West Bengal WBCHSE Class 11 English A Syllabus 2024-25: Download FREE PDF
West Bengal Board Class 11 English-A Syllabus 2024-25 PDF: The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) has released the 2024-25 Class 11 and Class 11 syllabus for languages, Set 1, Set 2, and Set 3. Students and teachers of Class 11 Science, Commerce and Humanities can download the Class 11 English-A West Bengal syllabus for the 2024-25 session from here.
WBCHSE Class 11 Syllabus English 2024-25 PDF: The West Bengal Board for Higher Secondary Education has released the latest syllabus for Class 11. The syllabus will be followed for the 2024–25 academic year. The syllabus PDF comprises a combined syllabus for semesters I to IV. The WB board has language subjects divided into first and second. Both comprise the English language. English A belongs to first-language subjects, and English B belongs to second-language subjects. The term 1 and term 2 WB Class 11 HS English syllabus for first language is provided here which explains the topics, number of hours, and unit-wise weightage that need to be followed for the 2025 WB Class 11 exams. Check and download the PDF for better understanding.
West Bengal HS Class 11 English A Syllabus 2024-25
The WBCHSE Class 11 English A syllabus is given for theory which is responsible for 80% of the annual weightage. The remaining 20% is allocated for project work and other internal assessments. The 80% weightage is further divided term-wise as 40-40. To know the complete syllabus and course structure, refer to the information provided here or download the PDF attached at the end of the syllabus.
WBCHSE Class 11 English A Term 1 Syllabus 2024-25
- FULL MARKS: 40
- CONTACT HOURS: 100 Hours
- COURSE CODE: THEORY
MCQ MARKS: 1 MARK PER QUESTION
| UNIT No. | TOPICS | CONTACT HOURS | MARKS |
| UNIT 1 : PROSE | 1. ‘The Last Leaf’ by O’Henry | 10 | 05 |
| 2. ‘One of these Days’ by Gabriel Garcia Marquez | 10 | 05 | |
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| TOTAL | 20 Hours | 10 |
| UNIT No. | TOPICS | CONTACT HOURS | MARKS |
| UNIT 2 : VERSE | 1. ‘To Autumn’ by John Keats | 07 | 03 |
| 2. ‘All the World’s a Stage’ by William Shakespeare | 06 | 03 | |
| 3. ‘In the Bazaars of Hyderabad’ by Sarojini Naidu | 07 | 04 | |
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| TOTAL | 20 Hours | 10 |
| UNIT No. | TOPICS | CONTACT HOURS | MARKS |
| UNIT 3 : RHETORIC | Rhetoric from Unit 2: Simile, Metaphor, Oxymoron, Paradox, Alliteration, Antitheses, Irony, Onomatopoeia, Personification, Transferred Epithet | 20 | 05 |
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| TOTAL | 20 Hours | 05 |
| UNIT No. | TOPICS | CONTACT HOURS | MARKS |
| UNIT 4 : NON- | Non-Textual Grammar: Tense, Voice, Direct and | 20 | 01 ´ 5 |
| TEXTUAL | Indirect Speech, Phrases and Clauses, Tenses, Articles, |
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| GRAMMAR | Prepositions, Phrasal Verbs |
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| TOTAL | 20 Hours | 05 |
| UNIT No. | TOPICS | CONTACT HOURS | MARKS |
| UNIT 5 : READING COMPREHENSION | Reading Comprehension (Unseen) | 20 | 01 ´10 |
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| TOTAL | 20 Hours | 10 |
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| GRAND TOTAL | 100 | 40 |
WBCHSE Class 11 English A Term 2 Syllabus 2024-25
- FULL MARKS: 40
- CONTACT HOURS: 100 Hours
- COURSE CODE: THEORY
| UNIT No. | TOPICS | Short Answer Type Questions
(2 marks) | Short Answer Type Questions
(3 marks) | Descriptive Type Questions
(6 marks) | CONTACT HOURS | MARKS |
| UNIT 1 : PROSE | 1. ‘Shooting an Elephant’ by George Orwell | 02** |
| 01*** | 06 | 10 |
| 2. ‘The Portrait of a Lady’ by Khushwant Singh |
| 06 | ||||
| 3. ‘Araby’ by James Joice |
| 08 | ||||
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| TOTAL | 20 Hours | 10 | |||
** Any 2 out of 3 Questions of 02 marks. Total marks 2 x2= 04 marks
***Any 01 out of 03 questions of 06 marks. Total marks: 06 marks
| UNIT No. | TOPICS | Short Answer Type Questions (2 marks) | Short Answer Type Questions (3 marks) | Descriptive Type Questions (5 marks) | CONTACT HOURS | MARKS |
| UNIT 2 : VERSE | 1. ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ by Maya Angelou | 02** |
| 01*** | 07 | 09 |
| 2. ‘Dover Beach’ by Mathew Arnold |
| 08 | ||||
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| TOTAL | 15 Hours | 09 | |||
** Any 2 out of 4 Questions of 02 marks. Total marks 2 x2= 04 marks
***Any 01 out of 02 questions of 05 marks. Total marks: 05 marks
| UNIT No. | TOPICS | Short Answer Type Questions (2 marks) | Short Answer Type Questions (3 marks) | Descriptive Type Questions (5 marks) | CONTACT HOURS | MARKS |
| UNIT 3 : TEXTUAL: PROSODY | Textual Prosody |
| 2 |
| 20 | 06 |
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| TOTAL | 20 Hours | 06 | |||
| UNIT No. | TOPICS | Short Answer Type Questions (2 marks) | Short Answer Type Questions (3 marks) | Descriptive Type Questions (5 marks) | CONTACT HOURS | MARKS |
| UNIT 4 : NON- TEXTUAL GRAMMAR | Non-textual Grammar:
Voice Change, Simple, Complex and Compound Sentences, Finite and Non- Finite Verbs | 1 question of 2 marks
[1 question to be attempted out of two questions from Transformation of sentences and Correction of errors] | Fill in the blanks as per direction from a paragraph: 01 mark x 3 to be attempted from all topics covered |
| 10 | 02+03 = 05 |
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| TOTAL | 10 Hours | 05 | |||
| UNIT No. | TOPICS | Short Answer Type Questions (2 marks) | Short Answer Type Questions (3 marks) | Descriptive Type Questions (6 marks) | CONTACT HOURS | MARKS |
| UNIT 5 : READING | Reading Comprehension | 02 |
| 01 | 15 | 10 |
| COMPREHENSION | (Unseen) |
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| Precis Writing –06 Marks |
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| TOTAL | 15 Hours | 10 | |||
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| GRAND TOTAL | 80 | 40 | |||
PROJECT WORK / TUTORIAL FULL MARKS – 20
FORMAT:
- Listening and Speaking Activity 05+05 marks
- Writing Activity/ Project 10 marks
Instructions:
- Subject teachers will engage students in activities which would assess their listening and speaking skills
- Project Work to be taken up on the following topic in consultation with the concerned subject teacher:
- Elizabethan Age (All Genres)
- Project/Tutorial may be done throughout both the However, the student will be evaluated at the end of Semester II.
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