India · CBSE Learning Outcomes
Class 8 English
This course develops critical literacy through diverse literary genres and complex informational texts. Students refine their analytical writing, persuasive speaking, and linguistic precision to navigate global and local narratives.
The Art of Narrative and Memory
Exploring how authors use personal and historical memory to construct compelling stories and character arcs.
Analyzing how authors blend factual historical settings with fictional protagonists to explore human emotion.
Investigating the psychological depth of characters through their dialogue, actions, and reactions to adversity.
Refining personal voice by drafting short memoirs that focus on a single significant moment of change.
Poetic Echoes and Rhythms
Analyzing the structural elements of poetry and the power of figurative language to evoke complex emotions.
Decoding layers of meaning in poems through the study of extended metaphors and cultural symbols.
Exploring how alliteration, assonance, and onomatopoeia contribute to the musicality and impact of verse.
Examining how poets use descriptions of the natural world to reflect human experiences and social issues.
Persuasion and Public Discourse
Developing the ability to evaluate arguments and construct persuasive texts using rhetorical appeals.
Identifying and using logic, emotion, and credibility to build strong arguments in speeches and essays.
Critically examining news reports and advertisements for bias, omission, and loaded language.
Practicing the structural requirements of formal debating, including rebuttal and closing statements.
The Grammar of Clarity
Mastering complex sentence structures and grammatical nuances to improve the precision of communication.
Understanding the stylistic and functional differences between active and passive constructions.
Converting between direct quotes and reported speech while maintaining accuracy and tense consistency.
Using relative clauses and appropriate punctuation to create sophisticated and clear sentences.
Drama and Social Reflection
Analyzing dramatic texts to understand how playwrights use stagecraft and dialogue to critique society.
Identifying the roles of stage directions, soliloquies, and monologues in moving a plot forward.
Examining how drama serves as a mirror for contemporary social issues like justice, equality, and family.
Adapting a short story into a dramatic script, focusing on dialogue and visual storytelling.
Global Voices and Information
Synthesizing information from diverse global sources to produce research-based reports and presentations.
Gathering data from multiple sources and integrating it into a cohesive informational report.
Mastering the structure of expository essays, including thesis statements, body paragraphs, and conclusions.
Creating multi-modal presentations that combine text, visuals, and audio to communicate research findings.