The English Connection Literature Reader - 5

The English Connection, an integrated skills course, highlights the holistic approach to language teaching and learning. The underlying principles of language learning advocated by the CBSE, i.e., learner autonomy, reflective thinking, creativity, and interactive learning, have been incorporated into the pedagogy that is embedded in the course content of the series.

The main features of the book are as follows:

1. A wide range of poetry and prose from different literary genres to develop comprehension skills.

2. A carefully graded grammar syllabus with structures, comprehensive rules, and tasks that lead to its usage.

3. A study skills section on spelling, pronunciation, dictionary research, and punctuation

4. Writing tasks to promote creative, imaginative, and critical thinking skills

5. Projects to develop interpersonal and reference skills as well as the ability to process information

Table of Contents:

1. Story - The Monkey and the Crocodile—Panchatantra

2. Story - How the Camel Got his Hump—Rudyard Kipling

Poem- The Sparrow— Paul Laurence Dunbar

3. Story- Hold on, Ruby!—Sigrun Srivastav

4. Drama -The King Who Limped—Monica Thorne

Poem - The Beggar Maid—Alfred, Lord Tennyson

5. Story- Daedalus and Icarus

6. Story -The Selfish Giant—Oscar Wilde

Poem -The Hero—Rabindranath Tagore

7. Story - Treasure Hunt—Margo Fallis