ST. MICHAEL’S HIGH SCHOOL,PATNA

SYLLABUS (2018-2019)

CLASS- IX A-E

(ENGLISH)

Month Beehive Moments (Supplementary

Reader)

Grammar Writing Project/Activity

Term-I

April &

May

1.The Fun They Had

Poem:1. The Road Not

Taken

1. The Lost Child 1. Tenses

2. Modals

1. Diary Entry

2. Article Writing

3.Formal Letter

(Placing an Order)

1.Develop an

Opionnaire

June &

July 2. The Sound of Music I) EVELYN GLENNIE II)

BISMILLAH KHAN Poem

:2. Wind 3. The Little Girl

Poem: 3. Rain on the Roof

2.The Adventures of Toto

3. Iswaran the Story

Teller

3.Reported Speech i)Commands &

Requests

ii)Statements iii)

Questions

4. Descriptive Paragraph Writing

(Person & Event)

2.Speaking Skills

August 4.A Truly Beautiful Mind Poem:

4. The Lake Isle of Innisfree 5. The Snake and the Mirror Poem: 5. A Legend of the

Northland

4.In the Kingdom of

Fools

5. The Happy Prince

4. Clauses

i) Noun Clauses ii)Adverb

Clauses of Condition and

Time iii) Relative Clauses

5. Report Writing 3. Listening Skills

Septemb

er

6.My Childhood - 5. Use of Passive

Voice

6. Story Writing 4.Group Work

( Rearranging of

Paragraphs)

2nd

Term October Poem:6. No Men

Are

Foreign

7. Packing

Poem: 7.The Duck

and the

Kangaroo

8. Reach for the

Top

I) SANTOSH

YADAV

6.Weathering the

Storm in Ersama

7. The Last Leaf

6. Subject- Verb

Concord

7.Descriptive

Writing

(Place)

5.Speaking Skills

November 8. Reach for

the Top II)

Maria

Sharapova

Poem:8. On

Killing a Tree

9. The Bond of

Love

Poem: 9.The

Snake Trying

8. A House is not

a

Home

9. The Accidental

Tourist

7.Determiners 8.Article Writing 6. Draft a Speech

and present in Class

December 10. Kathmandu

Poem: 10. A

Slumber Did My

Spirit Seal

11. If I were You

10.The Beggar 8. Prepositions 9. Diary Entry 7.Listening Skills

8. An Activity on

Usage of dictionary

January -Revision-

-Annual

Examination-

(HINDI)

(MATH)

FIRST TERM:

1. Real Numbers

2. Polynomials

3. Introduction to Euclid’s Geometry

4. Angles, Lines and Triangles

5. Congruence of Triangles and of Triangles

6. Coordinate Geometry

7. Linear Equation in Two Variables

8. Areas (Mensuration)

Weekly Test 01:

Real Number, Polynomials (First half)

Weekly Test 02:

Polynomials (Second half), Lines and Angles and Portion of

Weekly Test 01

Weekly Test 03:

Congruence of Triangles, Co-ordinate Geometry and the

Portion of Weekly Test 01 and Weekly Test 02.

SECOND TERM:

1. Quadrilaterals and Parallelograms

2. Area (Geometry)

3. Circles

4. Geometrical Constructions

5. Volume and Surface Area

6. Statistics

7. Probability

And the portion of

FIRST TERM

Weekly Test 04:

Quadrilaterals, Area of Parallelograms and Triangles.

Weekly Test 05:

Constructions, Statistics and Probability and portion of weekly

Test 04

Weekly Test 06:

Volume and Surface Area and the portion of Weekly Test 04 and

Weekly Test 05.

(SCIENCE)

STD-9 PHYSICS

1ST TERM

1.MOTION

2.FORCE

3.GRAVITATION

2ND TERM

1. THRUST AND PRESSURE

2.WORK ENERGY AND POWER

3.SOUND

CHEMISTRY-STD 9

TERM 1

1.MATTERS IN OUR SURRONDING

2.CLASSES OF MATTER

3.ATOMS MOLECULES AND IONS

TERM 2

4.ATOMIC STRUCTURE

5.NATURAL RESOURCES

6.PRACTICALS

STD.9 BIOLOGY

1ST TERM

1.CELL -THE FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF LIFE

2.TISSUE

3.FOOD RESOURCES

2ND TERM

4.HOW DO WE FALL ILL

5.BIODIVERSITY

6.OUR ENVIROMENT

WEEKLY TEST

W.T.-1 PHYSICS AND BIOLOGY

W.T.-2 BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

W.T.-3 PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY

W.T.-4 PHYSICS AND BIOLOGY

W.T.-5 BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

W.T.-6 PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY

STD.9 BIOLOGY

1ST TERM

1.CELL -THE FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF LIFE

2.TISSUE

3.FOOD RESOURCES

2ND TERM

4.HOW DO WE FALL ILL

5.BIODIVERSITY

6.OUR ENVIROMENT

CHEMISTRY-STD 9

TERM 1

1.MATTERS IN OUR SURRONDING W.T-1

2.CLASSES OF MATTER W.T-2

3.ATOMS MOLECULES AND IONS W.T-3

TERM 2

4.ATOMIC STRUCTURE W.T-4

5.NATURAL RESOURCES W.T-5

6.PRACTICALS W.T-5

W.T-6 (AII LESSONS)

(SOCIAL SCIENCE)

1st TERM

HISTORY 1. The French Revolution

2. Socialism in Europe & The Russian Revolution

POLITICAL SCIENCE

1. Democracy in the Contemporary World

2. What is Democracy? Why Democracy

3. Constitutional Design

ECONOMICS

1. The Story of Village Palampur

2. People as a Resource

GEOGRAPHY

1. India: Size and Location

2. Physical Features of India

3. Drainage

WEEKLY TEST PORTION

1st Weekly Test

The French Revolution – Sub Topic 1: French Society During the Late 18th Century

Democracy in the Contemporary World- Sub Topic : Upto Restoration of Democracy

in Chile

The Story of Village Palampur: Upto Organization of Production

India: Size and Location

2nd Weekly Test

The French Revolution – Sub Topic 2: The Outbreak of the Revolution

Democracy in the Contemporary World- Sub Topic: Democracy in Poland, Two

Features of Democracy

The Story of Village Palampur: Farming in Palampur

Physical Features of India

3rd Weekly Test

Socialism in Europe & The Russian Revolution – Sub Topic: 1 The Age of Social

Change

What is Democracy? Why Democracy – Upto Features of Democracy

People as a Resource – Upto Economic Activities by Men and Women

Drainage

2nd TERM

HISTORY

1. Nazism and the Rise of Hitler

2. Forest Society and Colonialism

POLITICAL SCIENCE

1. Electoral Politics

2. Working of Institutions

3. Democratic Rights

ECONOMICS

1. Poverty as a Challenge

2. Food Security in India

GEOGRAPHY

1. Climate

2. Natural Vegetation and Wildlife

3. Population

WEEKLY TEST PORTION

4th Weekly Test

Nazism and the Rise of Hitler – Sub Topic: 1 Birth of Weimar Republic

Electoral Politics – Sub Topic: 4.1 Why Elections?

Poverty as a Challenge – Upto Poverty as seen by Social Scientists

Climate

5th Weekly Test

Nazism and the Rise of Hitler – Sub Topic 2: Hitler’s Rise to Power

Electoral Politics – Sub Topic: 4.2 What is Our System of Elections?

Poverty as a Challenge – Poverty line and Causes of Poverty

Natural Vegetation and Wildlife

6th Weekly Test

Forest Society and Colonialism - Sub Topic 1: Why Deforestation?

Democratic Rights – Life Without Rights

Food Security in India – What is Food Security

Population

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

CLASS IX

(Code No.165)

Effective from the session 2018-19

1. Prerequisites

No background in computer science is required.

2. Learning Outcomes

1. Familiarity with basics of computers.

2. Ability to navigate the file system.

3. Create and edit rich text documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.

4. Perform basic data manipulation using spreadsheets.

5. Use Indian languages in documents.

6. Send and receive emails, follow email etiquette, and communicate over the internet.

7. Create and upload videos.

8. Safe and correct usage of websites, social networks, chat sites, and email.

3. Distribution of Marks

Unit

No.

Unit Name Marks

1. Basics of Information Technology 5 2. Cyber safety 10 3. Office Tools 5 4. Scratch/Python 10 5. Lab Exercises 70

Total 100

4.1. Unit 1: Basics of Information Technology

Familiarity with the basics of computers: design of computers, and overview of communication technologies

Computer Systems: characteristics of a computer, components of a computer system – CPU, memory, storage devices and I/O devices

Memory: primary (RAM and ROM) and secondary memory

Storage devices: hard disk, CD ROM, DVD, pen/flash drive, memory stick

I/O devices: keyboard, mouse, monitor, printer, scanner, web camera

Types of software: system software (operating systems), application software, mobile applications

Operating systems: kernel, device drivers, and file systems (very basic idea)

Computer networking: wired/wireless communication, common protocols: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cloud computers (private/public)

Multimedia: images, audio, video, animation

Chat sites, and social networks.

4.2. Unit 2: Cyber-safety

Safely browsing the web and using social networks: identity protection, proper usage of passwords, privacy, confidentiality of information, cyber stalking, reporting cybercrimes

Safely accessing websites: viruses and malware

4.3. Unit 3: Office tools

Introduction to a word processor: create and save a document.

Edit and format text: text style (B, I, U), font type, font size, text colour, alignment of text.

Format paragraphs with line and/or paragraph spacing. Add headers and footers, numbering

pages, grammar and spell check utilities, subscript and superscript, insert symbols, use print

preview, and print a document.

Insert pictures, change the page setting, add bullets and numbering, borders and shading, and insert tables – insert/delete rows and columns, merge and split cells.

Use auto-format, track changes, review comments, use of drawing tools, shapes and mathematical symbols.

Presentation tool: understand the concept of slide shows, basic elements of a slide, different types of slide layouts, create and save a presentation, and learn about the different views of a slide set – normal view, slide sorter view and hand-outs.

Edit and format a slide: add titles, subtitles, text, background, and watermark, headers and footers, and slide numbers.

Insert pictures from files, create animations, add sound effects, and rehearse timings.

Spreadsheets: concept of a worksheet and a workbook, create and save a worksheet.

Working with a spreadsheet: enter numbers, text, date/time, series using auto fill; edit and format a worksheet including changing the colour, size, font, alignment of text; insert and

delete cells, rows and columns. Enter a formula using the operators (+,-,*, /), refer to cells,

and print a worksheet.

Use simple statistical functions: SUM (), AVERAGE (), MAX (), MIN (), IF () (without

compound statements); embed charts of various types: line, pie, scatter, bar and area in a worksheet.

4.4. Unit 4: Scratch or Python

Alternative 1: Educational programming language - Scratch

Introduction to Scratch.

Drag and drop commands, creating simple scripts, repeating blocks of commands.

Discuss x-y plane, create scripts to move the cat (Scratch mascot).

Create a script to draw diagrams using the pen feature.

Alternative 2: Python - (provided as an option to children with special needs)

Introduction to Python

A simple “Hello World" program

Running a Python program

The notion of data-types and variables: integer, float, string

Arithmetic operations: +, -, *, /

5. Lab Exercises

Basic I/O devices: use the mouse and keyboard, draw a figure.

Working with the operating system: Navigation of the file system using a mouse and keyboard, and then doing the same with shell commands.

Word processing: create a text document, create a letter, report, and greeting card.

Create a text document with figures in it. It should describe a concept taught in another course.

Discuss the following in a text document about the basic organisation of a computer: CPU, memory, input/output devices, hard disk.

Create a text document in an Indian language other than English.

Create a presentation.

Create a presentation with animation.

Create and edit existing images, and then include them in a presentation.

Animate pictures and text with sound effects in a presentation

Create a simple spreadsheet and perform the following operations: min, max, sum, and average.

Create different types of charts using a spreadsheet: line, bar, and pie.

Send an email to your friends. Attach some documents that you have prepared earlier. Put some friend in the CC and BCC list. Interact with friends to find out who was in the BCC list.

Do an online chat with multiple friends. Transmit documents using the chat platform.

Create a video and upload it on YouTube.

Write basic Scratch/Python programs.

Breakup of marks for the Practicals:

S.No. Unit Name Marks 1. Lab Test (30 marks)

Proficiency with the OS 2.5 Word processing 5 Handling spreadsheets 7.5 Creating presentations 7.5 Writing basic Python/Scratch programs 7.5

2. Report File + viva (25 marks)

Report file:4 documents each with a word processor, spreadsheet,

and presentation tool

20

Viva voce (based on the report file) 5 3. Project (that uses most of the concepts that have been learnt) 15