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A LT E R N ATIVE ENGLISH
CLASS-XI

One Paper 3 Hours 1OO Marks

SECTION - A
Unit-I : PROSE 25 Marks
Selected pieces :
(i) The Lesson of History - J.L. Nehru
(ii) Three Questions - Leo N. Tolstoy
(iii) The Scientific Point of View - J.B.S. Haldane
(iv) Crossing the Desert - A.W. Kinglake
SECTION-B
Unit-II : POETRY 25 Marks
Selected pieces :
(i) Remembrance - W. Shakespeare
(ii) A Hymn to God the Father - John Donne
(iii) The Human Seasons - John Keats
(iv) Lead, Kindly Light - Cardinal Newman
(v) The Brook - Lord Tennyson
(vi) Design - Robert Frost
(vii) Silent Steps - Rabindranath Tagore

SECTION - C
Unit-III : COMPOSITION 30 Marks
I) Letter Writing
II) Essay Writing
III) Creative Writing
IV) Diary Entry/Notice
V) Note Making & Summarizing
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Unit - IV :
READING (Comprehension) 10 Marks

Unit - V
GRAMMAR (VSA & MCQ) 10 Marks

PRESCRIBED TEXTBOOK :
1. The Glittering Jewels Book - I (An Anthology of Alternative English for Class XI)
Published by : Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur.

REFERENCE BOOKS :
1. Writing with a Purpose
By : Champa Tickoo and Jaya Sasikumar
Published by : Oxford University Press.
2. Oxford English Grammar for Class XI
Published by : Oxford University Press
3. Communicative English for Class XI
By : Renu Anand and Gayatri Khanna
Published by : Oxford University Press
4. A Remedial English Grammar for Foreign Students by F.T. Wood.
5. A Practical English Grammar by A.J. Thomson and A.V. Martinet.
6. Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary of Current English by A.S. Hornby

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A LT E R N ATIVE ENGLISH
CLASS-XII

One Paper 3 Hours 1OO Marks

SECTION - A
Unit-I : PROSE 25 Marks
Selected pieces :
(i) The Last Leaf - O. Henry
(ii) The Man who could Work Miracles - H.G. Wells
(iii) The Malefactor - Anton Chekhov

SECTION-B
Unit-II : POETRY 25 Marks
Selected pieces :
(i) Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind - W. Shakespeare
(ii) Patriotism - Sir Walter Scott
(iii) The Second Coming - W.B. Yeats
(iv) The Man he killed - Thomas Hardy
(v) A Wind Flashes the Grass - Ted Hughes
(vi) A saw in Louisiana a Live Oak growing - Walt Whitman

SECTION-C
Unit-III : COMPOSITION 30 Marks
I) Letter Writing
II) Essay Writing
III) Creative Writing
IV) Message/Notice/Invitation
V) Note Making/Summarising
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SECTION - D
Unit-IV : COMPREHENSION 10 Marks

Unit-V : GRAMMAR (VSA & MCQ) 10 Marks

PRESCRIBED TEXTBOOK :
1. The Glittering Jewels Book - II (An Anthology of Alternative English for Class XII)
Published by : Council of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur.

REFERENCE BOOKS :
1. Writing with a Purpose
By : Champa Tickoo and Jaya Sasikumar
Published by : Oxford University Press.
2. Oxford English Grammar for Class XII
Published by : Oxford University Press
3. Communicative English for Class XII
By : Renu Anand and Gayatri Khanna
Published by : Oxford University Press
4. A Remedial English Grammar for Foreign Students by F.T. Wood.
5. A Practical English Grammar by A.J. Thomson and A.V. Martinet.
6. Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary of Current English by A.S. Hornby

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 DESIGN OF QUESTION PAPER
Subject : ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH
Class : XI
Full Mark : 100
Time : 3 Hours

WEIGHTAGE TO OBJECTIVES
Objectives Marks Percentage
Knowledge (K) 35 35
I
Comprehension(C) 45 45
Expression (Exp) 20 20
Total : 100 100
WEIGHTAGE TO FORM OF QUESTIONS:
Form of Questions No. of Question Time (in minute) Marks Percentage
Essay/Long Answer (E/LA) 4 60 32 32
Short Answer (SA-I) 4 32 16 16
II Short Answer (SA-II) 6 36 18 18
Short Answer (SA-III) 9 28 18 18
Very Short Answer (VSA) 12 18 12 12
MCQ 4 6 4 4
Total: 39 180 100 100
WEIGHTAGE TO CONTENT:
UNIT/CONTENTS Marks Percentage
A PROSE LA-8(1),SA-I 4(1),SA-II 6(2), SA-III 4(2), VSA-3(3) 25 25
B POETRY LA-8(1),SA-I 4(1),SA-II 6(2), SA-III 4(2), VSA-3(3) 25 25
III C READING Unseen Passage (Factual/Descriptive etc.) 10(5) 10 10
D WRITING Essay/Letter/Creative writing /Diary/Notice.-
Note Making + Summarising 16(2),8(2),6(2) 30 30
E GRAMMAR MCQ (4nos) + VSA - 4(4), 6(6). 10 10
Total : 100 100
IV SCHEME OF SECTIONS : A, B, C, D & E
V SCHEME OF OPTIONS : Internal option given in LA & SA-I.
DIFFICULTY LEVEL :
VI Difficult : 20% marks
Average : 45% marks
Easy : 35% marks

Abbreviation : K(Knowledge), U(Understanding ), C(Comprehension), Exp.(Expression), (S)Skill, ,

E(Essay Type), SA (Short Answer Type), VSA (Very Short Answer Type),
MCQ(Multiple Choice Question)
 DESIGN OF QUESTION PAPER
Subject : ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH
Class : XII
Full Mark : 100
Time : 3 Hours

WEIGHTAGE TO OBJECTIVES
Objectives Marks Percentage
Knowledge (K) 35 35
I
Comprehension(C) 45 45
Expression (Exp) 20 20
Total : 100 100
WEIGHTAGE TO FORM OF QUESTIONS:
Form of Questions No. of Question Time (in minute) Marks Percentage
Essay/Long Answer (E/LA) 4 60 32 32
Short Answer (SA-I) 4 32 16 16
II Short Answer (SA-II) 6 36 18 18
Short Answer (SA-III) 9 28 18 18
Very Short Answer (VSA) 12 18 12 12
MCQ 4 6 4 4
Total: 39 180 100 100
WEIGHTAGE TO CONTENT:
UNIT/CONTENTS Marks Percentage
A PROSE 8(1) + 4(1) + 6(2) + 4(2) + 3(3) 25 25
B POETRY 8(1) + 4(1) + 6(2) + 4(2) + 3(3) 25 25
III C READING Unseen Passage- Discursive/Factual or Literary. 10 10
D WRITING Essay/Letter/Creative writing /Massage/notice/invitation -
16(2), 8(2).
Note Making + Summarising - 6(2) 30 30
E FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR VSA + ( MCQ 4 nos.) 6(6), 4(4) 10 10
Total : 100 100
IV SCHEME OF SECTIONS : A, B, C , D & E
V SCHEME OF OPTIONS : Internal option given in LA & SA-I.
DIFFICULTY LEVEL :
VI Difficult : 20% marks
Average : 45% marks
Easy : 35% marks

Abbreviation : K(Knowledge), U(Understanding ), C(Comprehension), Exp.(Expression), (S)Skill, ,

E(Essay Type), SA (Short Answer Type), VSA (Very Short Answer Type),
MCQ(Multiple Choice Question)