Joy of Knowledge

PLUS TWO LITERACY MISSION NOTES   2019/2020 CHARACTER SKETCH: Mr.Pearson Mr.George Pearson is Mrs.Pearson’s spoilt husband, in the play “Mother’s Day”   . He is about fifty years old. He is fundamentally decent, self-important, pompous, heavy and slow-moving type man. He is an indifferent husband. He is focused on his own comfort and happiness. He is like his spoilt daughter, Doris and son Cyril. He spends most of his time at the club with his friends playing snooker. His friends call him ‘Pompy-Ompy Pearson’ because of his slow natureand pompous behaviour. Mrs. Fitzgerald’s soul in Mrs.Pearson’s body succeeds in bringing him back. At the end we find him a changed husband who cares for his wife. Character sketch of Grand mother in “How I taught my Grandmother to Read” . The story “How I taught my Grandmother to read” written by Sudha Murthy teaches us many valuable things. The story teaches us that if one has confidence in oneself, if one is determined, he will achieve suc

HOW TO PREPARE A PROFILE? Profile is ·          A short   life history of a famous person ·          There should be three or four paragraphs ·          Give a suitable title ·          Creative Title is better (Eg. Dr.A P J Abdul Kalam -   Missile Man of India ·          Write the details of the person in Chronological order ·          First paragraph about his/her birth, parents’ details, childhood details ·          Second paragraph about his education, career/ dreams ·          Third paragraph about his/her achievements/awards/honours ·          In the concluding paragraph write about his/her family life/any problems/any illness   and death if needed ·          Avoid extra information if you are not sure about it. ·          Try to develop all the hints you have in the question paper. ·          Never write more than one Page. ·          Underline the main points ·          Write in the Past tense and Passive   form of Past ( He was born….He was awa