The City School Gulistan-e-Johar Campus

Class 8 Syllabus for Mid-Year 2017-18

ENGLISH:

Comprehension –Unseen

Passage.

Literature: The Hobbit Chap

# 1-10 (Words Meanings,

Character sketch, Q/A, RTCs

Summary)

Grammar: Verbs, (Present,

Past & Modal), Synonyms &

Antonyms, Types of Sentences,

Phrasal Verbs, Connectives

,Punctuation Marks, Direct &

Indirect Speech, Figurative

Language and Subject Verb

Agreement, Quantifiers and

possessives.

Composition- Newspaper

Report, Narrative Writing,

Biography, Mystery Writing-

Being Sherlock Holmes, Poetry

Writing, letter Writing,

Persuasive Writing,

Comparative & Descriptive and

Newspaper Article, Causes and

Effect composition

GEOGRAPHY:

Basic Skills:

The Land of Pakistan. Growth of cities (some of the

major industrial cities), problems

of urban growth, unplanned

growth and its solutions.

Weather and Climate (Project) Climatic zones of the world, the

three groups, high latitude

climates, mid latitude climates,

low latitude climates (tropical

moist climates, wet-dry climates,

dry tropical climates) particularly

the ones which exist in sub-

continent

Population

Distribution of population with

reference to the world and

Pakistan separately. Birth, death

rates, natural increase, population

control, migration (various types),

urbanization

Natural Resources Sustainable development

(extraction and exploitation of

fishing, fuels, forestry, renewable

resources). Sustainable energy

wind power, solar power, Air

pollution, water logging and

salinity. (Pg # 56-60, 71-76,100 &

121-137)

ICT

Introduction to Programming Concepts

HTML Forms(Notepad++, Browsers)

JavaScript in HTML (JavaScript/Note Pad)

History:

World History;The Rise to the

Power of the British in India Decline of Mughals, struggles

between European powers to gain

power in India, Robert Clive won

the power for the British, the battle

against Sirajudaulah, the battle of

Baksar.

European Challenge The ‘Age of Revolution’,

industrial revolution, new ideas led

to the age of revolt, James Watt and

the steam engine, the rise of

nationalism, ‘The Enlightenment’,

The age of revolt, European States

challenge to the Ottoman Empire.

History of the Sub-Continent;

The British of India

The new Mughals, Warren

Hasting, the first Governor

General. The British take Sindh

and Punjab. Expansion of

British rule in subcontinent, the

British reforms in India, The

Indian revolt 1857-58. After the

revolt-under the crown rules.

The march of progress. Tigers

hunt and tea parties. Empress

and Emperor.

Science Biology

Micro-organisms and diseases

Food and Digestion

Chemistry

Heating and Cooling

Physics

Light.

Note: All the work done in Learning Journals & Workbooks is Included.

ISLAMIYAT

Selected passage from the Holy Quran

Memorise with translation: Surah Al-Alaq (1-5) & Al- Takassur

Ahdith of the Holy Prophet(Rasool)ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص

Selected Ahadith # 15 & 16

Prescribed Duas from Quran and Hadith

Memorise with translation:

Iman-e-Mufassal

Articles of Faith

Detailed description on Unity of Allah, Angels, Prophets and reveled books.

Pillars of Islam

Detailed description on Zakat, Fasting and Hajj.

Cleanliness

Basic types of Najaasat & its purification

Biography of the Holy Prophet (Rasool)ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص

Complete details of highlights, which include call to prophet hood, preaching, opposition &

persecution by the Quraish, reasons for opposition, migration to Abyssinia and its significance,

visit to Taif, Prophet’s (Rasool)ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص experience in caves, Masjid-e-Nabawi, settlement of Muhajirin,

charter of Madinah, change of Qiblah, treaty of Hudaibiya and last sermon of the Holy Prophet

(Rasool)ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص

MATHEMATICS

Numbers

Rational Numbers

Indices

Standard Form

Percentages

Profit and Loss

Simple Interest

Ratio, Rate and Proportion Ratio

Rate

Proportion Linear Equations

Simultaneous Linear Equations Inequalities

Linear Inequalities

Number Sequence

General term

Volume and Surface Area Prism

Cylinder

Problem Solving

Symmetry

Triangles

Construction Triangle

Quadrilateral

اردو

ادایبت

دمح اور رباست یک اہبرںی :مظن

:اابسق

دو لیب۔ ونگج اور مہ ۔اوسہ اکلم ۔مخت اتریث تبحص اک ارث

و زابن داینوقادع

دبتیلی،اافلظ ںیمذمرک ومثن، ولمجں یک استخ

رتمادف،رتمادف،احمورات،رومز و اواقف،اافلظ یک دمد ےس

ریپارگاف لمکم رکان،وادح عمج،اسےقب الےقح،طلغ رقفات یک دریگتس،

،اافلظ لعف یک ااسقم احلبظ زامہن،اہیبشتت و ااعتسرہ،رضب االاثمل

اضتمد

ااشنء رپدازی

اگنری ،ریغ ریمس طخ،رتہمج ،ریمس میہفت،ومضمن ونیسی،

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ونیسی،

۔اکمہمل ونیسی،روپرٹ ونیسی،رصبتہ ونیسی،