Std. 9
Std. 9
Class 9
Text Book – Discovering Myself – 9 – Fr. Andre Bruylants, SJ, Carol Braganza,
Anuradha Choudhury Published by : Oxford University Press
I Semester
Chapters 1 – 7
CHAPTER VALUE
1. Thinking Of The Future Making The Right Career Choice
2. From The Heart Dealing With Feelings
3. The Generation Gap Bridging The Gap Through Dialogue
4. The World O Friendship Nurturing Friendship
5. Born To Be Me Accepting Gender Differences
6. The Dark Road Down Dealing With Anxiety
7. Dignity For All Acknowledging Human Dignity
NB: Be familiar with the school diary.
II Semester
Chapters 8 – 14
CHAPTER VALUE
8. The Gamut of Human Rights Respecting Human Rights
9. The Plight Of The Girl Child Protecting The Girl Child
10. Corruption In Public Life Examining Corruption
11. The Land Is Sacred Protecting The Environment
12. A Planet To Heal Resisting Consumerism
13. Welcome To The Media World Analyzing Media Projections
14. Becoming A Communicator Communicating Effectively
NB: Be familiar with the school diary.
Assessment Pattern :
Part I : Internal Assessment [50 Marks]
1. General Behaviour
(Attendance, Regularity & Promptness to Class, Uniform ,
Cleanliness, Politeness etc.) - 5 Marks
2. Class Participation etc. - 5 Marks
3. Written Work, Scrap Book, Bulletin Board etc. - 5 Marks
4. Social Sensitivity/Helpfulness especially to the
poor and the weak - 10 Marks
5. Participation in Sports & Games - 25 marks
Text Books: - 1) Total English-9 (Revised Edition )By P.Pinto, Xavier Pinto. Publisher: Morning Star.
Ist SEMESTER
Question Pattern and Internal Assessment as per Council direction (refer to ICSE March 2021
Regulations& Syllabuses Booklet)
WEEKLY TEST
1st Weekly Test – Letter Writing.
2nd Weekly Test - Comprehension passage.
IInd SEMESTER
Question Pattern and Internal Assessment as per Council direction (refer to ICSE March 2021
Regulations& Syllabuses Booklet)
WEEKLY TEST
Ist Weekly Test – Writing a notice (5 Marks) and e-mail (5 Marks)
2nd Weekly Test – Comprehension passage
Assessment :
Two assessments in the First Semester and one assessment in the Second Semester based on Listening
and Speaking skills. Kindly refer to pages 15 , 16, 17 & 18 of the ICSE March 2021 Regulations& Syllabuses
Booklet for the pattern of evaluation and awarding marks.
The marks that the students obtain out of these assessments will be converted to 10.10 Marks
Kindly note that there are no Project works for Std. 9 in Eng. Language.
Part II– Semester Exams (80 Marks).
Evergreen Publication
1st Semester:
2. Poetry:
Weekly Tests:
2. Poetry:
Weekly Tests:
Assessment Pattern:
Two assignments (one in each semester of approximately 300 – 400 words each). Kindly refer to
page No. 16& 19 of
the ICSE March 2021 Regulations& Syllabuses Booklet) for the pattern of evaluation, awarding marks and
suggested
The marks that the students obtain out of these assignments will be converted to 10.
-10 Marks
Kindly note that there are no Project works for Std. 9 in Eng. Literature.
Part II: Semester Exams [80 Marks]
Class 9: Portion for First Semester as prescribed.For Second Semester approximately 37% of questions
from First Semester+ 63% of questions from Second Semester.
As per the Council circular (CES/2019/ ) dated 28th March 2018, Class 9 students will be tested only till
Scene 1 in Act 3 of the Play ‘The Merchant of Venice’.
However, we have decided to teach the full Act 3in Class 9 so that in Std. 10 the students will get
more time to do the revision work.
Please note that for the ICSE Board Examination the complete syllabus covered in Class IX and X will be
examined.
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MATHEMATICS
CLASS- 9
Text Book: Understanding ICSE Mathematics by M.L. Aggarwal (Reprint 2021)
Ch. 1. Rational and Irrational Numbers, Ch. 2. Compound Interest, Ch. 3. Expansions,
Ch.4 Factorisation , Ch.10. Triangles ,Ch.11. Mid-point theorem, Ch.12. Pythagoras theorem,
Ch.13.Rectilinear figures ,Ch.17. Trigonometrical Ratios ,Ch.18.Trigonometrical Ratios of Standard angles.
Unit Tests.
Test 1 : Chapters – 1 , 2
Test 2 : Chapters – 3 , 4 , 10
Ch.5. Simultaneous Linear equations, Ch.6. Problems on simultaneous and Linear equations, Ch.8. Indices,
Unit Tests:
Test 1 : Chapters - 5 , 6
Test 2 ; Chapters - 8 , 9 , 14 .
Assessment Pattern:
* Topics to be covered from each chapter (Refer March 2023 ICSE syllabus).
PHYSICS
Class 9
Textbook: Concise, Physics (Part 1, Selina Publications)
1stSemester:
Chapter : 1. Measurement And Experimentation
2. Motion In One Dimension
3. Laws Of Motion
4. Pressure In Fluids And Atmospheric Pressure
10. Magnetism
Weekly Tests:
1stWeekly Test: Measurement and Experimentation
2ndWeekly Test: Motion in one Dimension
Laws of Motion
2nd Semester:
Chapter : 5. Up thrust in Fluids, Archimedes Principle and Floatation
6. Heat and Energy
7. Reflection Of Light
8. Propagation Of Sound Waves
9. Current Electricity
Weekly Tests:
1stWeekly Test: Up thrust in Fluids Archimedes’s Principle and Floatation
Heat and Energy
2ndWeekly Test: Reflection of Light
Propagation of Sound Waves
Portion for Semester Examinations
1st Semester: Portion Prescribed for the Semester
2nd Semester: : Whole portion of the year
Question paper as per Council pattern
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Assessment pattern for Class 9
Part I Internal Assessment
Weekly test – average – 10 Marks
Practical work - 5 Marks
Practical Notebook - 5 Marks
Part II Semester Exam - 80Marks
CHEMISTRY
CLASS 9
Text Book: Concise ICSE Chemistry for Class 9, by Dr. S.P Singh, Selina Publishers,
Edition 2021
I Semester:
Unit Tests
II Semester:
Chapter 3: Water
Unit Tests
SEMESTER I
Chapter 10 Nutrition
Weekly Tests
SEMESTER II
*Entries with a star were omitted last year (2020-21) in the reduced syllabus.
Weekly Tests
ASSESSMENT PATTERN
PART II
Portion for 1st semester Exam – The Entire portion of 1st Semester
Portion for 2nd Semester Exam- 30 marks from 1st Sem, 50 marks from 2nd Sem
N.B. – All chapters should be dealt strictly according to the scope of syllabus. (Question Paper will be
according to the Council’s pattern)
CLASS – 9
HISTORY
1st Semester
Break up of 20 marks
(Students are required to completer one project on a topic from the syllabus)
1st Semester
Chapter 7- Volcanoes
Chapter 8- Earthquakes
Chapter 9- Weathering
On an outline map of India mark & name the following:- (Strictly as per syllabus)
a. Rivers
b. Mountains
c. Plateau
d. Natural Region – The Equatorial Region
The Monsoon Region
The Tropical desert Region
2nd Semester
a. Find out the sources of pollution of water bodies in your locality and
determine the quality of water.
Portion for 1st Semester Exam – The Entire Portion of 1st Semster.
Portion for 2nd Semester Exam – 30 marks from 1st Semester ( 50 marks
from 2nd Semester)
N.B. (All Chapters should be dealt strictly according to the scope of syllabus).
Question paper will be according to the Council’s pattern.
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ECONOMIC APPLICATIONS –
CLASS - 9
Text Book: Economic Applications: By J.P. Goel& Kaushal Goel – Revised Edition
1ST SEMESTER
1) Identify 50 consumers of major brands of edible oils in a locality/area where you live.
Draw up the pattern of their monthly expenditure on this product and compare it with
the other household expenditure. Make a presentation of your findings in the class.
2) Identify major brands of tooth paste/bathing soaps that are available in the market in
your area. Select a sample of 10 shops that sell over a period of one week at these
shops. Identify the brands that sell the most and make a presentation in writing.
2ND SEMESTER
Chapter 13 Globalization
1) Make a presentation of major trading partners of India in the last fifteen years. Specify
the major changes that have taken place in the last five years.
2) What are the major items of export and import from India for the last five years. Use
secondary data sources and make out the changes that have taken place in this context.
COMPUTER APPLICATIONSSTD IX
(PLEASE REFER TO ICSE SYLLABUS FOR DETAILS) TEXT
BOOK: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR CLASS IX – SUMITA ARORA PUBLISHER
DHANPATRAI
SEMESTERI
CHAPTER NAME UNITTEST
1 Introduction to Object Oriented I
Programming concepts
2 Introduction to Java I
3 Elementary concepts of objects and
classes
4 Values and data types II
5 Operators and expressions II
8 Mathematical Library Functions
9 Conditional constructs in JAVA
SEMESTERII
CHAPTER NAME UNITTEST
7 Input in Java I
10 Iteration constructing Java II
11 Nestedloops
12 Computing and Ethics
Assessment pattern
Theoryexam–100 marks
STD. 9
Semester – I
Semester - II
Visiting Charity Homes, Orphanages, Slums, and giving care packs (blankets, food items)
etc.
Students in groups, roll no. wise should ensure the Cleanliness of the classroom and the
school campus on a daily basis.
Spreading awareness in the school and the locality regarding important environmental
and social issues.
Teachers may use their discretion to assign any other similar tasks to assess the students.
Kindly refer to the ICSE regulations and syllabuses 2020/2021 for the assessment.