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You will come across many blogs written by famous personalities on different topics and issues. Read and make a list of at least ten blogs available on the internet. Read and summarise a blog and present it before the class.
| Sr.No. | The topic of the Blog | Name of the Blogger |
| 1. | Don’t teach kids how to read, teach them why. (https://www.teachthought.com/literacy stop-teaching-kids-how-to-read-reading-practice/) | Terry Heick |
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| Sr.No. | The topic of the Blog | Name of the Blogger |
| 1. | Don’t teach kids how to read, teach them why. (https://www.teachthought.com/literacy stop-teaching-kids-how-to-read-reading-practice/) | Terry Heick |
| 2. | How to unlock your hidden creative genius (https://jamesclear.com/creativity) | James Clear |
| 3. | How to maintain the right state of mind for exam preparation (https://www.toppr.com/bytes/right-state-of-mind-for-exam-preparation/) | Aparajeya |
| 4. | Fulfill your dream of studying abroad with PTE (https://yourstory.com/mystory/fulfill-your-dream-of-studyingabroadwith-pte) | Raman |
| 5. | Here’s a sweet spot between fashionable and environmentally friendly (https://www.thebetterindia.com/126430/boheco-india-hemp-fabrics/) | Rayomand Engineer |
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“Oh, excuse me please” was my reply.
He said, “please excuse me too; wasn't even watching for you.”
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on out way and we said good-bye.
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Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
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When I turned, I nearly knoked her down.
“Move out of the way,” I said with a frown.
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I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,
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But children you love, you seem to abuse.”
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The incidents narrated in the extract are arranged in a jumbled manner here, Rearrange them in a proper order as they occur in the extract:
(i) The poet and the stranger went on their way saying good-bye.
(ii) Seeking excuse politely from the stranger, she went her way.
(iii) The poet ran into a stranger on the road.
(iv) The poet yelled at her daughter.
A2. Poetic device:
Make a list of rhyming pairs from the second stanza and note down the rhyme scheme of the same stanza.
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While introducing great personalities, — a
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But while speaking about our friends, — b
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(b) used to (pare 2)
(c) searching (pare 4)
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Sea |
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One |
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Flower |
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