Students who are participating in 45th UPU LETTER WRITING COMPETITION  ORGANISED by Indian Post Office to collect their hall tickets from school on 2-01-2016 between 9:00 am to 11:00am

CBSE is conducting a ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION .
the interested students can submit their essay to sangeetha mam by 11/01/15

8std INTERNAL ASSESSMENT-PPT

Divide the class into groups of 6 (6x8=48) students each.(THAT MEANS THERE WILL BE 6 STUDENTS IN EACH GROUP, and in total there will be 8 GROUPS.)

Each student group will be conducting a research based on the any one of the

following topics:

1. Classroom of the Future

2. Technology v/s Environment

Ask students to research using internet and library for the given topics

Ask students to supplement the information with their own experiences and prepare a

Power Point Presentation (PPT) for the class.

Guidelines

Each student of the group will participate in presenting the PowerPoint.

 The presentation should have a minimum of 6 slides and each member should

present one slide.

The group members may add videos, video coverage of the interview, pictures

and clip arts to make the presentation more engaging (STRICTLY 2 MINS).

The teacher should announce IA – PPT at least two weeks in advance so that

the students can prepare accordingly.

IA_PPT

Points to be kept in mind when developing a project on the topic ‘Classroom of the future’:

1. What does the future of learning hold?

2. What will classrooms of the future be like?

3. What are the new emerging technologies such as cloud

computing augmented reality (AR), Artificial intelligence and 3D

4. Use of Internet, social media network.

5. What these promising technologies and predict how schools will adopt

them in time to come.

Points to be kept in mind when developing the project on ‘Technology V/s Environment’:

1. Humans keep creating objects that are harmful to the environment,

and they call this “technology.” Is it correct?

2. How can a person stay physically fit and healthy when he/she does

nothing himself/herself?

3. People are at great risk to their health with the advancements in

technology

4. Is technology really making life relaxing?

“in SOME MORE IDIOMS

“in the red“ : In debt

“feeling blue” : If you feel blue, you are feeling unwelL

 “ Seeing red”: anticipating trouble, danger

 give me a hand” : Help me in my problem

 “get someone’s ear” : Getting someone’s attention

 “a knee jerk reaction”: an immediate reaction made without examining causes or facts

 “under the weather” : Not feeling well

 “raining cats and dogs” : Raining very heavily

 “a cloud with a silver lining”: Hopeful situation

 “horse around” : Play around roughly with someone.

 “fish for compliments” : looking for praise

 “in the doghouse”: In trouble

 “fed up” : unable or unwilling to put up with something

 “chew the fat”: Sit and gossip

 “go nuts”: Go mad

THE LOST WORLD (chapter 9 and 10)

{STUDENTS ARE STRICTLY ASKED TO REFRAME THE ANSWERS and also

REMOVE THE BRACKETS }

1.Why did Professor Challenger get excited?

 ( he got excited when he saw Assai palm trees as it was a landmark for him)

2. For how many days did the team travel in the river?

 ( For three days)

 3.Why did they stop sailing?

 ( Because the river had become shallow)

 4.Describe Fairy Land.

(There was thick vegetation, natural tunnel, through the tunnel of greenery flowed a marvellous river.

Clear as crystal and motionless as a sheet of glass. It is all so beautiful like fairyland)

 5.Who was James Colver?

 (He was a friend of Maple White. Who probably died when he

was on an expedition with him)

 6.Why the road was used by Maple White not an option for Professor Challenger and his

team?

 ( because the point of an open cave from where Maple White had probably

made his ascent , was blocked as the roof of the rock had fallen in

7.Describe the creature whose momentary vision they had.

 ( The creature came like an aeroplane covered them by the canopy of leathery wings,

 it had long snake like neck, fierce greedy eyes, and a great snapping beak)

 8.What turned out to be the saviour for the members of expedition?

(A beech tree that was going to serve as a bridge which will be dropped across the abyss.)

9. What did they take with them for protection?

 ( They took their rifle and shotgun)

 10.Who had destroyed the bridge? Why?

(Gomez had destroyed the bridge as he hated Lord Roxton for killing his brother some five years ago.

 He had thus taken his revenge. Now they all were stranded in a no man’s land)

11.Who was Zambo?

( He was the native with the expedition team, he brought food for the others)

12.Do you know what tick is?

( it an insect that sucks your blood after attaching itself to your skin.)

13.What made them shift their camp?

( ticks made them shift their camp)

14.What name did they give to their camp and their base?

 ( Fort Challenger and The Maple White Land)

15.Describe the first sighting of dinosaurs and dinosaurs.

( Lord Roxton noticed strange large footmarks in the mud. Then in an open glade the team

saw the extra ordinary creatures. Even the babies were as large as elephants. They looked like monstrous

kangaroos twenty feet in length)

16.What is the meaning of the expression, “Make to the woods and keep together”?

 (It means that run to the woods to save yourself and remain together.)

17.What physical injuries were inflicted that day and who suffered?

( Professor Summerlee got a cut on his forehead  and Melone received a nasty stab on his neck,giant bird)

18. What inspired Melone ?

( A giant ginko tree inspired Melone to climb up the tree order to see what was beyond)

 19.What did Melone see once he went up the tree?

 (First he came face to face with the ape-man. It was a human face. It was long, whitish, and

 blotched with pimple,the nose flattened and the lower jaw projecting, with bristles of coarse whiskers

around the chin.

 20.How did Melone become hero of the expedition?

(Because he charted the course and saved the team months of blind probing in the forest. He made the first map of

the Lost World)

21.What is the meaning of the expression, “Make to the woods and keep together”?

 (It means that run to the woods to save yourself and remain together.)

 22.What physical injuries were inflicted that day and who suffered?

 ( Professor Summerlee got a cut on his forehead and Melone received a nasty stab on his neck,

giant bird)

 23.What inspired Melone ?

 ( A giant ginko tree inspired Melone to climb up the tree in order to see what was beyond)

 24.What did Melone see once he went up the tree?

(First he came face to face with the ape-man. It was a human face. It was long, whitish, and blotched with pimple,

the nose flattened and the lower jaw projecting, with bristles of coarse whiskers

around the chin.)

 25.How did Melone become hero of the expedition?

(Because he charted the course and saved the team months of blind probing in the forest. He made the

first map of the Lost World)

26.What is the meaning of the expression, “Make to the woods and keep together”?

 (It means that run to the woods to save yourself and remain together.)

 27.What physical injuries were inflicted that day and who suffered?

 ( Professor Summerlee got a cut on his forehead and Melone received a nasty stab on his neck,

giant bird)

 28.What inspired Melone ?

 ( A giant ginko tree inspired Melone to climb up the tree in order to see what was beyond)

 29.What did Melone see once he went up the tree?

 (First he came face to face with the ape-man. It was a human face. It was long, whitish, and blotched with pimple,

the nose flattened and the lower jaw projecting, with bristles of coarse whiskers

around the chin.)

 30.How did Melone become hero of the expedition?

 (Because he charted the course and saved the team months of blind probing in the forest. He made the first map of

the Lost World)

31.imagine yourself as one of the members of the expedition team and make a diary entry at the end of the

eventful day.

Today it was an eventful day. It seems the real adventure has finally begun in The Lost

World. First the members of the team were attacked by the giant creatures and few of

us were physically harmed. Then I took this brave decision to go up the giant ginkgo. I

came face to face with ape-man. In the end I was successful in elaborating the first

world of The Lost World. So This day can be earmarked in my chronicles of reports. - Melone

The Flying Sikh

·          NEW WORDS

reminisced : to recall past experiences,

flickering : to burn unsteadily

massacred:the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of humanbeings or animals,

alight: to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle

reassure: to restore to assurance or confidence

contemplated : to consider thoroughly; think fully or deeply about

persistent: persisting, especially in spite of opposition, obstacles, discouragement

motivated : to provide with a motive

synonymous: equivalent in meaning; expressing or implying the same idea

budding: at an early stage of development but showing promise or potential

reluctant : unwilling

content : satisfied

humility : Being humble

·          EXTRA QUESTIONS

Note**[STRICTLY DO NOT BEGIN ANSWERS WITH “BECAUSE”,remove

the brackets  and TRY TO REFRAME THE ANSWERS]**

1.Why did the person who is narrating the story of Milkha Singh become a journalist?

Because he was his role model and his struggle and rise to glory had inspired many.

2.What made Milkha Singh run fast?

(during his school days he had to run for 10 kms to reach school . He ran for his life during partition

 when his family was massacred. All this running perhaps made him a runner.

3.What motivated him to join the army? (he was becoming wayward and was getting involved in

petty crimes , when his brother suggested to him to use his skills at better place and join the army.)

4.What is the meaning of the phrase “ Burn the midnight oil” ?

( It means to work very late into the night)

5.Why did Milkha Singh have a sincere gratitude for the army?

 (because it was in the army that his talent was first noticed)

6.What was his religion and what was his inspiration?

 ( Training for running was his religion and Havaldar Gurudev Singh was his inspiration)

7.Which was his first international race?

( 1956 Melbourne Olympics)

8.How did Milkha feel after winning the Cardiff Commonwealth Race?

(He was elated, he wanted to scream and run even more.)

9.“ Do you think that Milkha Singh deserved to be called “Flying Sikh” ? What qualities of

Milkha Singh would you like to emulate.”

 ( Yes he deserved to be called Flying Sikh. We would like to learn dedication, determination, devotion,

passion, commitment, persistency , hard work and a  never say die attitude from Milkha Singh.

10.What is a success mantra for any athlete?

His success mantra for any athlete is to take no short cuts in life for any achievements.

11.What worries Milkha Singh and what is he ashamed of?

 (He is worried by the way athletes take performance enhancing drugs and he is ashamed of the young athletes

who do so.)

12.Who gave him the title of Flying Sikh and when?

(General Ayub of Pakistan gave him this title when he beat a Pakistani athlete Abdul Khaliq in a race

 that was witnessed by 60000 spectators)

13.“ Why did Milkha Singh’s victory came as a surprise at Cardiff common wealth games?

( A young boy from an Indian village who ran bare foot competing with world class athletes and

 defeating them came as a surprise to most people)

JUST FOR REFERENCE

PLEASE DON'T WRITE IT .............

Conjunctions

Definition: Conjunctions are words that link other words, phrases or clauses. There are three types of conjunctions: coordinating, subordinating and correlative conjunctions.

Coordinating Conjunctions

Coordinating conjunctions connect two words or groups of words with similar values. They may connect two words, two phrases, two independent clauses or two dependent clauses.

For example, in each of the following sentences the coordinating conjunction “and” connects equal words or groups of words:

Connects two words: John and Reggie stayed up all night practicing their guitars.

Connects two phrases: The squirrel scurried up the tree trunk and onto a low branch.

Connects two clauses: Several managers sat with their backs to us, and I could almost hear them snickering at us lowly workers.

There are only seven coordinating conjunctions in the English language, and they are often remembered by using the acronym “FANBOYS”: for, and, nor, but, or, yet and so.

Subordinating Conjunctions

Subordinating conjunctions connect two groups of words by making one into a subordinating clause. The subordinating clause answers the questions “when” or “why” about the main clause.

Here are some examples of subordinating conjunctions changing a clause into adverbial subordinating clauses in different ways:

I can go shopping after I finish studying for my exam. (when)

Because the night was young, Gertrude decided to take a walk. (why)

I’ll give you a dime if you give me a dollar. (condition)

Although he never figured out why, Hanna winked on her way out the door. (opposition)

Note: The subordinating conjunction does not always come between the two clauses it connects. Often, it comes at the beginning of the first clause

Correlatives

Correlative conjunctions are always used in pairs. They are similar to coordinating conjunctions because they join sentence elements that are similar in importance.

The following are some examples of coordinating conjunctions:

Both, and: Both Rodney and Xing made the varsity team this year.

Neither, nor: Neither Rodney nor Xing made the varsity team this year.

Not only, but also: Not only did Rodney make the varsity team, but he also become one of the strongest players.

Coordinating Conjunction

Cumulative conjunction

A cumulative conjunction merely adds one statement to another.

Examples are:  and, both…and, as well as, not only…but also

Alice cooked the dinner and Peter tidied the house.
She is both clever and beautiful.
Tom as well as John passed the test.
They not only looted the shop but also set it on fire.

Roger and Leland went to the park to play ball.

The rain was pouring down outside but we were able to stay dry inside.

I should get my birthday gift early this year because I deserve it!

Neither me nor my dog were fed dinner tonight.

What if Stephanie and I were to take piano lessons together?

Not only did Roger score a point at the big game, but he also was voted the most valuable player by his team.

Adversative conjunction

An adversative conjunction expresses opposition or contrast between two statements.

Examples are: but, still, yet, whereas, while, nevertheless etc.

The rope was thin but it was strong.
He is rich still he is unhappy.
There was little chance of success nevertheless they decided to go ahead.