Pranshu's English Classroom (CBSE)

  1. The Foundation: Context & Setting Background: The historical or biographical circumstances that inspired the poet. Setting: The physical or metaphorical location where the poem takes place. Tone & Mood: The poet's attitude (e.g., cynical, nostalgic) and the atmosphere created for the reader (e.g., somber, uplifting). Perspective: Whether it is a first-person "I" (confessional) or a third-person detached observer. 2. Character Sketch & Summary Character Sketch: An analysis of the speaker or any figures mentioned (their motivations, flaws, and growth). Summary in Points: A chronological breakdown of what happens in each stanza. 3. The Visual Flow Flowchart: A logical map connecting the "Cause and Effect" of the poem’s emotional arc. 4. Deep Analysis & Themes Central Idea: The core "thesis" of the poem in one or two sentences. Themes: Major recurring ideas (e.g., Nature vs. Man, Transience of Time, Loss of Innocence). Message...

  Prose The Last Lesson — Alphonse Daudet Lost Spring — Anees Jung Deep Water — William O. Douglas The Rattrap — Selma Lagerlöf Indigo — Louis Fischer Poets and Pancakes — Asokamitran The Interview — Christopher Silvester Going Places — A. R. Barton Poetry My Mother at Sixty-Six — Kamala Das Keeping Quiet — Pablo Neruda A Thing of Beauty — John Keats A Roadside Stand — Robert Frost Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers — Adrienne Rich Vistas (Prose) The Third Level — Jack Finney The Tiger King — Kalki Krishnamurthy Journey to the End of the Earth — Tishani Doshi The Enemy — Pearl S. Buck On the Face of It — Susan Hill Memories of Childhood The Cutting of My Long Hair — Zitkala-Sa We Too are Human Beings — Bama

ENGLISH CORE CLASS – XII (2025-26) Section A: Reading Skills-22 Marks I. Reading Comprehension through Unseen Passage 12+10 = 22 Marks 1. One unseen passage to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis and inference. Vocabulary assessment will also be assessed via inference. The passage may be factual, descriptive or literary. 2. One unseen case-based factual passage with verbal/visual inputs like statistical data, charts etc. to assess comprehension, interpretation, analysis, inference and evaluation. Note: The combined word limit for both passages will be 700-750 words. Multiple Choice Questions / Objective Type Questions and Short Answer Type Questions (to be answered in 40-50 words) will be asked. Section B: Creative Writing Skills-18 Marks 3. Notice, up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions is to be answered. (4 Marks: Format :1 / Content: 2 / Accuracy of Spelling and Grammar: 1). 4. Formal/Informal Invitation and Reply, up to 50 words. One out of the two given ques...