CBSE Class 12 English Syllabus 2023 For Term 1 & Term 2 | Download Syllabus PDF

Term-Wise CBSE Class 12 English Syllabus 2023 For Term 1 & Term 2: The English syllabus for Class 12 is divided into two sections: English Core and English Electives. The CBSE Class 12 English Syllabus for Term 1 and 2 can be downloaded in PDF format here.

Students studying for the English board exam in Class 12 in 2023 For Term 1 & Term 2 should check the syllabus and plan their studies accordingly. This syllabus is essential for preparing for the upcoming CBSE 12th Board Exam in 2023 For Term 1 & Term 2. This article includes a link to the CBSE Class 12 English Syllabus for download. 

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Download Term Wise CBSE Class 12 English Syllabus PDF 2023

Students can download the Term-Wise CBSE Syllabus For Class 12 English PDF from the link below.

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A. Reading Comprehension (Two Passages)

• Unseen passage (factual, descriptive or literary/ discursive, or persuasive) – 8 marks
• Case-Based Unseen (Factual) Passage – 6 Marks

B. Creative Writing Skills:

Short Writing Tasks – 3 Marks

• Notice Writing
• Classified Advertisements

Long Writing Tasks (One) – 5 Marks

• Letter to an Editor (giving suggestions or opinions on issues of public interest)
• Article Writing

C. Literature:

Literary prose/poetry extracts ( seen- texts ) to assess comprehension and appreciation, analysis, inference, and extrapolation.
Questions Based on Texts to assess comprehension and appreciation, analysis, inference, and extrapolation.

Book- Flamingo (Prose) – 11 Marks

• The Last Lesson
• Lost Spring
• Deep Water

Book-Flamingo (Poetry)

• My Mother at Sixty-Six
• An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum
• Keeping Quiet

Book-Vistas (Prose) – 7 Marks

• The Third Level
• The Enemy

CBSE Class 12 English Core Syllabus 2023-24 for Term 2

A. Reading Comprehension: (Two Passages)

• Unseen passage (factual, descriptive or literary/ discursive or persuasive) – 8 Marks
• Case-Based Unseen (Factual) Passage – 6 Marks

B. Creative Writing Skills

Short Writing Tasks – 3 Marks

• Formal & Informal Invitation Cards or the Replies to Invitation/s

Long Writing Tasks (One) – 5 Marks

• Letter of Application for a Job
• Report Writing

C. Literature 

Questions based on extracts/texts to assess comprehension and appreciation, analysis, inference, and extrapolation.

Book-Flamingo (Prose) – 11 Marks

• The Rattrap
• Indigo

Book-Flamingo (Poetry)

• A Thing of Beauty
• Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers

Book-Vistas (Prose) – 7 Marks

• Should Wizard Hit Mommy?
• On the Face of It
• Evans Tries an O Level

CBSE Class 12 English Core Exam Structure (Term 1 + Term 2)

Check the Latest Mark Distribution and CBSE Class 12 English Core 2023-24 exam pattern from below.

Section	Area of Learning	Marks
A	Reading Comprehension	30
B	Writing Skills	30
C	Literature & Long Reading Text	40
Total	100

Prescribed Books Based on CBSE Syllabus For Class 12 English

• Flamingo: English Reader published by National Council of Education Research and Training, New Delhi
• Vistas: Supplementary Reader published by National Council of Education Research and Training, New Delhi

Term-Wise CBSE Class 12 English Elective Syllabus 2021-22

Check the latest Exam Structure for the syllabus of the English class 12 CBSE Elective.

• Download Revised CBSE Class 12 English Syllabus Elective 2023 PDF

CBSE Class 12 English Elective Syllabus 202-22 Part A

CBSE Syllabus For Class 12 English | READING 20 MARKS

This section will have two unseen passages and a poem:

• 12 Multiple Choice Questions out of 15 from a literary or discursive passage of about 950-1000 [1 X 12 =12]

• 4 out of 5 multiple choice questions to test interpretation and appreciation of a poem of about 10-12 (1×4=4)
• 4 out of 5 multiple choice questions from a case-based factual passage (with visual input- statistical data, chart, etc.) of 100-120 words to test (1 X 4= 4)

CBSE Syllabus For Class 12 English: 8 Marks

• 8 multiple choice questions out of 10 involving the transformation of sentences. (1×8 =8)

CBSE Syllabus For Class 12 English | LITERATURE 12 Marks

• 12 out of 16 multiple-choice questions from the textbook Kaleidoscope. The questions can be from short stories/Poetry/Non-Fiction/Drama (1 x 12 = 12)

CBSE Class 12 English Elective Syllabus 2021 Part B

CBSE Syllabus For Class 12 English | Writing 20 Marks

• Three Long Writing Tasks out of Four to be answered in 120-150 words each: A discursive and interpretative writing. (5×3=15)

• One Long Writing Task out of two to be answered in 120-150 words: An essay on an argumentative/discursive topic such as an article/report/speech. Contemporary topics/ issues to be a part of Article, Report, and Speech Writing. (5×1=5)

CBSE Syllabus For Class 12 English | Literature 10 Marks

• One Short Answer Question out of two to be answered in 30-40 words to assess understanding analysis and critical appreciation. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. (2×1=2)

• One Short Answer Question out of two to be answered in 40-50 words to assess understanding analysis and critical appreciation. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking and drawing inferences in poetry and prose. (3X1=3)

• One Long Answer Question out of two to be answered in 120-150 words each to assess deeper understanding, interpretation, appreciation, and drawing inferences. Questions to elicit creative responses and assess the ability to form opinions. (5×1=5)

CBSE Syllabus For Class 12 English | Fiction 10 Marks

• One Short Answer Question out of two to be answered in 30-40 words to test understanding and appreciation and seek comments, interpretation, evaluation, and appreciation of characters, events, episodes, and interpersonal (2 x 1 = 2)

• One Short Answer Question out of two to be answered in 40-50 words to test understanding and appreciation and seek comments, interpretation, evaluation, and appreciation of characters, events, episodes, and interpersonal (3 x1=3)

• One Long Answer Question out of two to be answered in 120-150 words to test deeper (in-depth) understanding, interpretation, appreciation, and drawing global inferences of the given text with reference to characters/events/ incidents and episodes, leading to creative rendering, forming and defending (5×1=5)

Students can select one of the two prescribed texts.

Seminar (20 marks)

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

Prescribed Books:

• Kaleidoscope – Textbook published by NCERT
• Fiction: A Tiger for Malgudi or The Financial Expert by R.K. Narayan (Novel)

Other Important Links Related To CBSE Class 12 English

• Class 12 English NCERT Solutions
• Class 12 English Sample Papers
• Class 12 English Previous Year Papers
• Class 12 English Revision Notes
• Class 12 English Grammar

Download Chapter-Wise NCERT Textbooks For CBSE Class 12 English 2023 For Term 1 & Term 2

The English Chapter-wise NCERT Textbook for Class 12 has two parts, i.e. Prose and Poetry based on the Class 12 English Syllabus. The Prose section has various kinds of stories and theoretical concepts. On the other hand, the Poetry section has rhythmic literature of various kinds.

Here you can download the CBSE Class 12 English core literature textbooks and supplementary reading textbooks.

Download Chapter-Wise Class 12 NCERT Textbooks PDF for English 2023 For Term 1 & Term 2

Here we are providing the chapter-wise NCERT Textbooks PDF. You can read it online or download it easily.

Flamingo

Prose

• Lesson 1: The Last Lesson (Alphonse Daudet)
• Lesson2: Lost Spring (Anees Jung)
• Lesson3: Deep Water (William Douglas)
• Lesson 4: The Rattrap (Selma Lagerlof)
• Lesson 5: Indigo (Louis Fischer)
• Lesson 6: Going Places (A. R. Barton)

Poetry

• Poem 1: My Mother at Sixty–Six (Kamala Das)
• Poem 2: An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum (Stephen Spender)
• Poem 3: Keeping Quiet (Pablo Neruda)
• Poem 4: A Thing of Beauty (John Keats)
• Poem 5: Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers (Adrienne Rich)

You can download All Chapters of NCERT Class 12 Flamingo below

• Download Flamingo ( Core Course) Textbook PDF

Vistas – Supplementary Reader

• Chapter 1: The Third Level (Jack Finney)
• Chapter 2. The Tiger King (Kalki)
• Chapter 3. Journey to the end of the Earth (Tishani Doshi)
• Chapter 4. The Enemy Pearl (S. Buck)
• Chapter 5. Should Wizard hit Mommy (John Updike)
• Chapter 6. On the Face of It (Susan Hill)
• Chapter 7. Evans Tries an O-level (Colin Dexter)
• Chapter 8. Memories of Childhood (Zitkala-Sa & Bama)

You can download chapter wise PDF for Class 12 Vistas

• Download Vistas- Supplementary Reader (Core Course) PDF

Kaleidoscope (Elective English)

Short Stories – Introduction

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 – Introduction

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 – Introduction

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 – Introduction

• Chandalika: RABINDRANATH TAGORE
• Broken Images: GIRISH KARNAD

You can download the chapter-wise PDF for Class 12 Kaleidoscope (Elective English) below

• Download Kaleidoscope (Elective English) Textbook PDF

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