FIRST PRE-UNIVERSITY ASSIGNMENT TOPICS

ENGLISH
2023

Marks- 10 (Assignment +VIVA)

Submission DEADLINE - 15.11.2023

Instructions:

1. Please write in the project book assigned for this assignment.

2. Please choose only ONE topic from the list.
3. Mention the Title of the Topic (as it appears in the list below) at the start of your
assignment.
4. Write an essay about the chosen topic in English.
5. No merging of topics is permitted.
6. Assignments will have to be handwritten ONLY.
7. No pasting of printed written material in the assignment book is permitted.
8. A minimum of 5 pages to be written.
9. You may use art/ pictures/ visual aid to supplement your written assignment in a
creative manner.
10. Please cite your sources and add references at the end of your assignment.
11. Please adhere to the deadline.
12. You will be marked for the written assignment as well as a VIVA presentation that will
follow post submission.

Find below 15 topics shortlisted by the department bearing in mind the practicality and rubrics
of the assignment. You are free to go through the entire list of 70 topics (as provided by the PU
board) and choose any apart from the ones shortlisted.
SHORTLISTED TOPICS:

1.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 .

2.Visit any Government / Private School and find out more details about the ",play - way" (ನಲಿ
ಕಲಿ)method of learning and teaching. List at least 10 advantages, with reference to Blake’s, The
School Boy.

3. 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?

4.Write about any 5 herbal plants and their uses.

5.“Insatiable greed and hunger 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 or
any other).

6.Babar Ali has proved that effective changes in society does not start from the community as a
whole, but starts from an individual. With reference to this statement, write a report on young
achievers in an area of your choice. Furthermore, mention how you, as an individual, can bring
a positive change in society.

7. 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.

8.Does Ecotourism help or hurt the natural world? Define your justification.

9. E-technology can help Indian farmers to come out of distress. Explicit your points

10. Comment on the Patriarchy and Gender stereotype in Soap- Operas.

11.What is the importance of preserving historical sites? Explain how a visit to a historical place
helped you understand its culture?

12.Visit an old age home and prepare a report on ageing in India and the state of the elderly and
suggest ways to improve the quality of life for seniors.

13.Watch “Twelve years a Slave” and write a complete review on the movie.

14.Explain the identity, history and conflict of Russia’s War in Ukraine.

15. Write the poem “The Leech Gatherer” by William Wordsworth with its summary.
FULL LIST of topics I PU (as per PU Board)
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 short notes on any two African writers.

4.Write short notes on fables and give two examples.

5.Describe how Europeans colonised Africa and how the native people asserted 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 ironic 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 the
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 the Gurukul system of India.

14.What is alternative education and how does it differ 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" (ನಲಿ
ಕಲಿ)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 a Kannada movie, " DareDevil Mustafa", based on the literary work of Poorna Chandra
Tejasvi and write a review.

19.Write about any 2 herbal plants and their 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 systems , like Ayurveda,

Homeopathy, Siddha, Yunani etc. and list out benefits of using them over Allopathy or modern
medicine.

22. List out at least 10 common superstitious beliefs that you come across in everyday 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.

23.Write an essay about the relationship between Humanities and Science.

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
and 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 hunger 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 the 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 an 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, beliefs etc, and how it demoralises 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 short notes on Martin Luther King Jr.

43.Does Ecotourism Help or Hurt the Natural World? Define your Justification.

44.Using the composing process, and integrating the language arts, convert the drama, "
Watchman of the lake" by R K Narayan into a gripping narrative..

45.The play Watchman of the Lake presents the dual facets of nature. Nature protects and
nurtures 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.“Women 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 an old woman is 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 unfolding 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 give 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 the real world or
sometimes it’s the fight with one’s ownself. Illustrate

69. Using the composing process and integrating the language arts, convert the drama,
“Watchman of the Lake” by R.K. Narayan into a gripping narrative.

70. Write an essay about the relationship between humanity and Science.

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