ST. GERMAIN HIGH SCHOOL
STD X - 2017 - 2018
ENGLISH I
ICSE SELF STUDY IN ENGLISH I – EVERGEEN
UNIT TEST I(JULY)
(a) One essay (350-400 words) out of four topics:
(i) Descriptive
(ii) Narrative
(iii) Imaginative
(iv) Argumentative + General grammar
(b) An unseen passage is given and questions on vocabulary, comprehension and precise writing must be answered.
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION (SEPTEMBER)
UNIT TEST I (a and b) AND
(c) One letter must be attempted out of a choice of two topics of both informal
and formal type.
(d) Functional grammar
(i) Fill in the blanks type
(ii) Conversion of sentences type
(iii) Other objective types.
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION(NOVEMBER)
Full portions
SECOND PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
FULL PORTIONS
ST. GERMAIN HIGH SCHOOL
STD X - 2017 - 2018
ENGLISH II
UNIT TEST I (JULY)
(i) William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice (Play)
ACT I Scenes 1,2,3
ACT II Scenes 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and 9
ACT IIIScenes 1,2,3,4 and5
ACT IV Scene 1
(ii) Poetry – A Collection of ICSE Poems and Short Stories
(a) Where the Mind is Without Fear
(b) The Incheape Rock
(c) In the Bazaars of Hyderabad
(d) Small Pain in my Chest
(e) The Professor
(f) Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
(g) A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945
(h) It Thou Must Love Me
(iii) Short Stories - A Collection of ICSE Poems and Short Stories
(a) India’s Heroes
(b) Journey by Night
(c) Hunger
(d) My Lost Dollar
(e) God lives in the Panch
(f) The Last Leaf
(g) The Kabuliwala
(h) The Bet
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION (SEPTEMBER)
UNIT TEST PORTIONS AND
(i) William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice (Play)
ACT IV Scene 2
(ii) Poetry – A Collection of ICSE Poems and Short Stories
I Believe
(iii) Short Stories - A Collection of ICSE Poems and Short Stories
The Tiger in the Tunnel
FIRST PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION( NOVEMBER)
UNIT TEST, FIRST TERM EXAM PORTIONS AND
(i) William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice (Play)
ACTS V full
(ii) Poetry – A Collection of ICSE Poems and Short Stories
UNIT TEST, FIRST TERM AND
A Psalm of Life
(iii) Short Stories - A Collection of ICSE Poems and Short Stories
UNIT TEST I, FIRST TERM AND
Princess September
SECOND PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION(JANUARY)
FULL PORTIONS
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT:
Any two of the following topics: (not exceeding 1500 words)
1. Life sketch of Bassanio and Portia
2. Life sketch of Rabindranath Tagore
3. Narrate the story of ‘The Bet’
SUMISSION: SECOND WEEK OF AUGUST 2017.
ST. GERMAIN HIGH SCHOOL
STD X - 2017 - 2018
MATHEMATICS
CONCISE MATHEMATICS – SELINA PUBLICATION
UNIT TEST I (JULY)
Chapter1. Linear Inequations
2. Quadratic Equation
3. Problems based on quadratic equation
4. Ratio and Proportion
5. VAT (Value Added Tax)
6. Shares & Dividends
7. Heights and Distances
8. Probability
9. Trigonometric Identities
10. Section and Midpoint Formula
First Term Examination (September)
Unit test I AND
Chapter11. Geometric Progression
12. Remainder and Factor Theorem
13. Arithmetic Progression
14. Equation of a line
15. Graphical Representation
16. Measures of Central Tendency
17. Banking
18. Reflection
19. Matrices
First Preliminary Examination (NOVEMBER)
Unit test, First Term AND
Chapter20. Loci
21. Circles
22. Constructions - Circles
23. Tangents and Intersecting Chords
24. Cylinder, Cones and Sphere (Surface Area and Volume)
25. Similarity
SECOND PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (JANUARY- 2018)
FULL PORTIONS
INTERNAL ASSIGNMENT
PROJECT
(Work on any three Projects only)
1. Comparative newspaper coverage of different items.
2. Survey of various types of Bank Accounts, rate of interest offered.
3. Planning a home budget.
4. Conduct a survey in your locality of study, the mode of conveyance / Price of essential commodiaties/ favorite sports. Represent the data using a bar graph / Histogram and estimated the mode.
5. To use a newspaper to study and report on shares and dividends.
SUBMISSION DATE:
1st WEEK OF JULY, 2017
ST. GERMAIN HIGH SCHOOL
STD X - 2017 - 2018
PHYSICS
CONCISE PHYSICS PART 2 – SELINA PUBLISHERS
UNIT TEST I(JULY)
Chapter1. Force
2. Sound
3. Radioactivity
4. Work, Power and Energy.
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION (SEPTEMBER)
UNIT TEST I( Chapter 1 to 4) AND
Chapter5. Calorimetery
6. Current electricity.
7. Machines
8. Household Circuits
9. Refraction through a lens
Completed Physics Practical record to be submitted by 2oth Nov.,2017
FIRST PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (NOVEMBER)
UNIT TEST I ( 4 CHAPTERS), FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
(5 CHAPTERS) AND
Chapter10. Spectrum
11. Electromagnetism
12. Refraction of Light at Plane Surfaces
SECOND PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (JANUARY)
FULL PORTIONS
CHAPTER 1 TO 12
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT:
PRACTICAL RECORD WORK
ST. GERMAIN HIGH SCHOOL
STD X - 2017 - 2018
CHEMISTRY
SIMPLIFIED ICSE CHEMISTRY BY VIRAF J DALAL
UNIT TEST I (JULY)
Chapter1. Periodic table - properties and variations
4. Mole concept and stoichiometry (Stoichiometry)
6. Metallurgy
7. [C] HNO3-Nitric acid
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION (SEPTEMBER)
UNIT TEST I (CHAPTER 1,4,6) AND
Chapter3. [A] Acid, Bases and Salts
3. [B] Analytical Chemistry
4. Mole concept and stoichiometry (Mole concept)
5. Electrolysis
2. Chemical bonding
7. [B] NH3 – Ammonia
[D] Sulphuric acid
Completed Chemistry Practical Record should be submitted by 20th Nov; 2017.
FIRST PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (NOVEMBER)
(UNIT TEST I AND FIRST TERM PORTIONS) AND
Chapter 7. [A] HCL – Hydrogen Chloride
8. Organic Chemistry
SECOND PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION ( JANUARY)
FULL PORTIONS
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT:
PRACTICAL RECORD WORK
ST. GERMAIN HIGH SCHOOL
STD X - 2017 - 2018
BIOLOGY
CONCISE BIOLOGY I.C.S.E (Part II) FOR STD X- SELINA PUBLICATIONS
UNIT TEST I (JULY)
Chapter1. Aids to health and health organisations
2. Nervous Part I & II
3. Pollution
4. Absorption
5. Transpiration
6. Genetics
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION (SEPTEMBER)
UNIT TEST (CHAPTER 4 to 6) AND
Chapter1. Reproductive system part I & II
2. Endocrine system
3. Cell division
4. Excretory Sytsem
5. Circulatory part I & II
First Aid Box and Record should be submitted by the third week of Nov.
FIRST PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (NOVEMBER)
UNIT TEST (6 CHAPTER), TERM EXAM ( 4 CHAPTERS) AND
Chapter1. Population
2. Photosynthesis
3. Structure of Chromosome
SECOND PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION ( JANUARY)
FULL PORTIONS
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT:
Practical record work to be neatly written & diagrams drawn well. Neat presentation is expected & timely submission.
Submission date:- 2oth November, 2017.
ST. GERMAIN HIGH SCHOOL
STD X - 2017 - 2018
HISTORY & CIVICS
HISTORY & CIVICS X – MORNING STAR
UNIT TEST I (JULY)
History
I. THE INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT (1857-1917)
Chapter1. The first war of Independence
2. Growth of Nationalism
3. The Programme and Achievements of the Moderates
4. The rise of Radical Nationalism
5. Partition of Bengal
6. Muslim League
7. Lucknow Pact: Home Rule League and August Declaration
II. MASS PHASE OF THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT (1915-1947)
8. Mahatma Gandhi and the National Movement
9. Quit India Movement
10. Forward Bloc and the INA
11. Independence and Partition Of India
III. THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
12. The First World War
13. Rise of Dictatorships
Civics
I. THE UNION LEGISLATURE
1. The Union Parliament
II. THE UNION EXECUTIVE
2. The Union Executive, The President and The Vice-President
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION (SEPTEMBER)
History
UNIT TEST I CHAPTERS AND
Chapter14. The Second World War P.T.O
15. The United Nations Organisations Civics
Chapter3. The Cabinet and the Prime Minister
FIRST PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION(NOVEMBER)
UNIT TEST, FIRST TERM EXAM PORTIONS AND
History
Chapter16.Agencies of UN
17. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
18. Non-Aligned Movement
Civics
THE JUDICIARY
Chapter4. The Judiciary: The Supreme Court
5. High Court and Sub-Ordinate Courts.
SECOND PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION(JANUARY)
FULL PORTIONS
PROJECT:
The First World War & Rise of Dictatorships
SUMISSION: FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST 2017.
ST. GERMAIN HIGH SCHOOL
STD X - 2017 - 2018
GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY FOR CLASS X- GOYAL BROTHERS
UNIT TEST I (JULY)
Chapter 1. Topographical maps-1
2. Topographical maps-2
3. Topographical maps-3
4. Topographical maps-4
5. Map of India
6. Climate
7. Soils
8. Natural Vegetation
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION (September)
Unit test chapters AND
Chapter9. Water Resources
10. Minerals Resources
11. Conventional Sources of Energy
12. Non - Conventional Sources of Energy
13. Agriculture I
14. Agriculture in India-Food crops
15. Agriculture in India-Cash crops
FIRST PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION ( NOVEMBER)
Unit test chapters, Term Exam chapters AND
Chapter16. Agro Based Industry
17. Mineral Based Industry
18. Transport
19. Impact of Waste Accumulation
20. Need for Waste Management
21. Safe Disposal of Waste
22. Reduce – Reuse - Recycle P.T.O
SECOND PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (JANUARY)
FULL PORTIONS
PROJECT
Management of solid waste in Bangalore city :
Analyse the current scenario of solid waste management in the city and give suggestions to improve the situation. The project should be well balanced with a minimum of 15 pages of write-up and 15 pages of pictures. You may click pictures of solid waste accumulation in different parts of the city and stick the same in your project. The project should be hand- written.
SUBMISSION DATE:
FIRST WEEK OF JUNE 2017.
ST. GERMAIN HIGH SCHOOL
STD X - 2017 - 2018
COMPUTER APPLICATION
COMPUTER APPLICATIONCLASS XDHANPAT PUBLICATIONS
UNIT TEST I (JULY)
FROM THE BEGINNING OF JAVA AND
- DECISION MAKING STATEMENTS
- CONSTRUCTORS
- FUNCTIONS
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION(SEPTEMBER)
UNIT TEST I PORTIONS AND
- USING LIBRARY CLASSES
-ENCAPSULATION
FIRST PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION(NOVEMBER)
UNIT TEST I, TERM EXAM PORTIONS AND
- CLASS AS USER DEFINED TYPE
- ARRAYS
- STRINGS
SECOND PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION(JANUARY)
FULL PORTIONS
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT:
PRACTICAL RECORD
VIVA
ASSIGNMENTS
SUBMISSION: FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY 2018.
ST. GERMAIN HIGH SCHOOL
STD X - 2017 - 2018
COMMERCIAL APPLICATION
COMMERCIAL APPLICATION X – GOYAL BROTHERS
UNIT TEST I (JULY)
- Markets and Marketing.
- Marketing Mix.
- Advertising and Brand Promotion.
- Sales and Selling process.
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION(SEPTEMBER)
UNIT TEST I AND
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principals.
- Financial Accounting and Reporting.
- Banking and Bank transactions.
FIRST PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION(NOVEMBER)
UNIT TEST I, FIRST TERM EXAM AND
- Fundamental Concepts of Cost
- Importance of Human Resources
- Recruitment, Selection and Training
- Public Relations
SECOND PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION(JANUARY)
FULL PORTIONS
PROJECT
Study five different advertisements in any one media (Print, Television, Audio) of the FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) such as a Coca Cola, Pepsi, Lux, Surf, Tide etc., and explain their positive and negative points.
SUBMISSION: FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST 2017.
ST. GERMAIN HIGH SCHOOL
STD X - 2017 - 2018
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
UNIT TEST I (JULY)
HOCKEY: Brief history
Rules (i) to (viii)
I. Field and Equipment Specification
(i)Field of play
(ii)Goals
(iii) The ball
(iv) The stick
(v) Player's Equipment
II.Teams Captains and Umpires
(vi) Teams
(vii) Captains
(vii) Umpires
FOOTBALL: Brief history
Law 1 to 6
Law 1. The field of play
Law 2. The ball
Law 3. The number of players
Law 4. The Players Equipment
Law 5. The Referee
Law 6. The Assistant Referee
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION(SEPTEMBER)
HOCKEY
RULES IX to XV
III. Application of the rules of the game
(ix) Duration of play
(x) To start and re-start the game
(xi) Scoring a goal
(xii) Not applicable
(xiii) Conduct of play
(xiv) Penalties
(xv) Procedures for penalties
List of Arjuna Award Winners
FOOTBALL
Law 7. The duration of the match
Law 8. The start and re-start of play
Law 9. The ball in play and out of play
Law 10. The method of scoring
Law 11. Off side
Law 12. Foul's and misconduct
Law 13. Free kicks
Law 14. The Penalty kicks
Law 15. The Throw-in
Law 16. The Goal kick
Law 17. The Corner kick
List of Arjuna Award Winners
FIRST PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (NOVEMBER)
FULL PORTIONS
SECOND PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (JANUARY)
FULL PORTIONS
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT:
SUBMISSION:FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY 2018
ST. GERMAIN HIGH SCHOOL
STD X - 2017 - 2018
PHYSICAL BIOLOGY
ICSE PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR CLASS-X KALYANI PUBLICATIONS
UNIT TEST I (JULY)
CHAPTER 1. Nutrition
2. Disease –cause and control
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION (SEPTEMBER)
CHAPTER 2. Disease-cause and control (contd)
3. Personal Health
4. First Aid
FIRST PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (NOVEMBER)
UNIT TEST-I , FIRST TERM EXAMINATION AND
CHAPTER 4. First Aid (contd.,)
5. Community Health
SECOND PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (JANUARY)
FULL PORTIONS
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