March 28, 2021

 What did we cover in the class?

Core Activity

1. Quick recap of techniques for speeches with the example of a student's speech

2. How to read a sentence effectively to get the meaning from the sentence? Examples from the flowers passages with demonstration of keywords and how they give clues of effectively understanding meaning  

3. We took voting in the class and decided that the final exam would be a take home exam

Plan for next class

Coming Sunday is Prajna holiday due to Easter Sunday. The next class will be on April 11.

Please note: We need one more round of refinements in Freedom fighter speeches. Students, please text me on WhatsApp to schedule a slot between April 2 and 5. 

2. Fun Kahoot quizzes (area of quiz is a suspense till the play in the class)

3. Review of  take home final exam structure

Homework

1. None submitted the homework for Karta Karma Kriya. Students need to complete the 2 simple exercises  

2. From the flower passages, read the first 3 paragraphs and translate them into English. 

March 21, 2021

 What did we cover in the class?

Core Activity

1. Quick review of work that was done over the Spring break for student speeches. Reminder about sending voice recordings after practicing well with with suggested changes

2. How to read Telugu sentences and understand - not a word to word translation. This will go for the next 2 weeks. A student picked up her passage about mandara pushpam and read a paragraph for this exercise.

 

3. Sentence construction - వాక్య నిర్మాణం

The concept of  Karta/Karma/Kriya was discussed along with examples. 

రాజు పుస్తకం చదువుతున్నాడు.

పుస్తకం ఎవరు చదువుతున్నారు?  ఎవరు? --> కర్త

రాజు దేనిని చదువుతున్నాడు?  ఎవరిని/దేనిని - కర్మ

రాజు పుస్తకాన్ని ఏంచేస్తున్నాడు? ఏమిటి - క్రియ

Concept of upa kriya and samaapaka kriya was also discussed.

భాస్కర్ ఆటలు ఆడి, అలసి పోయి, ఇంటికి వచ్చాడు

రాముడు సుగ్రీవునితో స్నేహం చేసి, లంకకు వెళ్ళి, రావణుని వధించి, అయోధ్యకు వచ్చాడు

Plan for next class

1. Flowers passage reading - continued - 3-4 students will read their flower passages while all students learning how to understand the meaning of different sentences

2. naama vaachakam, sarvanaamam, viseshaNam

Homework

1. Identify కర్త, కర్మ, క్రియ for the following.

ఒక బాలుడు అడవికి వెళ్ళాడు

ఒక తోడేలు అతని వెంట పడింది

ఆ బాలునికి భయం వేసింది

కాని బాలుడు ధైర్యం తెచ్చుకొని, తోడేలుతో అన్నాడు

తోడేలు బాలునితో సరేఅని వీణ వాయించటం మొదలు పెట్టింది

బాలుడు అది గమనించి నృత్యం చేశాడు

ఇంతలో ఈ గొడవ విని వేట కుక్కలు తోడేలు వెంట పడ్డాయి

బాలుడు తెలివిగా తప్పించుకున్నాడు   

Format is as given below.

వాక్యం

కర్త

కర్మ

క్రియ

2. Translate the following statements into Telugu. Observe the karta/karma/kriya pattern

• 1. He observed the beggar and donated $100 to him.
• 2. The musician waived his hands and started the show.
• 3. She got angry and smashed the furniture with a hammer.
• 4. He was surprised and opened the box.
• 5. They crossed the road and went to the party.
• 6. Thomas gave his pen to Carla.
• 7. Divya had her breakfast and went to the school.
• 8. The teacher carried his umbrella and went on to the road.

3. Send voice recordings for your speeches

March 7, 2021

  What did we cover in the class?

Core Activity

Students came up with their finalized speeches which were reviewed and feedback further slight improvements was provided

Plan for next class

Coming Sunday is Prajna holiday due to Spring break. The next class will be on March 21.

Please note: I shall have 30 minutes with each student during Spring break to improvise the speeches and learn how to present it effectively as a speech. Please stay tuned for individual communication on whatsapp to find out a suitable time for the student.

2. Flowers passage reading - continued

Homework

1. *Must* do - If you have done yet, finalize your speeches of Indian freedom fighters.   

2. Reading assignment - Practice reading the words in the passage and be ready to read it in the next class

Feb 28, 2021

 What did we cover in the class?

Core Activity

Students did not finalize the speeches yet. A refined speech was reviewed in class as an example and students were asked to update all their speeches by the coming Friday. Next class will be the last class when we will review the speeches

Flowers passage reading: Reading a few paragraphs for 2 flowers, with sentence by sentence instruction on how to separate nouns, verbs, adjectives etc. to enhance the reading of the students.

Plan for next class

1. Indian freedom fighters stories - mock presentations - Q&A. This will be the last review and any more help will be taken it in Spring break for improvising their delivery of speeches

2. Flowers passage reading - continued

Homework

1. *Must* do - Finalize your speeches of Indian freedom fighters.   

2. Reading assignment - About flowers. Absorb the guidelines given in today's class and re-read your flowers passage. Be ready to read it in the next class.

Feb 14, 2021

    

What did we cover in the class?

Core Activity

Speaking about Indian freedom fighters - speaking points of each student were reviewed and feedback provided

Plan for next class

1. Indian freedom fighters stories - mock presentations - Q&A. We are going to stop the passage preparation effort here and take it in Spring break for improvising their delivery of speeches

2. Padyam revision 

3. Flowers passage reading

Homework

1. Whoever didn't complete last week homework, should complete it this week. Students are expected to finalize their scripts for assigned freedom fighter stories and send it to me by no later than Friday night. 

2. Reading assignment - About flowers. Students will read these passages in the next class. The idea is to teach them techniques of understanding while reading

http://sirimalle.com/kanakambaram-poolu/ - Anvitha

http://sirimalle.com/shanku-pushpam/ - Amukta

http://sirimalle.com/jilledu-puvvu/ - Divya

http://sirimalle.com/mandaram-puvvu/ - Lahari

http://sirimalle.com/gerbera-flower/ - Karthik

http://sirimalle.com/chamanthi-puvvu/ - Nitya

http://sirimalle.com/rojapuvvu/ - Vedant

http://sirimalle.com/kaluva-poovu/ - Tarun

February 7, 2021

   

What did we cover in the class?

Core Activity

1. Chanakya story completion. Students requested for further reading about this story on Internet and it can be found here  . It will be good for them to read the story in Telugu.

2. Padyam revision

3. Speaking about Indian freedom fighters - review and discussion

Plan for next class

1. Indian freedom fighters stories - mock presentations. Feedback would be provided to improve the presentations

2. Padyam revision 

Homework

Whoever didn't complete last week homework, should complete it this week.

Students are expected to finalize their scripts for assigned freedom fighter stories and send it to me by no later than Friday night. Please refer to previous week blog updates for further information.

 

January 31, 2021

   

What did we cover in the class?

Core Activity

1. Numbers in Telugu - very large numbers - revision

2. Padyam revision

3. Family relationships revision

3. How to consolidate a thought into speech - with examples

Plan for next class

1. Indian freedom fighters stories presentations - first pass

3. Chanakya story  part-2

3. Padyam revision 

Homework

1. Very large numbers exercise

    Write the following very large numbers and years in Telugu.  

     623,001

     12,841,554

     33,109,921

     262,421,313

     25,116,143,489

 

2. Write the following family relationships 

a. My father’s elder sister’s son – to me – to my father

b. My mother’s younger brother’s son – to me – to my mother

c. My mother’s younger brother’s spouse – to my mother

d. My mother’s elder sister’s spouse – to my mother

e. My mother’s younger brother’s spouse – to my mother

f. My mother’s maternal grandmother – to me – to my mother

3. Implement the suggested improvements for the write up for freedom fighters. Please note that these speeches that we develop will be used for graduation performances. So, parents, please work with the children to develop these speeches. The students are aware of the topics for the speeches 

(fundamental details are given in the last week blog update)

Intro - Need to grab attention of audiences in these 3-5 sentences. Typically, explain the greatness of this person Or state an outstanding fact about this person Or the magnificent contributions of this person to the cause of India's independence  

at least 3 lines

Explanation - Fully connected to the intro, this develops the interest of audience. Details of the story and the core content for the story. Context of the story, difficulties/challenges faced, commitment, sacrifices and path chosen to the Indian freedom movement.  

at least 4 lines

Conclusion - Ending of this story. How did this story ramp down? What can we learn? 

at least 3 lines

Final line - The one line that you want your audiences to remember when you are done with this speech  

one line