WBBSE Madhyamik First Language Santali study plan
WBBSE Madhyamik First Language Santali · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Prose (gadya) - comprehension and textual understanding & Prescribed literature - authors, contexts and textual detail
Read every prescribed prose (gadya) lesson once aloud, marking unfamiliar Santali words in a personal glossary
Summarise each prose lesson in 5–6 original Santali sentences from memory
List the author and central message of each prose piece in a two-column table
Answer 10 short comprehension questions on the first three prose lessons without looking at the text
Your checkpoint
A handwritten notebook containing a per-lesson summary, author table and glossary of at least 60 marked words for all prose lessons
Prose (gadya) - comprehension and textual understanding & Prescribed literature - authors, contexts and textual detail
Re-read each prose lesson and underline passages that carry theme, character or moral
Write 3–4 sentence answers to 15 textual questions drawn across the prose syllabus
Compare two prose lessons that share a social or moral theme and state the difference in one paragraph
Memorise key names, places and events from each prose lesson for factual recall
Your checkpoint
A set of 15 written short answers (3–4 sentences each) with a one-paragraph thematic comparison of two lessons
Poetry (padya) - comprehension, theme and poetic devices & Prescribed literature - authors, contexts and textual detail
Read each prescribed poem (padya) aloud twice, noting rhythm and line breaks
Identify and name the central theme and mood of every poem
Mark and label at least three poetic devices (simile, metaphor, alliteration, repetition) per poem with the exact line
Explain the meaning of difficult poetic words and phrases in plain Santali
Your checkpoint
A poetry chart listing, for each poem: theme, mood, three labelled devices with quoted lines, and a plain-language paraphrase
Grammar and language structure (sandhi, samas, karak, verb forms, sentence transformation)
Revise sandhi rules prescribed in the syllabus and split 30 sandhi-bound words into their components
Join 30 given word pairs correctly using the prescribed sandhi rules
Classify 25 compound words (samas) by type and justify each classification
Identify karak (case relations) in 25 sentences by labelling the case marker and its function
Your checkpoint
A graded self-test of 30 sandhi splits, 30 sandhi joins, 25 samas classifications and 25 karak identifications, scored and with errors corrected in red
Grammar and language structure (sandhi, samas, karak, verb forms, sentence transformation) & Vocabulary, idiom and word usage
Conjugate 20 common Santali verbs across present, past and future forms in a table
Transform 25 sentences between affirmative, negative, interrogative and imperative forms
Rewrite 15 sentences changing voice or emphasis as the grammar section requires
Compile 40 idioms and fixed expressions with meaning and one original example sentence each
Use 20 new vocabulary items from the glossary in original sentences
Your checkpoint
A verb-conjugation and sentence-transformation worksheet (65 items) plus an idiom booklet of 40 entries with original example sentences
Vocabulary, idiom and word usage & Composition: essay and paragraph writing
Match 30 idioms to their correct meanings in a self-made quiz and score it
Replace underlined words in 20 sentences with precise synonyms or idioms
Write two full essays of 250–300 words each on prescribed-style topics using a clear introduction, body and conclusion
Write three paragraphs of 100–120 words each on given topics within a 15-minute limit per paragraph
Your checkpoint
Two completed essays and three timed paragraphs, plus a scored idiom-matching quiz with corrections
Applied writing: letter, report, notice and dialogue & Composition: essay and paragraph writing
Draft two formal letters (application and complaint) in correct Santali format with proper salutation and closing
Write one notice and one short report following the prescribed layout and word limits
Compose two dialogues of 8–10 exchanges each on everyday situations
Time one essay and one letter under exam conditions and self-mark against a format checklist
Your checkpoint
A portfolio containing two letters, one notice, one report, two dialogues and one timed mock piece, each checked against a format checklist
Prose (gadya) - comprehension and textual understanding & Poetry (padya) - comprehension, theme and poetic devices & Prescribed literature - authors, contexts and textual detail & Grammar and language structure (sandhi, samas, karak, verb forms, sentence transformation) & Vocabulary, idiom and word usage & Composition: essay and paragraph writing & Applied writing: letter, report, notice and dialogue
Take two full-length mock papers under timed conditions and mark them against the domain weightings
Re-read every flagged error from weeks 1–7 and rewrite the corrected answer
Recite the poetry chart and prose author table from memory to confirm retention
Drill 20 weak grammar items identified in the mocks until each is answered correctly twice
Your checkpoint
Two completed timed mock papers with scores per domain, a corrected error log, and a one-page final revision sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Can summarise any prose lesson in 5–6 original Santali sentences and answer factual questions on author, theme and event without the text
Week 4: Scores at least 75% on the combined sandhi, samas and karak self-test, with all errors corrected and explained
Week 6: Produces a 250–300 word essay with clear structure in under 40 minutes and scores at least 30/40 on the idiom quiz
Week 7: Writes a correctly formatted formal letter and notice without a model, meeting layout and word-limit requirements
Week 8: Scores at least 60% overall on both timed mocks with no domain below 50%, and the error log is fully corrected