of transport

Presentation will be done on the findings.

May Pol. Sc.: Ch-2Federalism

Activities:-

Pol. Sc.: Ch-2: On a political map of World locate and colour any 6 countries which have

federal form of Govt. (Red) and 6 countries which do not have federal form of Govt. (Blue)

July History: Ch – 8 Novels, Society and History

Pol. Sc.: Ch-3 Democracy and Diversity

Activities:-

History Ch-8 –1.Short Biography of Chandu.O.Menon

2. Summary of ,Induleka’

August Pol. Sc.: Ch- 4 Gender, Religion and Caste

Economics: Ch 2 : Sectors of the Indian Economy

Activities:-

Pol. Sc. Ch-4 –Debate-Reservation of seats for Women and SC, ST and OBC’s in Indian

Legislature is mandatory (For and Against) (FA – II Activity 1)

Economics: Ch2 :Activity to calculate GDP of all the three sectors from the given table on

pg.37 of the textbook. (FA – II Activity 2)

September Revision for SA 1

October History: Ch- 3 Nationalism in India

Pol. Sc.: Ch- 5Popular struggles and Movements

Economics:Ch 3 : Money and Credit

Activities:-

HistoryCh-3 -Map activity.

Pol.Sc. Ch-5 -Identify the pressure groups functioning in the news clippings given on pg. - 63.

What demand are they making?

Economics: Ch3 :Prepare a cheque on your own with all its necessary components.

Project: FA - III

Pol.Sc. Ch-5: Documentary Making Project based on Survey: Do a survey on any social issue

of your society and make a movie based on it.

November History: Ch- 1 Nationalism in Europe

Pol. Sc.: Ch – 6 Political Parties

Pol. Sc.: Ch- 7 Outcomes of Democracy

Economics: Ch 4 : Globalisation and the Indian Economy

Activities:-

Pol. Sc. Ch-6 - List out the names of various political parties of India along with their symbols.

Pol. Sc. Ch-7 - Look at the cartoons and answer the questions based on it.

Economics: Ch 4 : Activity on Ford Motors as an MNC given on pg.59 of the textbook

December Pol. Sc.: Ch-8 Challenges to Democracy

Economics: Ch 5 : Consumer Rights

Activities:-

Pol. Sc.Ch-8 - The cartoons in the chapter represent some challenges to democracy. Name

them and write about each of them.

Project:FA - IV Economics:Ch 5 : (1) Group Activity (Role Play): Class is divided into 3 groups and each

group presents a role play on any one of the following:

a. Consumer Exploitation, b. Consumer Rights, c. Consumer grievance redressal

January Revision

February Revision

March SA 2

Geography and Disaster Management

Month Course Content April Geography: Ch 1 : Resources and Development

Geography: Ch 2 : Forest and Wildlife Resources

Activities:

Geography: Ch 1 :

(1) Map Activity on: Major Soil Types in India.

(2) Comparative Analysis of Land Use Pattern: Do a comparison between the two pie charts

given for land use and find out why the net sown area and the land under forests have changed

from 1960-61 to 2002-03 very marginally.

Geography: Ch 2 :

(1) Map Activity on: Areas of permanent, reserved and protected forests.(FA – I Activity)

(2) Research Work: Group Research on Indian state where rate of deforestation is high. All the

groups will research on reasons of the deforestation in the respective states.

May Disaster Management: Ch 1 & 3: Introduction & Survivor Skills

Disaster Management: Ch 2 : Tsunami

Project: FA - II

Disaster Management: Ch 3: Survivor Skills

Prepare a pocket guide on First Aid for your school. It should contain the aids to be used for the

following :

(1) Fractures and Sprains (2) Poisoning (3) Cuts and Burns (4) Heat and Cold Wave

(5) Fainting and Losing Consciousness

The content shared in the guide should be supported with adequate pictures so as to give a clear

and elaborate understanding about the topic.

July Geography: Ch 3 : Water Resources

Disaster Management: Ch 4 : Alternate Communication Systems during disasters

Activities:

Geography: Ch 3 :

(1) CASE STUDY of Tehri Dam and its Rehabilitation Policies (Uttarakhand)

(2) Map Activity on Dams of India

August Geography: Ch 4 : Agriculture

Activities:

Geography: Ch4 :Map Activity on: Major Areas of rice and wheat and major producing states

of sugarcane, tea, coffee, rubber, cotton, jute, millets and maize.

September Revision for SA 1

October Geography: Ch 5 : Minerals and Energy Resources

Disaster Management: Ch 6 : Sharing Responsibilities

Activities:

Geography: Ch 5 :

(1) Map Activity on: Iron ore mines, Mica mines, Coal mines, Oil fields, Thermal power plants

and Nuclear power plants of India.

(2) Role Play: Reporting from a Mine - Direct Telecast(FA – III Activity 1)

- Few students can enact as labourers working in the mine and discussing about their day to day

affairs.

-The reporter will interview each one of them and share their views with the class.

-Message can be conveyed about the mining procedure which is usually undertaken in a mine

and also can highlight problems related to it.

-Also recent cases of illegal mining to be taken into consideration.

November Geography: Ch 6 : Manufacturing Industries

Disaster Management: Ch 5 & 7: Safe Constructing Practices and Planning Ahead

Activities:

Geography: Ch 6 :

(1) CASE STUDY on the use of ICT for the renewal of the traditional industry of

Kancheepuram silk sarees. (FA – III Activity 2)

(2) Map Activity on: Cotton Textile Industries, Woolen Industries, Silk Industries, Iron and

Steel Plants and Software Technology Parks of India.

December Geography: Ch 7 : Lifelines of Indian Economy

Activities:

Geography: Ch 7 : Map Activity on Golden Quadrilateral Super Highways, North-South

Corridor, East-West Corridor, National Highways, Major Ports, International Airports of India

and Software Technology Parks. (FA – IV Activity)

January Revision

February Revision

March SA 2

Syllabus

UT 1

History: Ch 5

Pol. Sc.: Ch 1

Geography: Ch 1

UT 2

History: Ch 8

Pol. Sc.: Ch 2,3

Geography: Ch 2

Economics: Ch1,2

SA 1

History: Ch 5, 8

Pol. Sc.: Ch 1, 2, 3, 4

Geography: Ch 1, 2, 3, 4

Economics: Ch 1, 2

UT 4

History: Ch 3

Pol. Sc.: Ch 5,6

Geography: Ch 5

Economics: Ch 3

SA 2

History: Ch 1, 3

Pol. Sc.: Ch 5, 6, 7, 8

Geography: Ch 5, 6, 7

Economics: Ch 3, 4, 5

COMPUTER SCIENCE

CLASS X

LEARNING OUTCOMES: 1) To develop good understanding of basic concepts of Computers.

2) To enrich the students in practical skills.

3) To relate these concepts with their everyday life.

TEXT BOOKS:- Information and Communication Technology (Brainwave Informatics Publishing Company)

COURSE CONTENT

April

Ch-1 Knowing Computer System

Lab Activities:

1. Understanding utilities of various peripheral devices.

2. Power Point Presentation on Working of Computer.

3. Create a Poster for spreading awareness about any one latest input or output device.

4. Create a Poster for spreading awareness about any one latest storage device.

Ch-4 GIMP Review-I

Lab Activities:

1. Design a figure using various selection tools.

2. Use paint and gradient options on figures.

3. Design a poster in GIMP on Save Trees without using crop and paste.

May

Ch-5 GIMP Review-II

Lab Activities:

1. Open image and apply transformations and other artistic brushes

2. Show the effects of Blur, Smudge, Healing, Dodge and Burn tool.

Holiday Homework / Mini Project(Soft Copy):

Design any three pictures / drawings using GIMP software illustrating the use of brushes and tools

and mail it to crpfcomputer.project@gmail.com

July

Ch-2 Computer Ports & Cables

Lab Activities:

1. Understanding the practical utility of various computer ports.

Ch-6 Power of Layers

Lab Activities:

1. Use of blending options on layers.

2. Using feathers on layers, merging and unlocking layers

August

Ch-3 Knowing Computer Softwares

Lab Activities:

1. Understanding different general purpose software and OS.

Ch-7 GIMP Masking

Lab Activities:

1. Creating object reflection and changing colors using GIMP

2. Applying selective color effects

September SA1 Practical’s and Revision

October

Ch-8 GIMP Filters

Lab Activities:

1. Creating animated GIFs using GIMP

2. Using various filters effects on the picture

3. Creating a textured background

4. Applying jigsaw puzzle pattern to the image

Ch-9 Introduction to Database

Content: Defining Database, Advantages of Database, Types of Databases, Flat v/s Relational

Database, Components of a Relational Database

Lab Activities:

1. Create a table in Excel with linked content of another table to explain data redundancy.

November

Ch-10 Introduction to SQL

Contents: Defining SQL, Features of SQL, DDL, DML, DDL, Symbols or Signs used in SQL,

Different Datatypes, Creating a database, Creating a table, Different types of Constraints: Unique

Constraint, Primary Key Constraint, Default Constraint, Check Constraint, Keywords used with

Check Constraint, Various Table Constraint and Deleting a Table, Working with Index.

Lab Activities:

1. Creation of Database

2. Creation of Table

3. Deletion of Table

4. Setting Table Constraint

5. Setting Column Constraint

6. Working with Index

December

Ch-11Working with records

Content: Entering data in a Table, Editing of records, Deleting data from table, Retrieving data

from a table, Hiding duplicate data, selective viewing of records, Using various operators:

Relational, Boolean, Special operators.

Lab Activities: 1. Adding records in a Table,

2. Editing of records

3. Deleting records from a table

4. Retrieving Records from a table

5. Using Different operators

Major Project (Hardcopy): Create a Database of a school which should consist of two

different tables table- Personal details and Marks. Insert atleast 10 records in both the

tables. Apply 5 different queries to each table to retrieve the desired data of your choice.

Submit the printouts till 25th

Jan, 2017

January Revision and SA2 Practicals

SYLLABUS

UT 1

(Practical)

Practical Topic: Ch-1 Knowing Computer System

Ch-4 GIMP Review-I

Ch-5 GIMP Review-II

UT 2

(Practical)

Practical Topics: Ch-2 Computer Ports & Cables

Ch-6 Power of Layers

Ch-7 GIMP Masking

SA 1

(Theory &

Practical)

Theory Topics: Ch-1 Knowing Computer System

Ch-2 Computer Ports & Cables

Ch-3 Knowing Computer Softwares

Practical Topics: Ch-4 GIMP Review-I

Ch-5 GIMP Review-II Ch-6 Power of Layers

Ch-7 GIMP Masking

UT 3

(Practical)

Practical Topics: Ch-8 GIMP Filters

Ch-9 Introduction to Database

UT 4

(Practical)

PracticalTopics: Ch-10 Introduction to SQL

Ch-11 Working with records

SA 2

(Theory &

Practical)

Theory Topics: Ch-9 Introduction to Database

Ch-10 Introduction to SQL

Ch-11 Working with records

Practical Topics: Ch-9 Introduction to Database

Ch-10 Introduction to SQL

Ch-11 Working with records