CBSE Class 11 English Elective Syllabus 2020-21

ENGLISH ELECTIVE (Code No. 001)
CLASS – XI

PART A

Reading
Two unseen passages and a poem 20 Periods

1. 12 out of 15 questions from a literary or discursive passage of about 950-1000
words. (1x12=12 marks)
2. 8 questions to test interpretation and appreciation of a poem of about 10-12 lines.
(1x8=8 marks)
3. 5 out of 7 questions from a case-based factual passage (with visual input-
statistical data, chart etc.) of 100-120 words to test interpretation.
(1x5=5 marks)
Literature Textbook
4. 15 out of 18 questions to test comprehension, literary appreciation and to draw
inferences in poetry and prose. (1x15=15 marks)

Part B
Creative Writing Skills 20 Periods
1. One Long Answer Question out of two to be answered in 120-150 words.
An essay on an argumentative/discursive/reflective/descriptive topic, leading to
creative rendering, forming and defending of opinions (5 marks)
2. One Long Answer Question out of two to be answered in 120-150 words.
(Article Writing. Contemporary topical issues to be a part of Article writing.)
(5 marks)
3. One Long Answer Question out of two to be answered in 120-150 words.
(Speech Writing. Contemporary topical issues to be a part of Speech writing.)
(5 marks)

Literature Textbook 60 Periods
Woven Words: The questions can be asked from both Poetry and Prose.

4. One Short Answer Question out of two to be answered in 30-40 words to assess
responses through critical thinking. (2 marks)

5. One Short Answer Question out of two to be answered in 50-60 words to assess
responses through critical thinking. (3 marks)

Arms and the Man - [Drama] 20 Periods
6. Two Long Answer Questions out of three to be answered in 80-100 words to
appreciate characters, events and episodes. Questions to provide analytical
responses using incidents, events, themes as reference points. (5x2=10 marks)

Fiction 20 Periods
7. One Short Answer Question out of two to be answered in 30-40 words to
critically appreciate characters, events, episodes and interpersonal relationships
and to form their opinions with reference to content, events and episode. (2 marks)

8. One Short Answer Question out of two to be answered in 50-60 words to assess
responses through critical thinking. (3 marks)

9. One Long Answer Question out of two to be answered in 120-150 words to test
literary appreciation and to draw inferences. Questions should elicit creative
responses and develop ability to form opinions. (5 marks)

Seminar (20 marks)

• Presentation - book review /a play /a short story/a novel/novella (tale, table, and
parable) to be followed by a question-answer session.
• Poetry reading to be followed by interpretative tasks based on close reading and
literary analysis of the text.
• Critical review of a film/ documentary or a play.
• Conducting a theatre workshop to be followed by a discussion

Note: Teachers may develop their own rubrics to assess the performance of students
objectively

The parameters for assessing Speaking skills as given in the curriculum for English Core
may be referred to.

Prescribed Books:
1. Text book: Woven Words published by NCERT
2. Fiction: The Old Man and the Sea (Novel unabridged) by Ernest Hemingway
3. Drama: Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw

Deleted Portions
Woven Words
1. Glory of Twilight
2. The Luncheon
3. For Elkana
4. Refugee Blues
5. Felling of The Banyan Tree
6. Ajmail and The Tigers

Writing
Report Writing

Question Paper Design 2020-21
English Elective Class XI

MARKS 80+20=100
Section Competencies Total marks %
Weightage
Comprehension Conceptual understanding, decoding,
analyzing, inferring, interpreting,
25 31.25%
appreciating, literary, conventions and
vocabulary
Creative Writing Reasoning, appropriacy of style and
tone, use of appropriate format and 15 18.75%
fluency
Literature Texts Recalling, reasoning, appreciating
literary conventions illustrating with
relevant quotations from the texts, 20 25%
giving opinions and justifying with
fluency
Drama Recalling, reasoning, appreciating
literary conventions, illustrating with
relevant quotations from the texts,
10 12.50%
giving opinions and justifying with
fluency

Fiction Recalling, reasoning, appreciating
literary conventions, illustrating with
relevant quotations from the texts,
giving opinions and justifying with 10 12.50%
fluency

TOTAL 80 100%
Seminar Seeking information and clarifying,
illustrating with relevant quotations
from the texts, reasoning, diction,
articulation clarity of pronunciation,
using appropriate language
conventions 20 -
Addressing participants using
appropriate titles or nomenclatures and
overall fluency

Grand Total 100