Project Work
on
Autobiography of a Tree
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I feel great pleasure to get myself involved in this project which is an integral part of our English (B) course. I express my gratitude to my parents and teachers who helped me actively to accomplish this project. My special thanks are due to our English teacher ------- who helped me much in forming an idea about the methods of project writing.
I am also grateful to my friends who took part in the group discussion and helped me in the shaping of this project.
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signature of the student
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BONA FIDE CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that this project report entitled ' Autobiography of a Tree " by ------; class:- XI , Roll No:- ---; Reg No.:- ----; year:- 2023 , submitted in partial fulfillment to class XI English course during the present academic year is a bona fide record of work carried out under my guidance and supervision .
Signature of the project guide
Name:-
Designation:-
School:-
Department:-
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CONTENTS
1) acknowledgement
2) Bona fide certificate
3) Introduction
4) Aim of the project
5 ) Procedures & Input.
6 ) Out put of the project
7 ) Conclusion
8) reference
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INTRODUCTION
Reading an autobiography or biography provides us with insight into the real - life experiences of great individuals . It also motivates us to pursue our goals in the actual world . A good autobiography also informs us about the milieu in which that individual lived . As a result , reading an autobiography is essential for us to gain a variety of practical lessons . Many times , a great person's life is so loaded with rich details and interesting facts that it appears to be exciting and educational and motivational to us .
An autobiography is a self written life story . An autobiography is a literary genre that is a self - written account of a person's life . It is often written by people who are well recognised or well renowned in an attempt to inform the reader of their thoughts and experiences , but they can be written by anyone .
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AIM OF THE PROJECT
This project helps to develop the imaginative power , thoughts and ideas of the students in English literature . The students can write autobiographies on different objects like tree , river , road etc. in his their own way . The students can think of different situation in different background .
* We should learn to develop the imaginative power , thoughts and ideas in English literature . * We would be able to change situations constantly to make the story interesting .
* This project helps us to adopt a linking for English literature .
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PROCEDURES & INPUT.
For the project , entitled as an ' Autobiography of a Tree ' , we worked in groups and sometimes in pairs through a systematic process . Our teacher fixed some interventions for carrying out the project . The details of our activities are enumerated below :-
First intervention : On the first day , we discussed some of the autobiographical stories . Then we minutely listened to all the stories and decided to write an autobiography of a tree .
Second intervention : On the second day , our teacher taught us different aspects related to the project work . We asked the teacher a number of questions related to what he taught .
Third invention : On the third day , we tried to locate the differences between biography and autobiography .
Fourth intervention : On the fourth day , we started to change the story so that it looks like self - biography that is called ' autobiography ' .
Fifth intervention : On the fifth day , we prepared the draft of our self memoire in our life story . Then we read out our manuscripts .
Sixth intervention : On the sixth day , we selected the best manuscript . Then we worked together for its further betterment . Another draft was prepared .
Seventh intervention : On the seventh day , we prepared the final manuscript .Then we read out the manuscript in the presence of our teacher .
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OUT PUT OF THE PROJECT:-
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A TREE
I am a banyan tree I am tall and imposing . I was sowed 200 years ago in a village of Jatigara , Cooch Behar . All my neighbours call me old grandfather . I have passed through many ups and downs in my life . Experienced a lot , but still survived so many years , with getting nervous and performing my duty well . I have also seen a huge spectrum of society , funny gesture of the people .
One day , a young lad of this village in his teens sowed my seed in front of his house . He used to water me every day . One fine morning , I sprouted out my head as a small sapling . The boy was overwhelmed and started taking care of me a lot . But unfortunately , he died after 50 years and could not see me growing more !
I have seen everything of the village . Whether be it a birth of a child or funeral processions of someone who is dead . The whole village respects me a lot and thinks of me as an elderly member of the , family .
I have seen everything of the village . Whether be it a birth of a child or funeral processions of someone who is dead . The whole village respects me a lot and thinks of me as an elderly member of the family . All the decisions and meetings of the village ' Baroari ' are held under my shade . And in each and every occasion they pay me offerings . I readily and happily offer shelter to all the animals and the hard working people who work in the field . I still remember the time when I was young , slim and trim my desire that one day I will grow and give shelter to everybody and today that desire of me has . come true .
I have out - stretched my powerful arms over many trees and cast its shadow across other small trees . When there was rain , I was in high spirits I use to feel fresh and after the rain when sun use to shine it was a pleasant sight I use enjoy it . Cows , goats and more animals rest under me . Birds make their nest on me . I feel very glad when they rest under me when they feed their cubs under my shadow in the afternoon . I feel very happy and then the cubs start playing and then they sleep under my shadow . I like all the animals and the people in the village for the care and concern they show me .
Then came the day of joy . The villagers put a two feet wall like boundary around my trunk . On month of ' Baisakh ' they started to water me as ritual .
One thing I forgot to tell you all , about my life . When people come and sit on the platform around me , I also get a lot of information about man's world . I hear scandals , I hear about murders , thefts and what all evils that exist in this man's world . At times I also get to hear small children saying lovely words to their mothers and , seeing the mothers cajoling them , I feel what a beautiful life men have .
I too had lots of tree friends in this village but some wicked woodcutters cut them down with their axes . Some people say that they might cut me down as well but I don't want that anything like that happens . Why should they cut me down when they regard me as the national tree of their country ?
Each morning I pray to god had asked him to grant these humans with some sense . I pray that they may let us live and make this earth a healthier and more beautiful space for us and them to live in .
People think we trees don't have any feelings but they don't understand that we too feel happy and miserable at times . I don't know how many days more I will survive but I know one thing that my village loves me a lot and they will go on respecting me as they do . I do know that I will not die a natural death . I have to prepare myself for the pain that I have to suffer at the hands of those who chop us down .
Thus to add to my experience of life , I have come to know a lot about human beings and their lives . Their lives are also full of pleasures and disappointments . It is not that men only enjoy as , most of us lesser beings seem to feel . Men also have their own problems . So , to add up I'd say my life is a pleasure and a rich experience .
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CONCLUSION
The project we undertook was completed within scheduled time limit . After completing the project we have learnt the following :
( i ) How to transform a story rich in dramatic elements into a successful play .
( ii ) How to make the play lively by adding suitable dialogues .
( iii ) The utility of stage performance in learning the target language .
( iv ) How to enjoy group work.
( v ) How to develop essential skills such as collaboration , communication , and critical thinking .
(Vi) The product of this particular project will help others. They will get a ready script to be enacted . They will be able to modify the script to make it more lively .
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REFERENCE
1. Zenith Roy& Manas Chattopadhyay, Higher Secondary English Guide,Kolkata,2017.
2. Chakraborty & Chakraborty, Higher Secondary English Digest, Kolkata,2017.
3. Dr. P.C Dhar & P.K Ray, Smart English, Kolkata,2015.
4. W.B.C.H.S.E Text Book.
5. A. S Hornby, Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Eight Edition, 2010.
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