unit 5

On the Rule of the Road
 Do you find anything unusual in the act of the man in the cartoon?
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 What is he doing?
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 How does it affect others?
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 Is he a clubbable man?
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 What does the cartoon convey to us?
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Here are such similar instances
1. Honking horns in public places
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Using loud speakers in public places
Read paragraphs no 4, 6 and 9 from the unit 5 ‘On the Rule of the Road’ and add more
such instances to the list.
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Here are some steps taken by the people to protest against violation of human rights
Against violation of human rights.
Here they are using placards as a tool for educating the public
Here are some placards made by a group of students against
smoking
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Stop smoking. It’s injurious
to health .
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Smoking is a bad habit. You have to stop it. Otherwise
you will lose your health. So please don’t smoke
Smoking thrills but kills
Stop smoking and start living
Compare the features of the above placards
Placard Relevant to the theme
Nos.
Rhythmic and
rhyming
Simple and
straight
forward
Brief, clear and
catchy
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2 Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No
3 Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No
4 Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No
5 Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No
Now we can sum up the features of a good placard as
follows.
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It should be catchy
It should convey the message
It should be brief
It should be rhyming and rhythmic
It should be simple and clear
Activity.
let’s prepare two placards each on the following topics
Do you think placards are the only way to make the people aware?
Here are some other ways
Preparing Notices
Rally with a Banner
The notice is a colourful and arresting (interesting)
information to attract the attention of a particular target
group. It must convey all relevant information
Format of Notice writing
 Heading (should contain the key point and draw
attention)
 The matter, including date details
 Signature (to the left)
 Date of issue (to the left)
Points to remember while making Notices
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Do your rough work.
Pick out only key points from the question.
Add only necessary details like date, place and time.
Do not add any extra information.
Make it visually appealing by highlighting key points, using
irregular line and length and using catchy phrases
Here is asample notices go through it in detail and get the features
of a good notice
Activity.1 Compare the given notices and note down the features
of a notice
Class room notice
Dear friends
The health club of our school has decided to organise a seminar on
‘tobacco related diseases’ the seminar will be held in the school main
hall on 4th December 2010 at 2 PM. The DMO Dr. Preadeep Kumar has
consented to deliver a lecture on the topic
Those who wish to attend the seminar may register their names in
advance please.
All are cordially invited
Secretary
Raksha health club
Malgudy
25.11.10
Notice Heading Date of Programme Date of the Venue Time Invitation Conclusion
               the programme
               notice
1 Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No
2
Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No
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ACTIVITY.2
1. You are the secretary of the school tour club. You are planning a trip to Veega Land for the
class 10 students. Write a notice giving details of the trip.
2. Write a notice for the school notice board informing students about school inspection to be
held on December 1st 2010 by the District Education Officer. The notice should ask for
punctuality, cleanliness and discipline in the campus.
3. The story ‘the cherry tree’ tells us about man’s relationship with nature . suppose the
inspiration got from the story encourages the nature club of your school to conduct a
seminar on the topic ‘ Man’s assault on nature’ being the secretary of the club prepare a
notice of the programme.
4. As part of a campaign against the misuse of plastics, your school has decided to
organize an awareness programme on the need and importance of keeping the
environment free from plastics. You are asked to draft a notice. Write a notice
showing the details of the programme.
5. The Science Club of your school has decided to organize a one-day
orientation programme on rules to be observed on roads. Write a notice
showing the details of the programme
6. Your school has decided to organize an awareness programme on the rules to
be observed on roads. Write a notice showing the details of the programme.
7.
. Your school parliament has decided to organize a function to
congratulate Swami. Being the school leader prepare a notice for the
function