ICSE Class 7 English syllabus:
Listening and Speaking 1) Listen to a variety of texts from different genres and registers such as story, poems, narratives, lecture, speech, dialogue etc for aural/written comprehension.
2) Listen and comprehend issues/topics raised in spoken texts e.g.
speech lecture discourse debate discussion group discussions 3) Use of graphics, images, music, sound and visual displays in presentations.
4) Speak in a variety of contexts and tasks e.g.
tone gestures stress facial expressions body language voice modulation choice of words 5) Collect and collate ideas and seeks clarification to keep discussions relevant.
ICSE Class 7 English Syllabus: Reading 1) Literary/ non-literary texts on a wide range of themes covering different genres and registers. The themes may include:
Self, Family, Home, Friends and Pets Neighbourhood and Community at large The Nation – diversity (sociocultural, religious and ethnic, as well as linguistic heritage Myths/legends/folktales) - The World – India’s neighbours and other countries (their cultures, literature and customs) Adventure and Imagination Sports and Yoga Issues relating to Adolescence (drugs, values, life skills) Science and Technology Peace and Harmony Travel and Tourism Mass Media Art and Culture Health and Reproductive health Famous Personalities &achievers, Environmental concerns – water conservation, cleanliness and sanitation, Safety –personal safety & awareness about child abuse, conservation of energy, Sustainable development 2) Extensive and intensive reading of the texts for comprehension, inference etc. 3) Focus on choice of vocabulary/figurative language and tone/mood used in the text. 4) Deconstruct the textual piece to enhance understanding of the structure used by author.
ICSE Class 7 English Syllabus: Writing 1) Write messages, invitations, short paragraphs, informal letters and applications. 2) Simple narrative and descriptive pieces, etc. 3) Creative writing: stories, First Person Account (e.g. Give an account of the very first time that you helped your mother in the kitchen). 4) Organize and structure thoughts in writing. 5) Organise and structure meaningful sentences in a sequential manner. 6) Use of linkers such as however, therefore etc. to link sentences to indicate passage of time and provide a sense of closure. 7) Age appropriate use of words and phrases. 8) Follow process approach to writing. planning, revising, reviewing editing, rewriting. 9) Prepare informal letters in the prescribed format. 10) Prepare notices/invitations/ greetings.
ICSE Class 7 English Syllabus: Grammar and Vocabulary in Context 1) Phrases and clauses. 2) Active and passive voice. 3) Synonym, antonym and analogy in the right context. 4) Figurative language, (e.g. pun, personification, alliteration, metaphor, simile, onomatopoeia). 5) Age appropriate words and phrases and domain specific vocabulary.
ICSE Class 7 English Literature Syllabus: Suggested Reading List 1) Novels by Gerard Durrell 2) Malgudi Days – R.K. Narayan 3) I am Malala – Malala Yousafzai 4) Detective stories – Agatha Christie 5) The Lost World – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 6) The Happy Prince and Other Tales – Oscar Wilde 7) Animal Farm – George Orwell 8) Tuck Everlasting – Natalie Babbit 9) Short Stories (O’ Henry/ Saki/ Leo Tolstoy/Rudyard Kipling/ Guy De Maupassant/Mark Twain/ Oscar Wilde/Jorge Luis Borges/William Faulkner/Anton Chekhov/ Edgar Allen Poe/Franz Kafka/Earnest Hemingway /Flannery O’Connor/James Joyce/Ray Bradbury/Roald Dhal/ Nicolai Gogol and Translations from Indian writers like Tagore, Premchand , etc.) 10) Something Out of nothing 11) Marie Curie and Radium – Carl Killough 12) Ignited minds – APJ Kalam 13) Graphic Novels: Tintin Series/ Asterix series
ICSE Class 7 Maths Syllabus
Theme 1: Number System Multiplication and division of integers Properties of operations on integers: Commutativity, associativity, existence of identity and inverse and distributivity (Only for discussion, no assessment). Problem solving using operations on integers Introduction to rational numbers (with examples only, representation on number line and word problems not required) Decimal representation of rational numbers Problem solving using operations on rational numbers and decimal fractions Fraction as an operator Reciprocal of a fraction Multiplication and division of decimal fractions Exponents only natural numbers. (Expressing any natural number in exponent form only, and also finding the value of given exponents without using any Laws. Only problems such as, 43, 23 . 34, 32 + 62 to be included. Revision of idea of sets without solving any sums based on representation of sets, Roster form, tabular form, finite, infinite sets etc. Equal, equivalent, universal sets
Theme 2: Ratio and Proportion Converting fractions and decimals into percentage and vice-versa. Application to profit and loss: single transaction only. (Only Profit, Loss, Profit % and Loss %. Discount problems not required). Application to simple interest (time period in complete years).
Theme 3: Algebra Generate algebraic expressions Performs simple operations (addition and subtraction) on algebraic expressions with integral coefficients only. Simple linear equations in one variable (in contextual problems) with two operations. (Simple word problems with two operations is included)
Theme 4: Geometry Pairs of angles (linear, supplementary, complementary, adjacent, vertically opposite)
Properties of triangles: – Angle sum property – Exterior angle property – Construction of simple triangles. (SSS, SAS, ASA, RHS).
Theme 5: Mensuration Revision of perimeter and Idea of Circumference of Circle Area of a circle. Concept of measurement using a basic unit area of a square, rectangle, triangle, circle, and combined figures (2 similar figures to be combined- 2 squares, 2 rectangles, 2 circles).
Theme 6: Data Handling Mode of ungrouped data – understanding what they represent
ICSE Class 7 Physics Syllabus
Theme 1: Physical Quantities and Measurement Measurement of Volume Measurement of area of a regular shaped body using formula Measurement of Density of Regular Solid Calculation of Speed
Theme 2: Force and Pressure: Motion Motion as a change in position of an object with respect to time. Types of motion Uniform and Non-Uniform Motion Weight Theme 3: Energy Energy Law of Conservation of Energy
Theme 4: Light Energy Reflection Laws of Reflection Plane mirror Speed of light
Theme 5: Heat Heat as a form of energy and its units Different units of Temperature Effects of Heat Methods of Heat Transfer
Theme 6: Sound Sources of sound Sound as a longitudinal wave Characteristics of a sound wave Sound needs a medium to propagate Reflection and Absorption of sound Relative speed of sound in different mediums
Theme 7: Electricity and Magnetism Law of Magnetism Test for a magnet Electric current as a flow of charge Resistors as components that oppose the flow of current Symbolic representation of electrical components (key, battery, bulb, conducting wire, resistor) Battery as a collection of cells connected in series Good and Bad conductors of electricity
ICSE Class 7 Chemistry Syllabus
Theme 1: Matter and its Composition Definition of matter Matter has mass and occupies space – Explanation Composition of matter
Theme 2: Physical and Chemical Changes Physical and chemical changes Chemical change – formation of a new product with new properties Differentiating between physical and chemical change Classification as physical & chemical change Types of change involved when there is a change of state of matter Types of change involved when there is a change in energy
Theme 3: Atomic Structure An atom is the smallest particle of an element. It is not capable of independent existence. The properties of an element depend upon the atoms constituting it. A molecule is the smallest particle of an element or compound, capable of independent existence. It consists of one or more than one atom of the same or different elements. A radical is a single atom of an element or a group of atoms of different elements behaving as single unit and with a charge on group. Atomicity (no. of atoms in an entity) of elements and compounds – mono atomic, di atomic, tri atomic, polyatomic. Associate the first 20 elements in the periodic table with their names and symbols Valency is the combining capacity of an element or the number of hydrogen atoms with which it combines or replaces.
Theme 4: Language of Chemistry Chemical reactions A chemical reaction may take place when two or more reactants come in contact with one another and transfer of energy takes place. Characteristics of occurrence of a chemical reaction: Change of: – Colour – State – Smell – Evolution of gas – Precipitate formed – Heat evolved / released Chemical Equations: – Writing word equations for chemical reactions and emphasize on the observational skills and the names of products formed. – Some examples of word equations for practice.
Theme 5: Metals and Non-Metals Properties of metals and non-metals Distinguish between metals and non-metals with the general properties (lustre, conduction of electricity, heat, malleability, ductility, sonority, melting point, boiling point, density, strength.)
ICSE Class 7 Biology Syllabus
Theme 1: Tissue Plant Tissues Definition of tissue. Classification of plant tissues: Meristematic and permanent (simple and complex). Meristematic tissues: characteristics (any two), simple structure, location, function, examples. Simple permanent tissues: parenchyma, collenchyma, sclerenchyma (simple structure, location and functions of each), examples. Complex permanent tissues: xylem, phloem- function only. (Elements of xylem and phloem not to be mentioned). Animal Tissues Epithelial tissue: simple location, and function (types of epithelial tissue not to be mentioned). Connective tissue location and functions of bone, cartilage, blood, ligament, tendon. Muscular tissue: location and one function of: – striated (voluntary or skeletal muscle), – unstriated (involuntary/ smooth muscle), – cardiac (specialized muscle). Nerve tissue: parts of neuron (cell body, Dendron, axon).
Theme 2: Kingdom Classification Meaning and concept of classification Need and advantages of Classification Characteristics of each kingdom with suitable examples: (i) Monera: bacteria – shape; (ii) Protista: Amoeba – basic structure; (iii)Fungi: basic structure of mould; (iv)Plantae: characteristics and examples (classification of plantae not to be discussed); (v) Animalia (a)Vertebrates. (b)Invertebrates: 9 major Phyla, Porifera, Cnidaria, Coelenterata, Platyhelminthes, nematoda, Annelida, Arthropoda, Mollusca, Echinodermata)
Theme 3: Plant Life Photosynthesis Definition, basic process, factors affecting photosynthesis, significance of photosynthesis, setup. Photosynthesis process (demonstration). Respiration Basic process, word equation; respiration as a process which releases energy; respiration in plants: two types (aerobic and anaerobic: basic concept, word equations for both, examples). Respiration and photosynthesis in plants, difference in both processes.
Theme 4: Human Body Excretory System Excretion: Definition. Organs and their excretory products (kidneys, sweat glands, lungs); Renal Excretory System – kidneys, ureter, urinary bladder, urethra (location and functions to be explained along with diagram).
ICSE Class 7 History and Civics Syllabus
Medieval Europe – Rise and Spread of Christianity Meaning of the term ‘Medieval’, tracing the beginning of Medieval period in the world and India on the basis of evidences. Socio / political circumstances. Birth of Christianity. Roman conquest of Palestine. Main Teachings of Jesus. Role of Emperor Constantine in spreading Christianity. Emergence of Constantinople as a new Christian Capital. Medieval Europe Decline of the Ancient Roman Empire. Byzantium: birth of a new empire Emergence of the Turks and the Crusades. Rise and Spread of Islam Birth of Prophet Mohammad Early life teachings and five basic principles of Islam Spread of Islam The Delhi Sultanate The Turkish invasions The rule of the five dynasties of Delhi Sultanate period, the important rulers and their significance (briefly): – Mamluk / Slave Dynasty -Iltutmish, Ghiyasuddin Balban; – Khilji Dynasty – Alauddin Khilji; – Tuglaq dynasty – Mohammand bin Tuglaq. The Mughal Empire An Overview of the Mughal Empire. The first battle of Panipat and establishment of Mughal Empire. Babur Akbar: a case study of Akbar and his times. (relation with other rulers, administrator, revenue system, religious policy). Aurangzeb and his Deccan policy. Decline of Mughal Empire
ICSE Class 7 Civics Syllabus The Constitution of India The Constitution – its meaning and purpose. The role of the Constituent Assembly. The Preamble, its aims and objectives. Directive Principles of State Policy Welfare State – Features. Directive Principles of State Policy – Meaning and Importance
ICSE Class 7 Geography Syllabus
Theme 1: Representation of Geographical Features Use of Colours on Topographical sheets Blue – Water body Red – Settlements Yellow – Agriculture Brown – High relief Green – Forests. Use of scales for measurement: types of scales (representative fraction, linear scale). Measuring distance on the map using scales (straight line).
Theme 2: Weather and Climate Elements of Weather: – Temperature – Atmospheric pressure – Humidity – Precipitation (rain, dew, hail, snow) – Winds – Cloud (different types) Difference between Weather and Climate. Weather Instruments: – Thermometer – Rain gauge – Barometer – Hygrometer – Anemometer and wind vane
Theme 3: Atmosphere Introduction. Composition of the Atmosphere (percentage of different gases). Structure of the Atmosphere (brief description of Troposphere, Stratosphere (ozone layer), Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere). To be done in a tabular format.
Theme 4: Industries Introduction. Need for industries in the world. Agro based industries. Factors related to establishment of an industry. Important industries of the world: Iron and Steel, Cotton Textile, Information Technology, fishing; important centres of these industries. Pollution due to industries and its prevention.
Theme 5: Study of Continents – Europe, Africa, Australia, Antarctica Europe, Africa, Australia: – Introduction – Location – Boundaries – Political divisions (countries with capitals) – Major Physical features – Locating the above on the map
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