DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL SYLLABUS FOR ENGLISH CLASS VII TOPIC TEACHING SUB TOPICS TEACHING AIDS ACTIVITIES/ PERIODS PROJECTS APRIL PROSE: The Story of 4  About the author  E Beam Paragraphs and articles to be Dhruva  About the theme  Course Book followed throughout the year  Word meanings ,  Verbal Practice synonyms antonyms  Dictionary  Explanation of  BBC Worksheets paragraphs  Discussion on characters  Discussion of questions Buildan adventurousstory of WRITING about 150 wordsusing  Format Notice 4 adjectives given by the teacher.  Content (use of Message correct tense,value points) GRAMMAR  Identification Adjectives + 3  Differenttypes Adjective  Examples/exercise phrases Determiners 5 MAY PROSE: The Boy with 4  About the authorand  E Beam a Catapult the poet  Course Book  About the theme  Verbal Practice  Word meanings,  Dictionary synonyms,antonyms  BBC Worksheets  Explanation of paragraphsand stanzas POEM:  Discussion on Find out different sounds made On the 3 by different birds and insects. characters Grasshopper  Discussion of Write the words in the and cricket notebook questions  Role play WRITING  Format Diary Entry  Content (use of 3 correct tense, value points ) GRAMMAR Modals 5  Identification  Different types  Examples/exercises REVISION 1 FOR UT I JULY PROSE: Mystical 3  About the author  E Beam Japan  About the theme  Course Book  Word meanings ,  Verbal Practice synonyms antonyms  Dictionary  Explanation of  BBC Worksheets paragraphs  Discussion on characters  Discussion of questions WRITING  Format Informal 3  Content (use of Letter correct tense, value points ) GRAMMAR  Identification Tenses- 3  Different types (Present  Examples/exercises Tense) AUGUST PROSE: The 4  About the author  E Beam Ingenious  About the theme  Course Book Scientist  Wordmeanings ,  Verbal Practice synonyms antonyms  Dictionary  Explanation of  BBC Worksheets POEM: paragraphs Somebody’s 4  Discussion on Mother characters  Discussion of questions WRITING  Format Article 3  Content (use of correct tense,value points) GRAMMAR Tenses- 6  Identification (Past, Future  Different types Tense)  Examples/exercises SEPTEMBER REVISION FOR HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION (12) OCTOBER PLAY: The Invisible 3  About the poet  E Beam Man  Poetic devices  Course Book  Rhyming scheme  Verbal Practice POEM  Explanation of  Dictionary Upagupta 3 stanzas  BBC Worksheets  Discussion of questions and reference to context WRITING  Format E-mail 3  Content (use of (Informal) correct tense,value points) GRAMMAR  Identification Voice 6 Collect four recipesof your  Different types choicefrom a recipebook and  Examples/exercises writethe procedure in passive voice in the form of paragraph. NOVEMBER WRITING Formal Letter 3  Format  E Beam Write a conversation between a  Content (use of  Verbal Practice father and a son (minimum 5 Bio Sketch 3 correct tense,value  Dictionary dialogues each) wherein the points)  BBC Worksheets son is persuading his dad to allow him to go to Udaipur Dialogue 1 with his friends. Now change Completion this conversation into indirect speech. GRAMMAR  Identification Reported 5  Different types Speech  Examples/exercises DECEMBER PROSE: Music and 4  About the poet  E Beam Immortality  Poetic devices  Course Book  Rhyming scheme  Verbal Practice  Explanation of  Dictionary stanzas  BBC Worksheets  Discussion of questions and reference to context WRITING Data 5  Format Interpretation  Content (use of correct tense,value points) GRAMMAR Prepositions 3  Identification  Different types  Examples/exercises JANUARY PROSE The Yahoo 4  About the author  E Beam Story  About the theme  Course Book  Word meanings ,  Verbal Practice synonyms antonyms  Dictionary POEM:  Explanation of  BBC Worksheets The 2 paragraphs Wandering  Discussion on Singers characters  Discussion of questions WRITING  Format Debate 4  Content (use of correct tense,value points) GRAMMAR  Identification Conjunctions 2  Different types  Examples/exercises FEBRUARY REVISIONFOR ANNUAL EXAMS (12) BROAD SPECTRUM MONTH TOPIC APRIL PROSE: THE STORY OF DHRUVA WRITING: NOTICES (EVENTS, LOST AND FOUND, TOURS, CAMPS) MESSAGES GRAMMAR: ADJECTIVES ADJECTIVE PHRASES DETERMINERS MAY PROSE: THE BOY WITH A CATAPULT POEM: ON THE GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKET WRITING: DIARY WRITING GRAMMAR: MODALS JULY PROSE: MYSTICAL JAPAN WRITING: INFORMAL LETTERS GRAMMAR: TENSES PROSE: AUGUST THE INGENIOUS SCIENTIST POEM: SOMEBODY’S MOTHER WRITING: ARTICLE GRAMMAR: TENSES SEPTEMBER REVISION FOR HALF YEARLY EXAMS OCTOBER PLAY: THE INVISIBLE MAN POEM: UPAGUPTA WRITING: EMAIL GRAMMAR: REPORTED SPEECH NOVEMBER REVISION FOR UT II WRITING: BIO-SKETCH FORMAL LETTERS DIALOGUE COMPLETION GRAMMAR: VOICE DECEMBER PROSE: MUSIC AND IMMORTALITY WRITING: DATA INTERPRETATION GRAMMAR: PREPOSITIONS JANUARY PROSE: THE YAHOO STORY POEM: THE WANDERING SINGERS WRITING: DEBATE GRAMMAR: CONJUNCTIONS FEBURARY REVISION FOR ANNUAL EXAMS