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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| SAQ – 04 Marks |
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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.
| Download West Bengal HS Class 11 English A Syllabus 2024-25 PDF |
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