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POST-GRADUATE COURSE
d) With reference to the poem Where the Mind
Term End Examination December, 2011
is Without Fear by Rabindranath Tagore in
Elective Course
the H. S. Syllabus discuss how it could be
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING used for developing interest in Indian
Sixth Paper
writing in English.
Time : Four Hours Full Marks : 100
( Weightage of Marks : 80% ) Where the mind is without fear and
the head is held high ;
Special credit will be given for accuracy and relevance in
the answer. Marks will be deducted for incorrect spelling, Where knowledge is free ;
untidy work and illegible handwriting. The weightage for
each question has been indicated in the margin. Where the world has not been broken up
into fragments by narrow domestic walls ;
SECTION A
Where words come out from the depth of
1. Answer any two of the following questions :
truth ;
18 2 = 36
a) What is Aristotles conception of a tragic Where tireless striving streches its arms
hero ? How will you introduce the features towards perfection ;
of a tragic hero to your class ? 6 + 12
Where the clear stream of reason has not
b) Define your objectives and discuss your
strategies while teaching a short story to lost its way into the dreary desert sand
your students. Explain with special of dead habit ;
reference to any short story you are familiar
Where the mind is led forward by thee into
with.
c) What is comic relief in a tragedy ? What ever-widening thought and action
classroom techniques would you use to
help your students enjoy the comic relief ? Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let
6 + 12 my country awake.

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SECTION B SECTION C
2. Answer any three of the following questions : 3. Answer any four of the following questions :
12 3 = 36 7 4 = 28

a) How does the historical novelist use a) What teaching strategies will you use to
teach the Invocation while introducing
history ?
epic to your Class XII students or UG
b) Discuss the problems you would face if you students ?
had to teach a humorous story in a Higher b) Frame 4 short questions on Where the
Secondary classroom. You may refer to any Mind is Without Fear OR The Solitary
humorous piece you are familiar with. Reaper to test your students
comprehension of the poem.
c) What is more important in an informal
c) Mention three teaching strategies a teacher
essay matter or manner ? Give reasons
may use to make the teaching of a play
for your answer.
interesting.
d) How would you help your students to d) How is a biography different from History ?
appreciate and understand the differences e) What problems would a teacher face if he /
between a biography and an she has to teach a piece of American
autobiography ? Discuss with reference to literature in the English classroom ?
any biography that interests you. f) Discuss if literary pieces can be used to
teach grammar lessons in the classroom.
e) Prepare a lesson plan for teaching the poem
The Solitary Reaper by William g) What are the main features of an one-act
play that you would introduce to your
Wordsworth in a Higher Secondary class.
class ?
f) With special reference to a few poems show
h) What features are used in literary texts to
how the various forms of lyrics can be help readers visualize the characters ?
explained to the students at HS/UG level.

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