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Introduction to What I teach for this sem. Essay writingTRANSCRIPT
THIS SEMESTERTHIS SEMESTER
PART IIPART II
PROSE, POETRY, LANGUAGE STUDY AND COMMUNICATION SKILLSPROSE, POETRY, LANGUAGE STUDY AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS
What I Teach in Unit I ProseWhat I Teach in Unit I Prose
1.Your Commitment to Self-Mastery: Kaizen – Robin Sharma 2. The Sun, the Planets and the Stars- C.Jones 3. The Last Letter to Indira - Jawaharlal Nehru 4. Circuses – Sir Harold Nicolson 5. Tolerance – E. M. Forster
CircusesSir Harold Nicolson
ToleranceE. M. Forster
What I Teach in Unit II What I Teach in Unit II PoetryPoetry
The Bailiff’s Daughter of Islington – Anonymous The Road Not Taken – Robert Frost Because I Could Not Stop for Death- Emily Dickinson Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa. T.S. – Nissim Ezekiel The Harp and the King – Judith Wright
The Bailiff’s Daughter of IslingtonAnonymous The Road Not Taken
Robert Frost
What I Teach in Unit IIIWhat I Teach in Unit IIIEnglish for Competitive English for Competitive
ExaminationsExaminations 1. Errors and How to Avoid Errors1. Errors and How to Avoid Errors 2. Spotting Errors2. Spotting Errors 3. Sentence Completion3. Sentence Completion 4. Reconstructing Passages
Reconstructing Passages
What I Teach in Unit IVWhat I Teach in Unit IVLanguage SkillsLanguage Skills
1.E-mail Writing1.E-mail Writing 2.Minutes Writing2.Minutes Writing 3.Book Review/ Film Review3.Book Review/ Film Review 4.Essay Writing
Essay Writing
What I Teach in Unit VWhat I Teach in Unit VOral Communication SkillsOral Communication Skills
Part III Communication Skills – 2Part III Communication Skills – 2 Part IV Telephone SkillsPart IV Telephone Skills Part V Group Discussion
Group Discussion
Question PatternFor External Exam
Time: 3 hrs Max: 75 Marks
Three Parts [Marks]Three Parts [Marks]
Part A 10 x 01 = 10 Part A 10 x 01 = 10 MarksMarks
Part B 05 x 05 = 25 Part B 05 x 05 = 25 MarksMarks
Part C 05 x 08 = 40 Part C 05 x 08 = 40 MarksMarks
Part A 10 Objective [Multiple Choice] Questions from 10 Objective [Multiple Choice] Questions from
Units I, II, III and VUnits I, II, III and V Unit I Prose 3 questions [Q Nos. 1, 2, 3]Unit I Prose 3 questions [Q Nos. 1, 2, 3] Unit II Poetry 3 questions [Q Nos. 4, 5, 6]Unit II Poetry 3 questions [Q Nos. 4, 5, 6] Unit IIIUnit III English for Competitive ExaminationEnglish for Competitive Examination 2 questions [Q Nos. 7, 8]2 questions [Q Nos. 7, 8] Unit VUnit V Oral Communication Skills 2 questionsOral Communication Skills 2 questions [Qn Nos.9,10] [Qn Nos.9,10]
Part B
Qn. 11: Two annotations from Prose out of four Qn. 11: Two annotations from Prose out of four Choices [1 from Group A (Either i or ii) and 1 from Choices [1 from Group A (Either i or ii) and 1 from Group B (Either i or ii)]Group B (Either i or ii)]
Qn. 12:Two annotations from Poetry out of four Qn. 12:Two annotations from Poetry out of four Choices [1 from Group A (Either i or ii) and 1 from Choices [1 from Group A (Either i or ii) and 1 from Group B (Either i or ii)]Group B (Either i or ii)]
Qn. 13: Spotting or Correcting the Errors in the Qn. 13: Spotting or Correcting the Errors in the given sentencesgiven sentences
Qn. 14: Drafting an E-Mail or Minutes WritingQn. 14: Drafting an E-Mail or Minutes Writing Qn. 15: Writing suitable expressions for given Qn. 15: Writing suitable expressions for given
situations or Reconstructing a given passagesituations or Reconstructing a given passage
Part C
Qn. 16: 1 long essay from Prose [400-500 words] Qn. 16: 1 long essay from Prose [400-500 words] [a or b][a or b]
Qn. 17: 1 long essay from Poetry [400-500 words] Qn. 17: 1 long essay from Poetry [400-500 words] [a or b][a or b]
Qn. 18: Spotting/ Correcting Errors in the given Qn. 18: Spotting/ Correcting Errors in the given sentences [Eight Objective Questions from sentences [Eight Objective Questions from English for Competitive Examinations English for Competitive Examinations [a or b][a or b]
Qn. 19: Writing a film/book review in about 400-Qn. 19: Writing a film/book review in about 400-500 words or writing an essay on select topics in 500 words or writing an essay on select topics in about 400-500 words from a list [a or b]about 400-500 words from a list [a or b]
From a list. From a list.
Part C
List of Essay Topics for Qn. 19List of Essay Topics for Qn. 19
1. Role and Responsibilities of a Good 1. Role and Responsibilities of a Good CitizenCitizen
2. Science and Technology in Modern 2. Science and Technology in Modern IndiaIndia
3. Students and Politics3. Students and Politics
4. Parliamentary Democracy in India4. Parliamentary Democracy in India
5. Education and Employment5. Education and Employment
Part C
List of Essay Topics for Qn. 19List of Essay Topics for Qn. 19
6. Impact of Globalization in India6. Impact of Globalization in India
7. Need for Compulsory Sports7. Need for Compulsory Sports
8. The Plight of Higher Education in India8. The Plight of Higher Education in India
9. Religious Minorities in Secular Society9. Religious Minorities in Secular Society
10. Women Empowerment10. Women Empowerment
Part C
Qn. 20. Responding to the given Qn. 20. Responding to the given situations [eight situations] or writing situations [eight situations] or writing appropriate expressions to the given appropriate expressions to the given situations [four situations] from situations [four situations] from Oral Oral Communication SkillsCommunication Skills [a or b] [a or b]
Unit Wise Marks Distribution
Unit I 16 MarksUnit I 16 Marks Unit II 16 MarksUnit II 16 Marks Unit III 20 MarksUnit III 20 Marks Unit IV 13 MarksUnit IV 13 Marks Unit V 10 MarksUnit V 10 Marks
Internal Marks Calculation
Maximum 25 MarksMaximum 25 Marks Test 20 Marks Assignment 05 MarksTest 20 Marks Assignment 05 Marks Out of Three Tests the third One will be Out of Three Tests the third One will be
Conducted as VivaConducted as Viva Best one of the two tests Plus Viva Mark will Best one of the two tests Plus Viva Mark will
be added be added The average of the former will be added The average of the former will be added
with assignment markswith assignment marks The former total is the final internal mark The former total is the final internal mark
for 25for 25
Internal Marks Calculation
I Int.I Int. II IntII Int Best Best of Ist of Ist twotwo
VivaViva Best Best of Ist of Ist two two + + VivaViva
MeaMeann
AssiAssignmgnmentent
Total Total marmarksks
1818 1919 1919 1919 3838 1919 55 2424
Essay WritingAn Introduction
DefinitionsDefinitions A composition in prose which is A composition in prose which is
usually short and written on any subject is usually short and written on any subject is called an essaycalled an essay
Usually writing in detail about Usually writing in detail about someone, something, an idea or an someone, something, an idea or an opinion is called as essay writingopinion is called as essay writing
Any prose writing of Any prose writing of considerable length of a particular topic is considerable length of a particular topic is called an essaycalled an essay
•Elaborated•Defined
•Compared•Explained•evaluated
What is Done
In essay writing one or two ideas are:In essay writing one or two ideas are:
Essay Consists of:
TopicTopic IntroductionIntroduction Main bodyMain body Sub Headings or topicsSub Headings or topics SummarySummary IllustrationsIllustrations DescriptionsDescriptions ExamplesExamples CommentariesCommentaries
Prewriting
Preparing OutlinePreparing Outline Jot down the important ideasJot down the important ideas Arrange all ideas in relation to the Arrange all ideas in relation to the
main topicmain topic Collect the fact and details about the Collect the fact and details about the
ideasideas Organize it in the form of an essayOrganize it in the form of an essay
How To Prepare Outline
1.1. Largest of all animalsLargest of all animals2.2. Used in tiger-huntingUsed in tiger-hunting3.3. RevengefulRevengeful4.4. Its trunk and large earsIts trunk and large ears5.5. Found in India and Found in India and
Africa- two kindsAfrica- two kinds6.6. Its skill in piling logsIts skill in piling logs7.7. Its great strengthIts great strength8.8. In India used in state In India used in state
processionsprocessions
09.How Caught and tamed09.How Caught and tamed10. Mad elephants10. Mad elephants11.Elephant grass11.Elephant grass12Its tusks- hunted for Ivory12Its tusks- hunted for Ivory13.Howdah and Mahout13.Howdah and Mahout14. Story of blind men and 14. Story of blind men and
ElephantElephant15. In Old times used in war15. In Old times used in war16. Its intelligence16. Its intelligence17. Feeds on Leaves and grass17. Feeds on Leaves and grass18. Can draw heavy loads18. Can draw heavy loads
Writing an essay on The ElephantWriting an essay on The ElephantThe ElephantThe Elephant
List of collected ideasList of collected ideas
How To Prepare Outline
OutlineOutline
1.1. DescriptionDescription
2.2. Habitat and FoodHabitat and Food
3.3. How and why huntedHow and why hunted
4.4. Strength and intelligenceStrength and intelligence
5.5. Its different usesIts different uses
Writing
Ideas are given the written formIdeas are given the written form Introducing the key sentences in the Introducing the key sentences in the
topictopic The ideas are united to form an The ideas are united to form an
essayessay Writing the Opinion and conclusion Writing the Opinion and conclusion
for the ideas togetherfor the ideas together
Editing
Check and Correct essays for Check and Correct essays for grammar, punctuation etcgrammar, punctuation etc
Check the sequenceCheck the sequence Check the styleCheck the style Check whether all ideas are relatedCheck whether all ideas are related
Characteristics of an Effective Essay
Unity- An essay must be a unity, developing one Unity- An essay must be a unity, developing one theme with a definite purpose. It should have an theme with a definite purpose. It should have an organic unityorganic unity
Order- The essay should follow a certain ordered Order- The essay should follow a certain ordered line of thought and come to a definite conclusionline of thought and come to a definite conclusion
Brevity- The essays should not be too long. It Brevity- The essays should not be too long. It should be short and preciseshould be short and precise
Style- Language should be formal.Style- Language should be formal. The Personal Touch- It should have the The Personal Touch- It should have the
individuality of the writer. A persons view on a individuality of the writer. A persons view on a topictopic
A Good Essay Consists Of
Suitable Subject MatterSuitable Subject Matter Proper ArrangementProper Arrangement Adequate Power of ExpressionAdequate Power of Expression
Do’s
Be PreciseBe Precise Express ideas with clarityExpress ideas with clarity Give proper illustrationsGive proper illustrations Give suitable examplesGive suitable examples Use apt descriptionsUse apt descriptions Use right expressionsUse right expressions
Don'ts
Avoid irrelevant pointsAvoid irrelevant points Avoid circumlocution Avoid circumlocution Avoid long evolving sentencesAvoid long evolving sentences Avoid gender sensitive languageAvoid gender sensitive language Avoid slangsAvoid slangs Avoid colloquialismsAvoid colloquialisms Avoid inconsistencies in languageAvoid inconsistencies in language
Types of Essay Writing
Definition EssayDefinition Essay – Where a key word or key idea – Where a key word or key idea is defined from different points of View is defined from different points of View
Comparative and Contrastive EssaysComparative and Contrastive Essays – Two or – Two or more persons, places, ideas, opinions are more persons, places, ideas, opinions are compared and contrastedcompared and contrasted
Classificatory EssaysClassificatory Essays – Here separate things or – Here separate things or ideas are put in different categoriesideas are put in different categories
Descriptive EssaysDescriptive Essays – Here descriptions of different – Here descriptions of different aspects are given for a person, place or a aspects are given for a person, place or a particular thing.particular thing.
Types of Essay Writing
Discursive EssaysDiscursive Essays – Choice is made among – Choice is made among different opinions, ideas and objects different opinions, ideas and objects preference for one is satisfiedpreference for one is satisfied
Evaluative EssaysEvaluative Essays – Based on certain – Based on certain criteria the evaluation of people, places or criteria the evaluation of people, places or things is donethings is done
Reflective EssaysReflective Essays – It consists of – It consists of reflections or thoughts on some topic reflections or thoughts on some topic which is generally of an abstract naturewhich is generally of an abstract nature
Types of Essay Writing
Narrative EssaysNarrative Essays – A narrative essay – A narrative essay consists mainly in the narration of consists mainly in the narration of some event, or series of eventssome event, or series of events
Expository EssaysExpository Essays – An expository – An expository essay consists of explanation of essay consists of explanation of some subjectsome subject
Imaginative EssaysImaginative Essays – Essay on – Essay on subjects such as the feelings of a subjects such as the feelings of a dog, or a student etcdog, or a student etc