Nelson Mandela is more hopeful about human kind than Walt Whitman. 

Do you agree? Support your opinion based on your reading of ‘Animals’ and 

‘Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’. ( 30 - 40 words)

Fire and Ice

 Read the quotes given below. Choose any one  quote, keeping the symbolism of the poem in mind,which represents your conviction on how the world might end. Justify your answer.

1.“The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.” – Albert Einstein

2.“Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of 

them all, the apathy of human beings.” – Helen Keller

3. “Great anger and violence can never build a nation.” -  Nelson Mandela

“This is the ultimate weakness of violence: It multiplies evil and violence in the universe.

 It doesn't solve any problems.” – Martin Luther King

4. “An eye for an eye and the whole world will be blind.” -  Mahatma Gandhi

The Hundred Dresses by El Bsor Ester

Identify, Introspect & Initiate

Do you think it’s possible to make a bully understand other people’s feelings? Why or why not?

What kind of interventions can young people use to prevent or stop bullying? List three things you could do to defuse a bullying situation.

Imagine that one of Mr. Herriot’s partners can understand the language of dogs and listens to Tricki on his last night with them.

a) What might Tricki share about his experience?

b) How would he evaluate it in comparison to his home experience?

The Thief's Story by Ruskin Bond

To help a criminal go straight, help him change how he thinks. Comment.

A Letter to God

Lencho's undying faith in God reveals his lack of self- reliance. Do you agree? Comment on this below (50 words).