INDIAN SCHOOL SOHAR CCE ASSESSMENT CLASSES VI - VIII SESSION 2014-15

CCE ASSESSMENT GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS CCE ASSESSMENT IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS CCE Plan Pen and Paper Test CCE PLAN IS FURTHER DIVIDED INTO 3 PARTS Class work/Home work Assignment/Lab Activity/Worksheet Formative Activity Pen and paper test will be conducted in all the subjects for all formatives.

Assignment/Lab Activity/Worksheet 10 CCE ASSESSMENT Total marks 50 Class work / Home work 10 Assignment/Lab Activity/Worksheet 10 Formative Activity 10 Written test 20

CLASS WORK/HOME WORK CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT REGULARITY – 2 INDEX/PRESENTATION – 2 NEATNESS – 2 ACCURACY/COMPLETION – 2 CORRECTION WORK DONE - 2 SUBJECT CORRECTION WORK - TO BE DONE ONCE IN A WEEK (CLASS WORK HOME WORK ,RECORD,WORKSHEET ETC.,) CORRECTION OF CLASSWORK NOTE BOOK - ONCE IN TWO WEEKS IS MANDATORY. GRADES TO BE REFLECTED IN THE NOTEBOOK AFTER EACH FA IN INDEX.

ASSIGNMENT CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT (WORK SHEET) REGULARITY NEATNESS/PRESENTATION ACCURACY CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT (LAB ACTIVITY) CONDUCTION OF ACTIVITY PRESENTATION EXPLANATION CREATIVITY RECORD BOOK FOR ANY OTHER ASSIGNMENT SIMILAR CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT TO BE USED

ACTIVITY Duration -1 or 2 periods according to the requirement Marks – 10 Tabulation sheet to be prepared by the teacher It is one of the main assessment criteria and it is to be conducted during the FA-test week as far as possible. Activity will be conducted during regular teaching periods. Eg., Puzzle,MCQ,Project,Seminar etc., Incase it is a written paper like MCQ/Quiz, then parallel teachers must adjust the period and conduct it during the same period. For absentee students teacher can conduct the activity again if it is feasible.

WRITTEN TEST Duration – 1 period Marks – 20. QUESTION PAPERS - Two sets of equal difficulty level question papers will be prepared by changing the sequence and introducing 10% different questions by the subject teachers. While administering, precaution should be taken that the child should not get the same set Questions papers to be submitted with marking scheme one week before The formative test as given in the calendar. For absentee students teacher can conduct the test again if it is feasible.

ENGLISH VI VII VIII FA 1 Picture description FA 2 Interdisciplinary Project FA 3 Extempore FA 4 Class Magazine PSA

ENGLISH PICTURE DESCRIPTION: FA 1 (VI – VIII) Duration- 1 period Marks- 10 A week before the activity the teacher will inform the students about conduction and assessment. A worksheet with a picture will be given to each child. The student will observe and apply imagination. Develop the plot. Students will be given 30 minutes to write what they perceive ,in a well organized manner. Write grammatically correct sentences. If it’s a story, can use conversational style too. Ideas (3), Correct use of language (3), Coherence (2), Imagination (2)

ENGLISH INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT: FA 2 (VI – VIII) Duration – Summer Break Marks – 10 A worksheet on interdisciplinary project will be given to the students describing the guidelines. EXTEMPORE: FA3 (VI – VIII) Duration- 2 periods Marks-10 The teacher will prepare 40 subtopics based on syllabus. Each student will pick one topic . Maximum 2 minutes will be allotted to each student to speak on the chosen topic. One student to be kept as a time keeper Content-4,Clarity-2,Confidence-2,Fluency-2

ENGLISH CLASS MAGAZINE: FA 4 (VI & VII) Duration – 2 periods Marks - 10 Date will be announced in advance. Students will be divided into groups of 6 or 7 according to the strength of the class. Each child will be asked to choose what he /she wants to contribute for the class Magazine. Teacher will suggest and help the students to choose the topics like, poetry writing, story writing, Facts ,Jokes, Biography etc. The page should neatly hand written on one side only IDEA -(3), WRITING STYLE/CONTENT -(3), CREATIVITY-( 2), PRESENTATION -(2)

ENGLISH PSA: FA 4 (VIII) Duration – 1 period Marks - 10 A question paper based on MCQ will be prepared by the teacher in 2 sets (Guidelines will be as per IX PSA)

HINDI VI VII VIII FA 1 Kavita Paath (Recitation) Abhinay Vartalaap (Conversation) FA 2 Interdisciplinary Project FA 3 Shabad Nirmaan (Word Building) Shrutbhav Grahan (Listening Comprehension) Bahuvikalpi Prashnotary (MCQ) FA 4 Varga Paheli (Crossword Puzzle)

HINDI KAVITA PAATH (RECITATION): FA 1 (VI) Duration 6 Periods Marks – 10 Students will be informed a week in advance about this activity. Learn a poem from the text book and recite it on the given date. Students will be called roll number wise to recite. Presentation-2, Confidence-2, Pronunciation-2, Continuity-2, Completion-2 ABHINAY (ROLE PLAY): FA1 (VII) Duration – 6 periods Marks - 10 Teacher will select a play from the Literature Text Book. The class will be divided into groups according to the strength. The students will be allowed to choose the character of their choice. They will enact the play in the class. Each group will be given ten minutes for enacting the play. Acting skill-3, Dialogue-3, Memory-2, Confidence-2

HINDI VAARTALAAP (Conversation): FA1 (VIII) Duration – 4 periods Marks - 10 Students will be informed a week in advance about this activity. Divide the class into pairs. Student will be allowed to choose a topic from 10 topics folded and kept in a box. They will enact the play in the class. Each group will be given 2 minutes to prepare and 5 minutes for conversation. Content (3), Fluency (3), Pronunciation( 2), Confidence (2) INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT: FA 2 (VI – VIII) Duration – Summer Break Marks – 10 A worksheet on interdisciplinary project will be given to the students describing the guidelines.

HINDI SHABAD NIRMAAN: FA 3 (VI) Duration- 1 period Marks - 10 Students will be informed a week in advance about the activity. Practice with other words will be done in the class. 5 words will be written on the black board by the teacher. They can choose any of them and build 10 words using the last letter of the previous word. Answer sheets will be provided by the teacher. Each correct word carries 1 mark BAHUVIKALPI PRASHNATRAY (MCQ):FA3 (VIII) Duration – 1 period Marks - 10 Teacher will prepare two sets of MCQ based on the syllabus. Each set will have 20 questions of ½ mark (Total 10 marks) Should be conducted in the same period by the parallel teachers

HINDI SHRUTBHAV GRAHAN(LISTENING COMPREHENSION ): FA3 (VII) Duration – 2 periods Marks - 10 The teacher will read a passage and students will listen attentively. Reading will be done twice in the class. Questionnaire will be given by the teacher. Students will respond in writing. This activity is mainly to test listening skills and check whether they understand words and phrases read. 10 questions will carry 1 mark each.

HINDI VARGA PAHELI (CROSS WORD ):FA4 (VI – VIII) Duration 1 period Marks : 10 Grammer related content will be given as cross word puzzle to be solve. Grammer topics will be informed to the students well in advance. Worksheet with the cross word puzzle will be given on the spot to the students with clues to be solved Each correct answer carries 1 mark

ARABIC VI VII VIII FA 1 Greetings in Arabic (Spoken) Listen and Answer Interdisciplinary Project FA 3 Communicative Arabic Level - 1 Level - 2 Self Introductions in Arabic . FA 4 Arabic Prayer song Oman National Anthem

ARABIC LISTEN AND ANSWER: FA 1 (VI & VII) GREETINGS IN ARABIC : FA 1 (VI) Duration – 6 Periods Marks – 10 Teacher will give some greetings in Arabic before hand. Teacher will evaluate each student by asking at least 4 questions. Content- 5, Fluency- 2,Clarity-3 LISTEN AND ANSWER: FA 1 (VI & VII) Duration – 8 periods Marks – 10 Teacher will give some Arabic dialogue before hand Teacher will evaluate each student by asking atleast 4 questions. Content – 5, Fluency– 2, Clarity - 3

ARABIC INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT: FA 2 (VI – VIII) Duration – Summer Break Marks – 10 A worksheet on interdisciplinary project will be given to the students describing the guidelines. SELF INTRODUCTION IN ARABIC (ORAL): FA 3 (VIII) Duration – 4 Periods Marks – 10 Teacher will give proper instructions about this activity before hand. Each student will introduce himself orally in Arabic. Content – 5, Fluency– 2, Clarity– 3

ARABIC COMMUNICATIVE ARABIC LEVEL-1: FA 3 (VI) Duration – 6 Periods Marks – 10 Few basic Arabic dialogues will be given to the students before hand. Two or three students will take part in one conversation. Dialogues – 5, clarity - 3, Pronunciation – 2 COMMUNICATIVE ARABIC LEVEL-2: FA 3 (VII) Duration – 8 Periods Marks – 10 Two or more than two students will select a topic for Arabic conversation Each student should speak atleast 5 sentences in Arabic. Content – 5, Clarity – 3, Fluency – 2

ARABIC OMAN NATIONAL ANTHEM: FA 4 (VIII) Duration – 2 Periods Marks – 10 Students will be divided into 6 six groups Teacher will teach the Oman National Anthem with proper pronunciation and intonation before hand.. Content Accuracy – 3, Pronunciation - 3, Expression – 2, Memory - 2 ARABIC PRAYER SONG: FA 4 (VI & VII) Duration – 2 Periods Marks – 10 Students will be divided into 6 six groups Teacher will teach the prayer song with proper pronunciation and intonation before hand.. Content Accuracy – 3, Pronunciation - 3, Expression – 2, Memory - 2

MALAYALAM VI VII FA 1 Role play Poem Recitation FA 2 Interdisciplinary Project FA 3 Chart making Crossword Puzzle FA 4 Extempore Class Magazine

MALAYALAM ROLEPLAY: FA 1 (VI) Duration – 4 Periods Marks – 10 Class will be divided into groups according to the strength. 3 common topics will be given to choose before hand. The student will be allowed to choose the character of their choice. Acting skill- 2, Dialogues- 2,Pronounciation-2,Team work – 2 Confidence - 2 POEM RECITATION: FA 1 (VII) Duration – 4 Periods Marks – 10 Students will be informed a week before the activity Learn a poem from the text book and recite it on the given day Student will be called roll number wise to recite Presentation- 2, Completion- 2,Pronounciation-2,Continuity – 2 Confidence - 2

MALAYALAM INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT: FA 2 (VI – VIII) Duration – Summer Break Marks – 10 A worksheet on interdisciplinary project will be given to the students describing the guidelines. CROSS WORD PUZZLE: FA 3 (VII) Duration – 1 Period Marks – 10 A crossword puzzle with 10 clues will be made by the teacher based on the syllabus. Clues and hints will be provided using which student will have to complete the puzzle. For each correct answer 1 mark will be alotted

MALAYALAM CHART MAKING: FA 3 (VI) Duration – 2 Periods Marks – 10 Teacher will give proper instruction about the activity before hand. Teacher will give one topic for chart making. Teacher will observe and supervise. Content /Accuracy – 4, Neatness – 2, Spelling - 4 EXTEMPORE: FA 4 (VI) Duration – 2 Periods Marks – 10 Teacher will prepare sub topics based on the syllabus. Each student will pick one topic Maximum 2 minutes will be allotted to each student to speak on the chosen topic Content – 3, Clarity – 2, Fluency – 3, Confidence – 2.

MALAYALAM CLASS MAGAZINE: FA 4 (VII) Duration – 2 periods Marks - 10 Date will be announced in advance. Students will be divided into groups of 6 or 7 according to the strength of the class. Each child will be asked to choose what he /she wants to contribute for the class Magazine. Teacher will suggest and help the students to choose the topics like, poetry writing, story writing, Facts ,Jokes, Biography etc. The page should neatly hand written on one side only Idea -(3), writingstyle/content -(3), creativity-( 2), presentation -(2)

SANSKRIT VI VII FA 1 Recitation FA 2 Interdisciplinary Project FA 3 Picture description Paragraph writing FA 4 Extempore Conversation in Sanskrit

SANSKRIT RECITATION: FA 1 (VI & VII) Duration – 4 periods Marks - 10 Recite any two Sanskrit shlokas. Content - 2,Expression – 2,Voice Modulation – 2, Memory – 2, Pronounciation - 2 INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT: FA 2 (VI & VII) Duration – Summer Break Marks – 10 A worksheet on interdisciplinary project will be given to the students describing the guidelines.

SANSKRIT PICTURE DESCRIPTION: FA 3 (VI) Duration- 1 period Marks- 10 A week before the activity the teacher will inform the students about conduction and assessment. A worksheet with a picture will be given to each child. The student will observe and apply imagination. Develop the plot. Students will be given 30 minutes to write what they perceive ,in a well organized manner. Write grammatically correct sentences. If it’s a story, can use conversational style too. Ideas (3), Correct use of language (3), Coherence (2), Imagination (2)

SANSKRIT PARAGRAPH WRITING: FA 3 (VII) Duration – 1 period Marks - 10 Teacher will give the topic a week advance and describe the activity Student will write a paragraph on a A4 size paper on any one topic from those given by the teacher. Content – 2,Presentation – 2,Neatness – 2, Grammer – 2,Ideas - 2

SANSKRIT CONVERSATION IN SANSKRIT: FA 4 (VII) Duration – 6 Periods Marks – 10 Few basic Sanskrit dialogues will be given to the students before hand. Two or three students will take part in one conversation. Dialogues – 5, clarity - 3, Pronunciation – 2 EXTEMPORE: FA 4 (VI) Duration – 2 Periods Marks – 10 Teacher will prepare sub topics based on the syllabus. Each student will pick one topic Maximum 2 minutes will be allotted to each student to speak on the chosen topic Content – 3, Clarity – 2, Fluency – 3, Confidence – 2.

MATHS VI VII VIII FA 1 Crossword Puzzle FA 2 Interdisciplinary Project MCQ FA 4 PSA

MATHEMATICS CROSSWORD: FA 1 (VI – VIII) Duration 1 period Marks : 10 A cross word puzzle with 10 clues will be made by the teacher based on the syllabus. Clues and hints will be provided using which student will have to complete the puzzle. For each correct answer 1 mark will be allotted. Peer correction INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT: FA 2 (VI – VIII) Duration – Summer Break Marks – 10 A worksheet on interdisciplinary project will be given to the students describing the guidelines.

MATHEMATICS Duration – 2 periods Marks – 10 PROJECT :FA 3 (VI & VII) Duration – 2 periods Marks – 10 The class will be divided into groups, each group will comprise of 7 students. Project topics will be allotted to the groups. Students will collect the relevant information and complete the project in class. originality:2, presentation:3, conclusion:2, explanation: 3marks MCQ: FA 3 (VIII) & FA 4 (VI & VII) Duration – 1 period Marks - 10 Teacher will prepare two sets of MCQ based on the syllabus. Each set will have 20 questions of ½ mark (Total 10 marks) Correction: peer correction Should be conducted in the same period by the parallel teachers

MATHEMATICS PSA: FA 4 (VIII) Duration – 1 period Marks - 10 A question paper based on MCQ will be prepared by the teacher in 2 sets (Guidelines will be as per IX PSA)

SOCIAL SCIENCE VI VII VIII FA 1 Picture Analysis FA 2 Interdisciplinary Project FA 3 MCQ Industrial Visit & Report writing FA 4 Identification and Map pointing PSA

SOCIAL SCIENCE PICTURE ANALYSIS: FA 1 (VI – VIII) Duration -1 period Marks-10 Teacher will select 2 pictures relevant to Soc .Sc. topic Picture will be distributed to the students Students will decipher the picture and give suitable caption . Students will write ten meaningful sentences describing the picture. Identification -1 concept- 2, caption- 2 sentences- 5

SOCIAL SCIENCE INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT: FA 2 (VI – VIII) Duration – Summer Break Marks – 10 A worksheet on interdisciplinary project will be given to the students describing the guidelines. MCQ: FA 3 (VI & VII) Duration – 1 period Marks - 10 Teacher will prepare two sets of MCQ based on the syllabus. Each set will have 20 questions of ½ mark (Total 10 marks) Correction: peer correction Should be conducted in the same period by the parallel teachers

SOCIAL SCIENCE INDUSTRIAL VISIT AND REPORT WRITING: FA 3 (VIII) Duration: 2 periods Marks: 10 A trip to an industry will be arranged section wise Students will observe , collect data and write the report. Discipline -2, data collection-2, presentation-2 report writing- 4 IDENTIFICATION AND MAP POINTING: FA 4 (VI & VII) Duration – 1 Period Marks – 10 Teacher will select one map relevant to the Social science topic and it will be distributed to the students The activity will contain 10 questions based on the syllabus to identify and to do map pointing on the given map. Each correct answer will be given 1 mark.

SOCIAL SCIENCE PSA: FA 4 (VIII) Duration – 1 period Marks - 10 A question paper based on MCQ will be prepared by the teacher in 2 sets (Guidelines will be as per IX PSA)

SCIENCE VI VII VIII FA 1 MCQ FA 2 Interdisciplinary Project FA 3 Identify & Rectify FA 4 Crossword PSA

SCIENCE MCQ: FA 1 (VI – VIII) Duration – 1 period Marks - 10 Teacher will prepare two sets of MCQ based on the syllabus. Each set will have 20 questions of ½ mark (Total 10 marks) Correction: peer correction Should be conducted in the same period by the parallel teachers INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT: FA 2 (VI – VIII) Duration – Summer Break Marks – 10 A worksheet on interdisciplinary project will be given to the students describing the guidelines.

SCIENCE IDENTIFY AND RECTIFY THE ERRORS: FA 3 (VI -VIII) Duration 1 period Marks : 10 Before conduction on the previous day, teacher will describe the activity in the class in one period with example on the board. From the given topics of FA-3 a paragraph/statements will be given. Students will read the paragraph/statements ,identify the error and rectify it. Identification1/2x10=5, Rectification1/2x10=5 Peer correction. Eg. In desert plants, the roots are reduced to spines Identify Rectify roots leaves

SCIENCE CROSS WORD : FA 4 (VI & VII) Duration 1 period Marks : 10 A cross word puzzle with 10 clues will be made by the teacher. based on the syllabus. Clues and hints will be provided using which student will have to complete the puzzle. For each correct answer 1 mark will be allotted. Peer correction PSA: FA 4 (VIII) Duration – 1 period Marks - 10 A question paper based on MCQ will be prepared by the teacher in 2 sets (Guidelines will be as per IX PSA)

CO-SCHOLASTIC ASSESSMENT 2(A)LIFE SKILLS Grades will be awarded by the class Teacher with the help of Subject Teachers Common year plan to be made by the subject teachers. 2(B)WORK EXPERIENCE Teachers will have common year plan class wise. Grades will be awarded by the Computer Teacher. 2(C) VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS Grades will be awarded by the Art Teacher. 2(D) ATTITUDES Class teachers with the help of the subject Teachers will award the grades.

CO-SCHOLASTIC ASSESSMENT 3A CO-SCHOLASTIC GRADES WILL BE GIVEN BY Literary & Creative Skills- English Teachers Scientific Skills- Science Teachers Eco club –Eco club In-charge Photography club - Photography club In-charge Health and wellness club - Health and wellness club In-charge 3B CO-SCHOLASTIC GRADES WILL BE GIVEN BY Sports Activities- Sports Teacher Scouts & guides- Scouts & Guides Teachers.

CO-SCHOLASTIC ASSESSMENT Co-Scholastic areas can be assessed by standardized tests, such skills can also be reasonably assessed on the basis of displayed behaviour by the students. The teachers need to maintain methodical documentation of students’ participation and behaviour in different situations and activities. Teachers will maintain The record of the evidences. eg.Drawing,Painting, Photographs, Videos, Write-ups, Copies of Essays ,Sample of charts etc., Rating at the end of the final term Annual Assessment All Teachers need to go through CCE manual for Teachers classes VI to VIII & Classes IX & X (Revised Edition) Value education kits with cards and CDs are available

CO-SCHOLASTIC ASSESSMENT Self Awareness To be explained by the Class Teacher (Goals,Strengths,Interests&Hobbies , Achievements etc.,)

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