BSEB Matric Persian (Optional) study plan
BSEB Matric Persian (Optional) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Prescribed prose text - comprehension, theme, and character/idea analysis & Persian script, orthography, and correct pronunciation/recitation conventions
Read the full prescribed prose lesson aloud twice, marking every word whose script shape or vowel marking you cannot justify.
Write out 40 difficult words from the prose lesson by hand, copying the printed form exactly, and check letter joining (ittisal) and non-joining (infisal) forms.
Build a one-page chart of the Persian letters in initial, medial, final, and isolated positions with their pronunciation values.
Summarise the first half of the prose lesson in five Persian sentences using vocabulary taken from the text itself.
Your checkpoint
A handwritten notebook section containing the 40-word script drill, the letter-position chart, and the five-sentence Persian summary of the lesson's first half.
Prescribed prose text - comprehension, theme, and character/idea analysis & Vocabulary (alfaz) and idiomatic expressions (muhawarat)
Extract and memorise 50 content words (nouns, verbs, adjectives) from the prescribed prose lesson with their Hindi/Urdu meanings.
Identify the central theme of the prose lesson and list three textual sentences that support it.
Analyse two characters or ideas in the lesson, writing two Persian sentences of evidence for each.
Match 20 idiomatic expressions (muhawarat) to their meanings and use 10 of them in original Persian sentences.
Your checkpoint
A vocabulary-and-theme sheet: 50 words with meanings, a theme statement with three supporting quotations, and 10 original sentences using muhawarat.
Prescribed poetry text - appreciation, theme, and poetic devices & Persian script, orthography, and correct pronunciation/recitation conventions
Recite the prescribed poem aloud with correct metre and pronunciation, recording yourself once and noting three faults to fix.
Scan the poem into its feet (arkān) and mark the taqti' on a printed copy.
Identify and name four poetic devices present in the poem (tashbih, isti'ara, majaz, radif/qaafiya) with one example each.
Paraphrase the poem's opening four lines into simple Persian prose.
Your checkpoint
An annotated copy of the poem showing scansion marks, four labelled devices with examples, and a written prose paraphrase of the first four lines.
Prescribed poetry text - appreciation, theme, and poetic devices & Prescribed prose text - comprehension, theme, and character/idea analysis
Write a 120-word Persian appreciation of the poem covering theme, tone, and two devices, without copying the textbook's notes.
Compare the theme of the poem with the theme of the prose lesson in five Persian sentences.
Memorise and recite the full poem from memory with fewer than three hesitations.
Answer five exam-style short questions on the poetry text in Persian under timed conditions.
Your checkpoint
A timed mock answer set (five short poetry questions) plus a 120-word written appreciation, self-marked against the textbook.
Grammar (qawa'id): word formation, morphology, and sentence structure & Vocabulary (alfaz) and idiomatic expressions (muhawarat)
Drill verb morphology: conjugate 15 common Persian verbs across past, present, and future, and form their participles.
Practise word formation: derive nouns, adjectives, and plurals from 20 roots using suffixes such as -ī, -gār, -mand, and the plural markers -hā and -ān.
Build 15 correct Persian sentences demonstrating subject-object-verb order and the izāfat construction.
Revise the 50-word vocabulary list from week 2 and add 30 new words including 10 muhawarat.
Your checkpoint
A grammar workbook page with the 15-verb conjugation table, 20 derivations, 15 model sentences, and an updated 80-word vocabulary list.
Translation: Persian-to-Hindi/Urdu and Hindi/Urdu-to-Persian passages and sentences & Grammar (qawa'id): word formation, morphology, and sentence structure
Translate ten Persian sentences from the prescribed texts into Hindi/Urdu, then back-translate to check accuracy.
Translate eight Hindi/Urdu sentences into Persian, focusing on correct verb endings and word order.
Complete a 45-minute timed translation passage (Persian to Hindi/Urdu) and correct your own errors.
Review grammar errors found in your translations and write rules for the three most frequent mistakes.
Your checkpoint
A translation portfolio of 18 sentences plus one timed passage, with a short error-analysis note listing the three recurring mistakes and their rules.
Composition (insha) and letter/application writing in Persian & Reading comprehension of an unseen Persian passage
Write one formal Persian letter (darkhwāst) of 100-120 words using correct salutation and closing formulas.
Write one Persian composition (inshā) of 150 words on a familiar topic with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion.
Read an unseen Persian passage of about 150 words and answer five comprehension questions in Persian within 20 minutes.
Draft and revise one application letter, correcting script and spelling errors on the second draft.
Your checkpoint
A composition folder containing one letter (first and revised drafts), one 150-word inshā, and a completed unseen-passage comprehension set with answers.
Prescribed prose text - comprehension, theme, and character/idea analysis & Prescribed poetry text - appreciation, theme, and poetic devices & Grammar (qawa'id): word formation, morphology, and sentence structure & Translation: Persian-to-Hindi/Urdu and Hindi/Urdu-to-Persian passages and sentences & Composition (insha) and letter/application writing in Persian & Vocabulary (alfaz) and idiomatic expressions (muhawarat) & Reading comprehension of an unseen Persian passage & Persian script, orthography, and correct pronunciation/recitation conventions
Sit two full-length timed mock papers covering all eight domains and record section-wise scores.
Re-read both prescribed texts and recite the poem once more from memory.
Review your error log and redo every question you answered wrongly in weeks 5-7.
Drill the 20 weakest vocabulary and muhawarat items until you can recall them without prompts.
Your checkpoint
Two completed mock papers with scores, a corrected error log, and a one-page final revision sheet of weak items.
Milestones
Week 2: You can read any sentence of the prescribed prose lesson aloud without hesitation and state its central theme with three supporting quotations in Persian.
Week 4: You can recite the prescribed poem from memory and write a 120-word Persian appreciation naming at least two poetic devices with examples.
Week 6: You score at least 70% on a self-marked set of 18 translation sentences (Persian-Hindi/Urdu both ways) with no repeated grammar error.
Week 8: You complete two full mock papers within time, scoring at least 60% overall and at least 50% in every domain.