GUIDELINES AND HANDWRITING

1^st April 2020

INTRODUCTION : GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Congratulations on getting promoted to Class 9!! Excellence isn't a skill - it's an attitude. Keep up your good work and continue to strive for perfection!
Today is the first English class for the new academic session so let us begin with enthusiasm, optimism and a commitment to excel.  Remember-- English is not just a subject but a skill that can help you achieve success as a student when you face the  harsh competition In the world. It’s a language that is learnt over a period of time . It involves conscientious (wishing to do one's work well ) effort from your end as a student. So persevere, and keep you mind open and receptive. You got to  hone(refine) your listening, reading , writing and speaking skills and also learn to think critically. Take out time to read books and watch the news or documentaries in English to improve this much valued skill.

The work highlighted in red has to be copied in your notebooks. The words highlighted in blue has to be copied in your diaries as words for the day.You have three notebooks for English:

1.      Language notebook

2.      Literature 1 notebook : Beehive

3.      Literature 2 notebook:  Moments

In your index page you have to make the following entries:

S. No.              Topic                           Date                            Sign/remarks

In today’s class we will focus on handwriting .

TOPIC: HANDWRITING SKILLS

Learning Objective:

In today’s class, I will be able to:

Evaluate my handwriting and draft the given composition in clear and legible writing

Handwriting is an essential skill that impacts your work presentation.  Proficient writing has a soothing flow and rhythm. While technology and culture is goading us to work faster and more intensely, tasks such as writing can help us find healthy balance in our work, our learning, and our play.

Therefore you all must put in a sincere effort to improve your handwriting and presentation.
Have a look at this video that gives you a few useful tips to improve your handwriting.

Gauge (evaluate) your handwriting and work on areas that need improvement. You may feel that you are mixing your ‘l’ and ‘o’ while forming loops or your ‘e’ , ‘a’ and ‘u’. Your writing font shouldn’t be too big or small. Now watch this video and copy the upper case and lower case the way it has been shown in the video. This work has to be done in the language notebook after you have made the index.

Using the tips from both the videos that you have seen, copy the script given below in your notebooks. Write today’s date, title and then start you work .

“Handwriting is an imprint of self on page”- Anonymous

Handwriting of an individual is a mirror of one’s soul and personality. One simple look at the handwriting can give insights into the nature of the person. The mannerism in which we frame our words on a page showcases the state of our heart as well as the mind. For instance, the chaotic handwritten words along with an array of errors give an impression of our confused state of mind whereas, on the other hand, a good handwriting is a synonym of an enthusiastic, organized and a disciplined individual. Isn’t it, wondrous, that a few strokes by our hand can convey so much.

Even when considering the scientific perspective, the importance of good handwriting stands strong. When it comes to defining the term handwriting, we can say that the impulses from the brain, travel all the way through to the hand and the fingers, to allow the reproduction of the thoughts into a readable composition of words. It is a complex process involving the precise coordination of the brain and the hand. Thus, it can be invariably concluded that a good handwriting marks an even better thought process of an individual. Other than the insight of the personality, handwriting also helps in communication. Since writing is a mode to express oneself, a good handwriting helps in a clear and effective communication, which can further be interpreted well in both verbal as well as written communication

This page that you have copied in your notebooks will be your reference as your best handwriting and you must strive to make it better

Now guess the meaning of this idiom and a sentence and comment in the box with your name

LIGHT AT THE END OF A TUNNEL

THAT'S ALL FOR TODAY. GOOD BYE, TAKE CARE AND STAY HAPPY!!