Class XII English (Sindh Board) - Notes By EduVerse

ENGLISH CLASS XII UNITWISE NOTES

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SECTION-A (PROSE)

UNIT 01 TRUSTWORTHINESS AND TOLERANCE

1.1 Reading and Critical Thinking Skill

• A Devoted Friend by Oscar Wilde

1.2 Vocabulary and Grammar

• Cataphoric and anaphoric references in paragraphs
• Use of Semi Colon
• Contextual Clues

1.3 Oral Communication

• Presenting One's Ideas Effectively

1.4 Writing Skill

• Write precis following the rules of précis writing

UNIT 02 CONTRIBUTION OF WORLD LEADERS

2.1 Reading and Critical Thinking Skill

• I Have a Dream: A speech by Jr. Martin Luther King

2.2 Vocabulary and Grammar

• Faulty pronoun antecedent agreement
• Use of Colon
• Translation of passages from English to Urdu/Sindhi language

2.3 Oral Communication

• Summarize the group discussion

2.4 Writing Skill

• Writing an argumentative essay

UNIT 03 MANAGING STRESS, ANGER AND PEOPLE

3.1 Reading and Critical Thinking Skill

• A passage from Conquest of Happiness by Bertrand Russell

3.2 Vocabulary and Grammar

• Errors in the use of degrees of adjectives
• Use of conditional sentences in paragraphs
• Use of knowledge of roots and affixes

3.3 Oral Communication

• Exhibiting appropriate conventions of interruptions

3.4 Writing Skill

• Effective Resume Writing

UNIT 4 SELF-DISCIPLINE

4.1 Reading and Critical Thinking Skill

• Icarus and Daedalus by Josephine Preston Peabody

4.2 Vocabulary and Grammar

• Use of adjective phrases and clauses
• Construction of simple, compound and complex sentences
• Use of commonly used idiomatic & phrasal structures

4.3 Oral Communication

• Supporting or modifying one's opinions

4.4 Writing Skill

• Writing an effective Covering Letter (Formal Business Letter)

UNIT 5 CHARACTER BUILDING

5.1 Reading and Critical Thinking Skill

• How Much Land Does A Man Need? By Leo Tolstoy

5.2 Vocabulary and Grammar

• Use of adverbial phrases/clauses
• Use of Active and Passive Voice
• Use of contemporary Idioms in context

5.3 Oral Communication

• Preparing and Delivering an Individual Presentation

5.4 Writing Skill

• Formal E-mail Writing

UNIT 6 CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES

6.1 Reading and Critical Thinking Skill

• The Day the Dam Broke by James Thurber

6.2 Vocabulary and Grammar

• Use of direct and indirect speech
• Illustrate the use of prepositions of position, time, movement and direction
• Contemporary Proverbs

6.3 Oral Communication

• Demonstrating the Job Interview

6.4 Writing Skill

• Personal Statement Writing

UNIT 7 EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE SOCIETY

7.1 Reading and Critical Thinking Skill

• Climate Change: its causes and effects

7.2 Vocabulary and Grammar

• Errors in various uses of prepositions
• Use of words with its literal and figurative meanings

7.3 Oral Communication

• Negotiation to reach a consensus

7.4 Writing Skill

• Analytical Essay Writing

SECTION-B (POETRY)

01. If by Rudyard Kipling

02. The Age of Infancy By Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal

03. The Seven Ages Of Man By William Shakespeare

04. You Start Dying Slowly by Pablo Neruda

05. Ulysses By Alfred Tennyson

06. Stop All Clocks By WH Auden

07. Selected Verses from Sur Samui (Abri) from Shah Jo Risalo translated by Dr. Amina Khamisani

SECTION-C (NOVEL)

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens