Assignments should be based on the prescribed
textbooks on the following lines:
(i) Character/thematic analysis;
(ii) Socio-economic, cultural, historical relevance /
background;
(iii) Summary / paraphrase.
(iv) Appreciation of literary qualities.
(v) Identifying with a character. Putting oneself in the
place of a character in given circumstances and
explaining one’s actions.
(vi) Imagine alternative outcomes or endings in a
literary piece and the effect on all concerned.
EVALUATION

Paper 1 - English Language
1. Schools will prepare, conduct and record
assessments of the Listening and Speaking Skills
of candidates as follows:
Class IX: Three assessments in the course of the
year.
Class X: Two assessments in the course of the
year.
2. Pattern of Assessment
a) Listening Skills
A passage of about 300 words is read aloud by
the examiner twice, the first time at normal
reading speed (about 110 words a minute) and
the next time at a slower speed. Candidates

DRAMA: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
(Shakespeare’s unabridged play by A.W. Verity -

TREASURE TROVE - A collection of ICSE Poems
and Short Stories (Evergreen Publications)

2. POETRY:
Daffodils – William Wordsworth
I know why the Caged Bird Sings – Maya
Angelou
(iii) The Patriot – Robert Browning
(iv) Abu Ben Adhem – Leigh Hunt
(v) Nine Gold Medals – David Roth

3. PROSE (short stories):

(i)  An Angel in Disguise– T.S. Arthur

Question 1:

Candidates will be required to write a
composition of about 300– 350 words from a choice
of subjects which will test their ability to: organise,
describe, narrate, report, explain, persuade or argue,
present ideas coherently with accuracy and precision,
compare and contrast ideas and arrive at conclusions,
present relevant arguments and use correct style and
format.