English Elective Class 11 Syllabus 2024

The syllabus consists of three sections: (i) Reading Skills (ii) Creative Writing Skills (iii) Literature.

Section A: Reading Skills (25 Marks)

Two unseen passages and a poem

1. 12 out of 15 Multiple Choice / Objective Type Questions, from a literary or discursive passage of about 950-1000 words to assess comprehension, interpretation, inference, analysis, appreciation and vocabulary. (1 x 12 = 12 marks)

2. 8 out of 9 Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions to test interpretation, inference and appreciation of a poem of about 10-12 lines. (1 x 8 = 8 marks)

3. 5 out of 7 Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions from a case-based passage (with visual input- statistical data, chart etc.) of 100-120 words to test interpretation, analysis and evaluation.(1 x 5 = 5 marks)

Section B: Creative Writing Skills (15 Marks)

4. An Essay on an argumentative / discursive / reflective / descriptive topic, leading to creative rendering, forming and defending of opinions, to be answered in 120-150 words. (5 marks)

5. Article on one out of two topics to be answered in 120-150 words pertaining to contemporary topical issues. (5 marks)

6. Speech on one out of two topics to be answered in 120-150 words pertaining to contemporary topical issues. (5 marks)

Section C: Literature

This section will have variety of assessment items including Multiple Choice Questions, Objective Type Questions, Short Answer Type Questions and Long Answer Type Questions to assess comprehension, analysis, interpretation and extrapolation beyond the text.

Book: Woven Words

7. Reference to the Context (5+5=10 Marks)

i. One Prose extract out of two to assess comprehension, Literary, appreciation and inference.

ii. One Poetry extract out of two to assess comprehension, Literary, appreciation and inference.

8. Two Short Answer Question out of three to be answered in 30-40 words to assess understanding, analysis and critical appreciation. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. (2 x 2 = 4 marks)

9. Two Short Answer Question out of three to be answered in 50-60 words to assess understanding, analysis and critical appreciation. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. (3 x 2 = 6marks)

Arms and the Man - [Drama]

10. Two Long Answer Questions out of three to be answered in 80-100 words to appreciate characters, events and episodes. Questions to provide analytical responses using incidents, events, themes as reference points. (5 x 2 = 10 marks)

Fiction

11. One Short Answer Question out of two to be answered in 30-40 words to critically appreciate characters, events, episodes and interpersonal relationships and to form their opinions with reference to content, events and episode. (2 marks)

12. One Short Answer Question out of two to be answered in 50-60 words to assess understanding, analysis and critical appreciation. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. (3 marks)

13. One Long Answer Question out of two to be answered in 120-150 words to test literary appreciation and to draw inferences. Questions should elicit creative responses and develop ability to form opinions. (5 marks)