This comprehensive lesson plan is aligned with the latest CBSE syllabus for Class 10 English (Code 184). All chapters are categorized and numbered for clarity using the following keys:
- 📘 FF# – First Flight (Prose)
- 📜 P# – Poems from First Flight
- 🦶 FWF# – Footprints Without Feet (Supplementary)
📚 Table of Contents
📘 Detailed Syllabus (with Chapter Codes)
Section A: Reading Skills (20 Marks)
- Unseen Discursive Passage (400–450 words)
- Case-based Factual Passage (200–250 words)
Section B: Writing & Grammar (20 Marks)
- Formal Letter & Analytical Paragraph Writing
- Grammar Topics: Tenses, Modals, Subject-Verb Concord, Reported Speech, Determiners
Section C: Literature (40 Marks)
📘 First Flight – Prose
- A Letter to God
- Nelson Mandela – Long Walk to Freedom
- Two Stories About Flying
- From the Diary of Anne Frank
- The Hundred Dresses – I
- The Hundred Dresses – II
- Glimpses of India
- Mijbil the Otter
- Madam Rides the Bus
- The Sermon at Benares
- The Proposal (Play)
📜 Poems
- Dust of Snow
- Fire and Ice
- A Tiger in the Zoo
- How to Tell Wild Animals
- The Ball Poem
- Amanda
- Animals
- The Trees
- Fog
- The Tale of Custard the Dragon
- For Anne Gregory
🦶 Footprints Without Feet – Supplementary Reader
- A Triumph of Surgery
- The Thief’s Story
- The Midnight Visitor
- A Question of Trust
- Footprints Without Feet
- The Making of a Scientist
- The Necklace
- The Hack Driver
- Bholi
- The Book That Saved the Earth
🗓️ Monthly Lesson Plan
| Month | Chapters / Topics |
|---|---|
| April | 📘 FF#1: A Letter to God, 📜 P#1–3: Dust of Snow, Fire and Ice, A Tiger in the Zoo Grammar: Tenses, Modals | Writing: Formal Letter |
| May | 📘 FF#2: Nelson Mandela, 📜 P#4–5: How to Tell Wild Animals, The Ball Poem 📘 FF#4–6: Diary of Anne Frank, The Hundred Dresses I & II Grammar: Concord |
| June | Summer Vacation |
| July | 📜 P#6–7: Amanda, Animals 📘 FF#7: Glimpses of India 🦶 FWF#1–2: A Triumph of Surgery, The Thief’s Story Grammar: Reported Speech |
| August | 🦶 FWF#3–4: The Midnight Visitor, A Question of Trust 📜 P#8–9: The Trees, Fog 📘 FF#8–9: Mijbil the Otter, Madam Rides the Bus |
| September | 📘 FF#10: Sermon at Benares, 🦶 FWF#6: Making of a Scientist Grammar: Determiners Revision + Half-Yearly Exam |
| October | 🦶 FWF#7–9: The Necklace, The Hack Driver, Bholi 📜 P#10–11: Custard the Dragon, For Anne Gregory |
| November | 📘 FF#11: The Proposal (Play) Listening & Speaking Assessment Grammar & Writing Revision |
| December | Final Revision + Internal Assessment |
| January | Sample Papers + Listening & Speaking Practice |
| February | Pre-Board Exams |
| March | Final Exam |
📆 Weekly Lesson Plan
| Month | Week | Topics / Chapters |
|---|---|---|
| April | Week 1 | Reading Comprehension |
| Week 2 | 📘 FF#1, Grammar: Tenses | |
| Week 3 | 📜 P#1–3: Dust of Snow, Fire and Ice, A Tiger in the Zoo | |
| Week 4 | Grammar: Modals, Formal Letter Writing | |
| May | Week 1 | 📘 FF#2: Nelson Mandela |
| Week 2 | 📜 P#4–5, Grammar: Subject-Verb Concord | |
| Week 3 | 📘 FF#4: Diary of Anne Frank | |
| Week 4 | 📘 FF#5–6: The Hundred Dresses I & II | |
| June | Summer Vacation | |
| July | Week 1 | 📜 P#6: Amanda |
| Week 2 | 📘 FF#7: Glimpses of India | |
| Week 3 | 📜 P#7: Animals | |
| Week 4 | 🦶 FWF#1–2: A Triumph of Surgery, The Thief’s Story | |
| August | Week 1 | 🦶 FWF#3–4: Midnight Visitor, Question of Trust |
| Week 2 | 📜 P#8–9: The Trees, Fog | |
| Week 3 | 📘 FF#8–9: Mijbil, Madam Rides the Bus | |
| Week 4 | Test & Grammar Review | |
| September | Week 1 | 📘 FF#10, 🦶 FWF#6: Making of a Scientist |
| Week 2 | Grammar: Determiners | |
| Week 3 | Mock Tests | |
| Week 4 | Half-Yearly Exams | |
| October | Week 1 | 🦶 FWF#7, 📜 P#10 |
| Week 2 | 🦶 FWF#8: Hack Driver | |
| Week 3 | 🦶 FWF#9, 📜 P#11 | |
| Week 4 | 🦶 FWF#10: The Book That Saved the Earth | |
| November | Week 1 | 📘 FF#11: The Proposal |
| Week 2 | Listening/Speaking Practice | |
| Week 3 | Writing + Grammar Revision | |
| Week 4 | Sample Papers | |
| December | Final Revision + Internal Assessment | |
| January | Sample Paper Solving + Speaking Activities | |
| February | Pre-Board Exams | |
| March | Final Exam | |
📖 Prescribed Books
- First Flight – Main Reader (NCERT)
- Footprints Without Feet – Supplementary Reader (NCERT)
- Words and Expressions – II – Workbook
Note: Listening and Speaking activities (30 periods) form part of Internal Assessment.
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