Meghalaya 10th English Language and Literature Syllabus 2025-26: Download PDF Below

Section

Components

Detailed Description

Reading Skills

Reading Comprehension

Students will practice reading unseen passages, both factual and discursive, to test their ability to understand the main idea, analyze information, interpret facts, and draw conclusions. The passages may involve data interpretation, opinion-based content, or descriptive writing. The aim is to improve speed, accuracy, and critical thinking while reading.

Case-based/Discursive Passages

These passages focus on evaluating higher-order thinking. They may involve situations, opinions, or case studies requiring interpretation, comparison, and application of ideas. Students will be trained to extract key points, make inferences, and evaluate arguments logically.

Writing Skills with Grammar

Formal Letter Writing

Students will learn to write formal letters such as letters of complaint, letter to the editor, letter of inquiry, and letters for placing orders. Emphasis will be on proper format, clear expression, relevance, and precision in language.

Analytical Paragraph Writing

Students will practice writing analytical paragraphs based on data, charts, tables, or outlines. The focus is on presenting information systematically, analyzing patterns, and drawing logical conclusions. This improves both writing and reasoning skills.

Grammar

This section includes topics like tenses, subject-verb concord, modals, determiners, reported speech, and clauses. The application of grammar will be tested through error correction, editing tasks, sentence reordering, and gap filling. Instead of rote learning, students will apply grammar rules in real-life communication and contextual writing.

Literature – First Flight (Prose & Poetry)

Prose

Stories and prose lessons in this book are meant to enhance imagination, critical thinking, and moral values. Important chapters include: • A Letter to God by Gregorio López y Fuentes – explores faith and human values. • Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – inspires students through Mandela’s struggle against apartheid. • Two Stories About Flying – reflects courage and determination. • From the Diary of Anne Frank – presents historical reality through Anne’s voice. • Glimpses of India – provides cultural insights. • Mijbil the Otter – emphasizes love for animals. • Madam Rides the Bus – highlights curiosity and innocence. • The Sermon at Benares – conveys Buddhist philosophy. • The Proposal (play) – a humorous one-act play about human relationships.

Poetry

Poems included are simple yet powerful, encouraging imagination and deeper reflection: • Dust of Snow – nature’s healing power. • Fire and Ice – symbolic reflection on human emotions. • A Tiger in the Zoo – contrast between captivity and freedom. • How to Tell Wild Animals – humor blended with knowledge. • The Ball Poem – philosophical lessons about loss. • Amanda! – freedom and self-expression. • Animals – Walt Whitman’s admiration of animals. • The Trees – environmental concerns. • Fog – nature personified. • For Anne Gregory – themes of love and beauty.

Literature – Footprints Without Feet (Supplementary Reader)

Prose Lessons

This book complements First Flight by offering interesting stories that expand imagination and moral reasoning: • A Triumph of Surgery – a humorous yet thoughtful tale. • The Thief’s Story – emphasizes trust and transformation. • Footprints Without Feet – science fiction with suspense. • The Making of a Scientist – inspiration from the life of Richard Ebright. • The Necklace – a classic story of vanity and fate. • The Hack Driver – irony and humor about human behavior. • Bholi – a touching story about self-respect and education. • The Book That Saved the Earth – a futuristic play with humor.