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³ Having to study all day long will curb all our creativity and imagination.
³ In earlier days, rote learning was the norm. This only helped in scoring marks, but overall
development of the personality was not there in those days.

Role Card 4: Expert
³ Times are different and curriculum and methods of teaching have undergone great change.

³ Students are able to manage studies and extracurricular activities very well.
³ The results have shown that doing extracurricular activities give an edge to the students
over those who follow the norm of only studying in the classroom.

Task 5 Dramatisation
Task 5
Dramatisation
In a group activity, the participants should act out a full-fledged scene from a play. As per
the demand of the play, the number of students required in the group should be decided.
Get the script ready with the help of the value points. All the participants should memorise
the script. The emphasis should be on the delivery of dialogues. Each actor should get in
tune with the character he/she plays and deliver the lines with full enthusiasm. This will
make the portrayal of their character convincing. The play should be done on the stage.
Use appropriate costumes, props, music, sound, and stage lighting.
Enact The Gift of Magi by O. Henry

Value points
In The Gift of the Magi, Della is determined to give her husband Jim a Christmas gift. Della
decides to sell her beautiful hair to buy a watch fob (a chain) for her husband’s beloved
watch. When Jim comes home, he is saddened and surprised to see Della’s beautiful hair
missing because he had also bought her a gift. He offers her his gift: bejewelled combs
that she no longer needs. Then Della offers her gift to Jim – the fob for Jim’s watch. He
looks at her and admits that he has sold his watch to buy her the combs. The two realise
that they have sacrificed their most prized possessions for each other.

Activtiy 22
Activtiy

Name of examiner – Ms Malhotra

Candidate A – Rajesh Candidate B – Sumit

Introduction (1 minute)
Task 1 Introduction (1 minute)
Task 1
Section time Procedure
10 seconds Examiner: Hello, please sit down.
My name is Ms Malhotra.
To Rajesh: What’s your name and roll number?
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