WBCHSE HS First Language Santali study plan
WBCHSE HS First Language Santali · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Prose (Gadyo) - prescribed Santali prose texts: comprehension, theme, character, style & Grammar and Language Structure (Byakoron) - sandhi, samas, karok, sabda-bhed, transformation, correction
Read every prescribed Gadyo (prose) lesson once aloud and annotate each paragraph with its central idea in Santali
List 25 difficult Santali words from the prose texts with Ol Chiki spellings and Santali meanings
Review sandhi rules (svara sandhi, byanjana sandhi) and solve 30 sandhi-splitting exercises
Write a 150-word summary of two prose lessons from memory without looking at the text
Your checkpoint
A handwritten notebook with prose summaries for all prescribed Gadyo lessons plus 30 solved sandhi exercises
Prose (Gadyo) - prescribed Santali prose texts: comprehension, theme, character, style & Composition and Writing Skills - essay, letter, report, notice, paragraph, translation
Analyse characters and themes of three prescribed prose lessons and write character sketches of two main characters
Draft one descriptive essay of 250 words in Santali on a familiar local topic
Draft one personal letter and one application letter in Santali following the prescribed format
Correct 20 deliberately faulty sentences taken from your own essay drafts
Your checkpoint
Two polished essays (250 words each) and two formatted letters in Santali, checked against a self-made grammar checklist
Poetry (Kobita) - prescribed Santali poems: appreciation, imagery, poetic devices, central idea & Grammar and Language Structure (Byakoron) - sandhi, samas, karok, sabda-bhed, transformation, correction
Recite each prescribed Kobita (poem) aloud twice and mark rhyme, rhythm and refrain patterns
Identify and label at least five poetic devices (upama, rupok, anupras, atisayokti, punorukti) in each poem with line references
Write the central idea of every poem in 80-100 words
Solve 30 samas (compound) exercises and classify each compound type
Your checkpoint
A poem-by-poem chart listing central idea, imagery and at least five poetic devices with quoted lines, plus 30 solved samas items
Poetry (Kobita) - prescribed Santali poems: appreciation, imagery, poetic devices, central idea & Drama / One-act Play (Natok) - prescribed dramatic texts: plot, dialogue, conflict, characterization
Summarise the plot of the prescribed Natok (drama/one-act play) act by act in your own words
Map the conflict and turning points of the play on a one-page timeline
Write character sketches of the protagonist and the antagonist with supporting dialogue references
Memorise and note eight important dialogue lines and explain why each matters
Your checkpoint
A complete plot-and-character study sheet for the prescribed Natok, including a conflict timeline and eight quoted dialogue lines
Drama / One-act Play (Natok) - prescribed dramatic texts: plot, dialogue, conflict, characterization & Unseen Comprehension and Vocabulary - passage-based questions, word meaning, antonym/synonym, idiom
Answer 15 passage-based unseen comprehension questions in Santali under a 20-minute timer each
Build a vocabulary log of 40 words with synonyms, antonyms and Ol Chiki spellings
Learn and use 15 Santali idioms (bagdhara) correctly in original sentences
Draft a short dramatic scene of 150 words using dialogue and stage directions in Santali
Your checkpoint
A timed unseen-comprehension set scored out of 30 plus an idiom-and-vocabulary log of 40 entries with original sentences
Rapid Reader / Supplementary Text - extensive reading text: summary, theme, character sketches & Composition and Writing Skills - essay, letter, report, notice, paragraph, translation
Read the Rapid Reader / supplementary text fully and write a chapter-wise summary in Santali
Prepare character sketches of three major figures from the supplementary text
Write one report and one notice in Santali on a school or community event
Translate a 150-word passage from Bengali or English into Santali and self-check for accuracy
Your checkpoint
A supplementary-text summary booklet (chapter summaries plus three character sketches) and one report, one notice and one translation
Grammar and Language Structure (Byakoron) - sandhi, samas, karok, sabda-bhed, transformation, correction & Unseen Comprehension and Vocabulary - passage-based questions, word meaning, antonym/synonym, idiom
Revise all karok (case) markers and solve 30 karok-identification exercises
Practise sabda-bhed (word classification) and sentence transformation on 25 items
Complete two full-length unseen passages with vocabulary questions under exam timing
Re-test yourself on the 40-word vocabulary log and correct every wrong entry
Your checkpoint
A grammar error log recording every mistake from 80 solved items, with the corrected rule written beside each
Project Work / Internal Assessment - project report, viva, classroom participation & Prose (Gadyo) - prescribed Santali prose texts: comprehension, theme, character, style
Finalise the project report with title page, objectives, methodology, findings and conclusion in Santali
Rehearse viva answers on the project topic for 15 minutes and note weak points
Re-read all Gadyo lessons and answer two full-length prose question sets under timed conditions
Take one full mock paper covering all domains and review every error
Your checkpoint
A submitted-ready project report plus a scored full mock paper with a written error-review sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Can summarise any prescribed prose lesson in 150 words and write a correctly formatted Santali letter without notes
Week 4: Can recite two poems from memory, name five poetic devices in each, and explain the Natok's conflict in under three minutes
Week 6: Scores at least 70% on a timed unseen-comprehension set and has a complete supplementary-text summary booklet
Week 8: Completes a full mock paper within the time limit, scoring at least 60% overall, with the project report ready for submission