This document provides homework assignments for students over several weekends focusing on developing reading comprehension and writing skills. The assignments include: 1. Summarizing passages from science and English textbooks in 3-5 points or a T-chart format. 2. Writing feedback, letters, stories, and dialogues based on prompts from textbook passages on topics like the role of teachers/students, health, education, and news stories. 3. Using descriptive words to write descriptions of people and environments in 100-200 words. The assignments encourage critical thinking skills and applying writing structures like CODER to draft responses.

1. SR SCHOOL

3. Weekend Task for 16th and 17th June
weekend
Read ‘A Note for the Students’ in the
Science Text Book
The authors of the textbook created two characters called Aphelia and
Boohoo.
What do you think is the purpose of these characters ?
What will they be doing in this textbook ?
What are you expected to do ?
Organize the ‘role of Aphelia & Boohoo’ and ‘your role’ in a T chart
And the authors want your feedback.
Please write in 5 to 6 lines what you feel about
creating two characters like this. The best feedback will
be posted to NCERT New Delhi

4. Creative writing task for weekend of 16th and 17th for 9th and 10th
Focus on developing critical thinking skills in reading and writing
From the English textbook- ‘Message to
Read – “What is the teacher’s
Students’ role?”
In this paragraph, the
Read- “Why do you think we read literature ?”
authors have given their
perspective about teacher’s
After reading it critically,
role and student’s role.
Clarify the ‘message to students’ in minimum 5
points.
Can you organize the points
in a T chart ?
Read- “What do we mean by personal response
?”
Based on what happens in
The authors of the textbook have expressed your class- Write your own
their perspective about the role of
perspectives on what is personal response. teachers and students. In
about 6 to 8 lines. They can
What is your interpretation ? Can you write
your be in paragraph form or
interpretation in about 5 to 6 lines ? pointers

5. For 9th
weekend of 23 rd June
Practice for Q.5 in Boards
 From the Main Course Book
 Read Unit 1- People
 Read the Introduction and discover ‘secret you’ by
answering a simple personal inventory
 Complete the personal inventory – This is Me
 Once you complete writing, turn to page 6 and read
the tips for composing an e mail.
 Write an informal e mail to your friend ‘about you’ in
120 words

7. For 10
based on q.5 in boards
 In the MCB – open Unit 1 – Health and Medicine
 Ask 10 people, and make a list of things that
contribute towards health and wellness along with
your family members
 Put a tick against the 5 most popular choices made.
 Has anyone written ‘a good night’s sleep’ as a factor
towards health and wellness?
 Read ‘Do Indians get enough sleep’ ?
 After reading the article, write 5 points that you feel
are responsible for Indians not getting enough sleep.
 Write a letter to your uncle in about 120 words on the
importance of sleep, and lifestyle changes .
 Use CODER- COLLECT ORGANIZE DRAFT EDIT
REVIEW

8. Grade 10
Based on q 5 in the board exam
newspaper story(6 marks) dialogue(5 marks)
 Read the story on page 30 of MCB, ‘rags to riches’
 Imagine 20 years from now a news paper reporter is
writing a story on you.
 Write the story in 120 words.
 From unit 2:
 Imagine you have to motivate someone to get
educated.
 Write the conversation in dialogue form in about 100
words.

9. Grade 9
Based on q 4 in the board exam
description writing(5 marks)
 Using the words given in the box on page 12 and 13 of
MCB, write a short description(100 words) about 4
people;
 2 can be based on the pictures on page 12 and 2
description have to be about your family members.

10. Grade 7 and 8
30th JUNE ’12
 In the NIE edition of Times of India of 28th June turn
to page 3
 Read the varied descriptions given by students about
their ‘Dream Robot’.
 Taking clue from those descriptions write in your own
words(150-200) , about your ‘Dream Robot’

11. Grade 7 and 8
7th JULY 2012
PERSONIFICATION
 I AM A FISH: WRITE THE ENVIRONMENT FROM
THE STANDPOINT OF A FISH IN 150-200 WORDS.
 USE ATLEAST 3 FIGURES OF SPEECH TO MAKE
YOUR CREATIVE WRITEUPS MORE INTERESTING.

12. Grades:7th to 10th
13th JULY 2012
TOPIC
‘MY LIFE MY RULES’

13. Grade 7 and 8
21st JULY 2012
 Imagine you have lost yourself in the woods and you
had to spend that night there itself. Pen down your
creative imagination in about 150-200 words. You may
start the topic like this…
 Silvery flakes drifted down, glittering in the bright light
of the harvest moon. The blackbird…

14. 26 July 12
for Grades 7-10
World nature conservation day is on 28 July 12
 Write an article in 150 words about ‘ Can development
and conservation of nature go hand in hand’.
 Take into consideration pointers like:
 Importance of nature
 conservation and management of resources
 E- waste management

15. For grades 7 to 10 for 5th Aug 2012
 Friends are for sharing our weak moments and joys. We
expect them to reciprocate and maintain keep our trust in
them. Some friends are for fair weather only. When
everything is going well for you, they are with you, and
when something goes wrong , they ditch you.
 “Friends keep the secrets of our wrongs. Friends encourage
us to pursue our interests, even if they are wrong. They
defend me when I am caught by elders. That’s why they are
very important to me
 1. Give your opinion on this statement

16. For grades 7 to 10 for 5th Aug 2012
 For school going children, Friends are the main attraction
to come to school. However, research says that, to a large
extent friendship in school is all about belonging to a
group, and having people who will keep your secrets- good
or bad. And also having people who will defend you or
protect you when you are caught doing something wrong.
 2. Give your opinions on this.

17. FOR GRADES 7-12 FOR 21 AUGUST ‘12
150-200 Words
“Me and My Country we grow together” –
 What is your understanding of this statement?
 Does this statement apply to all age groups?
 Did you have a discussion about (a)Good Civic Society
(b) Healthy Social Fabric (c) Economic Growth and
how these can contribute to the overall growth of the
Nation? How can your family members contribute to
these three?

18. FOR GRADES 7-12 FOR 27 AUG’12
If you had one chance to showcase
any talent of yours live on TV,
which talent would it be and why?
Do you think people would be
impressed?

19. FOR GRADES 7-12 FOR 03 SEPT’12
 INTERPRET THE DATA GIVEN IN TRAILING TIGERS
PUBLISHED IN THE TIMES NIE EDITION ON 29TH
AUGUST IN ABOUT 100-150 WORDS
 WRITE A REPORT FOR A MAGAZINE USING THE
FACTS IN THE NEWSPAPER
(TOPIC ENVIRONMENT GRADE IX MCB COULD BE
OF SOME HELP IN THIS REGARD)