SECTION-B : ADVANCED WRITING SKILLS (35 Marks)
QUESTION NO -3
THIS QUESTION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SHORT COMPOSITIONS:50 WORDS
: 5 MARKS
1. Notice
2. Advertisements – classified and commercial
3. Posters
4. Invitations and replies
1. Notice (5 Marks / 50 Words)
A Notice is a written or a printed information or news
announcement. Notices are either displayed
at prominent places or published in newspapers/magazines.
It is meant only for a select group.
Since a notice contains a formal announcement or
information, its tone and style are formal and
factual. Its language should be simple and formal. A
notice is always brief and to the point.
Remember, Circulars are also written like notices, but
unlike notices, they carry more than one
message, and they are circulated through a messenger.
POINTS TO BE FOLLOWED WHILE WRITING NOTICES:
· Adhere to the specified word
limit of 50 words.
· Write the word NOTICE at the
top.
· Name and place of the school,
organization or office issuing the notice should be mentioned.
· Give an appropriate heading.
· Write the date of issuing the
notice.
· Clearly mention the target
group (for whom the notice is to be displayed).
· Purpose of the notice.
· Mention all the relevant
details (date, venue, time).
· Mention whom to contact for
extra information.
· Signature, name and
designation of the person issuing the notice.
· Put the notice in a box.
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Format of a notice A NOTICE is always written in a box.
NAME OF THE INSTITUTION/ORGANIZATION/OFFICE , PLACE
NOTICE
SUITABLE HEADING..?
29 JUNE 2011
Content : Target group-for whom the notice is. Date, time,
venue
and all important details and any extra information
needed. (Body of the Notice 50 words ) Answer the
questions -For whom, what , when where when how ,
by whom + additional information.
Signature
(NAME)
Designation
Marking Scheme :Format: Title (Notice/Heading/Place/Date/Signature with
name and
Designation) (1 mark)
Content: For Whom(Target group)? What? When? Where?,
Agenda etc.
(All within 50 words) (2 marks)
Expression: Coherence, spellings and grammatical accuracy.
(2 marks)
Solved Example-1
Imagine you are a member of RED CROSS Blood Bank Society,
Bangalore. You have been asked by the
President of the society, Mr. Manish Nair to organize a
Blood Donation Camp. Write a notice in 50
words urging the people to come in large numbers for this
noble cause. (5 marks)
RED CROSS BLOOD BANK SOCIETY,BANGALORE
NOTICE
DONATE BLOOD AND SAVE LIVES!
29th
June 2011
A State Level function to observe voluntary Blood Donation
Day is being organized on
5th
and 6th July 2011 at Red Cross Blood
Bank Society Office, M.G. Road, Bangalore. It
starts at 8 a.m. and will continue till 5 p.m. both days.
All are requested to volunteer
and donate blood and save the lives of the needy people.
Manish
(MANISH NAIR)
PRESIDENT,RED CROSS BLOOD BANK SOCIETY
Solved Example-2
Your school (Amar Vidyalaya), Bangalore is organizing a
cultural evening to collect funds for the slum
children. The Vice-Chancellor, Bangalore University has
consented to be the Chief Guest on the
occasion. Draft a notice in this connection to be
displayed on your school notice board. Imagine you
are the Rakesh Tilak ,Cultural Secretary of your school.
(Word limit: 50 words)
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AMAR VIDYALAYA , BANGALORE
NOTICE
CULTURAL EVENING FOR A CHARITY
1st
JULY 2011
The school is organizing a Cultural Evening to collect
funds for the slum children in the
neighborhood, on 10th July
2011 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the school playground. Dr.
S.M.Rao Vice-Chancellor, Bangalore University has
consented to be the Chief Guest on
the occasion. All are invited and requested to give wide
publicity to the event. For
more details contact the undersigned.
Rakesh Tilak
(RAKESH TILAK)
Cultural Secretary
NOTICES FOR PRACTICE (Word Limit 50)
1. As the Secretary of the Science Club of your school,
write a notice in about 50 words informing
students of an inter class science quiz.
2. You are Abhinav/Alka. You have planned a 2-week course
to be arranged to help the children
of your housing society called “Renaissance Housing
Society” at Mysore acquire Spoken English
Skills. As the Secretary of the Society , prepare a notice
for the Society’s notice board stating
the objective of the course ,giving necessary details of
the course and requesting the children
of the society to join the course.
3. Your school, Adarsh Vidyalaya, Solan, is organising a
lecture by the famous writer Vikram Seth
on the occasion of ‘Literacy Week’ being celebrated in
your school. Write a notice informing
students about the lecture. Invent necessary details.
4. Draft a suitable notice for your School Notice Board
giving details of the inauguration of the
Literary Association activities in your school. You are
Deepak/Deepaika, Secretary, School
Literary Association. Your School is called Modern Senior
Secondary School, Belgaum.
5. Your school has just completed 25 years of its
meritorious service to society. The Students’
Council of your school has decided to celebrate its Silver
Jubilee. As President of the Council,
write a notice in not more than 50 words, for the students
of your school, informing them
about the Council’s decision and seeking their
co-operation for the success of the proposed
Silver Jubilee Celebrations.
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6. You are Sanjay / Sangeeta. As President of the
Excursion Club you have organized an excursion
to Katmandu (Nepal) during the summer vacation for the
senior students of your school. Write
a notice in about 50 words informing the students about
the proposed excursion.
QUESTION -3: 2 Advertisements: (5 Marks /50 Words)
An ADVERTISEMENT is a kind of public notice asking for or
offering services or buying
and selling property, goods etc., or providing information
about missing persons, pets
etc. There are two kinds of advertisements: 1. Classified
2. Commercial
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
You will come across classified advertisements in the
columns of newspapers and magazines.
The important features of a Classified Advertisements are—
* No blocks, no design and language to be factual.
* Simple and formal and to the point
* Comprehensive; yet must leave out no important matter.
* Never be too lengthy (confine to the word limit)
Marking Scheme : Format Suitable Heading/Classification) 1 Mark
Content relevance 2 Marks
Expression(Grammatical, Accuracy, Spellings Suitable Style
&
Selection of words 2 Marks
Important Points to be followed:
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
* Clearly state the category at the top-e.g.-For Sale, To
Let etc.
* Give all necessary details in points using commas.
* Give contact address, name, and telephone number.
* Put the matter in a box.
Kinds of Classified Advertisements
I. Situation Vacant/Wanted 2. Lost and found 3. Sale and
purchase
4. Accommodation wanted 5. Educational 6. Placement
services
7. Matrimonial 8. To-Let 9. Tuitions 10. Packers and
Movers
11. Kennel 12 Travels and Tours 13. Public Appeal
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FURTHER SAMPLES OF CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
SAMPLE—1
1. You are Personal Assistant to G.M., ABC Metal Tools
Company, Mumbai. Your General
Manager has asked you to draft a Classified advertisement
for a local daily for the post of
two engineers. Draft the advertisement in not more than 50
words.
SITUATION VACANT
Required two well qualified Mechanical Engineers with a
minimum experience of
five years. Remuneration commensurate with the performance
and output of the
candidate. Send the Curriculum Vitae within seven days to
the Personnel Manager,
ABC Metal Tools Company, 7, Vashist Complex , Malad East,
Mumbai, along with
scanned copies of necessary certificates within a week@
abcmumbai@gmail.com
Ph-26090003,26093330
SAMPLE—2
2.You are Anurag/Aparna of 110,Swasthya Vihar , New Delhi
.You wish to let out a portion of your
newly built house. Draft an advertisement in not more than
50 words for publication in the “To-
Let” column of The Hindustan Times, giving all necessary
details .
TO LET
Available 1500 sq.ft. ground floor of a newly built house
in Swasthya Vihar with
two spacious bedrooms, attached bathrooms,
drawing-cum-dining room, kitchen
and interiors. Rent expected-Rs. 7000/-. Interested
persons may please contact—
Anurag Swasthya Vihar , New
Delhi.Phone-27439543/anurag28@gmail.com
NECESSARY INFORMATION
SITUATION VACANT
· Specify the post and number
of
vacancies
· Qualities of the person
required
· Name of the company
(optional)
· Age and sex of the candidate
· Pay scale and perks
· Mode of applying
· Contact address and phone
number
LOST AND FOUND
· Begin with LOST/FOUND
· Description of the article
· When and where the article
was Lost/Found
· Reward for finding it
· Contact address and phone
number
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TO-LET
· Type of accommodation, No. of
rooms/floor
· Whether it’s independent or an
apartment
· Rent expected
· Type of tenant required-Bank
employee/small family
· Whom and when to contact
· Contact address/phone number
KENNEL
· Breed of dog
· Age
· Colour
· Training
· Price expected
· Contact address and phone
number
VEHICLES FOR SALE
· Make : Maruti/Hyundai Santro
etc.
· Model/colour/accessories/year
of
manufacture/mileage
· Condition
· Ownership details
· Price expected
· Contact address/phone number
PACKERS AND MOVERS
· Specify the services
· Give reason why you should be
given a chance
· Area of work
· Whom to contact
· Contact address and phone
number
PROPERTY FOR SALE
Plot for sale
· Location-where it is
· Area : in sq. meters/yards
· Name of the development
authority
· Price expected
· Contact address/phone number
Travels and Tours
· Name of the agency
· Destinations and durations
· Details of the package
· Discounts if any
· Contact address and phone
number
TUTIONS
Classes and subjects
Special qualities of the tutor
Qualifications and experience of the tutor
Previous results of his/her students
Contact address/phone number
HOUSE/FLAT FOR SALE
Type of accommodation, No. of
rooms/floor
Whether it’s independent or an
apartment
Price expected/negotiable
Location-where it is
Area : in sq. meters/yards
Name of the development authority
Whom and when to contact
Contact address/phone number
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT OR DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENTS
· They are designed for
commercial purposes.
· Require more space, hence are
costly. Must be attractive as they with visuals, catchy phrases
and slogans. MAIN FEATURES:
· Must be attractive-with a
catchy caption, heading or sub-headings.
· Figurative language.
(alliteration and metaphors especially)
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· Proportionate spacing of
fonts with different sizes.
· Usually attractive with
catchy slogans, punch lines, witty Expressions, pictures or sketches.
· Special offers or discount,
if any.
· Details of the product or event given in a clear, precise
way.
· Give name, contact number and address of the advertiser.
· Present the matter in a box.
Commercial Advertisements- Sample 1
Sample-
1
Draft attractive Commercial Advertisement inviting
customers to a leading resort called ‘FORT
RESORT AND FARMS’ to organize weddings, parties and other
events.
A HEAVENLY PLACEFOR WEDDINGS, PARTIES AND EVENTS
WELCOME TO FORT RESORT AND FARMS!!!
LARGEST VENUE AROUND CHANDIGARH !!!!
SPREAD OVER 12 ACRES
BREATHTAKING BACKDROP! MORE THAN 500 TREES
COMPLEMENTED BY WATERFALLS AND FOUNTAINS!!
FORT RESORT…. AN IDEAL LOCATION TO CELEBRATE
MARRIAGES—PARTIES—ANNIVERSERIES AND VARIOUS OTHER EVENTS
ISSUED BY : FORT RESORT HOTELS
SHAHEED BHAGATH SINGH MA
CHANDIGARH –56 fortresort5*@gmail.com CALL US AT –
060-5467834/568
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2.Draft an advertisement on behalf of Department of West
Bengal highlighting the beauty
of Darjeeling, Digha Sunder bans and Dooars known for
their green hills, sea shore, teagardens
and Royal Bengal Tigers.
Note- You can
use Match Stick figures and rough sketches for illustration. Do not spend
much time on illustration. Written language and
expressions will only help you score
better.
Exercises for Practice (Advertisement)
1 M/s Blue Towers, a readymade jeans company is launching
their 2012 range of jeans for men
and women. Draft an attractive l advertisement.
2 M/s Leather Shoes has brought a new range of formal
shoes for men. Draft a suitable
advertisement.
WEST BENGAL—YOUR DREAM HOLIDAY PACKAGE
Darjeeling the “Queen of the Hills” Digha , the resort by
the sea
Sunderbans-with Royal Bengal Tiger Dooars with its rolling
verdant teagardens
West Bengal packs in the richest natural variety within its
small periphery.
Ultimate destination with Ultra Modern facilities!!!!!
Enjoy Nature in its Plenty!!!!!!
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL
For details contact: Department of Tourism, Government of
West Bengal. @.
Brabourne Road 4th floor,Kolkata-700001
, www.wbddeptoftourism.org
Phone-091-033-2225/4723/24/25
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3 M/s Metro Shirts have introduced their new summer range
of men’s shirts and T-shirts.
Prepare an attractive advertisement for the range.
4 M/s Pen India has brought out a new gel pen in many colors.
Prepare an eye catching
advertisement for the pen, giving all relevant details.
5 Draft an advertisement announcing the launch of special
health drink by Health Care Private
Ltd., highlighting its nutritive value.
6 You are working for an advertising agency. Draft an
attractive advertisement for the company
called Modern Machines which is launching washing
machines.
7 You have recently started a Yoga Centre for school
children. Draft an advertisement to be
published in a local daily about it, giving all relevant
details.
8 You are Harish of No. 10, Kailash Ganj and Lucknow.
Draft an advertisement to be published in
the daily, ‘The Hindustan times’, under classified Columns
to dispose off your car as you are
going abroad.
9 You have recently started a Centre for Personality
Development for school children. Draft an
advertisement to be published in a local daily about it ,
giving all relevant details.
10 You are Manisha. You have started hobby classes for
children of 6 to 12 years. Prepare a
suitable advertisement giving all the required details..
(50 words)
11 You are Mohan of Raja ki Mandi, Agra. You want a dance
teacher for your younger sister. Write
an advertisement to be published in the classified columns
of a local daily.
12 You propose to sell your flat as you are going abroad.
Draft an advertisement to be published in
the classified columns of ‘The Times of India’, New Delhi.
Invent necessary details.
13 You have a commercial flat suitable for an office/bank.
You wish to rent it out. Draft an
advertisement to be published in ‘The Times of India’, New
Delhi under the classified columns.
14 You are Ashoka/Ashita of Sitapur, Lucknow. You have got
a foreign assignment and would be
going abroad soon. You have a color television set and a
refrigerator to sell. Draft a suitable
advertisement to be displayed on the housing society
notice board. (50 words)
15 You have recently constructed a house with all the
facilities in a posh area. You have decided to
sell it out. Draft a suitable advertisement for the column
of a local daily. Invent all the
necessary details, including a contact address.
POSTERS: (5
MARKS -50 WORDS)
A POSTER is a large notice announcing or advertising
something. It generally creates social
awareness about any problem or needs .It also conveys a
social message in an eye catching way. It
must capture the reader’s attention and motivate him/her
to read on.
Main Features of a Poster:
Layout: A creative title in the form of a slogan or
rhyming words for example :- Speed thrills
but kills, Pollution needs a Solution, Green is Clean etc.
· You can use Match Stick figures for illustration.
· Proper spacing and
proportionate headings and illustrations.
· Date, time and venue must be
mentioned in case of an event.
· A poster displays a message,
or an appeal to create awareness.
· The content should be
organized in an appropriate style.
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· Use appropriate expressions
and correct language.
· Theme should be clear.
· It should be creative and
related to the content
· Spend much time on
illustration. Written language & expressions are given
more credits.
· Do not forget to place the
Name of the issuing authority / the organizer.
SAMPLE POSTER—1
On behalf of Department of Environment, Bangalore
Administration, draft a Poster on the
detrimental consequences of burning leaves and garbage
upon the environment and also
issuing a warning of the punishment to those indulging in
the same.
SAMPLE POSTER-2
SAVE ENVIRONMENT! GENERATE PROSPERITY! SAVE ENVIRONMENT!
DON’T BURN DRY LEAVES OR GARBAGE
It emits toxic and harmful fumes!
It increases suspended particle matter (SPM) in the air
and pollutes it!
Produces carbon-di-oxide causing greenhouse effect!
Disturbs the natural climate of the planet.
Leads to cough, eye irritation and respiratory disorders!
Municipal Corporation Bangalore has banned the burning of
leaves and garbage.
Any Violation depending on the scale is punishable with imprisonment
for a term
extending to five
years and
fine up to one lakh rupees
Issued in Public Interest: Department of Environment :
Bangalore administration:
SAVE ENVIRONMENT! GENERATE PROSPERITY! SAVE ENVIRONMENT!
Making scheme: Content : 3 Marks & Expression:2 Marks
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The Citizens’ Awareness Forum of your city has decided to
launch a campaign against the use of
drugs. You are asked to get posters prepared. Design an
attractive and effective poster against the
use of drugs.
Don’t be late
SAY IT JUST TODAY
DRUG ADDICTION
Brings
ENDLESS MISERY AND RUIN
Be firm…..,
Act NOW….IT IS NOW OR NEVER
DRUGS
MAY THRILL!
BUT
THEY SURELY KILL!
EASY
TO GET IN!
DIFFICULT
TO GET OUT!
Issued by
CITIZENS AWARENESS FORUM , PUNE
SAVE LIFE !!!!! SAVE LIFE!!!
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POSTERS FOR PRACTICE
1. Recent rains have caused havoc in some parts of our
country. You are Surya, a member of the
social service organization, SEVA MANDIR, Bangalore. Draft a poster requesting people to help
the rain and flood affected families physically
and economically.
2.A ‘Check Vehicular Pollution’ campaign is being
organized in your city. Draft a poster to be used
in the campaign.
3. Water is precious and each one of us must stop wastage.
Prepare a poster in not more than 50
words, for creating that awareness.
4. Draft a poster announcing a ‘Book Week’ being organized
by the Cultural Society, Ahmedabad.
5. Your school is planning a campaign in support of eye
donation to mobilize the students and
society. Design a poster to be displayed in different
areas of the locality surrounding your
school highlighting the need for eye donation and eye
banks.
6. Prepare a poster to bring about awareness against the
hazards of reckless use of plastics.
7. Observing another anniversary of the Hiroshima &
Nagazaki Day, draft a poster against different
countries” race to accumulate nuclear weapons highlighting
the disastrous end of such
competition.
8. Draft a poster the ill effects of video games on young
children.
9. Recently almost 60 people including several children
were burned to death when a crackers
factory went into flames. Draft a poster against engaging
children in such harmul work. Also
highlight the laws against child labour.
4. Invitations and Replies: (50 Words 5 Marks)
No man is an island. Man is a social animal. We need to be
with people. This is the reason why
solitary confinement is the worst form of punishment one
can experience. So, we celebrate many
occasions together. To invite someone for an occasion we
use the written form-INVITATION.
Invitations are generally printed cards through which we
invite our guests on some auspicious
occasion like wedding, birthday, wedding anniversary,
house warming, inauguration of a
shop/factory etc.
Invitations are of two types: (a) Formal (b) Informal.
They can be printed on cards or can be
drafted in the form of letters.
MAIN CHARACTERISTICS
An invitation is complete information. It answers the
questions: who, whom, when, where, what
time and for what. The important components of an
invitation therefore are:-
o The occasion
o Name(s) of the invitee(s)
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o Name(s) of the host(s)
o Date, time and venue
o Name(s) of the chief guest or
special invitees , in case of an official invitation
FORMAT OF FORMAL INVITATIONS
In case of formal invitations, each of the following is
written in a separate line with fonts of
varying sizes.
· Names of the hosts
· Names of the invitee (in case
of a formal letter of invitation))
· Formal phrase of invitation ,
for example :-
Request the pleasure of your benign presence/company.
Seek your auspicious presence.
Solicit your gracious presence on the auspicious occasion
· The date, time and venue of
the event.
· The occasion/reason of the
invitation.
·
A-CHARACTERISTICS OF FORMAL INVITATIONS
1.Meant for a lot of invitees
· These are written in the
third person.
· In case a VIP is invited as
the chief guest the name of the VIP must appear prominently.
· Name of the invitee is not to
be included. The addressee’s address is to be written only
on the envelope.
· Simple Present Tense is to be
used.The date of writing is not to be given.
· There is no signature of the
host.
· The abbreviation RSVP (French : repondez s’il vous plait ) i.e.
‘please reply’ is
written below on the left with name(s)/ address &phone
number of the host(s)
· Put the invitation in a box
& follow word limit.
1.Meant for an individual (a formal letter of invitation)
* Include
the name of the invitee
· These are to be written on
run-on lines. The sentence is not broken into different
words/phrases.
· Other details are similar to
the mass-scale invitations
·
EXAMPLES OF FORMAL INVITATIONS
1.Your father, Mr. Raj Kumar Gupta , residing at K-18 ,13th Cross Malleswaram, Bangalore
wants
to celebrate the success of your brother Rohith’s clearing
the IIT-JEE Entrance Examination and
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securing admission in IIT Powai ,Mumbai. He wants you to
draft a formal invitation for him on
his behalf. Draft the invitation for him in not more than
50 words.
2. Your school, Bal Peeth Residential School, Bellary is
planning to organize the Annual
Sports Day in the school premises. Draft an invitation in
not more than 50 words giving
all the essential details.
Mrs. And Mr. Raj Kumar Gupta
Seek your auspicious presence
at the Grand Celebration Party
of their son Rohit’s successfully passing the
IIT-JEE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION
at 8.00
p.m. on 1st October, 2012
at
UTSAV BANQUET HALL
84-Dr. Raj Kumar, Road, Rajaji Nagar
Bangalore-55
Compliments from Friends and Relatives
RSVP
k-18, 13th
Cross ,Malleswaram
2712001/9732966964
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The Principal ,Staff and Students
of
Bal Peeth Residential School , Bellary
request the pleasure of your company on
ANNUAL SPORTS DAY
at 5.00 p.m. on Monday , the 4th Nov.,2012
at the school ground
Air Marshal S.K.Sinha , AVSM,
has kindly consented to be the chief guest
&
Smt. Radha Sinha
has graciously consented to give away the prizes.
RSVP
2354679
** You are requested to be seated by 4.30 p.m.
FORMAL INVITATION-LETTER FORMAT
Kamala Nehru School
Cantonment
Bangalore
25th Nov 2012
Mr. K.J. Singh
DCP
Police Lines
Bangalore
Sub: Invitation: School Annual Day Function
Sir
It gives us immense pleasure to inform you that we are
celebrating our school’s 25th
Annual Day at 5.30 p.m. on Dec. 10, 2012. in the School
Auditorium. We shall consider
it a great honour if you could grace the occasion as the
Chief Guest, preside over the
function and give away the prizes.
Yours faithfully
Sd/-
Principal
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B-WRITING INFORMAL INVITATIONS
Informal:-
*Written in a letter form, in informal format. Such
letters are very persuasive in nature
*Written in the first person *Salutation is ‘dear + name’
*Complimentary close ‘yours sincerely’ *Date of writing
the invitation is given
*The sender’s address appears on the left hand side
*Various tenses used to suit the sense.
Value Points:
Format - 1 Mark
Content Relevance - name of the person(s) who is inviting;
the invitee, date, day, chief, guest
place Occasion etc. - 2 marks
Expression - Grammatical accuracy, Language - 2 marks
REPLIES – FORMAL: Accepting or Declining
-follow a set formula -formal words — kind invitation’,
‘great pleasure’, ‘regret’ etc.
-Use the third person (‘they’) instead of first person
(‘I’, we’)
- The address of the writer and the date to be written.
Informal -
Accepting and declining -Like an ordinary letter
Do not use only informal words and expressions -use the
first person (‘I’, ‘We’)
SOLVED EXAMPLES
Look at the following series of invitations (formal &
informal) and their replies. The
occasion is the same but the style is different.
1. FORMAL INVITATION
Mrs. Malathi & Mr. Venkatesh
request the pleasure of your company at dinner
on the occasion of their
50th Wedding Anniversary
at 8 p.m. on Tuesday ,12th
July 2011
at
Hotel LEELA PALACE, Bangalore
RSVP: 12, Margosa Road, Malleswaram,
Phone-080-23564543 Bangalore
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FORMAL ACCEPTANCE
FORMAL ACCEPTANCE
FORMAL REGRET
EXERCISES FOR PRACTICE
1. Your school is organizing the prestigious KVS National
Level Social Science Exhibition in its
premises. Draft an invitation in not more than 50 words
giving all essential details.
2. You
are Dharma raj, son of Ramesh Patnaik, Bannerghatta , Bangalore. Your father
wants you
to draft a formal invitation to be sent on the occasion of
your sister, Sheela’s marriage. Prepare
the invitation.
3. You
are Mohan/Molly. You have been invited by Rotary Club to act as one of the
judges for an
Elocution Competition for students of classes XI and XII.
But due to a previous engagement you
cannot accept this invitation. Write a formal reply to the
President of the Club regretting your
inability to accept the invitation.
4. You
are Aakash/Varsha. You have been invited to attend the wedding of your friend’s
sister
during the summer vacation. Respond to the invitation
informally accepting it.
5. You
have opened a restaurant in Uppal Road, Hyderabad. Draft an invitation for the
inauguration of the same, specifying the chief guest and
other important details like date, time
and venue. Do not exceed 50 words.
6. Your
school is organizing a Book Fair on its sprawling play-ground. Draft an
invitation giving all
the details including the chief guest.
7th
July 2011
Mrs. And Mr. Naidu thank Mrs. And Mr. Venkatesh for the
invitation for dinner on the
occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary on 12th July, 2011 at Hotel Leela
Palace.
However, they express their inability to be present on the
occasion due to a prior
engagement.
Best wishes,
Naidus
7th
July 2011
Mrs. and Mr. Naidu were pleased to receive the invitation
for dinner on the
occasion of the 50th Wedding
Anniversary of Mrs. and Mr. Venkatesh, and confirm
their participation in the function.
Best wishes
Naidus
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4. FACTUAL DESCRIPTION /PROCESS DEDSCRIPTION(10 Marks)
Factual description is a description of place, person,
process and object. Such writing
Task is essentially sequential and directional. A variety
of sentence structures and
vocabulary should be used to avoid monotony of the
description.
· Description of a place / building includes name , the location, dimension-shape,
colour design,
stories material etc. , atmosphere, type –building , park
etc, sights, sounds, purpose, use ,
history importance , summing up/ comparison with the
earlier visit , any other relevant points.
·
· Description of a person includes name, relationship with the writer , social
status-role,
profession, looks-features, characteristics of
personality, opinion of othrs about him/her ,any
other relevant point.
· Description of an object/thing
incorporates name, structure, shape make, model/year of manufacture ,
colour,
dimension, capacity, operational details, if it s a gadget, functions,(if any),
price, availability ,
material
, use and any other relevant point.
· Visit /journeys: Include
date , occasion, stations/places involved, no.. of people, place visited,
description
of the place/atmosphere/beautiful scene, interaction with others, intresting
incident/problems
faced, how much liked, details of going and return , general
comments/conclusion
PROCESS DESCRIPTION: Phenomenon or Process involved includes Its name /title, steps involved in it
in
their correct sequence, Tense(usually present passive), language- objective and
to the point ,
observed
facts/ and conclusion.
POINTS TO REMEMBER
· Collect details of
description and logically write them in a paragraph.
· Provide a suitable title.
· Keep description directional-
start from internal to external or vice versa orderly and
graphically.
· Use appropriate connectors
while describing a process. Use words like ‘first’ and ‘second’, next,
following that , then etc.
Split up of marks: Total marks: 10,Title: 1, Content: 4,
Expression:5 Accuracy : Grammatical accuracy and spellings
– 2 ½
Coherence and relevance of ideas and style – 2 ½
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SOLVED FACTUAL DESCRIPTION: OBJECT/INSTRUMENT
CLINICAL THERMOMETER
A clinical thermometer is very useful medical instrument
used for measuring body
temperature. About 4-5 inches in length, it is a
cylindrical or triangular or flat tube made of
clear and hared glass. One side of it has a glass bulb
which contains mercury and the other
is sealed. The mercury can travel up and down a narrow
vacuumised path in the middle of
the tube.
A narrow hook in the mouth of the bulb prevents the
expanded mercury from coming
back into the bulb automatically to facilitate accurate
reading of body temperature. The
back of this path is painted white so that the streak of
mercury is easily visible and along
with the path are marked Celsius and Fahrenheit scales
from 35 – 42 and 95 -108 degree
respectively for accurate reading.
In order to measure the body temperature, the thermometer
is shaken in a jerky manner
once or twice to ensure that the mercury level is below
the scale. Then , it is placed under
the tongue of a patient for two minutes after which the
reading is taken.
After use, the thermometer is cleaned, dried and placed in
a special plastic shell or case.
PROCESS WRITING (SOLVED)
PROCESS OF GETTING RESERVATION FOR A TRAIN JOURNEY
To reserve a railway ticket, first go to the railway station
and meet the reservation clerk to make sure
whether berths area available on the train you intend to
travel by on a particular date. It the seat are
available, fill up the application from giving personal
and travel details and hand it over to the
reservation clerk.
The number and name of the train, the journey date, the
destination the names of the persons going
on the journey with their age and sex are to be filled in
the specified columns on the form. The
reservation clerk checks the form, collects the money,
makes entries in the computers and issues the
ticket.
There are many computerized reservation centres and
tickets cn be bookd 120 days in advance at any
counter for any train and destination. Thanks to the
development of computer and internet and the e39
ticketing facility of Indian Railways ,now tickets can be
booked at home. As a drive to stop cutting
trees , no printed ticket but an ‘sms’ to this effect in
your mobile is enough for your travel.
Questions for practice
· You organized a quiz in your
school last week. Write a description of how you went about it.
(125 words)
· Write a factual description
of a tourist spot you have visited in about 125 words.
· Write a factual description
in about 125 words of the bustle at your bus terminus.
· Write a factual description
of the children’s park in your locality in about 125 words.
· Write a factual description
of shopping mall in your city in about 125 words. Include details of
layout, special facilities like ATM, restaurants,
escalators etc.
· You are the student in-charge
of School sports day. Write how you have coordinated various
events on the day giving details about the process
· Factually describe your newly built house in 125 words.
NEWS PAPER /MAGAZINE REPORT
A report is FACTUAL DESCTIPTION OR ACCOUNT OF EVENTS OR AN
INVESTIGATION AF AN ISSUE OR A
PROBNLEM. It may also be an objective analysis or
evaluation of something. The length of a report
depends upon its nature. Thus we have various forms of
reports: news paper reports, inquiry reports,
progress or action taken report, a police report, a report
of a meeting etc. each having distinct
character and format. Here, we are going to deal with news
paper reports covering accidents, events,
functions etc.
VALUE POINTS TO BE INCLUDED IN A REPORT
ACCIDENTS EVENTS/FUNCTIONS
What , where, when, how happened
People, vehicles involved
Loss of life and property
Details of rescue and relief
operations
The scene of the accident
Details of casualties –dead, injured,
hospitalized
Reference to orders of inquiry by the
govt.
Grants to the families of the killed
and the injured
Name , nature of even
Occasion
Date ,time & place
Chief Guest(s)/Guest(s) of Honour
Inauguration by(if any)
Chief Guest’s message
Details of the even/cultural programme
Prize Distribution(if any)
Vote of thanks
Conclusion with ………(National Anthem?)
The writer’s contribution or participation
A comment on the quality of the
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Punch- a warning, a reminder, a
comment on the negligence of the
guilty, including govt, or a
recommendation on what needs to
be done.
programme
TIPS AN EFFECTIVE REPORTING WRITING
- It should be written in practical and businesslike
manner presenting the necessary
information as clearly as possible.
- A report should be concise , elaborate details and
explanations to be avoided,
only the most relevant information is included.
-Should be easy to follow , well structured , beginning
with the headline-clear and
factual
· Mention the place, date, time
and other relevant facts about the event.
· Include information collected
from people around or affected by the event.
· Write the name of the
reporter.
· Provide a suitable
title/heading.
· Write in past tense.
· Write in indirect speech and
use passive form of expression.
· Develop ideas (causes,
reasons, consequences, opinions) logically.
· Write in a less formal and
more descriptive manner while writing a report for a school
magazine.
· Present your ideas and
impressions to make the report interesting.
Split up of marks: Total marks: 10
Title + Reporter’s name(Date & Place optional): 1 mark
1. Content: covering –wh – points – what , when, where,
why/how, what
consequences happened :4 marks
Expression: 5
Accuracy: Grammatical
accuracy and spellings – 2 ½
Coherence and relevance of ideas and style – 2 ½
News Paper Report of a Function
WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT DAY OBSERVED
-- Sreelakshmi , Staff Reporter
Mysore , March 13: The Empowerment and Sustainable
Development Initiative(ESDI) in
association with the Participatory Research in Asia
(PRIA), both NGOs , observed the Women
Empowerment Day at Jaganmohan Palace Hall today.
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As many as 150 members of the Self-Help Groups(SHGs)
formed by the ESDI and the People’s
Welfare Association(PWA) in different gram panchayats of
the area participated in the
programme. The programme began with a welcome song and
followed by sharing of
experiences by SHG members.
Ms. Arti Srinivasa, District Educational Officer, Mysore
stressed upon the urgency of education
for girls. She gave a brief description of the Sarv Shiksha
Abhiyaan (Education for All) under
which students are given books free of cost. She told
about the hobby classes wherein a 10 –
day training is given free of cost to young girls for
painting and making soft toys ,which could be
developed for self-employment.
Dr. Amarnath, State Coordinator, PRIA, made the gathering
aware of the importance of
observing Women’s day and informed the women about various
governmental schemes to help
and empower them. Later, a play named ’There is Nothing A
Woman’ Cannot Do’ was staged. A
total of 2600 women participated in the function and
expressed that they were better informed
about the rights of women and they were willing to empower
themselves in various ways to
empower the society in more constructive ways.
Questions for Practice
1. You are Brinda/ Bharath. You worked as a volunteer in
the Literacy campaign organized in your
city. Write a report for the school magazine in about 125
words on the effectiveness of the
programme highlighting the methods used and the role
played by government and non
government agencies.
2. Your school observed Library week. As a head boy/ head
girl of your school write a report on it
to be published in your school magazine (125 words)
3. You are Poorva / Partha, Cultural Secretary of your
school, D.B. Senior Secondary School,
Ambur. A week-long Music and Dance festival was organised
by your school. Write a report in
about 125 words for your school magazine.
4. The Debate Society of your school has recently held a
workshop on ‘Continuous and
Comprehensive Evaluation’ (CCE) introduced for the
students for class X in all schools. The
students discussed the assessment made by the school on
the basis of their participation in
various activities and the system of grading. Write a
report in 100 – 125 words for your school
magazine. You are Parveen / Payal , Secretary of the
Society.
5. You visited a Job Fair organized by Ability Foundation
at Chennai recently. You were impressed
to see that nearly 55 companies from various sectors such
as Information Technology,
Telecommunication, and Electronics etc. offered jobs to
the final year students of colleges. As a
reporter of ‘The Deccan Times’ Chennai prepare a report in
100 -125 words. You are Peeyush /
Priya.
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6. Keeping in view of the frequent occurrence of
earthquake in the country, your school
arranged a talk on Disaster Management. Indentifying the
areas of your state most prone to
earthquakes, the speaker explained the precautionary
measures to be taken by the public and the
government in case of emergency. As a student reporter,
Ravi/Rani, send a report of the event,
in 100-125 words to a national daily (CBSE 2006)
7. You witnessed a programme performed by differently
abled persons on Zee TV. You were very
much impressed by their performance and were emotionally
touched. Highlighting their talent,
reaction of the judges to their performance etc., prepare
a report in 100 – 125 words for your
school magazine. You are Govind / Gayathri .
8. You are Latha / Lalith of Gurgaon. You attended the
inaugural ceremony of the newly opened
vocational stream and hobby classes at the secondary
school level in Paras Public School,
Gurgaon. Draft a report in 100 – 125 words to be published
in ‘Gurgaon Times’. Invent other
details.
9. The Readers’ Club of your school visited schools for
the less privileged to encourage and
promote reading habits. Besides donating books, the
members also distributed books collected
from individuals and organizations. Write a report in 100
– 125 words about your campaign and
its success. You are Anush / Anu, the Club Secretary.
10. You are Sushma / Swaraj of L.M. Jain School, Ajmer. As
Secretary of Co curricular Activities
club, you visited a slum area in your city where the
people suffered a great loss of life and
property in a massive fire. The students of your school
rendered their services and material help
to the victims. Write a report in 100 – 125 words for your
school magazine.
11. You have attended a seminar on how to decrease the
burden of studies on school-going
children. Write a report in 100- 125 words for your school
magazine. You are Ravi/ Raveena of
Guru Nanak Public School. (CBSE 2005)
5. LETTER WRITING (10 MARKS)
The most common form of written communication is the
letter. Letters should have a
format that goes with the latest conventions. Letter types
include
· Informal Letters-These are
letters written to close associates.
· Formal Letters include-
(a) business or official letters (for making enquiries,
registering complaints, asking for
and giving information, placing orders and sending
replies;
(b) Letters to the editor (giving suggestions on an
issue);
(c) Application for a job.
MARKING SCHEME OF LETTER WRITING
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Format- 2 marks: Proper Layout – Sender’s address, Date,
Receiver’s address, Subject,
Salutation, Complimentary close.
Content- 4 marks: Relevant ideas to be
presented in a coherent way.
Use connectors appropriately, Divide into paragraphs
There should be minimum three paragraphs.
Expression-4 marks: Grammatical accuracy,
spellings 2 Marks.
Coherence, relevance of ideas and style 2 Marks.
Note: No mark is awarded if only the format is given.
Credit is given for the candidate’s
originality and creativity in presenting his/her ideas.
Mixing up of the traditional and
modern layout is not acceptable.
INFORMAL LETTER : Example
17 L ,Model Town
Karnal-132 001
10th
Sept.2012
Dear Jack
Hi !
Many thanks for your letter and fro the photographs that
you have sent along with.
They brought back very happy memories of our holiday.
Indeed the time spent with you
has ended up being one of the best I’ve lived so far. The
expedition to Rohtang, long
drives in the river beds and valley in Leh , monasteries-
all seem to be out of the world.
India is as fascinating as or more than I had expected.
Your nice company just proved
icing on the cake.
I’m glad to know that your school life is going on well.
It must have been difficult , I
guess, after holiday to come back to the rut of school
routine. Anyway, that too is very
important, isn’t it?
Do let me know when you’re planning to visit us. I talk so
much about you that people
in my family are dying to see you . What joy it would be
to see you, to have you
amongst us again!
I guess I’ve got to be going. I’m getting late for my
weekly piano class.
Catch you later.
Bye
Yours Rohan
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Important points to remember while drafting letters:
•
Write the letter in the full block format (i.e. to the left)
•
State your reason for writing in the first paragraph and stay on track.
•
Always include specifics that will help ease the recipient’s task. For
instance, if you are
writing
to a bank, mention your account number.
•
If you refer to other correspondence, quote date of the letter/s reference
numbers,
•
file numbers, order numbers, cheque number with date. Include copies whenever
possible.
· Gently and respectfully direct the recipient’s course of
action.
· It may be strongly worded but always be courteous and use
polite language and pleasant tone.
· Self introduction should be avoided.
· Informal expressions, greetings or contracted forms of
words should not be used.
· The language should be simple, straight forward and to the
point.
· Leave a line/ additional space between paragraphs since no
indentation is followed.
· Open punctuation to be followed. ( No punctuation marks to
be used)
· Do not mix up the old format and new format.
· In letters to the editor – Do not ask the editor to solve
the problems.
· In job application letters Curriculum-vitae (CV)
/Bio-data/ Resume/ should be written. It should not be
included
in the body of the letter but after the complimentary close as enclosure.
· In the Letter to the Editor use ‘yours truly’ as the
complimentary close.
FORMAT OF A LETTER
Sender's Address : Devi Enclave
Raj Ram Marg
Bangalore-21
Date : 14 April 20XX
Address of the Addressee: The Director/Mr/Mrs
Global Enterprises,
8th cross, Victoria
Layout,
Bangalore
Salutation : Sir
Subject : …………………………………………….
Content : Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Signatory : Yours faithfully
Rohan Mathur
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Sample Letters
You are Sidhi/ Sanjay
of U-03 G Block Kasturi Nagar Mysore-37.Write a letter to the Director
NGO Bird Links
Society, Bangalore expressing your concern about the decrease in the number of
the birds in Delhi.
House No- U/03
G Block Kasturi Nagar
Mysore -37
30 June 2011
The Director
NGO Bird Links
Society
Bangalore
Karnataka
Sir
Sub: Diminishing
number of birds: Need for Immediate Concern
I wish to bring to
your kind notice my growing concern about rapid decrease in the population of
birds in Mysore.
Mysore is known to have more than 500 species of birds but many of them are on
the verge of
extinction.
According to the
reports from the recent seminar held on Conservation of Birds, there was a
time,
when a number of
birds would flock to the banks of river Kaveri, Bandipur wild life sanctuary
and
forested canopy in
Mysore. These numbers have come crashing down in the recent years.
The main reasons are
rampant construction of buildings, bridges and flyovers, filling of swamps,
mangroves water
bodies , cutting of forests and of course, oather ways of environmental
pollution.
Many species have
become endangered and the thousands of migratory birds flocking in seasons ,
which was a feast to
our eyes, have left this place to more healthy places. It is time the people of
Mysore were made
aware of this grave situation by conducting seminars and workshops and the
policy makers and
administrator thought over the engulfing problem and found solutions.
The locals should be
given incentives for preserving the habitats of birds. Sanction for the
construction of buildings,
malls, bridges ands so on should be given only after proper evaluation
of the environmental
impact of those constructions over the life of species there. Let’s not forget
that birds are an
important link in the food chain.
I request the
government, environmentalists and the society to show their concern before it
is too
late.
Yours faithfully
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(Sidhi Sharma)
Sample Letter No-2
You are Suresh/Sarika Jain of No-20 Jawahar Nagar,Jaipur.
Two months ago you bought a desert
cooler from M/s Cool Home Coolers Jaipur. Now you discover
that it is not working properly.
Write a letter to the Manager Customer Care complaining
about the malfunctioning of the unit
and asking them to repair and if needed to replace it
against warranty.
20
Jawahar Nagar
Jaipur
24
June 2011
M/s
Cool Home Cooler
20
Nehru Marg
Jaipur
Sir
Sub
: Complaint about the malfunctioning desert cooler
Reference
: Cash Memo No DC-98765 dated 17.4.2011
I
wish to bring it to your notice that I purchased a ‘Cooler Home’ desert cooler
from you on 17 April,
2011
(Vide Cash Memo No DC-98765, dated 17.04.2011). The cooler did function well in
the beginning
for
one and a half months and then it has started giving problems. The problems are
- water leakage,
heavy
noise while working and high consumption of power.
Kindly
take immediate step to either repair the cooler or replace it as the cooler is
still under warranty
period.
Yours
faithfully
Suresh
(SURESH SINGH)
QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE
1.
You are Manas/ Manasi at the Press Apartments of Sunder Nagar, Bihar. The main
road leading to this
colony
has three man holes causing frequent accidents at night. There are no street
lights on the main
road.
Write a letter to the Editor of the Times of India drawing attention of the
government to this
problem
of the residents.
2.
Write a letter to the Editor of a national daily inviting the attention of the
authorities towards the
increasing
Environmental pollution in your city.
3.
You are Vishal / Veena, a student of class XII of 10, Green Park, New Delhi is
interested in learning
languages.
You come across an advertisement in The Times of India issued by The Institute
of Foreign
languages,
New Delhi about the certificate course in Japanese offered by them. You decide
to write a
letter
to the Director of the Institute seeking more information about the course
duration, working
hours,
fee structure, etc. Write the letter.
4.
As Mr. R. Singh, Head of the Department of Chemistry, Cambridge High School,
Pune, you had placed
an
order with Messrs. Scientific Equipments, Dadar, Mumbai for test tubes and jar
for the lab. When the
parcel
was received you observed that markings on the test tubes were not clear and
some of the jars
were
damaged. Write a letter of complaint seeking immediate replacement.
5.
You are the Manager of Fitness Club of Gandhi Road, Ernakulam. Write a letter
to Messrs. Pioneer
Sports
Co, Kochi, placing an order for a minimum of 4 fitness equipments with details.
6.
You are Rama/Raman, a member of Parent-Teacher Association of Little Valley
Senior Secondary
School,
Shillong. Write a letter to the Principal of the school asking him to introduce
vocational stream in
the
school providing facility of teaching such subjects as computers, insurance
etc. so that the students
may
not needlessly continue academic studies.
7.
Write a letter to the Corporation authorities of South Chennai to complain
about the general
unsustainable
growth of building activities in South Chennai with poor parking and other
civic amenities
to
support it. Urge them to plan with a long-term view.
8.
The photocopier of your office which was purchased recently has a problem with
the toner settings. It
is
still in the guarantee period. As Purchase Manager of Talent Search, 15th Cross, J.P. Nagar, Mysore,
write
to the manufacturer seeking replacement of the defective part.
9.
Write a letter to the librarian of the District Library in your town asking for
details regarding
membership.
Also ask about the timings and rules and regulations of the library.
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WRITING A SPEECH
A SPEECH is a formal talk that a person delivers to an
audience. -
Please Note:
* a speech begins
with a formal address to the chief guest, fellow speakers and
Audience
* More conversational
in tone. Pause questions, use interactive expressions like I think
you will agree with
me, Don’t you think that , I am sure that you will have the same
notion Does any one
has the opinion that etc.
* Begins with brief,
catchy introduction- supported by an anecdote, quotation, striking
statistical data or a
thought provoking question. It decides
the fate of the speech.
* Introduce your
topic to the audience clearly.
* Include adequate supporting
data to make it credible and interesting
* Have clear idea
about the purpose of the speech and the target audience.
* Originality of
ideas powerful language, humour and repetitions are allowed, only to
emphasize or focus
the listener’s attention.
* Similar to
introduction, conclusion should be brief , catchy and striking
* the
written speech should consist of short sentences having not more than 10 to
12 words in a sentence.
* No title to be given for the speech.
*Avoid abstract phrases. Use simple and familiar language.
The effects, such as
raising one’s voice, giving stress to certain words, pausing for a short time
etc. can be
represented in a written speech by using such techniques as increasing the size
of
the letters of the
sentence to be stressed, or using all capitals for a particular word to be
emphasized, leaving a
few dots (….) after a question to indicate a pause.
* Marking scheme is the same as for the article.
*
Say/Write ‘Thank you’ at the end of your speech.
A SAMPLE SPEECH
You are a student volunteer of National Literacy Mission
(NLM) wing of your school involved in
the Adult Literacy Campaign: “Each one, Teach One”. Write
out the speech you would be
delivering at each place of your visit. Do not exceed 200
words.
Dear Friends
Good morning to you all
We all have assembled here for a noble cause—a mission to
eradicate illiteracy. It is the
dream of the National Literacy Mission to educate all the
Indians. We would work together
for an India where EACH PERSON IS LITERATE. Most of the learners
are adults who have a
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rich experience of life. Therefore, the learning
strategies that will be adopted in our
programme will be exploratory and interactive. We have to
teach as well as learn. We must
keep in mind certain important factors……… their
experience, wisdom and maturity while
discussing any topic. We should encourage them to talk and
express their views in a frank
and fair manner.
We should always keep in mind the OBJECTIVES set for the
adult illiterates. We have to make
them literates. Inculcate in them a love for reading,
writing and arithmetic. Let them do
simple calculations and exult at the right calculations.
Health awareness and job related
problems are the next in order. IT IS ONLY AFTER A STRONG
BRIDGE OF CONFIDENCE IS BUILT
that we would be able to create in them awareness about
civil rights, duties, privileges and
obligations. When they become confident of their powers,
we must create in them social
awareness. Issues like environmental pollution, population
control and employment
generation can then be discussed…..In short let’s all
resolve to make sincere efforts to
achieve these goals.
Thank you.
Questions for practice:
Q.1.-Water is very precious. Some scientists even go to
the extent of saying that the Third World
War may be fought on the issue of water. Write a speech in
150-200 words expressing your
views to be delivered in the morning assembly in your
school.
Q.2.-“To use the latest technology the right way, is in
the hands of the youth today.” Write a
speech 150-200 words discouraging the misuse of
technological products like cell phones,
computers etc and highlighting the need to use them to
promote harmony and goodwill in the
society.
Q.3.-“Our Good Earth”, an environmental awareness magazine
has launched a marathon 'Clean
Your City’ campaign. As an active participant write a
speech to be read out in the morning
assembly urging students to participate in the campaign in
150-200 words.
Q.4.-As a concerned citizen, you are worried about the
harmful effects of the insanitary
conditions in your town. Write a short speech on the
necessity of sanitation, to be given at the
morning assembly in your school.
6. ARTICLE WRITING
Writing an article is an art. The dictionary defines an
article as a piece of writing about a
particular subject in a newspaper or magazine. An article
is an expression of one’s thought on an
issue or a subject logically and coherently written in
meaningful paragraphs.
POINTS TO REMEMBER
· Give a title that catches the
attention of the reader.
· Begin with a striking opening
sentence which addresses the readers and gets
them interested in the topic.
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· Present a strong argument for
your ideas supporting it with evidences or
elaboration.
· Use linking devices (however,
therefore, although, even though, in order to…)
to make the composition appear a whole.
· Introduce a new point at the
beginning of an each paragraph that follows, to
strengthen your ideas.
· Develop your ideas as much as
you can to make them interesting and
substantial.
· Conclude with your strongest
point.
· Use passive voice, humor,
emotive language, rhetorical questions to provide a
specific effect.
FORMAT OF AN ARTICLE
TITLE/HEADING : Eye-catching , illustrating the Central
Themes
BY LINE : Writer’s Name under the title towards the right
from the centre
INTRODUCTION : A comprehensive introduction touching upon
on the
plus and minus of the topic.
Establish the context
Put the topic in perspective
Draw readers’ attention. Specify and delimit your topic
Put a rhetoric question or give some startling facts,
statistics or quotation
Content: Spell out the various aspects to the
topic-merits,
EXPOSITION OF THE: demerits , causes, consequences,
effects,
TOPIC advantages, disadvantages
WINDING UP : Give your opinion, comments, criticism,
recommendations, call for
CONCLUSION : Conclude with a hope, a warning, an appeal or
a
call for the action
Split up of marks: Total marks: 10
Format (title + writer’s name) : 1mark
Content :(logical organization, relevance): 4 marks(Credit
should be given for
the candidate’s creativity in presenting her/her own
ideas)
Expression: 5 Accuracy: Grammatical, appropriate words
& spelling : 2½
Fluency : Coherence and relevance of ideas and style : 2 ½
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SAMPLE ARTICLE
You are Vikranth / Vinitha, a freelance writer much concerned
about the discriminatory
treatment of women in the Indian society. Write an article
in 150 – 200 words throwing light on
this problem and giving suggestions for putting an end to
it. (10 marks)
DISCRIMINATION OF WOMEN
Vikrant
It is a pity that in a country where women are said to be
worshipped, there is a widespread
discrimination of them even before they are born and
injustice meted out to them in such a
male chauvinistic world in very many degrees.
Certain brutal practices like the female feticide throw
light on our attitude. The girl child is
considered to be a liability and doesn’t enjoy the
privileges of a boy. She is denied the
advantage of proper education. The dowry system haunts
parents and the harassment she is
subjected to at the in-laws often force her to commit
suicide. Even in enlightened homes,
woman has to live her life under surveillance, if not in
strict ‘purdah’. Working women are
physically and verbally abused, denied opportunities of
growth and subjected to discrimination.
The social evils like dowry system, honour killing, human
trafficking , societal dogmas etc. take
great toll on women, be it daughter, mother, sister ,
wife, grandmother….
Education and economic independence only can empower women
to fight for their rights. It is
also the responsibility of the educated society to work
for the cause of women. Proper law
making and execution, spreading awareness , exemplary
punishment for the predators etc.
surely will bring positive changes. Let she not be
worshipped but let her live a wholesome life.
Let us live , let her live and let us help her
live for a better developed society.
Questions for practice
1. Write an article in about 200 words for your school
magazine on ‘Films and their
influence on school-going children’. You are Manpreeth /
Manjula, a student of class XII.
2. You are Rohit / Kamal. You attended a seminar on Yoga,
a way of life. Write an article in
about 150 – 200 words on the contribution of yoga in
leading a healthy and peaceful life.
3. In today’s world, letter-writing has lost its charm.
People and the youth in particular rely
more on mobiles and computers to communicate. Write an
article on the present trend in about
150 to 200 words. You are Kiran / Karthik.
4. Recently you visited your ancestral home in a village
in Gujarat. You were elated and
strongly felt the necessity to hold on to the roots of our
modern life, which lie in our villages.
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Write an article for your school magazine. You are Chetna
/ Chirag, Cultural Secretary of your
school.
5. With rising number of people in almost all the big
cities of the country, the rate of crime
has also increased proportionately. The police needs to be
trained in new methodology of
combating the crime besides changing the mindset. Write an
article in 150 – 200 words on the
role of police in maintaining law and order in the
metropolitan cities. You are Ravi/ Ravina.
6. The invention of mobile phone h it can be a blessing
but if misused it can prove to be a
curse. Write an article in about 150 – 200 words on this invention.
You are Karthik / Karishma.
7. Presently the prices of essential commodities are
skyrocketing causing much hardship
to the common man. Write an article in 150 -200 words
expressing your views and suggesting
measures to curb this problem.
8. It is really a Do or Die struggle when we talk about
environmental concerns. As an active
member of the Green Club of your school write an article
in about 150 – 200 words on your
concerns and the need for change in our attitude and
practices.
9. Computer and video games have become popular with
children today. Outdoor games
seem to have no place in their life anymore. You are
Sakthi/ Sathish. You enjoyed playing hiden-
seek with your cousins in a small town. You found it so
refreshing that you decide to write an
article on the joys of playing outdoor games for the
school magazine. Write it in about 200
words.
10. Children between 13 and 19 years of age are neither
too young nor too mature. Today
these children feel that the pressures of the competitive
world they live in have made their lives
less exciting.
11. India is standing at the threshold of joining the
developed nations but that is not possible till
we achieve complete literacy in the country. The
contribution of students may be very
significant in achieving our goals. Write in 150-200 words
on ‘The Role of the Students in
Removing Illiteracy.’ Write an article in 150-200 words
expressing your views. You are Manish /
Manisha.
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