ACTIVITIES ACCORDING TO ALTERNATIVE ACADEMIC CALENDAR BY NCERT
Dear Students,
The following activities are suggested by NCERT :-
1. Watch
a. What was your experience of watching the film given (or other English films)?
Has the boy in the film Paperboy been
able to convey his feelings? Mention a few
instances in support of your answer.
b. What is your opinion about the ambience
and the details which have been focused
upon in the film? Do these contribute to
your experience and understanding of the
film?
c. Share your experience of translating a
film into text.Were you focused on the
meaning, performance of characters,
music, staging of scenes, etc?
d. Describe your favourite scene from the film Paperboy.
e. Write a brief script of street play on corona pandemic, care for street animals, etc.
2.a. In the period of pandemic, due to spread
of Covid-19, there are heartrending
stories of children who have to undergo
hardships and have even lost their lives.
Collect such stories, read them and draw
conclusions based on them.
b. Why are children so susceptible to crime
and hard labour?
Are the measures taken enough?
Read efforts taken by ILO, UNICEF and NGOs like
Bachpan Bachao Andolan.
c. Initiate an online discussion on-Streets
are no place for a child.
d. Write the character sketches of Saheb-e-Alam
and Mukesh.
e. Write diary entries to describe your experience
of staying at home; how have you utilised
your time ; what changes would you like to
bring in your routine in the future?
f. Since you are not going to school you can find
time to do interesting and entertaining
activities. We are making some suggestions;
g. observe and draw sunrise/sunset scenes,
compose a poem/song/wrap, try your hand in
kitchen and try and share your favourite
recipes.
3.f. Read the story using the following link;
and take
pictures of the birds, wildlife (if possible) around
you which you think are not common sight. You
can keep water and food for them.
a. Watch the link on Flocabulary and try
make one on the author/lesson/poem of your choice?
