HSC English 2nd Paper Short Syllabus 2023 PDF Download

Title

Learning outcome

Content

No of 

classes

require

d

Serial

of 

classes

Comment

The Sentence

Describe a process (speaking, writing)  narrate incidents and events in a logical  sequence (speaking, writing)

types of sentences, affirmative, negative, interrogative,

imperative, exclamatory,

simple, complex, compound) modifier, sentence connectors,  punctuation, conditionals, questions (WH-words and  action verb), statement 

question, tag question

10

1^st ,2^nd, 

3^rd, 4^th

5^th, 6^th, 

7^th

8^th.9th,10th

Word formation

speak, read, and write English accurately  in all aspects of communication. (speaking,  reading, writing)

synonym and antonyms, 

compound

4

11^th,12^th,

13^th,14th

The Phrases

speak, read, and write English accurately  in all aspects of communication. (speaking,  reading, writing)

noun phrase, prepositional  phrase, verb phrase, adjective  Phrase, infinitive phrase

6

15^th,16^th

,17^th,18^th, 19^th,20th

The Clause

speak, read, and write English accurately  in all aspects of communication. (speaking,  reading, writing) read, understand and  follow authentic texts and signs i.e.

main clause, subordinate

clause, coordinate clause, noun  clause, adjective clause 

adverbial

8

21^st.22^nd.

23^rd,24^th,

25^th,26^th,

27^th,28th

instructions, directions, signposts and  notices (reading, listening)

Use of Nouns

speak, read, and write English accurately  in all aspects of communication. (speaking,  reading, writing)

countable uncountable , 

abstract , common

3

29^th,30^th,

31st

Use of Pronouns

speak, read, and write English accurately  in all aspects of communication. (speaking,  reading, writing)

pronoun referencing

3

32^nd,33^rd, 34th

Use of Preposition

speak, read, and write English accurately in all aspects of communication. (speaking,  reading, writing)

selected by the teacher

5

35^th,36^th,

37^th,38^th,

39^th

Subject -verb 

Agreement

Comparison of 

Adjectives and 

Adverbs

speak, read, and write English accurately  in all aspects of communication. (speaking,  reading, writing)

selected by the teacher

5

40^th,41^st,

42^nd,43^rd, 44^th,

Study of verbs

speak, read, and write English accurately  in all aspects of communication. (speaking,  reading, writing)

regular and irregular verbs ∙ Be  verbs ∙ finite verbs, non-finite  verbs ∙ transitive and 

intransitive verbs ∙ infinitives,  gerund, participles ∙ modals

5

45^th,46^th,

47^th,48^th,

49^th,

 Use of Tenses

speak, read, and write English accurately  in all aspects of communication. (speaking,  reading, writing)

selected by the teacher

10

50^th

51^st,52^nd,

53^rd,54^th,

55^th,56th

,57^th,58t

h,59^th

Adverb and 

Adverbials

speak, read, and write English accurately  in all aspects of communication. (speaking,  reading, writing)

selected by the teacher

6

60^th,61^st,

62^nd,63^rd, 64^th,65^th,

Direct and Indirect

speak, read, and write English accurately

selected by the teacher

5

66^th,67^th,

Speech

Special Uses

in all aspects of communication. (speaking,  reading, writing) read, understand and  follow authentic texts and signs i.e.  instructions, directions, signposts and  notices (reading, listening)

68^th,69^th,  70^th,

Composition

∙ write formal, informal, academic,  professional and other genres of 

texts e.g. descriptive, narrative, 

argumentative (writing) 

∙ use references in writing and 

making bibliography (reading, 

writing)

mechanics of writings: topic  selection, brainstorming, 

outlining, writing topic 

sentence, developing ideas,  maintaining cohesion, 

coherence, writing conclusions  etc. ∙ Types of paragraphs  (paragraph writing by listing,  narration, comparison and  contrast, cause and effect) ∙ Descriptive, narrative, 

persuasive/argumentative,  imaginative and creative 

writing (such as 

telling/completing stories)  Academic writing: taking notes,  analysing graphs and charts,  summary writing, referencing  and making a bibliography

5

71^st,72^nd,

73^rd,74^th,

75^th

Test Item/s

Marks

Part A: Grammar (60 marks)

1

Gap filling activities without clues (for prepositions)

 .5×10=05

2

Gap filling activities with clues (special uses: was born, have to/has to, would rather, had better, let  alone, as soon as, what’s…like, what does…look like, introductory ‘there’ or ‘it’)

0.5×10=05

3

Completing sentences (with clauses/ phrases)

 10×1= 10

4

Use of verbs (right form of verbs and subject-verb agreement as per context)

0.5×14=7

5

Narrative style (direct to indirect and vice versa)

 7

6

Use of modifiers

 0.5×10=5

7

Use of sentence connectors

 0.5×14=7

8

Use of synonym and antonym

 0.5×14=7

9

Punctuation

 0.5×14=7

Part-B: Composition (40 marks)

10

Formal letter writing/Gmail

 10

11

Writing paragraph (by listing/ description) within 200 words

 15

12

Writing paragraph (comparison and contrast/ cause and effect) within 200 words.

 15