Brain International School

Subject- English

Class- VIII Syllabus- 2017-18 MONTH READING WRITING GRAMMAR LITERATURE LONG READING TEXT (Tales From

Shakespeare)

APRIL/MAY Unseen

passage

1. Notice Writing

2. Letter Writing

3. Diary Entry

1. Determiners

2. Present Tense

3. Past Tense

4. Future Tense

5. Spellings

6. Words that often Confuse

7. IGP (Editing/ Omission and

Jumbled

Sentences)

Ch-1. The Earthquake

Ch-2 Ozymandias

(Poem)

Ch-3. Nimai Forever

Ch-4 The Way Through the

woods (poem)

Ch- 1

Periodic Test - I

JULY

Syllabus Covered in April and May

Unseen

poem

4. Message Writing

5. Process Writing

8. Modals

Ch-5 My Financial Career

Ch-6.The Glove and the Lions

(Poem)

Ch-7 The Open Window

Ch- 2

AUGUST

Unseen

passage

6. Article/ Speech

Writing

7. Poster Making

9. Active and Passive Voice

10. Adjectives

Ch-8 The Nightingale and the

Glow-worm (Poem)

Ch-9 Water Watch

Ch-3

11. Adverbs

12. Prepositions

13. Using Appropriate

Prepositions.

SEPTEMBER

Unseen

passage

- IGP (Editing/

Omission and

Jumbled

Sentences)

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Periodic Test - II Syllabus Covered Till August

ACTIVITY: ASL

OCTOBER

Unseen

passage

8. Story Writing

14. Conditionals 15. Synonyms and

Antonyms

Ch -10. From

Storytelling to Film

Making

Ch-11. Television

(Poem)

Ch-12 An Insult

That Created an

Empire

NOVEMBER

Unseen

poem

9. Biographical Sketch

10. Writing Reports

11. Paragraph Writing

16. Conjunctions 17. Phrases and

Clauses

18. Relative Clauses

Ch-13 A Nation’s

Strength (Poem)

Ch-14.After

Twenty Years

Ch 4

DECEMBER

Unseen

passage

12. Debate

13. E-mail Writing

19. Sentences-I

20. Sentences –II

21. IGP ( Editing/ Omission and

Jumbled

Sentences)

Ch-15 The

Chimney Sweeper

Ch-5

Periodic Test – III _____________________________

JANUARY

Unseen

poem

14. Essay Writing

22. Reported Speech

23. Punctuation

Ch-16 Goodbye,

Mr. Chips!

Revision

FEBRUARY/

MARCH

Unseen

Passage

15. Dialogue Writing

24. Idioms and Phrases

25. Non Finite Verbs

26. IGP ( Editing/

Omission and

Jumbled

Sentences)

Ch-17 The

Importance of

Being Earnest

Periodic Test – IV _____________ ACTIVITY: ASL

ब्रेन इंटरनेशनल स्कूल विषय – हिन्दी कक्षा-आठ पाठ्यक्रम-2017-18 मास पाठ्य-पसु्तक –बसतं (भाग- 3)

व्याकरण –हिन्दी व्याकरण एि ंरचना (भाग -8)

रचनात्मक कायय

अप्रैल- मई पाठ-1 ध्वनि (कववता) पाठ-2 लाख की चड़ूियााँ(कहािी) पाठ-3 बस की यात्रा (व्यंग्य) पाठ-4 दीवािों की हस्ती(कववता)

पाठ-7 संज्ञा पाठ-8 संज्ञा के ववकारी तत्व (ललगं, वचि, कारक) पाठ-9 सवविाम पाठ-10 ववशषेण

अपिी ददिचयाव लगभग 100 शब्दों में ललखकर उसमें से दस संज्ञा शब्द , सवविाम और ववशषेण शब्द छााँटिे को कहिा ।

जुलाई आिती परीक्षा 1 (अप्रैल-मई का संपूणय पाठ्यक्रम) पाठ-5 चचदियों की अिूठी दनुिया (लेख) पाठ-6 भगवाि के डाककए (कववता)

पाठ-11 किया एव ंकाल पाठ-3 संचि अपदठत गदयांश अपदठत काव्यांश

अपिे ववदयालय के ककसी भी सफाई कमवचारी से बातचीत करके उसके बारे में कक्षा में बतािे को कहिा |

अगस्त पाठ-7 क्या निराश हुआ जाए (निबंि) पाठ-8 यह सबसे कदठि समय िहीं (कववता) पाठ-9 कबीर की साखखयााँ

पाठ-12 अववकारी शब्द (अव्यय) मुहावरे (1-30) पाठ-13 पद- पररचय पत्र, चचत्र वणवि संवाद लेखि, ववज्ञापि लेखि,अिुच्छेद लेखि

कबीर , रहीम और सूरदास के दोहे अर्व सदहत ललखते हुए चाटव बिवािा ।

लसतंबर पनुराितृ्त्त ि आिती परीक्षा 2 (अप्रलै – अगस्त का सपंणूय पाठ्यक्रम )

अक्तूबर पाठ-10 कामचोर (कहािी) पाठ-11 जब लसिेमा िे बोलिा सीखा

पाठ-14 वाक्य और पदबंि

पाठ ‘कामचोर’ की कहािी को एकांकी रूप में ललखिे को कहिा ।

िवंबर पाठ-12 सुदामा चररत (कववता) पाठ-13 जहााँ पदहया है (ररपोतावज )

पाठ- 6 समास मुहावरे(शषे आिे) अपदठत गदयांश अपदठत काव्यांश

कृष्ण व सुदामा की लमत्रता से संबंचित भजि सुिािे को कहिा।

ददसंबर पाठ-14 अकबरी लोटा (कहािी) पाठ-15 सूर के पद

चचत्र वणवि, संवाद लेखि, पत्र, अिुच्छेद लेखि, ववज्ञापि लेखि

जिवरी आिती परीक्षा 3 पाठ-17 बाज और सााँप (कहािी) पाठ-18 टोपी

पाठ-21 समािर्वक प्रतीतहोिे वाले शब्द

जब आपके मि में कुछ करिे की भाविा जागतृ होती है तो उसे पूरा करिे के ललए आप क्या क्या प्रयास करते हैं? असफल होिे पर आपके मि में क्या - क्या ववचार उठत ेहैं? इसके बारे में बच्चों से पूछिा ।

फरवरी /माचव पुनराितृ्त्त ि आिती परीक्षा 4 रचनात्मक कायय – श्रिण ि िाचन क्षमता श्रिण – 10 अकं िाचन – 10 अकं

BRAIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Class -VIII Subject – MATHS Syllabus: 2017-18 Month Text Book –N.C.E.R.T.

Reference Book – R. S. Aggarwal

Activities

April/May Chapter – 2 : Linear Equations in one variable

Chapter – 6: Squares and Square Roots

Chapter - 7: Cubes and Cube Roots

To observe the given number patterns and generate it upto next 3 steps.

Class will be divided into various groups and each group will be asked to make their own game by using properties of

squares and cubes and their patterns.

July Periodic Test -I Chapter- 2 , 6 and 7

Chapter – 3: Understanding Quadrilaterals

Chapter – 5 : Data Handling

To verify angle sum property of a Quadrilateral

To verify exterior angle property of a Polygon

To verify the properties of Parallelogram , Rhombus , Kite,

Square and rectangle by paper cutting and pasting.

August Chapter – 4 : Practical Geometry

Chapter – 12 : Exponents and Powers

Chapter 16- Playing With Numbers(discussion)

September Periodic Test-II Chapter-2,3,4,5,6,7 and 12

October Chapter – 1 : Rational Numbers

Chapter -9: Algebraic Expressions and Identities

To verify the standard algebraic identities by paper cutting and pasting.

November Chapter – 14 : Factorisation

Chapter-15: Introduction to Graphs

To collect linear and line graphs from newspapers and to draw conclusions

December Chapter – 11: Mensuration

Chapter- 13: Direct and Inverse Proportions

To find area of trapezium by paper cutting and pasting method. To make various 3-D figures using nets of solid figures.

To find Curved Surface Area of a cylinder using rectangular sheet of paper.

To find volume of cuboid by taking piles of congruent sheets of paper.

January Periodic Test-III ___________________

Chapter – 8 : Comparing Quantities

February/

March

Chapter – 10 : Visualising Solid Shapes

Revision and Annual Exam/Periodic Test- IV

To draw side ,front and top views of any five objects on

A-3 size sheet.

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BRAIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Class – VIII Subject –SCIENCE Syllabus: 2017-18 Month Book – NCERT SCIENCE / W.BOOK Activities

April/May 1:Crop production & Management

2:Microorganisms:Friend and foe

3:Synthetic fibres and plastics.

11:Force and Pressure.

To show the slides of bacteria, fungi, protozoa, algae.

Activities to show factors affecting force.

July Periodic Test -I L - 1,2,3,11.

4:Materials:metals and non-metals.

12:Friction

8:Cell:structure &functions.

To show chemical reactions of different metals and non-metals with different acids and bases, oxygen and water.

To study a displacement reaction in solution. To show that oxygen

is needed for burning.

Model of plant and animal cell

August 5:Coal & Petroleum

13:Sound To study the structure of human ear through a model.

September Periodic Test-II L- 1,2,3,4,5,8,11,12,13.

October 6:Combustion & Flame

7:Conservation of plants and animals.

To study the various zones of candle flame.

To show the slides of animal (human cheek cell) and plant cell(onion peel).

November 9: Reproduction in Animals.

10:Reaching the age of adolescence.

To study the cell division in amoeba.

December 14:Chemical effects of Electric Current

15:Some Natural phenomenon

16:Light

To test the electrical conductivity of some liquids like oil, honey, orange juice.

To show the phenomena of dispersion through Newton’s Disc.

January Periodic Test -III _______________________

17:Stars and The Solar System

18:Pollution of air & water

Discussion on the present status of pollution.

February/

March Revision and Annual Exam/ Periodic Test - IV _______________________

BRAIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Class –VIII Subject – Social Science Syllabus: 2017-18 Month Book –NCERT Practicals / Activities

April History Chapter 1- How, When and Where (Discussion)

Chapter 2-From Trade to Territory

Geography

Chapter 1- Resources

Civics

Chapter 1- The Indian Constitution

Map Work on important regions under British India.

A class discussion on why sustainable development is important.

The Constitution also mentions fundamental duties. Find out what these include and why it is important for citizens in a democracy to observe these.

May History Chapter 3- Ruling the Countryside

Chapter 4-Tribals, Dikus and the vision of Golden

Age (Discussion)

Civics

Chapter 2- Understanding Secularism

A discussion on different stages of indigo production.

A discussion on importance of secularism.

July Periodic Test – I

History

Chapter 5- The Revolt of 1857

Geography

Chapter 2-Land, Soil and Water, Natural vegetation

and Wildlife Resources

Civics Chapter 3- Why do we need a Parliament

History (Chapter 2 and 3), Civics (Chapter 1, and 2), Geo (Chapter 1)

Map work on important centres of the Revolt in North India.

Research on the land use pattern in our country and if it has undergone any change.

Class discussion on different houses of the Parliament.

August Geography Chapter 3- Mineral and Power Resources

Civics

Chapter 4- Understanding Laws

History

Chapter 6- Colonialism and the City (Discussion)

Chapter 7- Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory

owners

Map work on the concentration of minerals in different regions.

Discussion on ‘The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act’ of 2006.

Discussion on cotton mills.

September Periodic Test – II

Civics

Chapter 5- Judiciary

History (Chapter 2, 3, 5 and 7), Civics (Chapter 1, 2, 3 and 4),

Geo (Chapter 1, 2 and 3)

Class discussion on significance of independent judiciary

October History Chapter 8- Civilising the “Native” and educating

the nation

Geography

Chapter 4- Agriculture

Civics

Chapter 6- Understanding our Criminal Justice

System

Map work on important crops in the world.

Collect information about the system of education in Shantiniketan and paste it on an A3 size sheet.

November Geography Chapter 5- Industries

Chapter 6- Human Resources

History

Chapter 9- Women, Caste and reform

Civics

Chapter 7- Understanding Marginalisation

(Discussion)

Chapter 8- Confronting Marginalisation

(Discussion)

Civics

Chapter 9- Public Facilities

How can we say that women like Pandita Ramabai, Tarabai Shinde, etc were the real architects of the society?

Map work on major iron ore and cotton producing areas.

Discussion on the characteristics of a society with ‘too many under 15s’ and one with ‘too few under 15s’.

Class discussion on various public facilities except water.

December History Chapter 11- The Making of the National

Movement: 1870s- 1947

Chapter 12- India After Independence

Map work- Princely states before 14 Aug, 1947 and princely states for the period 1947-48 to 31 October 1956.

Find out more about the life and work of any two participants or leaders of the national movement and write in short about the same on an A4 size sheet.

January Periodic Test - III

History

Chapter 10- The Changing world of Visual Art

(Discussion)

Civics

Chapter 10- Law and Social Justice

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Group discussion on the importance of law and justice.

February/March Revision and Annual Exam/ Periodic Test - IV ______________________

बे्रन इंटरनेशनल स्कूल विषय – संस्कृत कक्षा – आठ पाठ्यक्रम 2017 – 18 मास पाठ्यपुस्तक – दिव्यम ्(भाग – 3) दिव्यम ्व्याकरण अप्रलै/मई पाठ – १ स्िास््यैि धनम ्

पाठ – २ पुनममषूको भि पाठ – ३ अपमि:ू त्याग: पाठ – ४ तुल्सया: महत्ता

शब्िरूपाणण (तीनों ललगंों में) धातुरूपाणण(सभी लकारों में)

जुलाई आवर्ती परीक्षा – 1 पाठ – ५ पीयमष बंिि:

समय- लेखनम ्उपसगाूाः अव्ययााः च

अगस्त पाठ – ६ चाणक्य: चन्द्रगुप्त; च पाठ – ७ िासुिेिस्य िमतकम ूपाठ – ८ अममल्य: समय:

चचत्र- िणनूम ्अपदठत अनुच्छेिााः िाताूलाप:

लसतबंर पनुरावतृ्तर्त व आवर्ती परीक्षा 2 (अप्रलै – अगस्र्त का सपंरू्ण पाठ्यक्रम )

अक्तमबर पाठ – ९ पयाूिरण रक्षका: पाठ – १० लोभ:पापस्य कारणम ्पाठ – ११ भारतीय नाय:ू

पत्र लेखनम,् चचत्र- िणनूम ्संचध: िाताूलाप:

निबंर पाठ – १२ गीताया: माहात्यम ्पाठ – १३ सन्न्द्मत्रम ्पाठ – १४ राजा भोज:

प्रत्यया: शब्िरूपाणण (तीनों ललगंों में) धातुरूपाणण(सभी लकारों में) अपदठत अनुच्छेिााः

दिसंबर आवर्ती परीक्षा 3

अशुवि-संशोधनम ्समास- पररचय:

जनिरी पाठ – १५ अविस्मरणीय गोिायात्रा(पी पी टी ) पाठ – १६ समशीलेषु विभातत मेतत्री

चचत्र- िणनूम ्संख्यािाचच-शब्िा: अपदठत अनुच्छेिााः

फरिरी- माच ू पनुरावतृ्तर्त व आवर्ती परीक्षा 4

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रचनातमक कायण - णवर् व वाचन क्षमर्ता णवर् – 11 अकं वाचन – 11 अकं

BRAIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Class -VIII Subject – FRENCH Syllabus: 2017-18 Month Book –Apprenons la Française. Part 4 Activities

April/May L-0 Que Savez-Vous de la France

L-1 Une Boum.

Paste pictures of all famous things found in France like famous monuments, cars, cheese, fashion brands etc

Make a Birthday Invitation card in French to invite all your friends for your birthday party.

July Periodic Test – I L- 0 & 1

L-2 Jeanne D’Arc

Les verbes.

Les Adjectifs possessif

Les Les Pluriels.

Les Négatifs

L-3 La Vie d’mannequin est-elle facile ?

Les négatifs

Les Interrogations

Make a presentation on A3 size sheet on Jeanne d’Arc describing her contributions in French revolution.

Paste pictures of a10 famous French Models on A3 size sheet along with brands names they do promotion or modelling for.

August L-4 On Voyage

Les Préposition de Lieu

L-5 Bon Voyage

Les prépositions

Les articles contracté.

Passé Compose

Make collage of different places you would like to visit in the World along with the reasons that why you want to visit those

places in French.

Make a poster on the place which you have recently visited along with a pictures

September Periodic Test – II L – 0,1,2,3,4 & 5

October L-6 Des nouvelles de Lyon

Passé Compose

Transitif/Intransitif

Write a letter to your friend describing about Delhi City and its people and culture.

November L-7 Bon Appétit

L’Imperatif/Negatif

Passe Compose

La recette

Make any French snacks or dish at home and write its recipe in note book with picture.

December L-8 Des Invitations

Les verbes prominaux

Passe compose

L’Invitation

Periodic Test – III

Make an invitation marriage party or any other party to invite your friends and family.

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January L-9 Aneesh partira bientôt

Les expression –avoir/faire

Future Simple

Les Fêtes

L-10 La Méteo

Future porches

Passé Recent

Make a list of important festivals of India and France (5 each).

And paste pictures for the same.

Write vocabulary to describe weather of any countries and the signs used to indicate weather in a map

February/

March Revision and Annual Exam/Periodic Test- IV ___________________________

BRAIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Class –VlII Subject – GERMAN Syllabus: 2017-18 Month Book – Hallo Deutsch! Activities

April/May MODUL 5

L-1 Stefan,wie geht’s dir ?

Role play: Students will prepare dialogues between a doctor and a patient using vocabulary from the chapter. The conversation will be

presented in the class.

July Periodic Test - I L - 1

L-2 Gesund Leben

Students will make a collage of various sport activities and write lines on the Sport they like the most and what do they do in their daily

routine to keep themselves fit and healthy.

August

L-3 Was hast du für deine Gesundheit getan ?

On A4 size sheet Students will make a survey on healthiness. They will interview at least 3-4 persons and ask questions related to their health

and hygiene.

Students will make a list of verbs in past tense on A4 Size sheet.

September Periodic Test - II L – 1,2 and 3.

October MODUL 6

L-1 Wo ist Tina?

Students will paste pictures of various shops and write the items they can buy from that particular shop in German.

November L-2 Hast du Lust, ins Kino zu gehen ?

Students will make a presentation on transport system in Germany explaining how people commute on regular basis, which is the most

common means of transport etc.

December L-3 Ordnung muss sein! Students will make a small chart explaining the prepositions in German.

Periodic Test – III

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January L-3 Ordnung muss sein! (cont.)

Students will be given a picture of a room. They will describe the room giving details of things lying in the room and their position using

suitable prepositions and the articles they have learnt in the chapter.

February/

March Revision and Annual Exam/ Periodic Test- IV __________________________

BRAIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Class -VIII Subject – F.I.T Syllabus: 2017-18 Month Book –GATEWAY TO WINDOWS Activities

April/May Ch-5.Tables and Hyperlinks in HTML

Ch-1.About Networking

Ch-2.Wireless and Cloud Technologies

To create an email link and a hyperlink to show linking to different webpage and an email address with their description in different

web pages.

To create a table to show 5 types of chocolate with their price and weight (in grams).

To show demonstration of connecting multiple devices using modem/hub through video on projector following live

demonstration of devices used in school to form a network.

July PERIODIC TEST - I Ch-1,2 and 5

Ch-8:Working in Photoshop

Ch-9:More in Photoshop

To remove the selected part from an image and copy the same in another image to make a new one using selection tools.

To edit a cartoon character in photoshop and make 5 copies of the cartoon character in the same image using clone stamp tool.

To create an image of a fruit basket from different images using layers in flash.

August Ch-10:Internet Telephony and More

September PERIODIC TEST-II Ch- 1,2,5,8,9,and 10.

October Ch-3:Microsoft Office Access

Ch-4:Forms, Queries and Reports

To create a table to enter details of 10 students with their name, house name and marks of 5 subjects.

To execute a query to display: names of the students who got more than 80 marks in maths. names of the students who got less than 40 marks in English.

To create a report to show names and marks in all subjects, of all the students.

November Ch-6:Starting Visual Basic

Ch-7:Programs using Controls and Properties

Demonstration on projector for the components of visual basic screen by group of students.

To create buttons and work with those buttons to display a message “Hi!! This is Colour Name colour.

To create an application to show remainder.

December Ch-11:Cyber Threats and Protection

PERIODIC TEST - III

To create a ppt on different cyber threats with their description and effect on computer.

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January Ch-12:Cyber Legal Issues To prepare a report on cyber bullying, identity theft and hacking to display the number of students under age 18 had faced these

issues.

February/

March REVISION AND ANNUAL EXAM/

PERIODIC TEST- IV

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BRAIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Class –VIII SUBJECT – G.K Syllabus 2017-18 S.No MONTH Book -Know For Sure(Britannica Learning)

1 April /May Out of this world, The Mighty dinosaurs, Ruling the world, Sports legends, Awesome

body facts, Life in a desert, In your genes,…and the Oscar goes to, Plugged in,

Sobriquets of Indian cities, Traditional foods of the world, Union territories of India,

Bringing fantasy alive, Football clubs of the world, Unique animals, Time to expand

your vocabulary.

2 July Periodic Test –I - Current Affairs -10 Marks

Mountains of smoke and fire, Famous Indian authors, Woman of substance, Time to be

logical, Global Indian achievers, Cities with a glorious past, In the 20th

century.

3 August Flora and fauna of Indian states, Photofinish, Greatest villains, Technology today,

Hybrid cars, Recognising common diseases, In space ,The country’s shield, Andaman

and Nicobar Islands

4 September Periodic Test –II --- April to August syllabus & Current Affairs

5 October Currency wise, Basketball drills, Majestic hunters of the sky, Natural wonders of the

world, Medical discoveries, Insect myths

6 November Visiting the North-East, On a science track, More than just stories, Unique trees,

Travelling Tales, Architecture feats

7 December

Net savvy, Traditional music instruments, Making a zoetrope, artists and their art,

Ultimate basics, Stories in sculpture

Periodic Test –III -----------------------------------

Pages only for discussion: 11, 35, 37, 81, 92

8 January The sari stories, Towards a greener Earth, Talking about money, Points to ponder, Know

your games, Rivers and lakes that can kill, Our changing world, mind-bogglers, Try logic

9

February

Revision and Annual Exam /Periodic Test –IV ------------------