UPMSP High School Persian study plan
UPMSP High School Persian · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Reading comprehension of prescribed Persian prose texts & Persian script, orthography, and vocabulary
List all prescribed prose lessons and rank them by length and vocabulary density
Read the first two prose texts aloud, marking every unfamiliar word with its dictionary form
Create a 150-item vocabulary log grouped by lesson, recording meaning in Hindi/Urdu and English
Map the Persian script variants (initial, medial, final, isolated) for the 32 letters and flag the four commonly confused pairs
Write a 100-word summary of one prose passage using only vocabulary from the log
Your checkpoint
A dated vocabulary log of 150 entries plus a one-page script-variant chart with confused-letter pairs highlighted.
Reading comprehension of prescribed Persian prose texts & Persian grammar and applied usage
Complete the remaining prose lessons, writing a three-sentence gist for each without looking back
Identify and tabulate every izafat construction in the prose texts, noting noun-adjective and noun-noun patterns
Drill subject-object-verb order by rewriting ten Hindi/Urdu sentences into Persian
Classify 40 verbs from the prose lessons into past and present stems and conjugate them for all persons
Answer five comprehension questions per prose lesson in full Persian sentences
Your checkpoint
A 25-item comprehension answer set in Persian, with an izafat pattern table and a 40-verb stem list.
Persian grammar and applied usage & Translation between Persian and Hindi/Urdu/English
Master the present and past continuous tenses by converting 20 prose sentences into each tense
Apply the rules for the ezafe after silent he and after vowels by correcting 15 deliberately flawed phrases
Translate ten short prose paragraphs from Persian into Hindi/Urdu, then back-translate to check fidelity
Build a table of 30 Persian prepositions and conjunctions with Hindi/Urdu and English equivalents
Complete a timed 20-minute translation of one unseen 120-word Persian prose passage
Your checkpoint
A bilingual glossary table of 30 function words and a timed unseen translation scored against a self-made rubric.
Reading comprehension of prescribed Persian poetry texts & Literary history and biography of prescribed authors and poets
Memorise the opening couplets of all prescribed poetry texts and recite them with correct metre
Annotate each poem for theme, imagery, and the poet's biographical context in the margin
Write a 120-word note on the life and literary contribution of each prescribed poet
Identify rhetorical devices (tashbih, isti'ara, majaz) in five couplets and name each device
Scan three couplets into bahr by marking short and long syllables
Your checkpoint
A poetry annotation sheet covering every prescribed poem with theme, device, and a 120-word poet biography for each.
Reading comprehension of prescribed Persian poetry texts & Persian grammar and applied usage & Literary history and biography of prescribed authors and poets
Explain the central idea of each prescribed poem in 80 words of Persian prose
Complete 30 grammar transformation exercises covering negation, interrogation, and pluralisation
Match each prescribed author to period, region, and one major work in a timeline
Compare two poems on a shared theme in a 150-word Persian paragraph
Self-test on 20 multiple-choice grammar items and log every error by rule type
Your checkpoint
An error log from the grammar self-test with rule categories, plus a one-page literary timeline of prescribed authors.
Translation between Persian and Hindi/Urdu/English & Persian script, orthography, and vocabulary
Translate ten prescribed poetry couplets into Hindi/Urdu while preserving the image, not just the words
Practise dictation of 50 words containing te, ze, se, and zal to fix orthographic confusions
Write a 200-word Persian passage on a familiar topic, then proofread it for spelling and izafat errors
Convert five Persian sentences into English and compare register with the Hindi/Urdu version
Compile a 50-item list of homographs and near-homographs with disambiguating examples
Your checkpoint
A dictation sheet scored for accuracy plus a 50-item homograph list with example sentences.
Composition and letter/application writing & Reading comprehension of prescribed Persian prose texts
Draft a formal Persian letter of application using the prescribed format and salutation conventions
Write a 250-word Persian essay on a prescribed prose theme with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion
Re-read two prose lessons and answer five inference questions that require combining details
Edit the letter and essay for agreement, tense consistency, and preposition choice
Memorise ten formulaic phrases for openings and closings of formal correspondence
Your checkpoint
A polished formal letter and a 250-word Persian essay, both self-edited with a correction checklist.
Reading comprehension of prescribed Persian prose texts & Reading comprehension of prescribed Persian poetry texts & Persian grammar and applied usage & Translation between Persian and Hindi/Urdu/English & Persian script, orthography, and vocabulary & Literary history and biography of prescribed authors and poets & Composition and letter/application writing
Sit a full-length timed mock paper covering all seven domains under exam conditions
Score the mock by domain and rank the three weakest areas for final revision
Re-drill the 50 highest-frequency vocabulary items and 20 grammar rules flagged in earlier error logs
Recite all memorised poetry couplets once and write one unseen translation from each direction
Review the literary timeline and poet biographies in a 30-minute rapid recall session
Your checkpoint
A completed timed mock paper with a domain-wise score sheet and a final one-page revision sheet of weak points.
Milestones
Week 2: Can summarise any prescribed prose lesson in three Persian sentences and conjugate 40 lesson verbs in past and present without notes.
Week 4: Can recite the opening couplets of every prescribed poem and state each poet's period and one major work from memory.
Week 6: Scores at least 80% on the dictation sheet and completes a 120-word unseen translation within 20 minutes with no script errors.
Week 8: Achieves at least 60% overall on the timed mock paper with no domain below 50%, and has a written list of the three weakest areas for final revision.