HBSE Class 12 Syllabus 2025 English Elective

Haryana Board
Syllabus
2024-25

BOARD OF SCHOOL EDUCATION HARYANA
Syllabus and Chapter wise Division of Marks (2024-25)
Class - 12 Subject: English (Elective) Code: 520
General Instructions:
1. There will be an Annual Examination based on the entire syllabus.
2. The Annual Examination will be that of 80 marks and 20 marks weightage
will be given for Internal Assessment.
3. For Internal Assessment:
The Periodic Assessment will include:
i) For 4 marks- Two SAT exams will be conducted and will have a weightage
of 06 marks towards the final Internal Assessment.
ii) For 2 marks- One half yearly exam will be conducted and will have a
weightage of 02 marks towards the final Internal Assessment.
iii) For 2 marks- One pre-board exam will be conducted and will have a
weightage of 02 marks towards the final Internal Assessment.
iv) For 2 marks- Subject teacher will assess and give maximum 02 marks for
CRP (Classroom Participation towards the final Internal Assessment.
v) For 5 marks- A project work will be given to the students and a weightage
of 05 marks will be given towards the final Internal Assessment.
vi) For 5 marks-Students will be awarded 05 marks for attendance as per the
following criteria:
Above 75% to 80% - 01 marks

Above 80% to 85% - 02 marks

Above 85% to 90% - 03 marks

Above 90% to 95% - 04 marks

Above 95% - 05 marks

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Course Structure (2024-25)
Class - 12 Subject: English (Elective) Code: 520

Sr. No. Section Skill Content Marks Total

1. A Reading Unseen 6 12
Skills Comprehension
Passage

Unseen 6
Comprehension
Poem
2. B Writing Paragraph 5X2 10
Skills Writing
Report Writing
Application for
Job
3. C Grammar Integrated 10 10
grammar

4. D Textbooks Kaleidoscope 28 48

Drama 20

Total 80

Internal Assessment 20

Grand Total 100

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LITERATURE TEXTBOOK - KALEIDOSCOPE
SHORT STORIES
1. I Sell my Dreams Gabriel Garcia Marquez
2. Eveline James Joyce
3. A Wedding in Brownsville Isaac Bashevis Singer
4. Tomorrow Joseph Conrad
5. One Centimetre Bi Shu-Min
POETRY
1. A Lecture Upon the Shadow John Donne
2. Poems by Milton John Milton
3. Poems by Blake William Blake
4. Kubla Khan S.T.Coleridge
5. Trees Emily Dickinson
6. The Wild Swans of Coole W.B.Yeats
7. Time and Time Again A.K.Ramanujan
8. Blood Kamala Das
NON-FICTION
1. Freedom G.B.Shaw
2. The Mark on the Wall Virginia Woolf
3. Film-making Ingmar Bergman
4. Why the Novel Matters D.H. Lawrence
5. The Argumentative Indian Amartya Sen
6. On Science Fiction Isaac Asimov
DRAMA

1. Chandalika Rabindranath Tagore
2. Broken Images Girish Karnad
GRAMMAR

Integrated Gramamar
READING SKILLS
1. Unseen Passage
2. Unseen Poem
WRITING SKILLS
1. Paragraph Writing
2. Report Writing
3. Application For Job

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Month wise Syllabus Teaching Plan (2024-25)
Class - 12 Subject: English (Elective) Code: 520

Month Section Topic Subtopic Teaching Revision
Periods Periods

April B Creative
Writing Skills Paragraph Writing (on an
Argumentative/ Discursive 2 2
topic)
C Literature
MCQs (from Kaleidoscope) -from
short stories/poetry /non-fiction/
drama
Book- Kaleidoscope-Short
Stories
4 3
• I Sell my Dreams -Gabriel
Garcia Marquez

Book- Kaleidoscope-Poetry
• A Lecture Upon the 3 1
Shadow- John Donne

Book- Kaleidoscope- Non fiction 3
4
Freedom- G.B.Shaw

May A Reading Unseen passage (literary or 8 3
Comprehension discursive)

C Literature MCQs (from Kaleidoscope) -from
short stories/poetry /non-fiction/
drama
Book- Kaleidoscope-Short
Stories 5 2
• Eveline- James Joyce
Book- Kaleidoscope-Poetry
• Poems by Milton- John 5 1
Milton

4

Book- Kaleidoscope- Non fiction
• The Mark on the Wall -
5 2
Virginia Wool

June Summer Vacation

Activities to be assigned during Summer Break
1. Introduction to Project Work highlighting theme of Inter- disciplinary projects.
2. Assigning different topics from the syllabus to students for Project Work.
3. Guiding the students for cutting from newspaper and magazines related to the
chapters and poems and paste them in project file.

July B Creative Paragraph Writing (on an 6 1
Writing Skills Argumentative/ Discursive
topic)

C Literature MCQs (from Kaleidoscope) -from
short stories/poetry /non-fiction/
drama
Book- Kaleidoscope-Short
Stories 6 1
• A Wedding in
Brownsville- Isaac
Bashevis Singer 2 1
Book- Kaleidoscope-Poetry
• Poems by Blake- William
Blake
Book- Kaleidoscope- Non fiction 1
• Film-making - 6
Ingmar Bergman

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August B Creative Letter Writing( on a 10 3
Writing Skills contemporary/topical issue)

C Literature MCQs (from Kaleidoscope) -from
short stories/poetry /non-fiction/
drama
Book- Kaleidoscope-Short 10 2
Stories
• Tomorrow- Joseph Conrad
Book- Kaleidoscope-Poetry
Kubla Khan - S.T.Coleridge
D 3 1

September A
Literature
C MCQs (from Kaleidoscope) -from
C short stories/poetry /non-fiction/
drama 1 1
Book- Kaleidoscope-Poetry
• Trees - Emily
Dickinson
5 2
Book- Kaleidoscope- Non fiction
• Why the Novel
Matters - D.H.
Lawrence

Book- Kaleidoscope-Drama
12 2
Chandalika- Rabindranath
Tagore

Half Yearly Exams

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October A Reading Unseen passage (literary or 4
Comprehension discursive) 2

C Literature MCQs (from Kaleidoscope) -from
short stories/poetry /non-fiction/
drama
Book- Kaleidoscope-Poetry
• The Wild Swans of 2 1
Coole- W.B.Yeats

Book- Kaleidoscope- Non fiction
• The Argumentative
Indian - Amartya Sen
6 1
Book- Kaleidoscope-Drama
Chandalika-
Rabindranath 8 2
D
Tagore

November B Creative Report Writing ( on a 10 1
Writing Skills contemporary/t opical issue)

C Literature MCQs (from Kaleidoscope) -from
short stories/poetry /non-fiction/
drama

Book- Kaleidoscope-Short
G 7 1
Stories
D r • One Centimetre- Bi Shu-
a
min
m
m
Book- Kaleidoscope- Poetry 2 1
a
Time and Time Again -
r
A.K.Ramanuja N

2

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December Literature MCQs (from Kaleidoscope) -from
C short stories/poetry /non-fiction/
L
drama
i
t
Book- Kaleidoscope-Drama 8 2
e • Broken Images- Girish
r Karnad
a
1
t
Book- Kaleidoscope- Poetry 3
u • Blood – Kamala Das
r
e
Book- Kaleidoscope- Non fiction
• On Science Fiction – 6 2
Isaac Asimov
6
January A Reading Unseen passage (literary or 2 1
Comprehension discursive)

B Creative Writing Paragraph Writing (on an
Skills Argumentative/ Discursive 2
1
topic)

C Literature MCQs (from Kaleidoscope) -from
short stories/poetry /non-fiction/
drama

Book- Kaleidoscope-Drama
8 1
• Broken Images- Girish
Karnad

February Revision

March Annual Examination

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Note:
Subject teachers are advised to direct the students to prepare notebook of
the Terminology/Definitional Words used in the chapters for enhancement
of vocabulary or clarity of the concept.

Prescribed Books:
1. Kaleidoscope -Class XII, BSEH Publication (© NCERT)

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QUESTION PAPER DESIGN (2024-25)
Class: 12th Subject: English (Elective) Code: 520 Time: 3 Hours

Sr. Section Skill/ Content No. of Questions Description Marks
No Textbook
.
Comprehension 1 (with internal choice- 1 question with 4 6
1. A Reading Unseen Passage Any six out of the MCQs and 4
Skills given eight) objective type
questions of 1
mark each.
Comprehension 1 (with internal choice- 1 question with 4 6
Unseen Poem Any six out of the MCQs and 4
given eight) objective type
questions of 1
mark each.
Application for Job, 1 (with internalchoice) Do any two of 5x2
2. B Writing Paragraph Writing, given three =10
Skills Report Writing questions
Integrated 1 1 question with 8 10
Grammar Grammar MCQs of 1 mark
each
Comprehension 1 (with internal 1 question with 1 5
3. C Literature Passage from choice) MCQ and 4 very
Kaleidosco Poetry short type
pe questions of 1
mark each
(Short
Comprehens 1 (with internal 1 question 5
Stories,
ion Passage choice) with 1 MCQ
Poetry,
from Short and 4 very
Non-
Stories short type
Fiction)
questions of 1
mark each
Essay Type 1 (with internal Do any two out of 10
Questions from choice) the given three
Short Stories, questions
Poetry and Non-
Fiction

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Short Answer 1 (with 5 sub Do any four out 8
Type Questions question) of the given five
from Short Stories, sub questions of
Poetry and Non- two marks each
Fiction
4. D Drama Essay Type 1 (with internal Do any one out of 5
Questions from choice) the given
Chandalika questions
Essay Type 1 (with internal Do any one out of 5
Questions from choice) given questions
Broken Images
Short Answer 1 (with internal Do any four out 8
Type Questions choice) of the six sub
from Chandalika questions of two
and Broken marks each
Images
Literary Very Short 1 1 question with 2 2
Terms Answer Type sub questions
Question with 1 mark each
Total 12 80

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QUESTION PAPER DESIGN (2024-25)
Class: 12th Subject: English (Elective) Code: 520

Section Competencies % Weightage
Reading Comprehension Conceptual understanding, 27.5
decoding, analyzing, inferring,
interpreting, appreciating, literary,
conventions and vocabulary,
summarizing and using appropriate
format/s
Grammar Applying appropriate language 12.5
conventions comprehension using
structures interactively, application,
accuracy
Writing Skills Reasoning, appropriacy of style and 15
tone, using appropriate format and
fluency, inference, analysis,
evaluating, creativity with fluency.
Literature Recalling, reasoning, appreciating 22.5
literary conventions, illustrating
with relevant quotations from the
text, inferring, analyzing, evaluating
and creating, giving opinions,
justifying with fluency
Drama Recalling, reasoning, appreciating 22.5
literary conventions, illustrating
with relevant quotations from the
text, inferring, analyzing, evaluating
and creating, giving opinions,
justifying with fluency

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