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    Junior Writer and Orator
    Junior Writer and Orator
    Junior Writer and Orator
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    Junior Writer and Orator

    By Nandita Vij Tandan and Priyanka Vij Monga

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    It is important that children consider creative writing and public speaking a joyful art and not a burdensome challenge. They must understand that writing and oratory skills are not purely innate; these skills can be developed and refined through guidance and will.

    This book is an endeavor to help young learners develop and hone their creative writing and oratory skills.

    The key features include:

    *Clearly explained, tested and tried strategies for content development

    *Guidelines for enhancing expression, cohesion and fluency in writing

    *Techniques for developing oratory and presentation skills

    *Samples and practice tasks for each of the writing and public speaking genres covered in the book

    * Techniques for improving vocabulary and grammatical accuracy

    It is envisaged that the book would facilitate:

    *Students to develop their cognitive skills and become self reliant, adept writers and public speakers.

    *Parents to guide their children.

    *Teachers to shed the constant load of giving repetitive instructions to the class.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNotion Press
    Release dateJul 15, 2015
    ISBN9789352061778
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      Junior Writer and Orator - Nandita Vij Tandan and Priyanka Vij Monga

      Junior Writer and Orator

      A step-by-step comprehensive training course enabling:

      * Young learners to develop their cognitive skills and become self reliant, adept writers and public speakers

      * Parents to guide their children

      * Teachers to shed the constant load of giving repetitive instruction to the class

      Nandita Vij Tandan

      Masters in Journalism, Institut des Etudes Politiques,

      Ecole de Journalisme, Paris

      &

      Priyanka Vij Monga

      Masters in International Public Management,

      Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences-Po, Paris

      Notion Press

      Old No. 38, New No. 6

      McNichols Road, Chetpet

      Chennai - 600 031

      First Published by Notion Press 2015

      Copyright © Nandita Vij Tandan, Priyanka Vij Monga 2015

      All Rights Reserved.

      ISBN: 978-93-52061-77-8

      This book has been published in good faith that the work of the author is original. All efforts have been taken to make the material error-free. However, the author and the publisher disclaim the responsibility.

      No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or by any information storage retrieval system, without the permission, in writing, from the publisher.

      Junior Writer and Orator is a step-by-step and comprehensive training course for developing creative writing and public speaking skills in young learners.

      The main objective of the book is to facilitate:

      *Students to develop their cognitive skills, and become self reliant, adept writers, and public speakers.

      *Parents to guide their children.

      *Teachers to shed the constant load of giving repetitive instructions to the class.

      The book is divided into four major sections.

      Section A: Strategies for content and expression development aim towards self-reliance of the learner. A sample for each type of writing task is followed by a thinking skill activity to reinforce learning.

      The Practice tasks will enable the learner to implement the techniques imparted, and work independently. The visual and verbal inputs have been given in the form of tabulated data, specific information, pictures, news items, posters, story lines, words and phrases. The tasks provide ample scope for creativity and innovation.

      Students are advised to use the space given under each task. The space may be used for making a rough plan, developing content and vocabulary before attempting the exercise in the notebooks.

      Section B: Techniques required to be an effective orator have been explained. A strategy for memorizing a piece of text visually has been given to encourage the habit of understanding before memorizing. Guidelines for making a presentation, and writing and reciting a poem are also a part of this section.

      Section C: My Word Bank provides useful, usable words and phrases to enhance the expression of the learner.

      Section D: Grammar and Punctuation Check includes reminders of the basic grammar rules facilitating accuracy in grammar, and self or peer -correction. It also includes the correct usage of punctuation marks that students tend to forget or use incorrectly. In this section, an endeavor has been made to also teach children how they can easily improve a simple sentence.

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      Preface

      Section A Let’s Learn to Write

      Lesson 1 Let’s Learn to Describe and Compare

      Lesson 2 Let’s Learn to Describe a Public Event and a Personal Experience

      Lesson 3 Let’s Learn to Write a Factual Composition : Places and Animals

      Lesson 4 Let’s Learn to Describe a Person and Write a Biography

      Lesson 5 Let’s Learn to Write a Story

      Lesson 6 Let’s Learn to Write a Very Short Play

      Lesson 7 Let’s Learn to Write an Informal Letter and an E-mail

      Lesson 8 Let’s Learn to Write a Book/Story Report

      Lesson 9 Let’s Learn to Write a Diary Page

      Lesson 10 Let’s Learn to Make a Poster

      Lesson 11 Let’s Learn to Write an Invitation

      Lesson 12 Let’s Learn to Write Directions

      Section B Let’s Learn to Develop Oratory Skills

      Lesson 1 Let’s Learn to Write and Deliver a Speech

      Lesson 2 Let’s Learn to Make a Presentation

      Lesson 3 Let’s Learn to Write and Recite a Poem

      Section C My Word Bank

      Section D Grammar and Punctuation Check

      A Quick Reminder for Beginners

      A well-written piece of writing should include:

      *Interesting ideas

      *Apt language

      *Cohesion

      *Paragraphs

      Change the paragraph when:

      *A new idea is introduced

      *A new character is introduced

      *A new event begins

      * A setting of a story changes

      *A new person speaks

      For grammatical accuracy:

      * Ensure that you use the correct forms of various parts of speech, and punctuate the sentences correctly.

      *Avoid framing very long or complicated sentences.

      For cohesion:

      *Use sequence markers like Soon after, Next, Finally.

      *Use conjunction like and, but, neither-nor.

      For sentence fluency:

      *Frame sentences of varying lengths: simple, compound and complex.

      *Begin sentences in different ways. For example, you could begin a sentence with an introductory phrase.

      *Use contractions like can’t, won’t, couldn’t.

      Do Self Correction/Edit

      Once you have completed a task, you should edit it.

      *Format: Check paragraphing; in a letter, check parts of the letter.

      *Content: Add missing information; remove ideas that have been repeated.

      *Spelling: Check spellings of new words and homophones like there and their.

      If you have a doubt, look up a dictionary.

      *Punctuation: Check capital letters, end marks and commas.

      *Grammar: Check articles, helping verbs, tenses, conjunctions and prepositions.

      If you have a doubt, look up the section titled, Grammar and Punctuation Check.

      Students are advised to use the space titled My Plan given under each task. The space should be used for making a rough plan, developing content and vocabulary before attempting the exercise in the note books.

      Lesson 1

      Let’s Learn to Describe and Compare

      A. Describing

      We use adjectives to describe people, animals, places, things, ideas, feelings and events.

      Adverbs are used to give more information about actions.

      Read these sentences.

      The ship sailed.

      The majestic, white ship sailed.

      The majestic, white ship sailed slowly.

      The majestic, white ship sailed slowly across the tranquil, blue sea.

      In your opinion, which is the best sentence? Why do you think so?

      Remember:

      *Adjectives and adverbs help to make a piece of writing more descriptive and interesting.

      *The action words used should be appropriate for the doer of the action.

      Example: The frogs hopped and the ducks waddled across the green patch of grass, near the pond.

      *Emotions

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