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were pretty low in your Form the previous summer. Make a diary entry. The beginning has been
given.
22 October 2023
At last I’ve got my report card. I dread showing it to Dad.
F2 Imagine that Uncle Tom shows Mr Smith his son Ernest’s real report card. Write the scene in
the style you have read in the play.
[Mr Smith enters. Uncle Tom is waiting for him with the report card in his hand.]
Uncle : You might want your half-crown back from Ernest after you see this.
Father : . . .
G Learn by Doing
G1 Make a poster.
A campaign is a planned set of activities that people carry out over a period of time to spread a
message or achieve a social or political change.
As a volunteer of ‘No Tobacco Campaign’, collect information about the harmful effects of using
tobacco products like cigarette. Prepare a poster with a sketch, a slogan and some information.
Refer to the section ‘Making a Poster’ on page 148.
G2 Choose your career wisely.
In our country parents often force children to opt for science and technical subjects in college in
the hope that this will easily get them a job. A large number of young men and women are in this
way trapped in disciplines and careers that do not interest them. Have a classroom discussion
on the importance of choosing a stream of education that suits one’s aptitude and interests.
G3 Albert Einstein said, ‘Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree,
it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.’
Conduct a discussion in groups of five on the following questions.
1. What is the meaning of Albert Einstein’s words?
2. What should be done to make education more relevant?
3. What reforms should be introduced so that children are able to choose their subjects
based on their aptitude?
4. Should there be a diversified curriculum suitable for students with different aptitudes?
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