Assam ASSEB HS Alternative English study plan

Read every prescribed prose selection once and write a one-line summary of each in your own words

List the main characters, setting, and central conflict for each prose piece in a two-column table

Define 15 literary terms (theme, irony, symbol, satire, narrative voice, and similar) with one example drawn from a prose text you read

Mark and look up every unfamiliar word from the prose selections in a personal vocabulary log

Write a 150-word analytical paragraph on theme for three different prose selections

Identify and quote two supporting textual details per paragraph and explain how each supports your claim

Compare two prose pieces that share a theme and state one clear point of difference

Answer four practice short-answer questions on prose in timed conditions (8 minutes each)

Read every prescribed poem aloud twice and note its form, rhyme scheme, and stanza pattern

Annotate each poem for imagery, figurative language, and tone, labelling at least three devices per poem

Write a 120-word paraphrase of each poem's literal meaning before interpreting it

Define 10 poetic terms (metre, enjambment, caesura, allusion, conceit, and similar) and locate one example of each in the prescribed poems

Write two full poetry appreciation answers (200-250 words) using a fixed structure: subject, form, devices, effect, theme

Practise two unseen passages under timed conditions (12 minutes each), answering inference and vocabulary-in-context questions

Summarise each unseen passage in one sentence before answering to confirm global comprehension

Review weeks 1-3 notes and rewrite any weak paragraph identified in your self-marking

Read the prescribed long fiction or supplementary reader in scheduled daily blocks and finish it this week

Build a chapter-by-chapter timeline of plot, tracking cause and effect between major events

Profile four major characters: motivations, changes, and relationships, each with two supporting incidents

Draft three essay-style questions on the text and outline answers with a thesis and three body points each

Write one full long-fiction essay (300-350 words) with a clear thesis, textual evidence, and a conclusion that answers the question directly

Complete 40 grammar items covering tense, subject-verb agreement, articles, prepositions, and sentence transformation

Convert ten sentences between direct and indirect speech and ten between active and passive voice

Log every grammar error by category and redo the five most frequent categories

Write one argumentative essay (350-400 words) with a stated position, three developed reasons, and a counterargument addressed

Draft a formal letter, a report, and a notice, each following its correct layout and register

Edit all four pieces for cohesion, paragraphing, and precise vocabulary, producing a before-and-after version of one

Complete 30 mixed grammar and usage items in 25 minutes and review each wrong answer

Sit two full-length mock papers under exam timing and mark them strictly against the domain weightings

Re-read only your summary sheets, poetry portfolio, and novel pack rather than the full texts

Rewrite your three weakest answers from the mocks using the structures practised earlier

Recite from memory 25 literary and poetic terms with one example each, and 30 logged vocabulary words in context