DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIC SESSION SYLLABUS Class: VIII SUBJECT: ENGLISH Month Honeydew It So Happened (Supplementary Reader) April UNIT 1 L

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1 DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIC SESSION SYLLABUS Class: VIII SUBJECT: ENGLISH Month Honeydew It So Happened (Supplementary Reader) April UNIT 1 L-1: The Best Christmas Present in The World (Prose) Poem- The Ant and The Cricket L-1: How the Camel got his Hump Writing Skill Notice Writing Grammar Tenses (Present, Past, Future) May Diary Entry Tenses (Present, Past, Future) Contd. UNIT 2 L-2: The Tsunami (Prose) Poem: Geography Lesson L-2: Children at work Syllabus for Periodic Test 1 Honeydew: The Best Christmas Present in The World Poem- The Ant and The Cricket, Geography Lesson It So Happened: L-1: How the Camel got his Hump Writing Skill: Diary Entry, Notice Writing Grammar: Tenses, Verb- Transitive and Intransitive UNIT 3 L-3: Glimpses of the Past (Prose) Poem: Macavity UNIT 4 L-4: Bepin Chaudhary s Lapse of Memory(prose) Poem: The Last Bargain UNIT 5 L-5: The Summit Within (prose) SEA 2 Aural Comprehension SEA 1 Declamation L-3: The Selfish Giant L-4: The Treasure Within L-5: Princess Revision Story Writing, Message Writing Verb- Transitive and Intransitive Active and Passive Voice - Punctuation, Conjunctions, Clauses Syllabus for Half Yearly Examination Honeydew: The Best Christmas Present In The World, The Tsunami, Glimpses of the Past, Bepin Chaudhary s Lapse of Memory, The Summit Within Poem- The Ant And The Cricket, Geography Lesson, Macavity, The Last Bargain It So Happened: L-1: How the Camel got his Hump, L-2: Children at work, L-3: The Selfish Giant, L-4: The Treasure Within, L-5: Princess Writing Skill: Diary Entry, Notice Writing, Story Writing, Message Writing Grammar: Tenses, Verb - Transitive and Intransitive, Active and Passive Voice, Punctuation, Conjunctions, Clauses UNIT 5 Poem: The School Boy UNIT 6 L-6: This is Jody s Fawn (Prose) L-6: The Fight Paragraph Writing Reported Speech November UNIT 6 L-8: Jalebis Letter Writing (Formal) Modals Prepositions

2 Poem: The Duck and the Kangaroo SEA 3 Role Play Unit 7- A Visit to Cambridge(Prose) Poem: When I set out for Lyonesse UNIT 8 L-8: A Short Monsoon Diary(Prose) L-7: The Open Window Syllabus for Periodic Test 2 Honeydew: This is Jody s Fawn Poem- The School Boy, The Duck and the Kangaroo It So Happened: L-6: The Fight, L-8: Jalebis Writing Skill: Paragraph Writing, Letter Writing (Formal) Grammar: Reported speech, Modals January UNIT 8 Poem: On the Grasshopper and the Cricket SEA 4 Diary Entry Unit 9 -The Great stone face-1 (Prose) Unit 10- The Great Stone face- 2 (Prose) L-9 The Comet Part-1 L-10 The Comet Part-2 Revision Article Writing Jumbled Sentences Editing- Omission Idioms Syllabus for Annual Examination Honeydew: This is Jody s Fawn, A Visit to Cambridge, A Short Monsoon Diary, The Great Stone Face I, The Great Stone Face 2, The Best Christmas Present In The World (1 st Term) Poem- The School Boy, The Duck and the Kangaroo, When I set out for Lyonesse, On the Grasshopper and the Cricket, Macavity(1 st Term) It So Happened: L-6: The Fight, L-7: The Open Window, L-8: Jalebis, L-9: The Comet 1, L-10: The Comet 2, L-2: Children at Work (1 st Term) Writing Skill: Paragraph Writing, Letter Writing (Formal), Article Writing, Diary Entry (1 st Term) Grammar: Reported Speech, Modals, Prepositions, Jumbled Sentences, Editing-Omission, Idioms Tenses (1 st Term), Conjunctions (1 st Term) SUBJECT: HINDI म ह प ठ क न म व य करण क र य त मक क अप र ल प ठ 1 ध वन प ठ 2 ल ख क च ड़ य व क य ववच र, स ध अपठठत गदय श अ च छ द ल ख मई प ठ- 3 बस क य त र ज न प रक प स तक : अहमद गर क ककल तल श ववर म-धचह, उपसगग अभ य सक रम P.T - I : ध वन, ल ख क च ड़ य, बस क य त र व य करण - व क य ववच र, स ध, ववर म-धचह, उपसगग क रक रय त मक क यय - अपठठत गदय श, अ च छ द ल ख, औपच ररक पत र ज ल ई प ठ - 4 द व क हस त श र नतसमभ न र गक प ठ 5 धचठ य क अ ठ शब द, द न य (म खखक) औपच ररक पत र धचत र - वर ग ववज ञ प ल ख स व द ल ख

3 प ठ 6 गव क ड ककए पय गयव च शब द, कक ष गनतववध - I प ठ -7 क य न र श ह आ ज ए अ क र गक शब द, ववल म शब द अगस त प ठ 8 यह सबस कठठ समय ह प ठ 9 कब र क स खखय प रक प स तक : अ क शब द क भलए एक शब द, म ह वर अ पच ररक पत र अपठठत क वय श कक ष गनतववध - 2 भस घ ट सभ यत, य ग क द र, ई समस य ए ससतम बर प नर वतयन क यय और अर द य - व र षयक पर क ष अर द य - व र षयक पर क ष क अभ य सक रम ध वन, ल ख क च ड़ य, बस क य त र, द व क हस त, गव क ड ककए, क य न र श ह आ ज ए, यह सबस कठठ समय ह, कब र क स खखय प रक प स तक : अहमद गर क ककल, भस घ ट सभ यत, य ग क द र, ई समस य ए व य करण : व क य ववच र, स ध, ववर म-धचह, उपसगग, श र नतसमभ न र गक शब द, पय गयव च शब द, अ क र गक शब द, ववल म शब द, म ह वर क रक रय त मक क यय : अपठठत गदय श, अ च छ द ल ख, औपच ररक पत र, ववज ञ प ल ख, धचत र-वर ग, अपठठत क वय श, अ पच ररक पत र, स व द ल ख अक ट बर प ठ 10 - क मच र प ठ 11 - जब भस म ब ल स ख ( म खखक ) एक र ग प रत त ह व ल शब द, क य ववश षर, अपठठत गदय श अ च छ द ल ख कक ष गनतववध - 3 प ठ 12 - स द म चररत स ब ब क, सम च चयब क, ववस मय ठदब क नवम बर प ठ 13 - जह पठहय ह (ररप त जग) प ठ 14 - अकबर ल ट न प त अ पच ररक पत र स व द ल ख द सम बर प रक प स तक : अ नतम द र - एक अ नतम द र - द प ठ 15 स रद स क पद प रत यय ववज ञ प ल ख अपठठत क वय श कक ष गनतववध - 4 अभ य सक रम P.T II :- क मच र, स द म चररत, जह पठहय ह (ररप त जग), अकबर ल ट व य करण एक र ग प रत त ह व ल शब द, क य ववश षर, स ब ब क, सम च चयब क, ववस मय ठदब क, न प त, प रत यय क रक रय त मक क यय अ पच ररक पत र, अपठठत गदय श, अ च छ द ल ख, ववज ञ प ल ख जनवर प ठ 16 - प क कह प ठ 17 - ब ज़ और स प प ठ 18 - ट प सम स, पय गयव च शब द, अ क र गक शब द, ववल म शब द, अ क शब द क भलए एक शब द, म ह वर

4 फरवर प रक प स तक : त व, द प ष ठ भमय प र वतग औपच ररक पत र धचत र वर ग व र षयक पर क ष क अभ य सक रम क मच र, स द म चररत, जह पठहय ह (ररप त जग), अकबर ल ट, स रद स क पद, प क कह, ब ज़ और स प, ट प प रक प स तक :- अ नतम द र - एक, अ नतम द र द, त व, द प ष ठ भमय व य करण :- एक र ग प रत त ह व ल शब द, क य ववश षर, स ब ब क, सम च चयब क, ववस मय ठदब क, न प त, प रत यय, सम स, पय गयव च शब द, अ क र गक शब द, ववल म शब द, अ क शब द क भलए एक शब द, म ह वर क रक रय त मक क यय :- अपठठत गदय श, अ च छ द ल ख, औपच ररक पत र, ववज ञ प ल ख, अपठठत क वय श, स व द ल ख, धचत र वर ग, अ पच ररक पत र प रथम सत र स प ठ यक रम :- ल ख क च ड़ य, गव क ड ककए, उपसगग, ववर म धचह SUBJECT: MATHS Month Lessons/ Chapters Activities/ Practicals April Chapter: 1 Rational Numbers Chapter: 2 Linear Equations in one variable May Chapter: 2 Linear Equations in one variable- Contd. Chapter: 3 Understanding Quadrilaterals Angle Sum Property of a Quadrilateral. Syllabus for Periodic Test-1 (-) Chapters: 1, 2, 3(till Ex-3.2) Chapter: 4 Practical Geometry Chapter: 6 Squares and Square Roots Chapter: 7 Cubes and Cube Roots The Sum of First n odd numbers. Chapter: 5 Data Handling Chapter: 8 Comparing Quantities Representing Data in a Pie- Chart. Chapter: 8 Comparing Quantities -Contd. Syllabus for Half Yearly Examination () Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Chapter: 9 Algebraic Expressions and Identities Verification of Identity: (a + b) 2 = a 2 + 2ab + b 2 Chapter: 10 Visualising Solid Shapes November Chapter: 10 Visualising Solid Shapes - Contd. Chapter: 12 Exponents and Powers Chapter: 11 Mensuration To Show the difference between 2 4 and 2 4. January Chapter: 11 Mensuration- Contd. Chapter: 13 Direct and Inverse Proportions Syllabus for Periodic Test-2 (January- ) Chapters: 9, 10, 12 Chapter: 13 Direct and Inverse Proportions- Contd. Chapter: 14 Factorisation Chapter: 16 Playing with Numbers Chapter: 15 Introduction to Graphs REVISION Syllabus for Annual Examination (-) Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 9, 10,11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 To find the formula for area of a Trapezium. To find the Total Surface Area of a Right Circular Cylinder.

5 SUBJECT: SCIENCE Month Lessons/ Chapters Activities/ Practicals April Ch 1: Crop Production and Management Ch 2: Microorganisms: Friend and Foe 1. To study various microorganisms using permanent slides. May Ch 2: Microorganisms: Friend and Foe (cont.) Ch 2: Microorganisms: Friend and Foe (cont.) Ch 3: Synthetic Fibres and Plastics Ch11: Force and Pressure 2. To study the variation of pressure exerted by liquid with depth. Syllabus for Periodic Test-1(-): Ch-1,2,3 Activities / Practical based questions Ch11: Force and Pressure(cont.) Ch 4: Materials: Metals and Non-metals Ch 8: Cell Structure and Functions Ch 8: Cell Structure and Functions(cont.) Ch 12: Friction Ch 6: Combustion and Flame Ch 18: Pollution of Air and Water Revision 3. To study reaction of acids and bases with metals. 4. To study the eukaryotic cells of various shapes and sizes- cheek cell and onion peel cell. 5. To show that combustion does not take place below the ignition temperature of the substance. Syllabus for Half Yearly Examination() Ch:1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 18 Activities / Practical based questions Ch 7: Conservation of Plants and Animals 6. To study metamorphosis in frog Ch 9: Reproduction in Animals with the help of specimen. Ch 10: Reaching the Age of Adolescence 7. To study the model of human ear. November January Ch 10: Reaching the Age of Adolescence(cont.) Ch 13: Sound Ch 14: Chemical Effects of Electric Current Ch 14: Chemical Effects of Electric Current(cont.) Ch 15: Some Natural Phenomena 8. To study process of electroplating. 9. To show the working of electroscope. Syllabus for Periodic Test-2(January-): Ch 7,9,10,13 Activities / Practical based questions Ch 16: Light 10. (a) To prove the laws of Ch 5: Coal and Petroleum reflection. Ch 17: Stars and The Solar System (b) To study multiple images formed when two plane mirrors are placed at different angles to each other. Ch 17: Stars and the Solar System(cont.) Revision annual exams Syllabus for Annual Examination Ch :4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 Activities / Practical based questions SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE Month Lessons/ Chapters Activities/ Practical April Map Work: 1. How, When and Where 2.From Trade to Territory 1. Resources Major centres of European countries in India. May 1. The Indian Constitution SEA I: Report writing on Significance of Constitution 2. Understanding Secularism Map Work: Geography Major Soil Types

6 November 2.Land Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife Resources Biosphere Reserve, National Park, Wildlife Sanctuary Syllabus for Periodic Test-1 (-): 1,2, Land Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife Resources 3. Why do we need a Parliament? 3. Ruling the Countryside 4.Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age 4. Understanding Laws 5. When People Rebel 6. Colonialism and the City 5. Judiciary 3. Minerals and Power Resources SEA II: Travel Brochure on National Park Map Work: History Tribes during British India Map Work: History Major centres of 1857 revolt. Map Work: Geography Mineral and Power Resources 3. Minerals and Power Resources Revision work Syllabus for Half Yearly Examination (): 1,2,3,4,5,6 Geography-1,2,3 Civics-1,2,3,4,5 7.Weavers; Iron Smelters and Factory Owners 4. Agriculture 6.Understanding Our Criminal Justice System 8.Civilising the Native, Educating the Nation 9.Women, Caste and Reform 7.Understanding Marginalisation 10.The Changing World of Visual Arts 5.Industries 8. Confronting Marginalisation Map Work: Major crops of India. SEA III Map activity: Industrial Regions of India. Map Work: Geography Major Industrial Regions Syllabus for Periodic Test-2 (January- ): 7,8 4 6 January 6.Human Resources 11.The Making of the National Movement- SEA IV Speech on any one Freedom fighter of your choice. Map Work: History 1870s India After Independence Centres of Indian National Congress Sessions 9. Public Facilities 10. Law and Social Justice Centres of Non-Cooperation and Civil Disobedience Movement Map Work: Geography Demographics of Population Syllabus for Annual Examination (-): 3,7,8,9,10,11,12 2,4,5,6 1,3,6,7,8,9,10

7 SUBJECT: SANSKRIT Month Lessons/ Chapters Activities/ Practicals April १)आद प ज य: गण श: २) प रथम: क प: May २) प रथम: क प: ३) इयम आक शव ण अपठ त-गद श ४) चवद -मच म ५) चवश वम नव : ६) एक द न य पय ग जर त ७) ग र प र णम ८) श र ष ठ: चनच : प नर वतणनम November January ९) मन रञ जनम १०) वस वक ट म बकम ११) अष ट वक र: Syllabus for Periodic Test-1 (-) Ch.-1,2,3 अपठ त-गद श:, च त र-वणणनम,अन व : प रव स-व णनम (S.E.A.) Syllabus for Half Yearly Examination () १२) प म क स वच छत य Ch.-1 to 8 अपठ त-गद श:, च त र-वणणनम, अन व :, पत र-ल खनम १३) च म लयप त र बछ न द र प ल: १४) भ रत-रत नम ग जणर-र ज यस य स स क त-भ ष य व णनम (S.E.A.) स भ चषत-ग नम (S.E.A.) Syllabus for Periodic Test-2 (January- ) १५) प रथम: प ल चस टकसजणक: १६) व थ क र ड प नर वतणनम स स क त व यक चत पठर य:(S.E.A.) Syllabus for Annual Examination (-) Ch. 1,2,3 and 9 to 16 अपठ त-गद श:, च त र-वणणनम, अन व :, पत र-ल खनम SUBJECT: COMPUTER SCIENCE Month Lessons/ Chapters Activities/ Practical April 1. Networking Concepts(Theory) Revision of basic HTML tags 4. Images and Lists in HTML Inserting Image in webpages May 1. Networking Concepts Project/Holiday Assignment on Computer Network and Network Topologies 1. Networking Concepts 4. Images and Lists in HTML Activity Zone: Pg. No.:71 Syllabus for Periodic Test-1 (-): - chapter: 1 Networking Concepts 4. Images and Lists in HTML 5. Images and Lists in HTML Practice Zone: Pg. No. 80 Activity Zone: Pg. No.: 85,87 SEA: I Activity Zone Pg.86 Create Sport Activity Schedule

8 2. Introduction to Microsoft Access Advanced Features of Microsoft Access Advanced Features of Microsoft Access 2013 Practice Zone: Pg. No. 33 Activity Zone: Pg. No. 34, 41 Lab Zone: Pg. No. 42 Practice Zone: Pg. No. 49 Project Zone: Pg. No. 58 SEA: II Ch:3, Lab Zone pg.58 Create a database, Create Query, form and report. Syllabus for Half Yearly Examination (): Chapter: 1,2,3,4,5 9. SketchUp Draw the different objects using tools. Project Zone: Pg. No. 176 Lab Zone: Pg. No. 176 November 6. Introduction to Visual Basic Activity Zone page Introduction to Visual Basic Project Zone: Pg. No Introduction to Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 SEA-III Chp.6 Activity Zone: Pg. No. 107 Create Simple Interest Calculator Activity Zone: Pg. No. 121, 123 Syllabus for Periodic Test-2 (January- ): - Chapter: 9,6 January 7. Introduction to Adobe Photoshop CC Exploring More Features of Adobe Photoshop 8. Exploring More Features of Adobe Photoshop Activity Zone: Pg. No. 130, 141, 145, 150 Project Zone: Pg. No. 151 SEA: IV Ch:7 & Ch:8 Create a poster on Unity in Diversity Syllabus for Annual Examination (-): Chapter: 1,6,7,8,9 SUBJECT: FRENCH Month Lessons/ Chapters Activities/ Practical April L 0 Que savez-vous de la France L- 1 Une boum May L - 1 Une boum L - 2 Jeanne d Arc Syllabus for Periodic Test-1 (-): - L 0, 1 & 2 L- 3 La vie d un mannequin est-elle facile? L- 4 On voyage Subject enrichment activity (based on L-3) Speak sentences on your daily routine schedule. L 5 Bon Voyage Subject enrichment activity (based on L-5) Speak sentences describing your last week-end, using passé composé. REVISION for half yearly exam. Syllabus for Half Yearly Examination (): L- 1 TO 5 L - 6 Des nouvelles de Lyon L-7 Bon Appetit November L- 8 Des invitations Subject enrichment activity (based on L-7) Speak sentences on different meals of France L-9 Aneesh Partira bientot Syllabus for Periodic Test-2 (January- ): - L- 6, 7 & 8

9 January L-10 La Météo Subject enrichment activity (based on L-9) Speak sentences on your future plans about summer vacations, using future tense. REVISION for annual exam Annual Examination Syllabus for Annual Examination (-): L- 2, 4 and 6 to 10 SUBJECT: ART & CRAFT Month Lessons/ Chapters Activities/ Practicals April Chapter-1 OBJECT BASED EXERCISES Craft: Snowman Object Drawing-Page No-33 Still life-page No-35 May Chapter-2 OBJECT BASED EXERCISES Craft: Puppet Making (Thermocol Glass) Chapter-3 PEOPLE BASED EXERCISES Craft: Golden tree making Chapter-4 MEMORY DRAWING Craft: Poster Making Still life-page No-39 Figure Drawing-Page No- 51 Facial Expression Page No-58 Portrait-Page No-61 Syllabus for Half Yearly Examination () OBJECT BASED EXERCISES -Object Drawing (Fruits, Vegetables, Objects) Chapter-5 Squaring up Method -Page No-71 People based Exercises Craft: Name plate art November Chapter-6 Landscape-Page No-97 Environment based Exercises Craft: Wall hanging (card board & quilling) Chapter-7 Festivals-Page No-79 TRADITION BASED EXERCISES Craft: Ice-cream stick wall hanging January Chapter-8 Mythological Story-Page No-83 STORY BASED EXERCISES Craft: Photo frame with shells Chapter-9 Knife Painting-Page No-107 Craft: Best out of waste using thermocol glass Annual Examination Syllabus for Annual Examination: Environment based Exercises- Landscape SUBJECT: PERFORMING ARTS (MUSIC) Month Lessons/ Chapters Activities/ Practicals April Alankars 1. Sa Re Ga Re Ga Sa Re May One composition in Madhya laya in Raag Vrindavani Sarang, Bhairavi, One swarmalika and Tarana 2. Sa Re Ga Re Sa 3. Ghan Vadya 4. Avanadh Vadya 5. Sushir Vadya 6. Tat Vadya Notation system of Indian Music/Western Music Classification of musical instruments and comparison 1. Bhatkhande notation system 2. Vishnu Digamber 3. Paluskar system

10 November Embellishments of Indian Music Definition and similarity with forms of Music 4. Western beats and writing the staff notation 1. Meend, Gamak, Kann, Murki, Zamzama 2. Rupak 07 beats 3. Chautal 12 beats January Types of Geet 1. Dhrupad, Dhamar 2. Khyal, Tarana 3. Thumri, Dadra 4. Ghazal, Lok geet 5. Alaap & Taan SUBJECT: PERFORMING ARTS (DANCE) Month Lessons/ Chapters Activities/ Practical April May Theory 1. Knowledge about dance Theory 1. Knowledge about Sanyukta & Asanyukta Hast mudras 2. Knowledge about Taal & Laya Practical 1. Basic moves (Hands, legs & body) 2. Revision of Basic steps 3. Vandana Practical 1. Patriotic Dance 2. Folk Dance 3. Semi Classical 4. Raas or Garba Project Work: Collect information about western dance (Chart distribution of dance name, state, pictures collections, costume, language when they are performing) November January Theory 1. Knowledge about Indian Classical Dances Practical 1. Contemporary Dance steps 2. Dance related education 3. Folk Dance Bhangara 4. Ribbon Dance Practical 1. Rajasthani Folk Dance Ghoomer 2. Sufi Dance - Semi Classical