First Pre-University Assignment Topics (English) PDF

# First Pre-University Assignment Topics (English) **1. What is Colonialism? Draw similarities between Colonisation in India and Africa.** **2. Elucidate the impact of Colonialism in African Countries. How did the social structure of African societies change during the colonial era?** **3. Write a...

# First Pre-University Assignment Topics (English) **1. What is Colonialism? Draw similarities between Colonisation in India and Africa.** **2. Elucidate the impact of Colonialism in African Countries. How did the social structure of African societies change during the colonial era?** **3. Write a short notes on any two African writers.** **4. Write a short notes on fables and give two examples.** **5. Describe how Europeans colonised Africa and how the native people asserted for African resistance?** **6. Violence is also a means of self-assertion and self-defence to overcome the colonial rule. Explain** **7. "Peace is costly but it's worth the expense ", what is the ironical significance of this statement.** **8. What do you understand by "Allegory", Do you think," The Gentlemen of Jungle", can be read as a Political allegory?? Present your views on this.** **9. Transform the story," The Gentlemen of the Jungle", into a script/ play. Hint:** * Identify main plot--- list out key characters --- focus less on description --- write out dialogue. **10. What is Alternative Education and how does it differ from mainstream pedagogy? Will it succeed in the current scenario? Explain.** **11. Write any poem related to school or school life.** **12. Describe how The School Boy unfolds the anguish and suffering of the self on the part of school boy, who cannot flower free and ripen into fruit as the formal schooling restricts, hinders, curbs their natural curiosity and imagination.** **13. Write a note on Gurukul system of India.** **14. What is alternative education and how it differs from mainstream pedagogy? Will It succeed in the current scenario? Explain.** **15. Visit any Government Private School and find out more details about the ",play - way" ( )method of learning and teaching. List at least 10 advantages, with reference to Blake's, The School Boy.** **16. Compare the concept of Formal learning along with Open school, Home Schooling, Gurukul system of Education? Which one do you think is the best and Why?** **17. 'Our natural resources are our vital resources'. Explain the statement in the light of several 'developmental' projects that are being promoted today.** **18. Watch kannada movie, " Dare Devil Mustafa", based on the literary work of Poorna Chandra Tejasvi and write a review.** **19. Write about any 2 herbal plants and its uses.** **20. What are your views on Indian herbal medicine ? Do you think it's better than English medicine?** **21. Collect information on traditional or alternative medicinal system, like Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Siddha, Yunani etc. and list out benefits of using them over Allopathy or modern medicine.** **22. List out at least any 10 common superstitious beliefs, that you come across in every day life.** **23. How are we losing vital knowledge about medical plants with the gradual fading of indigenous culture due to the onslaught of rapid urbanisation.** **24. What is being human? List out the traits that make us Humans with a story that has touched you.** **25. It is a materialistic world where one has to tread a measured step. Describe how the narrator senses that there is so much cruelty and evil in this world.** **26. Have you ever rode a two wheeler, without wearing a safety head gear or without a licence alnd got pulled over by traffic police? If yes, how did you overcome the situation?** **27. How does 'Black Money' affect the economy of the Country?** **28. The poem "Money Madness " is a satire on modern man's greed for money. Describe how D.H.Lawrence criticises the society which measures man's worth only by the yardstick of money.** **29. Money is a critical factor in our lives as it helps us to meet our basic needs and desires'. How do you justify the statement?** **30. "Insatiable greed and hungering for power and money can be detrimental" Comment on the statement with reference to a Web Series you have watched. (Ex: Narcos, Money Heist, Farzi).** **31. Caste system has created inequalities and discrimination in India. How has the constitution of India helped to mitigate the effects of caste?** **32. "We are what we repeatedly do" Said Aristotle. Can you write about achievers and their habits responsible for their Stupendous success.** **33. Write an Essay about Malala Yousafzai - Education Activist.** **34. Collect information on," Anand Shiksha Niketan", and write a report on it.** **35. Babar Ali has proved that effective changes in society does not start from community as a whole, but starts from an individual. With reference to this statement...How can you as an individual, bring a positive change in society?** **36. Babar Ali is the exemplary story of self inspiration and self motivation to help the underprivileged class and their right for education.** **37. Support your views in the form of essay about Social equality and Social Justice in the 21st century.** **38. Describe how the poet M.Chinnaswamy finds it hard to accept the society which categorises the people on the base of their skin colour, religion, believes etc, and how it demoralizes them.** **39. Society makes discrimination based on caste and other divisible forces. Explain it with reference to the perceptions of the poet M.Chinnaswamy.** **40. Dealing with Prejudice is physically and psychologically demanding. With reference to Mudnakudu Chinnaswamy's, " If I was a tree", suggest ways to confront prejudices, how to protect yourself and help others.** **41. Write the summary of "The Untouchable" by Mulk Raj Anand.** **42. Write a short notes on Martin Luther King Jr.** **43. Does Eco-Tourism Help or Hurt the Natural World? Define your Justification.** **44. Using the composing process, and integrating the language arts, convert drama, "Watchman of the lake by R K Narayan into a gripping narrative..** **45. The play Watchman of the Lake presents the duel facets of nature. Nature protects and nurture life on the earth. It is creative as well as destructive. Explain.** **46. Trace out the changes you recognise in Mara's character in the play Watchman of the Lake.** **47. E-technology can help Indian farmers to come out of distress. Explicit your points** **48. Comment on the Patriarchy and Gender stereotype in Soap- Operas.** **49. Read the poem 'Still I rise' by Maya Angelou and comment on the resoluteness** **50. Farmers are exploited by many visible and invisible forces in their life. Explain it with reference to the poem "Farmer's Wife".** **51. The poem Farmer's Wife deals with the plight of a woman who had a will to struggle and endure agony and hardships. How does Volga unveil it and picturise the battle of life- embracing life and not death in words.** **52. "Woman are denied opportunities, at the same time they are considered incapable" Explain this Irony.** **53. Why is it important to preserve historical sites? Explain how a visit to a Historical place will help students to understand the culture?** **54. Prepare a report on Ageing in India, the state of Elderly and 7 ways to improve the quality of life for seniors...** **55. Describe how the life of old woman depicted in the poem "An Old Woman ".** **56. Watch "Twelve years a Slave" and write a complete review on the movie.** **57. Write an essay on Transatlantic slave trade.** **58. How does Fredrick Douglass narrate the life of an American slave about the sad life and predicament of slaves unfold misery and sufferings in the hands of their white masters.** **59. Are slavery and human trafficking the same thing? Can they be used interchangeably?** **60. Explain the identity, history and conflict of Russia's War in Ukraine.** **61. Nationalism is the hard-core reason behind national integration. Elucidate.** **62. Despite all odds and difficulties of life, Nicola and Jacopo refuse to give up. How does the story gives us a definition of true gentlemen.** **63. "War may destroy one's home but not one's heart". Discuss the relevance of the statement with reference to "Two Gentlemen of Verona".** **64. Write any two poems written by Faiz Ahmad Faiz,** **65. "Don't ask of me my love", represents both a romantic and compassionate view of life. Describe how the poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz opens our eyes to the sad realities of humanity.** **66. Write the summary of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens.** **67. Write the poem "The Leech Gatherer" by William Wordsworth with its summary.** **68. All of us are fighters in everyday life, we fight invisible battles with real world or sometimes it's the fight with one's ownself. Illustrate** **69. Using the composing process and integrating the language arts, convert drama, "Watchman of the Lake" by R.K. Narayan into a gripping narrative.** **70. Write an essay about the realtionship between humanity and Science.**