Thursday, April 30, 2020

The portrait of a lady - Part 3

1st May
Day 4



Let us remember all our workers today on this labour's day. They are the strength of any society. Give them respect and some time to relax. 


Good morning gentlemen

Good people, here we are again to continue with the lesson we have been doing for past two days. 
I hope the explanation was clear to you.
Remember to revise the lesson. Pointers are given in the PPT.  Refer to your yesterday's blog. 
Today we are going to do the short question answers of the chapter.
Copy the questions in your notebooks and try framing impressive answers in the given period.

Short Answer Type Questions

Q.1 How does Khushwant Singh describe his old grandmother?

Q.2 Why did narrator’s grandmother give the impression of ‘winter landscape in the mountains’?

Q.3 How can you say that the grandmother was a religious – minded lady?

Q.4 ‘The thought was almost revolting’. What was the thought and why was it disgusting?

Q.5 Why was the grandmother unhappy in the city?

Q. 6 Give a brief account of the grandmother’s friendship with sparrows.

Q.7 ‘And at her age, one could never tell’. What was it that one could never tell?

Q.8 Only once the grandmother did not pray. What was the reason and why?

Q.9 Describe in brief how the old lady die in peace.

Q.10 How did the sparrows mourn over the death of grandmother? 

You all are in a position to frame your answers without taking help from the technology. 

Tomorrow's blog will have long question and answers of the chapter and hence, we wil wrap up the chapter by tomorrow. 

DO NOT FORGET TO MARK YOURSELF PRESENT BY CLICKING ON THE LINK GIVEN BELOW.


Happy learning

Take care

Stay safe

God bless you all!

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Class Assignment

30th April, 2020
Day 3


Good morning gentlemen!

Here is your first assignment for the session.
It is a reading skills based test.
Click the link below and attempt the same. Remember it is a time bound test. The link will only be accessible from 12.20 pm to 01.00 pm.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVAUw_m_M5DEeIlFfKiXmyLZpm-J8TVIrSz1e0fA8cJ9ySVA/viewform

Complete the test timely and do not forget to submit  it.

P.S. There is no need to mark attendance for this period. 

Till then

Take care

God bless you all! 

The portrait of a lady - Part 2

30th April, 2020
Day 3

Good morning gentlemen

“The earlier you start working on something, the earlier you will see results.”

We all wait for the results as soon as we finish anything. We are not able to hold our horses at times. Excuses become hurdle and delay our work. If we are so eager to witness results, then start doing things early. 
Moving ahead with today's content.



 Before starting with the chapter, let us get familiar with the learning objectives of the lesson. 

Learning Objectives



The students will be able to

·         know the expressions used in the lesson and their usage.

·         appreciate the bond between the author and his grandmother

·         gain insight into the various phases of author’s life with his grandmother.

·         realize the importance of grandparents in a family.
·         know the worth of any relationship.
·         sympathize with the grandmother and her situations.
·         admire and appreciate the biography of grandmother .
·         admire the divine beauty of the grandmother.



Join me on Google meet by clicking the given link below. Let us finish our chapter today. 


Refer to the given PPT for better understanding of the chapter.



Go through the slides carefully. Also, the MCQs are given for you to do in your notebooks. 




Q. 1 Where was Khushwant Singh born?
a) Hadali
b) Udaipur
c) Amritsar
d) Nankan

Q.2 In which year did Khushwant Singh return the honour of Padmshree?
a) 1974
b) 1984
c) 1987
d) 1997

Q.3 The portrait of a lady is written in
a) first person
b) second person
c) third person
d) none

Q.4 ‘That was the turning point in our relationship.’ This turning point was
a) when they moved to the village
b) when they moved to the city
c) when Khushwant joined university
d) When they moved to London

Q. 5 How did the sparrows express their sorrow when the author’s grandmother died?
a) they did not come
b) they did not show their sorrow
c) they did not take notice of bread crumbs and flew without eating
d) they caw all day long loudly

Q. 6 What was the happiest hour of the day for the grandmother?
a) when she took a nap
b) when she took her meals
c) when she fed sparrows
d) when she spent time with Khushwant

Q.7 What was author’s last physical contact of grandmother with the author?
a) the author was kissed on the hand by his grandmother.
b) the author was kissed on the face by his grandmother.
c) the author was kissed on the cheek by his grandmother.
d) the author was kissed on the forehead by his grandmother.

Q. 8 The portrait of a lady has been written in
a) biographical mode
b) romantic mode
c) scientific mode
d) melancholy mode

Q.9 When grandmother died, her body was covered with
a) white shroud
b) grey shroud
c) black shroud
d) red shroud

Q.10 The phrase ‘a bedlam of chirping’ refers to
a) Chirping sparrows
b) Nightingale’s warble
c) Pigeon’s coo
d) Swallow’s titter

Q. 11 Why did Khushwant Singh return the honour of Padmashree?
a) He was not happy with the treatment given by the government to him.
b) He was demanding Bharat Ratna instead of Padmabhushan.
c) He returned to protest to Indian government against the storming of Golden Temple by Indian Army.
d) He was renouncing the citizenship of India.

Click on the link given below to mark your attendance for the day. 
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You will be given short questions in tomorrow's class.

Till then

Take care

Stay blessed

Happy learning. 







Tuesday, April 28, 2020

The portrait of a lady - Part 1

29th April, 2020
Day 2

It’s not the time to look for excuses. – Rafael Nadal
The famous tennis player knew his key to success. and the same mantra he is giving us to win over our lamentations and desires which keep us away from our much deserved success. So, let no excuse come your way. Win over and conquer. 

Let us begin with our content for today.

We are going to commence a beautiful story about a grandmother and her portrayal. 



The Portrait of a Lady    

                                                            by Khushwant Singh.


 Before starting with the chapter, let us get familiar with the learning objectives of the lesson. 

Learning Objectives



The students will be able to

·         know the expressions used in the lesson and their usage.

·         appreciate the bond between the author and his grandmother
·         gain insight into the various phases of author’s life with his grandmother.
·         realize the importance of grandparents in a family.
·         know the worth of any relationship.
·         sympathize with the grandmother and her situations.
·         admire and appreciate the biography of grandmother .
·         admire the divine beauty of the grandmother.

Let us get started with our video interaction for today's lesson. Click on the given link to join me on a video explanation. 

meet.google.com/cuj-ripv-iap 


Now, click on the given link to mark your attendance for the day. 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6GjXTzN2nBVpluLmlTBOk80hgsKf_cBLytcQjWKbwC-fmvw/viewform


Till then

God bless

Take care

Stay safe

Monday, April 27, 2020

Notice Writing - Part 3

28th April, 2020
Day 1


“I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.” – Thomas Jefferson, principal author of the Declaration of Independence.
People often rely on their luck and blame their luck itself for their failure, forgetting the fact that luck and hard work go hand in hand. The more you work hard, the more you find success your way. So, work hard and reach for the sky. 

Good morning gentlemen

Today we start a fresh week according to the school timetable. We will continue the topic we have been learning for past two blogs - Notice Writing. Today's blog will culminate the topic and will give you tasks to be done in your notebooks. 

Slides have been prepared for you. Go through the slides thoroughly and comprehend them. 



The content today has to be copied and task to be done in the notebook.

For attendance, kindly click on the link provided to you below.

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Till then

Be safe

Take care

God bless you all! 


Sunday, April 26, 2020

Notice Writing - Part 2

27th April, 2020
Day 5

Good morning gentlemen

Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein. – H. Jackson Brown Jr.


I hope the quote above gives you enough motivation to do more than what you are capable of. 

Moving ahead with today's content, we are going to continue with Notice Writing. 
In last class, we learnt about Notice Writing, its purpose, types and characteristics. 
In today's blog, we will learn the correct format of notice writing and see a sample of the same.

Before that, let us recall our learning objectives.

Learning Objectives 

By the end of this topic, students will be able to 

  •        apply the correct format while writing a notice.
  •        comprehend why a notice is written and the style and procedure.
  •        analyse any notice shown on the basis of knowledge imparted.
  •        frame a notice for any event.

Now
You are required to go through the given slides carefully, study them and copy the content which is needed.





I hope that the slides above are clear to you. If any query, kindly post your comments in the comment section below. 
Tomorrow's blog will come with few more samples of notice and home tasks for you to practice on your own. 

DO NOT MARK YOUR ATTENDANCE IN THE COMMENT SECTION. MARK YOUR ATTENDANCE BY CLICKING ON THE LINK GIVEN BELOW.  

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Till then

Take Care


Be safe


God bless you all!

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Notice Writing - Part 1

24th April, 2020
Day 4

Good morning gentlemen!

The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that’s the day you start to the top. – O.J. Simpson


I hope that you all are in the best of your health and enjoying yourselves to the fullest. The days of lockdown are rather learning filled. It is amazing to see how we all have adjusted ourselves in these days of struggle. 
But as Shakespeare said, "The show must go on."

Let us continue with our learning and get started with a new topic. Today, we are going to start with Notice writing, a topic from your writing section.

NOTICE WRITING

Before we start with the description and explanation of the topic, let us know the learning objectives of this topic. 

Learning Objectives

By the end of this topic, students will be able to 
  •        apply the correct format while writing a notice.
  •        comprehend why a notice is written and the style and procedure.
  •        analyse any notice shown on the basis of knowledge imparted.
  •        frame a notice for any event.

This is an extensive topic, therefore, we will be dealing with this slide wise in days to come. Make sure you read the slides carefully and note down the content asked to be noted in your notebooks.

Go through the slides given below carefully and study them.




This is just the introduction to notice writing. Monday's blog will cater to the correct and updated format and a few samples of notice writing. 

Click on the link given below to mark your attendance for the day. Any attendance marked on the blog's comment section will be considered null and void. Use comment section to ask doubts. 

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Till then, 

Keep safe

Keep learning

God bless you all!

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Childhood - Part 3

23rd April, 2020
Day 3

Good morning gentlemen!

"There is no elevator to success. You have to work hard."

The above quote will inspire you to work hard and achieve your desired goals. You will be inspired with a motivational quote everyday in the blog and that is how we will commence our period of English.

I hope that you all are keeping in the best of your health. Life seems tough staying in home these days? But trust me, you are blessed than many. Count your blessings.

In yesterday's class, we completed the description of our poem 'Childhood'. I hope you have well understood the poem. If there is any doubt, you can ask me in the comment section.

Today we are going to do MCQs, RTCs and Short answer type questions in our TWO PERIODS.

You can use the same blog for both the periods. 


Before we start with today's content, let us recall our learning objectives.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this poem, the students will be able to

Ø  understand, enjoy and appreciate different genre of English writings 
Ø   know about the poet and his contributions
Ø  enhance vocabulary
Ø   have better understanding of rhyme scheme and other poetic devices
Ø   know that Childhood is a bliss
Ø   think when and where has the childhood gone
Ø  know how childhood is innocence while maturity leads to individuality, rationalism and gaining understanding of hypocrisy

We will start the day doing these MCQs related to the poem.
(Copy them in your notebooks)

Multiple Choice Type Question

Q.1 In the poem childhood, the poet wants to know

a) the day he became responsible
b) the day he became an adult
c) the day he became wise
d) the day he lost his childhood

Q.2 One can find one’s lost childhood in

a) an album
b) a forgotten place
c) the face of a child
d) a remote place

Q.3 The poet is in ___________ mood.

a) reflective
b) sorrowful
c) Sad
d) surprised

Q.4 The poet longs for

a) an infant’s face
b) childhood innocence
c) childhood freedom
d) maturity   

Q.5 Childhood is lost when we attain

a) freedom
b) happiness
c) wisdom
d) maturity

Q.6 Name the poet of the poem.

a) William Wordsworth
b) Markus Natten
c) Shirley Toulson
d) Elizabeth Jennings

Q.7 ‘They talked of love and preached of love, But did not act so lovingly.’ What is reflected here?

a) Satire
b) Hypocrisy
c) Imagination
d) Humour

Q.8  Which poetic device can’t be found in the poem?

a) Hyperbole
b) Alliteration
c) Refrain
d) Antithesis 


Short Answer Type Questions

Q.1  What according to the poem is involved in the process of growing up?

Q.2 What is the poet’s feeling towards childhood?

Q.3 What did the speaker learn about the existence of heaven and hell?

Q.4 How did the speaker realize the hypocrisy of the adults?

Q.5 How does the poem expose man and presents him in true colours?

Q.6 How does the poet repent on his loss of childhood?

Q.7 The poet has asked two questions one is about the time and other is about the place. Why has he used these questions?
Q.8 What does the Hell and heaven stand for?
Reference to context
When did my childhood go?
Was it the day I ceased to be eleven,
Was it the time I realized that Hell and Heaven,
Could not be found in Geography,
And therefore could not be,
Was that the day!

Q.1 What is the age of the poet? 
Q.2 What is poet's mood?
Q.3 Why does the poet suspect science in connection with his losing his childhood?
Q.4 What did the poet realize when he was twelve years?


When did my childhood go?
Was it the time I realized that adults were not
all they seemed to be,
They talked of love and preached of love,
But did not act so lovingly,
Was that the day!

Q.1 Name the poem and the poet. 
2 What did the poet realize about adults?
Q.3 How did adults ‘seem’ to the poet when he was a child?
Q.4 Why does the poet think that he had lost his childhood?

When did my childhood go? 
Was it when I found my mind was really mine, 
To use whichever way I choose, 
Producing thoughts that were not those of other people 
But my own, and mine alone 
Was that the day!

Q.1 What do you understand by 'my mind was really mine'?
Q.2 Which stage of life is the poet in? 
Q.3 What thoughts of the poet has been revealed here? 
Q.4 What does 'Producing thoughts that were not those of other people' mean?   

Where did my childhood go? 
It went to some forgotten place, 
That’s hidden in an infant’s face, 
That’s all I know. 

Q.1 Why is the poet eager to know the lost place of his childhood? 
Q.2 Where is the poet able to find his lost childhood? 
Q.3 Choose a word which is synonym to 'conceal'.
Q.4 Identify the rhyming scheme of the above stanza.

The work above has to be divided in two periods. Kindly make sure you utilize these two periods in completing the work given to you. If any doubt or query, kindly post it below in the comment section. 

To gain today's attendance, kindly write any two poetic devices used in the poem along with their examples.    


Tomorrow, we will be starting with a topic of writing section. 

Till then

Stay Safe

Be blessed. 

God bless you all!