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As English, the lingua franca, has gained the status of an international

LITERARY CLUB language, it is imperative to enhance communicative skills in English.

We, at GIHS, adopt a communicative approach for the enhancement of

speaking skills of the students in the class. The Literary club of the

school conducted activities with not only the primary aim to enhance

the communicative skills of the students but also to identify the

problems of the students who are structurally competent in writing but

cannot communicate appropriately. The following activities were

conducted for various classes: -

Grade 4-8: Workshop on Drama

Grade 9-12: Character Portrayal

Grade 4- 8: Workshop on Drama:

Students of grade 10 gave a PowerPoint Presentation detailing the

elements of drama and other techniques. The workshop taught skills

such as: Physical Theatre; Puppetry; Improvisation; Acting;

Characterization; Voice & Accent; and Audition Technique. During

the workshop students developed their skills using traditional

storytelling techniques and performed stories based on Tolerance.

Grade 9-10: Character Portrayal:

Mrs. Arshi gave a brief description about characters and their traits

with examples from Shakespearean drama. Some of the students were

dressed up as Minne Mouse, Pokemon, Minion etc. They role played

their characters in front of other students. The students became

enthusiastic, after witnessing the role play and everyone emanated

independently to perform their favorite character.

Students enjoyed the activity and participated with great enthusiasm

and spirit.

IT CLUB

Grade IV -VIII : Hour of Code Programming – Minecraft

The objective of HOUR OF CODE programming is to:

• design to demystify "code", to show that anyone can learn the

basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer

science

• get the opportunity to learn computer science as one of the

key subjects.

The Minecraft- Hour of Code introduces basic coding skills in a 2-D

world that mimics the same environment that players would find in

the popular software game. Minecraft is well suited for educational

purposes, because it's a game based solely on building things. Learners

tried and enjoyed the different levels of programming.

Grade IX-XII: Google form creation

The objective of Google form is:

• to create a web-based application for the purpose of

data collection.

• to make surveys, quizzes, or event registration sheets.

Google Form is a tool that allows collecting information from users via

a personalized survey or quiz. The information is then collected and

automatically connected to a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet is populated

with the survey and quiz responses. The learners demonstrated on how

to create forms and later they created one with the provided

information.

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