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Academic Session 2020-21

ENGLISH MODULE
SHORT COMPOSITIONS: NOTICES,
POSTERS, ADVERTISEMENTS,
INVITATIONS & THEIR REPLIES.
 NOTICES
• What is a notice?
• A notice is a written or printed announcement. It is
written in order to inform a large number of people about
something that has happened or is about to happen.
• It could be an upcoming event, competition, Lost and
found notice or just a piece of information to be delivered
to the targeted audience. It is generally written in a formal
tone.
• Notices are factual and to-the-point. The language used is
simple and formal, not flowery. They are put up on
display boards in schools or at public places.
 Format for Notice writing

A notice should contain all the necessary details such

as:
• Name of the issuing agency (school, etc)
• Date of issue/release of the notice
• Title/Subject of the Event (what?)
• BODY-Date/time/duration/Place/Venue (when and
where?)
• Authorized signatory: Name and signature (contact
details)
 Format of Notice
NAME OF THE INSTITUTION/ORGANISATION

NOTICE
Date

SUBJECT/RELEVANT HEADING
 

BODY/Content which should contain the following:

(What, Why, When, Where, Whom to contact)
 
 

Sign/-
Name
(Designation)
 
 Notice Writing Topics

A Notice can be written for various reasons. The format

of notice remains the same in all cases. Here is a list of
topics for notice writing that students can prepare-
• A competition
• An excursion trip
• A lost and found notice
• An inauguration to take place
• An exhibition
• A blood donation camp to be held
•  Or any such type of event or information to be issued
in public interest.
Class 12 English Notice writing - breakup of
marks    
• The breakup of 4 marks  for class 12 English
writing skills - notice writing as per CBSE
guidelines is as follows:
• TOTAL: 4 MARKS
• FORMAT: 1 MARK
• CONTENT: 2 MARKS
• EXPRESSION: 1 MARK
 Points to remember

• Write in a box.
• Make sure you draw the box with a pencil.
• Use formal language.
• Use third person pronouns.
 Stick to the word limit.( 50 Words)
• Keep your notice short, crisp and to-the-point.
• Highlight the word “NOTICE” and “TITLE”. It can
be either bold or underlined.
• The title should be captivating and eye-catching.
 SOLVED EXAMPLES
RED CROSS BLOOD BANK SOCIETY
NOTICE
1st Feburary, 2020
DONATE BLOOD AND SAVE LIVES!
 
A State Level function to observe voluntary Blood Donation Day is being organized
on5th and 6th July 2015 at Red Cross Blood Bank Society Office, M.G. Road, Bangalore.
 
It will start at 8 a.m. and will continue till 5 p.m. on both the days. All are requested to
volunteer and donate blood to contribute for the noble cause and save the lives of the
needy people.
For further details, contact the undersigned.
 
Manish
(MANISH NAIR)
President, Red Cross Blood Bank Society
Question : Water supply will be suspended for eight hours (10 am to 6 pm) on 6th of March for
cleaning of the water tank. Write a notice in about 50 words advising the residents to store
water for a day. You are Karan Kumar/Karuna Bajaj, Secretary, Janata Group Housing
Society,Palam Vihar, Kurnool.

Janata Group Housing Society, Palam Vihar, Kurnool.

NOTICE
March 01, 20XX
Suspension of Water Supply!

All residents are informed regarding the suspension of water supply for 8
hours. It is being done to clean the water tank. The details are as follows:
DATE- March 6,20XX
TIME- 10am – 6 pm
You are requested to store the required amount of water beforehand to
minimise the difficulty. Water supply will be restored w.e.f. March 7,20XX.
Karuna Bajaj
(signature)
Secretary
 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Q1.You are Srinivas / Srinidhi of D.P. Public School, Nagpur . As student Editor
of your school magazine, draft a notice in not more than 50 words for your
school notice board inviting articles / sketches from students of all classes.

Q2. Your school is organizing a fete to collect funds for charity. Only school
students are eligible to put up stalls. As Head Boy/Head Girl, Meera
International School, draft a notice in not more than 50 words to be put
up announcing sale of stalls giving all other necessary details.

Q3.Your School is organizing an online Zoom Session conducted by all class-

teachers for their respective classes to aware the students about the
precautions to be taken against the spread of Covid-19. Draft a notice
giving relevant details to be put up on the School Website. You are
Karan/Karuna, headboy/headgirl of Salwan Public School.