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note making of on the face of it

Mr. Lamb’s positive influence of Derry 1                      Mr. Lamb himself physically handicapped, ridiculed and rejected. Derry could accept what he said. 2                      His attitude (i)                   Mr. lamb not scared or repulsed (ii)                 Treats him like a normal person (iii)                Understands Derry, doesn’t lecture or moralize (iv)               Doesn’t get angry or put off by Derry’s rude behaviour 3                      His views different from others (i)                   Tells Derry that he can lead a normal like in spite of disfiguration. (ii)                 No negativity unlike his overprotective parents (iii)                World is in Derry’s hands (iv)               Handicap not an obstacle (v)                 All are similar in eyes of God (vi)               Accept all and they will accept you back. (vii)              Remember the good things and not the bad ones. (viii)            Everyone can be mad
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note making of Indigo

INDIGO Role of Rajkumar Sukla 1.       Poor, emanciated peasant from Champaran 2.       Contacted gandhiji on 1916 in Lucknow 3.       Gandhi dismissed him. 4.       Shukla came to complain about the injustice and the landlord system in Bihar. 5.       Shukla followed Gandhi to Cawnpore Later at Calcutta. 6.       Impressed by the sharecropper’s tenacity and story Gandhi relented.  The Issue 1.       Arable land in Champaran divided into estates owned by Englishmen, worked by Indian tenants. 2.       Chief commercial crop indigo. 3.       Tenants to plant on 15% indigo. 4.       To surrender entire indigo as rent. 5.       Synthetic indigo in the market. 6.       Landlords force new agreements. 7.       Ask for 15% compensation. 8.       Peasants resist, widespread unrest. How Gandhi reached Champaran 1.       Went to Muzaffarpur with Sukla 2.       Obtained complete information 3.       Discussed with kriplani 4.       Met lawyers, ch
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note making of deep water

Note- making 1.       Introduction (a)autobiography (b)author’s fear of water- when, why (b) how he finally overcame it. (d) moral 2.       Author’s Aversion to Water (a)started when he was three or four yrs. old. (i) beach in California with his father when 4 yrs old (ii) knocked down by waves (iii) buried in water, breath gone, frightened. (b)`Misadventure’ at the YMCA (i)thrown in pool (ii) couldn’t come up (iii) almost drowned 3.       Impact of YMCA event  (a) weak and trembling (b) shook and cried when he lay on his bed (c) for days a haunting fear remained in his heart. (d) the slightest exertion upset his stomach, made him wobbly in the knee and sick in the stomach (e) never went back to pool 4. Subsequent fears (a) the fear remained in a river or pool; legs would become paralyzed. (b) icy horror would grab his heart. (c) deprived Douglas of enjoying (i)water sports (ii) fishing trips (iii) canoeing 5.    Conqu
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note making of last lesson

THE LAST LESSON Note- making 1.       Franz’s fears while going to sch. (a)    Late for sch. (b)  Afraid of scolding             (c) Had not learnt lesson on participle             (d)Tempted to stay away from school (i)day outside was bright & warm.                         (ii) Birds chirping                         (iii drilling of Prussian soldiers 2.       Scene at the town hall (a) Bulletin board- a source of bad news              (b)Crowd in front of Bulletin board             (c)did not wait, rushed to school 3.       Usual scene at school (a) Hustle and bustle             (b) Notes of opening and closing desk.              (c)Repetition of lesson in unison             (d) Striking of teacher’s ruler 4.       Changes in school noticed by Franz (a)Everything was silent (b)M. Hamel was in ceremonial dress (c)Classmates were already in their places (d)Kindness of M. Hamel (e)Serious look of the school (f)Village elder
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note making of Evans Tries an O level

EVANS TRIES AN O LEVEL Note- making 1.      Setting of the story (a)   Oxford prison (b) O Level German Exam to be taken in prison (c)   Co ordinated by the Secretary of the Examinations Board (d) Under supervision of the Governor of HM Prison and Mr. Jackson and Mr. Stephens (prison officers) 2.      Character of Evans (a)   James Roderick Evans- kleptomaniac (b) Pleasant personality (c)   Very good imitation skills (d) Known as ‘Evans the break’ bcoz had escaped from prison 3 times earlier 3.      Preparation for exams (a)   Nail scissors, nail file and razor taken away (b) Kept incommunicado (can not communicate with anybody) (c)   Special cell (room) prepared with listening devices (bugs) (d) A parson, the Reverend McLeery from St. Mary Mags appointed as invigilator (e)   2 hour exam to start at 9.15 am (f)    Furniture set in- 2 square small tables and 2 hard chairs (g)   Evans allowed to wear a bobble hat which covered his long h
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