8 ARCHIVE CLASS 8 ENGLISH FOR (JANUARY, FEBRUARY) R39 TO R45

 

R/45                                           

4/02/21 - 5/02/21

ENGLISH  COMPOSITION

Ch: 32 WRITING AN ESSAY

What is an essay?

An essay is a composition on a specific topic, comprising four or more paragraphs where each paragraph is an expansion of one idea related to the topic.

EXPLAINED

1. Read and explained the whole of chapter 32.

2. The different types of essays.

3. How to write an essay.

4. The writing process of an essay.

5. Components of an essay.

6. Sample essays.

7. Picture composition.

8. Writing of essays in paragraphs .

9. The different topics of essays.

MAIN TEACHING:

Oral and explanation online with some written work.

1. Read the whole of chapter 32.

2. The complete and thorough explanation of writing different topics in essays in not more than 100 words.

3. The explanation done in the online class with the help of images.

4. Discussions with the students.

ASSIGNMENTS:

• Write an essay in not more than 100 words describing how Republic Day is celebrated in your school.
• Write an essay in not more than 100 words describing the festival you like the most and why.

 General tips for writing essays: 

-Essays are not diaries so be careful not to mix what you feel with what you know.

-Write facts, then write what you have taken away from these facts.

-Research carefully before writing. Learn about credible sources of information.

-You must always mention where a certain fact comes from, so that the reader knows it's a credible source.

SAMPLE ESSAY ON INDEPENDENCE DAY

The Principal was the Chief Guest of the Programme. She hoisted the national flag on the school building sharp at 8:00 am. All the students and teachers saluted the flag and then sang the National Anthem with nobody moved honoring it. Then followed the Cultural Programme. Patriotic Poems and Songs were recited both by the teachers and the students. Some students also presented the group dance and skits.
In the end, the Principal delivered the short speech. She told the students about the supreme sacrifice the great martyrs who gave their lives for the sake of freedom. She also said that the freedom was very precious and it was very necessary to preserve it.

The Principal also told the students to follow the ideals of the great people like Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru, Subhash Chandra Bose etc. Then some more people delivered speeches on the occasion. All the speakers spoke about the significance of the historic day. They advised the students to become ideal citizens of the country.

In the end of the ceremony, sweet-balls ( laddoos) were distributed among the students. There was also the friendly cricket match between the teachers and the students.

The Independence Day has a great importance in every citizen's life. This day reminds us every year that freedom is sacred and citizens must do everything to ensure that it shall not be endangered.

SAMPLE ESSAY ON DIWALI

Diwali is my favourite festival. It is the festival of lights; it is celebrated in all parts of our country. A few days before Diwali, people clean their houses and shops and get them whitewashed. On Diwali day, people decorate their houses. On the night of Diwali, lamps are lit in every village, town and city. All the houses, shops and buildings are illuminated with earthen lamps, candles and electric bulbs. Children move about in their best clothes. People exchange sweets and gifts. Children spend money in buying sweets, toys and crackers. At night people worship ‘Laxmi’, the goddess of wealth. Diwali is a festival of joy. On this day everyone is happy.

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2/02/21 - 3/02/21

POEM - 9 IF

ENGLISH POETRY

POET:- RUDYARD KIPLING

SUMMARY

This poem by Rudyard Kipling is of ultimate inspiration that tells us how to deal with different situations in life. The poem conveys his ideas about how to win this life, and after all, how to be a good human being.

THEME OF THE POEM.

It is about moral lessons and conduct. It contains advice from a father to a son on how to grow up to be a better person and a true man. He reminds his son that he will be man if he can hold on to his values and not be swayed by others. If he follows his advice, he will have a rewarding and enriching life.

ABOUT THE POET

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was born in Bombay (now Mumbai). At the age of six, he was sent to school in England. When he finished his education he became a reporter and traveled to many places-he revisited India (1882-1887). Kipling won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. Kipling's poetry is full of vigour. He produced a number of volumes of poetry and in many of the poems he glorified the values of action and wrote about the the values of manliness, loyalty, self-sacrifice and so on.

  

EXPLAINED

1. Read and explained the poem in detail on pg-142.

2. Briefing about the poet Rudyard Kipling .

3. Words to know on pg- 143.

4. Questions and answers on pg- 143.

5. The summary of the poem.

6. Fill in the blanks from the poem.

7. True or false.

MAIN TEACHING:

Oral and explanation online with some written work.

1. Explain the poem thoroughly.
2. The summarizing of each stanza of the poem.

3. Meanings given in the poem.

4. Notes of the poem.

5. Oral discussion in the online class

ASSIGNMENTS:

• Leans the first 8 lines of the poem on pg- 142.
• Learn the rest of the poem on pg- 142.
• Learn all the words to know on pg- 143.

1. Answer the following questions:-

a. What does the poet say about the following?

i. keeping your head             ii. lies            iii. hate.

b. List the qualities which 'make a Man', according to the poet.

c. Why does the poet call 'Triumph' and 'Disaster' impostors?

d. What does the poet mean when he says we should treat Triumph an Disaster 'just the same'?

e. Give an example of personification from the poem.

f. What do you think is meant by the following?

i. If you can dream- and not make dreams your master.

ii. If you can think- and not make thoughts your aim.

g. Do you think the poet's advice is good advice for a young person? What advice would you give to someone?

2. Fill in the blanks with the words given from the poem:-

doubt, allowance, distance, Triumph, Twisted, hated, unforgiving, impostors, blaming, Earth

1. But make _________ for their doubling too,

2. _________ by knaves to make a trap for fools,

3. Your's is the _________ and everything that's in it,

4. Or being _________ ,don't give way to hating,

5. If you trust yourself when all men _________ you,

6. If you meet with _________ and Disaster

7. If you fill the _________ minute

8. Are losing their's and  _________ it on you,

9. And treat these two _________ just the same; 

10. With sixty second's worth of _________ run,

3. True or false:-

a. The poet says that one should lie if others lie too

b. The poem teaches us how to be a good human being.

c. In this poem the speaker is talking to his daughter.

d. The poet says that even if others doubt you should trust yourself.

5.  The poet of this poem is Rudyard Keepling.

WATCH THE VIDEO TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE POEM BETTER:

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29/01/21 - 1/02/21

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

CH:7 MODAL VERBS

What are Modal Verbs?

Modal Verbs are a group of auxiliary (helping) verbs that are used to express a range of functions, the chief of which are: ability, possibility, permission or obligation.

Example- You can pass if you study.

WATCH THE VIDEOS TO HELP US UNDERSTAND THE LESSON BETTER: 

 

 

EXPLAINED

1. Read and explained the the whole of chapter 7.

2. All the exercises from A to G.

3. The different classes of Modal Verbs.

4. The purpose of Modal Verbs.

5. The usage of Modal Verbs in a sentence .

6. The Negated Modal Verbs and Contraction.

7. Characteristics of Modal Verbs.

8. Modal Verbs and its Tenses.

MAIN TEACHING:

Oral and explanation online with some written work.

1. The using of the correct Modal Verbs in sentences.
2. The classification of different Modal Verbs.

3. All the exercises explained of chapter 7 with the help of images shown during the online class.

ASSIGNMENTS:

• What are Modal Verbs? Explain with an example.

R/42                                           

27/01/21 - 28/01/21

ENGLISH POETRY

POEM - 8 SKIMBLESHANKS: THE RAILWAY CAT

POET:- T.S. ELIOT

SKIMBLESHANKS

SUMMARY

Skimbleshanks is a poem about an intelligent cat who is a figure of great importance in the train's operations: It will not leave with out him. He is described as living on the nigh mail train that travels on the British West Coast Main Line. He looks after the passengers and crew to ensure that everything is running smoothly.

WATCH THE VIDEO TO HELP US UNDERSTAND THE LESSON BETTER: 

ABOUT THE POET

Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965) is considered one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. He worked at a number of different jobs but wrote poetry throughout his life. He received many awards and honours for his works and in 1948 he was awarded the Noble Prize for Literature.

EXPLAINED

1. Read and explained the poem in detail.

2. Briefing about the poet Thomas Stearns Eliot.

3. Words to know on pg- 126.

4. Questions and answers on pg- 127.

5. Reference to context questions and answers on pg- 127.

6. The summary of the poem.

7. Fill in the blanks from the poem.

8. True or false.

MAIN TEACHING:

Oral and explanation online with some written work.

1. Explain the poem thoroughly.
2. The analysis of each stanza of the poem.

3. Meanings given in the poem.

4. Notes of the poem.

ASSIGNMENTS:

• Leans the first 16 lines of the poem on pg- 124
• Learn the next 16 lines of the poem on pg- 125
• Learn the other 18 lines of the poem on pg- 125
• Learn the last 13 lines of the poem on pg- 126
• Learn all the words to know on pg- 126

1. Answer the following questions:-

a. Why cant the train start without Skimble?

b. In what way is Skimble in-charge of the train?

c. Why are the other passengers very quiet when Skimble is about?

d. What delights are there for the passengers of the train?

e. In what way are the passengers comforted by Skimble's presents?

f. What does Skimble do while the passengers are all safely asleep?

2. Answer the following questions with reference to context:-

a. Saying 'Skimble where is Skimble has he gone to hunt the thimble...?'

i. Who's asking the question?

ii. What does 'hunting the thimble' refer to ?

iii. Why is Skimble being searched for?

iv. What cannot happen till he is found?

v. When does Skimble eventually appear?

b. Down the corridor he paces and examines all the faces...

i. What paces down the corridor?

ii. Who's faces does he examine?

ii. Why does he pace the corridor?

iv. Why does he examine the faces?

v. What effect does this have on the passengers?

c. Which says: 'I'll see you again!'

i. Who or what says this?

ii. Who is going to be seen again?

iii. With what is this message delivered?

iv. What is the complete message?

3. Fill in the blanks with the words given from the poem:-

counterpane, saunter, Skimbleshanks, crank, searching, traveller, Hemisphere,Carlisle, winking, corridor

1. They are _________ high and low,

2. Then Skimble will appear and he'll _________ to the rear:

3. Of the Northern _________.

4. Down the _________ he paces and examines all the faces

5. He will watch you without _________.

6. And a _________ to shut the window if you sneeze.

7. And pull up the _________,

8. Of the _________ in the First and in the Third;

9. You were sleeping all the while he was busy at _________,

10. For _________ will help you to get out! 

4. True or false:-

1. The night mail train runs from Florida to New York.

2. This poem is about a pet guard dog.

3. There is a whisper down the line at 10:29.

4. Places like Dumfries, Gallowgate, Crewe and Carlisle are mentioned in the poem.

5. The poet of this poem is T.S. ELIOT

WATCH THE VIDEO TO HELP US UNDERSTAND THE LESSON BETTER: 

R/41                                           

20/01/21 - 22/01/21

ENGLISH LITERATURE

CH:8 B. WORDSWORTH

~~This story is all about the beautiful bond between Wordsworth and the kid. It is a coming -of- age story written in first person from the young boy's perceptive depicting his growth from young age to adulthood.

THEME OF THE CHAPTER

It is about the identity, friendship, admiration and the role of the author B. Wordsworth narrated in the first person by a little boy who comes in contact with a man with the same name.

V.S. NAIPAUL

EXPLAINED

1. The whole of chapter 8

2. Words to know on pg 119

3. Questions and answers on pg 119 and 120

4. Fill in the blanks 

5. True or false 

MAIN TEACHING:

Oral and explanation online with some written work.

1. Explain the story.
2. The summary of the chapter.

3. Meanings given in the chapter.

4. Compilation of all the notes of the chapter.

ASSIGNMENTS:

• Read the whole of chapter 8
• Learn the first 6 words to know on pg 119
• Learn the last 7 words to know on pg 119

1. Answer the following questions:-

a. What kind of person is considered a 'rogue' by the narrator?

b. Why does the narrator say, 'His English was so good, it didn't sound natural...'?

c. According to B. Wordsworth what could a poet do quite easily?

d. Do you think the narrator's mother liked poetry? Give reasons for your answer.

e. What did B. Wordsworth give as a reason for travelling about?

f. Why is B. Wordsworth's answer to the policeman's question funny?

g. How did the world become an exciting place for the narrator?

h. When the narrator saw Wordsworth looking so ill, how was he affected?

2. Fill in the blanks with the following words:-

mangoes, existed, wild, tidily, humanity, correctly, calypsonians, encouragingly, bargain, negotiate.

a. He was a small man and he was __________dressed.

b. He spoke very slowly and very __________.

c. I'm going to sell it to you at a __________ price.

d. Only __________ do that sort of thing.

e. And now the __________ are ripe and red and very sweet and juicy.

f. And so the garden remained and grew high and __________.

g. 'I think i will go and __________ the purchase with that shop.'

h. I shall have written a poem that will sing to all __________.

i. He smiled __________ at me.

j.  It was just as though B. Wordsworth had never __________.

3. True or false:-

a. The man said he wanted to watch their bees.

b. The author's mother looked at the man in a friendly manner.

c. The narrator's mother beat him badly.

d. The author went to watch a movie B. Wordsworth.

e. The author of this chapter is V.S. Naipaul.

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18/01/21 - 19/01/21

ENGLISH  COMPOSITION

CH:29 BIO-SKETCH

~~ A Bio-Sketch informs the reader about a person and provides a brief account of his / hers life and work. It is presented as a very short narrative and only the important details are included.

EXPLAINED

1. Read Chapter 29.

2. How to write Bio-Sketches by expanding the points given in each case.

3. A few sample Bio-Sketches.

MAIN TEACHING:

Oral and explanation online with some written work.
1. The complete and thorough explanation and writing of Bio-Sketches.
2. All explanations done in the online class with the help of images and screenshots.

3. Sample of a Bio-Sketch given below-

ASSIGNMENTS:

I. What is a Bio-Sketch?

II. Write Bio-Sketches on each of the following by expanding the points given in each case.

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12/01/21, 13/01/21, 15/01/21

ENGLISH  COMPOSITION

CH:30 WRITING A LETTER

~~ An informal or personal letter is written to a relation or a friend.

~~ An official or formal letter is written to a person with whom you don't have a personal relationship- the communication is for some official or business purpose.

EXPLAINED

1. Personal or Informal Letters.

2. Official or Formal Letters.

3. Different ways of writing letters.

4. Subject of the letter.

5. The body of the letter.

6. Complimentary close.

7. Enclosures of letters.

8. Official letters of communication.

9. The Guideline to plan an official letter.

10. Do's and Dont's of writing an official letter.

11. Different types of sample letters.

12. Letter to the principal asking for leave.

13. Leave of absence from school.

MAIN TEACHING:
Oral and explanation online with some written work.
1. Read the whole of chapter: 30
2. The complete and thorough explanation of writing out different types of letters and applications.

3. All explanation done with the help of screenshots and images.

ASSIGNMENTS:

OFFICIAL LETTERS.

1a. Write a letter to the Principal asking for five days permission to be absent from class as you have to go out of station for your cousin's wedding.

2b. Write a letter to the Headmaster through the Class Teacher explaining why you were absent for one week. The reason being that you were suffering from Malaria.

PERSONAL LETTERS.

1a. Write a letter to your friend describing the lovely time you had at the school picnic that he had been absent for.

2b. Write a letter to your friend describing a competition that you had entered and won. (Drawing, Elocution, Spellings, etc)

Manish Gupta

New Colony
Jabalpur
Date: 12.4.15

My Dear Rakesh.
How are you? Hope you are doing well. Yesterday I went for a picnic with my classmates. We went to the Grand Park which is known for its natural beauty. We assembled in the school at 10 am. Then all of us went to the park in our school bus.

I was astounded to see multiple rows of beautiful flowers and the lush green grass there. A lovely breeze was blowing. The weather was very pleasant. All of us were very excited. We got down from our bus and went to play on the swings. 

Suddenly we noticed something moving in the distance. It was a small train. We all ran towards it. The train stopped and we all got into it and went for a joy ride. It took us all around the park. We were all very thrilled.

After that we went to a corner in the park where there were a number of vendors were selling balloons, toys and foodstuffs. We bought our favourite gol-guppas, chaat, and cold drinks.

Then we all sat down and played a number of games. By then it was evening and it was time to get back. So we got into the bus and came back to school. Our parents were waiting for us. We rushed to tell them all about the picnic.

It was one of the best picnics I have had. Have you been to a picnic in the recent times. Do write to me all about it. Convey my regards to your parents.

With lots of love,
Your friend
Manish

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Manish Gupta

New Colony
Jabalpur
Date: 12.4.15

My Dear Friend,
I hope this letter finds you in the best of health, I am writing this letter to inform you about the school picnic I went on last week.

We all took one dish with us as we all were asked to bring some snacks. There were pizzas, pasta, burgers. I enjoyed the food a lot because you know I love all kinds of fast food.

Our teachers also went with us. We started off with food and later when we were done eating we sang songs and played games. The weather was really good so we really enjoyed ourselves. 

We came back around 6 pm in the evening. It was a really good trip. I will give you more details when we meet. 

Pay my regards to your parents I will visit soon.
Your Loving Friend
Your Name

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22.11.2019,

New Delhi.
Dear Ram,
How are you? Hope you are doing well. Today is the happiest day of my school life, because, I have won the first prize in the dance competition. When we were at the initial stage of our friendship, you used to encourage me to participate in dance competitions, but I hesitated to do so. Finally, I got the courage in participating in it. It was one of the toughest competitions, and i finally won it. I just wanted to share my happiness with you. Hope to see you soon. Take care and God Bless

Yours lovingly,

Sam.

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Dear………..

I have something very exciting to tell you. I have won the first prize in All Delhi Drawing Competition organised by the Delhi Art and Craft Society. The competition was very tough with a hundred participants, but the judges agreed in selecting my drawing for the first prize.

As you know, I had a passion for art during our school days also and I was the favourite student of our drawing teacher. I have won numerous prizes at the school level competitions.

I came to know of this competition from a newspaper and at once I decided to participate in it. Since the time of sending in the application, I have been preparing myself for the event. Since it is an ‘on-the-spot’ drawing competition, I made sketches on every possible subject.

Fortunately, I got my favourite subject ‘problems of old age’ at the competition. I had drawn the picture of an old man leaning on his walking stick and straining his eyes under a shaded hand to look at the sun sinking into the ocean in the West.I was simply thrilled when the convener announced my name for the first prize. I hope this success would help me a great deal to do better in future.Convey my regards to your parents and your elder brother. See you! Reply soon.

Your sincere friend,