AMITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, PUSHP VIHAR

CLASS XII ENGLISH PROJECT WORK – TERM II

As per requirements of CBSE, the students are required to do a research based project work for Term II
Internal assessment. Out of ten marks allotted for the term, 5 marks will be allotted for the project
report/script/essay etc. and 5 marks for the viva.
GUIDELINES
● Students must plan their projects and activities after discussion with teachers.
● Projects should be based on research material taken from extraneous sources.
● The project is to be done by a group of 5 students. Each student will handle 1 segment of
the project.

The Project-Portfolio must include the following:

1) Cover page
Title of the project, Student details, School name and address.
2) Statement of purpose
Reason for choosing the topic, objectives and outcomes to be accomplished
3) Certificate of Completion certified by the teacher (Authenticity and Originality)
4) Action Plan
Describe the various steps planned for the completion of the assigned task
5) Materials Used
Scripts for Role Play, Questionnaire for interviews, survey reports, written assignments, essays/
articles etc. used while compiling the project
6) Report/Essay/Script
Final written submission in 800-1000 words.
7) Student’s Reflections
Learning during the experience
8) Bibliography
List of resources/references used while working on the project.
Assessment Criteria:
1. Quality of content of the project
2. Accuracy of information
3. Adherence to the specified timeline
4. Content in respect of (spellings, grammar, punctuation)
5. Clarity of thoughts and ideas
6. Creativity
7. Knowledge and experience gained through this group activity

GUIDELINES ON REPORT WRITING:

  Students need to conduct interviews with a few immediate neighbours/ friends/
relatives/classmates
 For an interview, frame questions based on the preliminary research/background
 Collate the entire information and write an essay/ write up / report etc. up to 1000 words on your
research and submit it.
 This project can be done individually or in pairs/ groups.
 Students should do proper research and gather as much information as possible. They can listen to
podcasts/ interviews/radio or a TV documentary on a topic and prepare a report countering or
agreeing with the speakers.
 The final draft of the project portfolio/ report , (along with the pictures supporting the research)to
be prepared and submitted for evaluation.
 The report should be succinct and coherent.
 Students can showcase their creativity while presenting their report. They can adopt various ways
such as:
o In the form of a narrative
o A mini book- chapters with different headings
o A magazine report

NOTE: Viva will be conducted on the report.( 1000 words)

Should Wizard Hit Mommy?
By John Updike

The project is to be done by a group of 5 students. Each student will handle 1 segment of the project.
MARRIAGE, FAMILY, AND MISOGYNY
One of the hallmarks of John Updike’s writing is his strong masculine protagonists and commitment to
the male perspective. Throughout his career, Updike chose to write through the eyes of working class
American men as a way of illuminating how they saw the world. However, because he prioritizes
masculinity and maleness as a desired trait, many of Updike’s male protagonists are also latent—or
sometimes overt—misogynists, who take their frustrations out on the women in their lives. In “Should
Wizard Hit Mommy?”, Jack’s resentment of his wife, Clare, is just one expression of a greater animosity
he feels toward his family and home for the ways in which he has sacrificed for them, while they have
only further boxed him in. He also projects this animosity onto his young daughter, Jo, whom he views as
another woman who seeks to contradict and abuse him. Throughout the story, Jack is preoccupied with
outlining the ways in which he fulfils his roles as “man of the house”: completing his duties to his family
even when it is difficult and unpleasant for him to do so.
1) Carrying on with the same thought students are required to research and write a debate on----
Angel in the House or Madwoman in the attic – Literature Condemns Women to Conformity
 Students to research and quote examples from literature
 Write for or against the motion
 An Attention Grabber - an interesting first sentence to grab the audience's attention. ...
 Open the Debate. Open your debate by introducing a topic and make a clear statement to identify
your position. ...
 Present the Context. ...
 Provide an Overview of Your Arguments.
 Do not exceed the word limit i.e – 500 words

2) GROWING UP AND LOSS OF INNOCENCE - Updike’s story addresses the ways in which
children lose their innocence as they grow up, trading an unquestioning sense of wonder for a desire
to understand the world around them more fully—often by challenging what they have been told, or
by breaking the rules. Children these days have a mind of their own and take their own decisions
regarding their career and their life.

Students to write a first person narrative of what decision they have taken about their career and  how
they are going to follow it.(Word limit- 500 words)

3) There is no manual for parenting. Parents know what is best for their child because they have a unique
insight into the needs, tendencies and desires of the child based on their instincts and experiences.
 Listen to a podcast/ interview/radio or TV documentary on the above perspective and prepare a report
countering or agreeing with the speakers. Word limit- 200 words. Do not forget to mention the
sources/links that you have referred to.

4) MOVIE REVIEW (Word Limit- 500 words)

- Students can choose a movie on the theme of parent-child relationship.
- The following points to be followed:
- -genre
- - give a plot summary
- - background information
- - analysis of plot
- - climax
- Creative elements:
- - name of actors/ director
- - characters
- - dialogues
- - music
- - costumes
- - camera techniques

5) CARICATURE/SKETCH/MEME
- Students will use any of the above visual media to highlight the theme of peer pressure.
- They can then choose a suitable size, illustrations, eye-catching icons, images, required font and
add some text.
-An essay summarizing the experience of curating this aspect of the project in about 200 words.

OR
The Rattrap
By Selma Lagerlof

The project is to be done by a group of 5 students. Each student will handle 1 segment of the project.
1. Aspects to be covered from the narrative (The Rattrap)-
2. Perspective on the title- Metaphorical, Literal and Significance
3. Theme- Kindness and goodness can redeem the most miserable
4. Protagonists - The Peddler, Edla Wilmansson, Iron Master and the Crofter.
5. Mind Map of key events
 Focus on the interaction between the two key characters- Edla and the peddler
 Edla’s role in the transformation of the peddler.
Students are required to research on any one of the topics listed below:
 1. The enduring times and experiences of migrant workers during the first lockdown and what
helped them sustain the never seen before adversities.
Conduct interviews and prepare a questionnaire, make collages and read reports filed on them.

2. What makes certain people more helpful and giving than the rest of us?
The psychology of a messiah/Good Samaritan followed by interviews of people who have worked
selflessly for the happiness of others.

3. People who lost their homes and jobs during the times of Corona, their struggles not just
financially but also combatting depression
Report of 800-1000 words to be compiled and submitted with the project.