WRITING REVIEWS

An investigation into the mysteries and myths of age-old beliefs
A hilarious and insightful take on eve-teasing
Anchored on the recession
Is all about journeys, inward and outward
Takes the audience into the 10th century AD
Hope is the theme of the play, Pulari staged on the thord day
The story takes us back to the innocent past qwhere the villagers
waited for a new dawn.
Culled (picked) from the works of the great poet Bodhayanan ,
the play deals with contemporary issues.
It portrays the pathetic condition of spirituality in the past
but with political undertones related to the present time
The play exemplifies modern day political opportunists
The scintillating movie had a harmonious blend of music,
light, and appropriate costume
…stars Dileep and Meera
…starring Mammooti and Kanika
Dileep and Manju excelled in their roles in the play
Captured the hearts of the audience
Showcase contemporary Kerala working class culture
With their touching homage to the late singer and composer Baburaj
The play is an adaptation of the short story…whet
The theme revolves around the influence of..
…brings about his downfall
Interesting narrative techniques ans stage craft was the highlight of the play.
Manoj K Jayan portrayed Chandu, the aadhivasi gorilla convincingly
while mammootti essayed to perfection Pazhassi Raja, the hero.
The movie certainly whetted (stimulated) the appetite of the cine-goers
who packed the Cinemas on all days in the first two weeks
…is a gripping play that flagged off the festival

The ambience of the military court was admirably recreated on stage,
preparing the viewers for some nail-biting moments.
Thanks to the skill of the actors the play had the audience glued in their seats
The play captivated the audience
It was the heart-warming performance of ----and ---- that stole the all show
Vera- she is a flamboyant and fun-loving girl as she is reflective and romantic
With her beauty and brain
She was making her mark as a script writer
T. Damodaran , one of the mist prolific script writers in Malayalam having made
her debut last year with Gulmiher.
He makes a come back with….
In the soon –to-be released movie
…would sync with his voice..

Letters

Letters
Letters to Editor
This has reference to the editorial--------- of March 26
It was heartening to read your Editorial of December 5
This with reference to
It was a highly gratifying news that
It was noteworthy that…
I’m writing to share my anguish and disappointment over an event that has largely gone unnoticed in the media. I refer to the absence of sympathy ans a sense of shared loss from friends in Tamilnadu for those who have been devastated by the ravages of the floods in Karnataka.
Let one add that I write as one who has enjoyed the hospitality of the Keralites at Thekadi…

EDITOR'S DICTION

1. Probe ----- search
2. Plea------ appeal
3. Flay------- criticize
4. Fete------- festival
5. Fest
6. Bid------- propose
7. Nods------ agrees to
8. Stage
9. Slam------- Criticize, condemn
10. Stir------ Strike
11. Concern
12. Meets
13. Host------organize
14. Blames
15. Stir------- strike
16. Attempt
17. Toll----- death rate
18. Steps
19. Orders
20. Set for
21. Ban on mobiles
22. torpedo
23. seek /sought
24. condemns
25. retain
26. flay--------criticize, condemn
27. foiled------thwarted, made unsuccessful
28. mooted-------disputed, unsettled, doubtful
29. moots
30. opposed
31. hike
32. gears up
33. hoax
34. slams
35. blames
36. nod for
37. quits
38. louded
39. in jeopardy
40. hold /held
41. hoax, deception,
Joke
42. pat, lauded
43. set to
44. set for
45. scam
46. hit
47.

Headlines are in elliptical style
(ellipsis=omission of words):

Headlines are made up of short words, that should not exceed 7 words.
Headlines are precise, condensed and compressed expressions,
omitting auxiliaries like is/was are/were,have/has/had….
Headlines are mostly in Simple present tense

Bid to ban mobiles in campus
Quake jolts Kashmir Valley
EC orders shifting of Kannur Collector
Vasudev quits post
Rwy Minister resigns
Nod for women’s quota
Plea for protection
Plea to stop stir in medi College

Rain is set to arrive
Palestinians denied water
Campaign for national ban on Endosulfan
Paul murder: six accused denied bail
Steps sought to prevent animals from being hit
Veerendrakumar sees erosion of values in CPI(M):
Alleges enrolment of bogus voters in Kannur
Minister to hold talks with docrors
Elocution contest held
Cleanliness campaign held
Hold unconditional talks with Maoists:Arunthati
Archbishop laid to rest
Flight held up after bomb hoax call
No end to endosulfan woes
Two shot dead in Tripura
PDP not to back CPM
Isaac flays Hassan for Kudumbasree remarks
Revive pen power for social reforms
Rise to the occasion
Preparation of CW Games lagging behind
By 2015 India will be ready for manned moon mission
Jailbreak foiled
PM okays settlement

Appreciating a poem

Poem
Appreciating a poem
Steps
Read twice atleast
Find:
The person, speaker and the theme
The sublect: the story
Events, thoughts, feelings, mood
Content analysis
Find
Appreciating the style/diction
The genre
Structure
No. of lines, stanzas
Metre
Rhime scheme
Sound effects
Audio quality
Alliteration
Assonance
Repetition of sounfds
Visual quality
Imagery

Rhetotical devices
Figures of speech
Poetic diction
Simily
Metaphor
Irony
Beautiful expressions
Trasphered e[pithet
Personification
Hyperbole
Paradoxical conceits
You need not explain all these things, just nitice any of such elements in the poem and may mention about it in two sentences making your appreciation complete.

MODEL ANSWERS: Letter to the editor

Letter to the editor


Santhi Bhavan
Calicut-12
Oct. 25, 2009

To

The Editor
The Hindu Daily
Banglore


Sir,

The senseless Maoist brutality should be dealt with as a law and order problem. Maoists have demonstrated time and again that for them violence is an end in itself. There is hardly a trace of ideology in their actions. The state must get ready to put them down ruthlessly if only to save innocent lives in the villages and towns held as naxal domains. It must be remembered that in Andhra Pradesh, it was the iron hand of the state, not ideological negotiations, which neutralised the naxal menace. The Centre’s initiative to go ahead with its counter-insurgency operations, though a little late, is welcome.


Yours truly
Afsal Ahamed. K

MODEL ANSWERS:PRESSRELEASE

MODEL ANSWERS:

(B) PRESSRELEASE TIPS 4XAM SERIES (2)
GHSS
KOTTAPPURAM
THE SCHOOL LITERARY CLUB 2009
Office of the Principal
Govt. HSS, Kottappuram
15 Oct. 2009


School theatres can do wonders. The literary club of the school is back with yet another new venture – staging the much-talked-about play The King Who Limped, originally written by Monica Thorne, directed by Master Sandeep, Class IIC (Secretary, Litt. Club) and the club members play the roles.

The play satirizes the political opportunists and the corrupt bureaucracy of all times.
Here a new ruler exposes the sycophants to promote a clean administration in his country. With lot of overtones on the contemporary politics, the one act play is enacted for the first time by the students on the stage at The School auditorium on 28 of this month. The stage performance of the higher secondary students will be formerly inaugurated by KPAC Sasi, the veteran dramatist and an old student of the school at 2.30pm.

There is no restriction for entry.

Parents, old students and the media persons in the city have been kindly informed and warmly invited to the day of the coronation ceremony of the limped(?) king and watch out how he expels the sycophants.

Please see the Programme Notice is enclosed.

The Convener
Performance Wing
School Litt. Club, GHSS, Kottappuram
(B) PRESS RELEASE TIPS 4XAM SERIES (2)

MODEL ANSWERS:

(A) PROGRAMME NOTICE
TIPS 4XAM SERIES (1)
MODEL ANSWERS:



Now Watch out on our stage
The King Who Limped
(One act play written by Monica Thine)



The Literary Club of GGHSS Kottappuramis to bring
the new King Who Limped on to the school stage at the end of this month.

Genre: Satire
The story-line: How a king expels the corrupt courtiers from his palace
and rewards the good ones.
Directior: Master Sandeep, Class IIC(secretary, Litt. Club)
Cast: Members of the school Litereay Club
Make up : Ms Radhika Venugopal ( XI I D )
Costume : Basheer .Parambil (XI C)
Background score: Master Amjed


The Program: … …

• Venue: School Auditorium
• Date: 28 October 2009
• Time: 2.30 pm
• Inauguration of the Stage Performance:
The chief guest: KPAC. Sasi
• Felicitations:
- Mr. Ramanunni,. KR, the Hnbl. PTA President
- Popular dramatist, Babu Paul
The enactment of the play is at sharp 3.30pm
Welcome to all students, parents and teachers
And our special invitation to the last-year batch.


Place: Kottappuram
Date: October 15, 2009

The Convener

Public Performance Wong
School Litt. Club, GHSS, Kottappuram
MODEL ANSWERS:

MODEL QUESTIONS

THE DEPT. OF ENHLISH
HMYHSS MANJERI
TIPS 4XAM SERIES (1)

MODEL QUESTIONS:

Imagine that The Literary Club of your school decided to enact the play
The King Who Limped . The director of the play gave you the following hints:
• Author: Monica thorne
• Direction: Master Sandeep, Class IIC(secretary, Litt. Club)
• Theme: How a king expels the corrupt courtiers from his palace and rewards the good ones.
• Cast: Members of the school Litereay Club
• Venue: School Auditorium
• Date: 28 October 2009
• Time: 2.30 pm
• Inauguration of the Stage Performance: KPAC Sasi

(A) Prepare a Press Release of the enactment tobe issued to News Bureaus. ( 7 score)
Or
(B) Prepare a Programme Notice of the enactment of the play.
Include all the details like time, venue, chieg guests, etc. ( 7 score)
( HALFYEARLY EXAM OCTOBER 2009 )

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC PLACES

INSTRUCTIONS
FOR PUBLIC PLACES
IN ENGLISH…………………………………………………..…………………………..prepared by ptsalam

THEATRE DISCIPLINE
 FRONT SEATS NOT FOOT RESTS
 NO FOOT PARKING ON YOUR FRONT SEATS
 NO FOOT RESTS AT FRONT SEATS
 NEVER REST YOUR FOOT OVER FRONT SEATS
 KEEP DECENCY ON SEATS
 MAINTAIN SEAT DISCIPLINE
 MAINTAIN THEATER DISCIPLINE
 MAINTAIN DECENCY AND DECORUM
 BE SELF DISCIPLINED AT THEATER
 BEHAVE YOURSELF AT SEATS
 BEHAVE YOURSELF AND HELP YOURSELF
 AVOID PUBLIC NUISANCE
 AVOID UNHEALTHY BEHAVIOR
 GIVE RESPECT AND TAKE RESPECT
 WE PROVIDE THE STANDARD THEATRE FACILITIES
 STANDARD THEATRE FOR STANDARD PEOPLE
 WE EXPECT STANDARD THEATER CULTURE FROM OUR VIEWERS
 MAINTAIN STANDARDS IN PUBLIC PLACES
 SILENCE IS GOLD
 RESPECT OTHERS AND BE RESPECTED
 FOLLOW THE Q SYSTEM
 KEEP THEE Q SYSTEM
 KEEP QUITE IN THE THEATRE
 BE SILENT WHILE WATCHING THE MOVIE
 BE QUIET AT THE RUNNING MOVIE

INSTRUCTIONS

INSTRUCTIONS
FOR PUBLIC PLACES
IN ENGLISH

THEATRE DISCIPLINE
 FRONT SEATS NOT FOOT RESTS
 NO FOOT PARKING ON YOUR FRONT SEATS
 NO FOOT TESTS AT FRONT SEATS
 NEVER REST YOUR FOOT OVER FRONT SEATS
 KEEP DECENCY ON SEATS
 MAINTAIN SEAT DISCIPLINE
 MAINTAIN THEATER DISCIPLINE
 MAINTAIN DECENCY AND DECORUM
 BE SELF DISCIPLINED AT THEATER
 BEHAVE YOURSELF AT SEATS
 BEHAVE YOURSELF AND HELP YOURSELF
 AVOID PUBLIC NUISANCE
 AVOID UNHEALTHY BEHAVIOR
 GIVE RESPECT AND TAKE RESPECT
 WE PROVIDE STANDARD THEATRE FACILITIES
 STANDARD THEATRE FOR STANDARD PEOPLE
 WE EXPECT STANDARD THEATER CULTURE FROM OUR VIEWERS
 MAINTAIN STANDARDS IN PUBLIC PLACES
 SILENCE IS GOLD
 RESPECT OTHERS AND BE RESPECTED
 FOLLOW THE Q SYSTEM
 KEEP THEE Q SYSTEM
 KEEP QUITE IN THE THEATRE
 BE SILENT WHILE WATCHING THE MOVIE
 BE QUITE ART THE RUNNING MOVIE

THE HSSTs MEET

THE DULLARD REVISITED
A REVIEW OF THE FIRST DAY OF THE HSST’S
ORIENTATION COURSE AT KOTTAKKAL RAJA’S HSS ON MAY21, 2007

A Teacher is a philosopher.
Somebody has said,
“a philosopher in one who is
searching for a black cat in a dark room
while the thing is not there!”
The same predicament was seen as usual on the first day of the training course. The teachers were found searching for the black cats of cognitive psychology and social constructivism, but at a wrong place. It was once again, to use a moderate adjective, useless- a sheer waste of time and public wealth.
Nothing is achieved. Nothing is oriented
Nobody is inspired to go with something unusual or different.

It’s better to say less about everything. Brevity is the soul of wit.
The forenoon session started at 11.30 (2 hours late!) lacked concrete blue print, preface, on the 3-day programme. Without much beating about the bush the esteemed Rps (the resourceful persons!!) made several desperate attempts to trigger a cold discussion. Neither the circulated handouts of student’s erroneous answer sheets nor the miserable attempt of the Rps help command response from the idle HSSTs in English. They miserably failed to generate the desired interaction. The stimulation rendered by the Rps and the response of the facilitators reflected the very experience and reaction the teachers get in our classrooms.

Who is to be blamed here? The subject or object?
Nobody knows and nothing happens.

In the afternoon session, the next task was a discussion of the curriculum objectives of the First Block of the Second-year text. It also reached nowhere but some of us had reached home by then! That was the first day.
But being a teacher I should be very positive: let us go back to the cat, the philosopher’s black cat. Quoting Achumama, “regardless of the color and creed, the cats recruited ought to catch the rats. That’s all.



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