UPMSP High School Persian study materials
UPMSP High School Persian study resources

UPMSP High School Persian study plan

UPMSP High School Persian · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

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.

Week 2

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.

Week 3

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.

Week 4

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.

Week 5

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.

Week 6

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.

Week 7

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.

Week 8

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.