BY SWATI GHNASELA
Journal Writing
Short reflective accounts of significant life experiences
Observations of life situations that evoke questions and responses
Writing Tasks
A Significance event or Experience in life
MIND MAPPING
4. 1) I was lost in crowd
When I was a kid, I was with my mother. Suddenly I
was left behind because of heavy crowd and I was
lost in crowd.
I kept standing there only, and kept waiting for my
mother to come.
My mother always says that ‘‘if by chance you are
lost anywhere be on that place where you left
behind.’’
And then after some time my mother found me , after
that I always follow my mother’s instruction.
5. 2) My First Karate Fight
At the age of 11 my first state level karate
fight was with a girl who was taller and elder
than me, I was scared to fight with her
But when the fight started I used techniques
instead of showing power
And then I won the fight, which increased my
confidence level for the next fights.
6. 3) Cooking Food at first time
Once I was alone at my home and some relative
arrived at my premises
I was making pulse for them but I was trying that
first time so it became very salty. I was very
afraid that how would I serve this to my guests.
So I called my mother, she advised me to put a
small piece of dough into it and then stir it for
some time.
Suddenly it became normal and I served it.
All appraised my cooking.
7. 1. Why in our metro cities crime against
women is increasing day by day?
Responses:-
We need to change our rules and regulations,
for punishing a criminal
Girls should become strong even to fight for
their justice and right
The Indian government should be proactive
8. 2. Why unemployment is a big problem?
Responses:-
Now a day students have bachelors, post
graduation and professional degrees, but there
is a huge fight for job among all
Because of this, at this young age, students are
in depression and they feel so much of
pressure that they feel death is a easier path
Our leaders should find a way, to increase
employment in our country to increase
opportunities for young generations.
9. 3. Why people are destroying the
monuments by writing on the wall of
it?
Responses:-
People should understand that, these
monuments are Indian heritage, they tells u
story about great Indian history
They teaches u many lessons about life and
way of living
They are the main attraction of foreigners in
terms of tourism.
They should not spoil walls of the monuments.
10. Teaching and Learning:-
1. Shouldn't we teach ethics, human behavior
and culture as a subject?
2. Only Science, Maths ,Social studies are main
subjects? What about other activities?
3. Why the motive of the teacher in class is
always to complete syllabus ASAP
irrespective of whether the students
understanding or not?
11. Learning:-
1. Why students have to learn according to the
teacher, why not he would learn in a way he
understands better??
2. Is theoretical knowledge of an instrument
sufficient for students to make them use that
instrument in future?
12.
13. 1) School Experience
At my childhood I decided to become a
teacher and was most inspired by my science
teacher
I found interest in each and every topic which
is related to science
I have participated in science exhibitions
many times
I opted for PCMB at my secondary school
which was a step towards my goal
The educational experience I had in my
school was great.
14. 2) College Experience
I have done my graduation from ARSD
college DU
There I got deep understanding of chemistry
I was a member of ‘Chem. Crown Society',
which was only for chemistry students
I participated in different events organized by
the society
In the span of 3 years I gain various
knowledge from that society and my teachers
And finally I passed my bachelors degree with
1st div.
15. 3) B.Ed Experience
Now I am pursuing B.Ed with a hope that I
will become a good teacher one day
Thought the schedule is very hectic but I am
gaining good knowledge from my respected
teachers
The experience up to till date is quite good and
hopping for the best in future.
16. I will become a good teacher
I will get a chance to work with highly
professional teachers
I will get to learn different skills from my
colleagues and my teachers.
17. My expectation is that I will get a very good
job after this course
This course will groom me as a better person
My expectation is to improve in the areas I am
lacking.
20. MIND MAPPING
Happiest
Moments
School College
8th Std.- 1st in
Yoga Compt.
9th Std.- 1st in
Dance Compt.
10th Std-
passed with
Distinction
Playing cricket with
friends, Enjoying
Festivals with friends
Trip to
Manesar with
friends
B.Sc M.ScNon
Scholastic
Scholastic
22. I got my post graduation degree, that means a
lot for me.
It motivates me at each and every point of time
I have given my 7 years for this degree. When
I was in my 11th class I decided to go for
chemistry and now after 7 years I have my
degree.
This always motivated me and proves that I
can achieve anything if I want it from core of
my heart.
23. It was my first
experience of riding on
the roof top of the Taxi
in Hilly areas (8km)
I was with my nephews
It was an awesome
experience with lot of
risks.
I enjoyed it very much.
Riding on the roof top of the Taxi in Uttarakhand
22.5.2015
24.
25.
26. I see sky full of stars at
night in my hometown but
in Delhi the stars are hard
to find.
When I was a kid, there
was greenery all around
but now a day trees are
hard to find.
Before 2008, I used to see
Sparrows in my locality but
now, I do not see them.
27. People approaching towards westernization
Separation of parents leads to bad impact on
children
Students now a day preferring technical
teaching methods over traditional teaching
methods.
28. One to One communication
I have observed nature and discussed with my
father.
He said he used to see different species of bird
frequently in his childhood which is hard to
find now a day.
Reason:- Global warming, Survival of the
fittest
29. One to many communication
I have observed people around myself and
discussed On Westernization with my peer
group
Westernization has greatly effected our
traditions, customs, our family, our respect
and love for others
Westernization has given rise to nuclear
families resulting unsuccessful marriage life.
30.
31.
32. Is a physical, mental and
spiritual practice or
discipline
which originated in India.
Significance:- Stress
relief, Improved immunity,
Increased energy, better
flexibility and posture etc.
Yoga
33. Is a practice in which an
individual trains the
mind or induces a mode
of consciousness.
Significance:- reduces
high blood pressure,
depression, anxiety
34.
35. Prevents loss of
hairs, graying,
reduce fat.
Strengthens the
entire digestive
system and cures
and prevents
constipation.
Eliminates
unpleasant smells
from the body
Makes spine, waist and muscle more
flexible, it also prevents tuberculosis.
Promotes sleeps and anxiety.
Develops the lungs, gives you wind.
Improves the quality and circulation
of the blood.
36.
37. The system of education,
educating students in the
classroom requires some
changes, which need to be
done.
The education system
must involve certain
practices which can help
the students to deal with
their psychological
problems.
38. Mindfulness generally
benefits the stress regarding
problems of the adults and
reduces conflict by helping
students get along better
with another which
ultimately leads to more
learning environment.
Students should be aware of
the psychological changes
that taking place in their
body as well as brain, as this
will aware them of their own
distractions and make them
better and efficient in their
study due to their increased
focus and concentration.
39. Mindfulness:- The goal of any mindfulness technique is
to achieve a state of alert, focused relaxation by
deliberately paying attention to thoughts and sensations
without judgment.
Emotions:- Mindfulness allow emotions to be present
without judgment. Practice a steady and relaxed naming
of emotions: joy, anger, frustration.
Accept the presence of the emotions without judgment
and let them go.
Mental Health:- mindfulness improves mental health
including; depression, eating disorders, anxiety
disorders etc.
40. Improves your concentration power, makes you
more focused towards your goal.
Improves your emotional as well as mental
strength and intelligence.
Improves learning, memory which helps in rapid
memory recall.
Improves your capability and makes you work
effectively and efficiently under stress also.
41. A mindful person is less distracted and more
focussed.
Improves your thought process and helps in
decision-making.
People who are mindful are more aware of
their ethical principles and make their
decisions aligned to their values.
Before making any decision, a mindful
individuals take time to think and reflect and
listen to their inner selves assessing their own
values and objectives.
42. Mindfulness cognitive therapy helps in
preventing the depression relapse
especially for those who face major
depressive disorder.
Helps in regulating mood as well as
anxiety disorders
Generally reduces stress and anxiety.
Reduce the sleeping time of an
individual.
With time it decreases depression.
Mindfulness and mindfulness
meditation focus mainly to aware an
individual of all incoming thoughts,
feelings and accepting them but not
getting attached or react to them.
43.
44. Karate Championship
Me and my friends participated
in a tournament
There were many participants
from different states
Firstly all contestants warmed up
before the competition
Then all the participants were
divided according to their weight
categories and then fight was
between same weight contestants
All the contestants of my group
won their fights.
45. Individuals have different abilities. These abilities are
demonstrated in the roles the individuals play in a
group
The following roles are suggested for a task:
a) Initiator- begins the activity and proposes the goals
b) Focuser- keeps the group’s attention focused on the
task
c) Coordinator- pulls ideas together
d) Problem solver- identifies difficulties and proposes
solutions
e) Information Guide- offers and requests facts, ideas
suggestions and information.
46. Gender stereotypes are over- generalization about the
characteristic of an entire group based on gender. While
gender stereotypes have been popularly perceived as
having negative connotations, they can also have
positive ones as well.
They are of 2 types:-
1. Female gender stereotypes
2. Male gender stereotypes
47. Women are supposed to
have ‘clean jobs’
Women are not strong
as men
Women are supposed to
make less money than
men
Women are supposed to
cook and do housework
Women don’t play
sports
48. All men enjoy working
on cars
Men are not nurses, they
are doctors
Men play games
Men are in charge; they
are always at the top
Men do not cook, sew,
or do crafts
Men enjoy outdoor
activities such as
camping, fishing, and
hiking
49. Objectives should be specified
Selection of the group size depending on the task, age,
ability and availability of resources
The students assigns to groups by different criteria like
leadership quality, interest, random assignment and
talent
The groups should be separated by arranging or re-
arranging the classroom
Suitable materials should be available
Explain specific task, group goal and criteria for success
to the groups.
Teacher or the other student may be used as observer
50. Child labour has been
an international
concern because it
damages, spoils and
destroys the future of
children.
Children are the hope
and future of a nation.
yet, there are millions
deprived children in
our country who have
never known a
normal, carefree
childhood.
51. The law in Indian soil says that any child
below age of 14 cannot be employed either in
a factory or office or restaurant.
Causes of Child Labour
Now what is the background of engaging child
labour,
To have or increase the income of a poor
family
To reduce the labour cost in a production
organization
Misc. reasons for engaging as domestic aid as
the children are less doubtful about dishonesty
or less liable to misbehave or be violent.
52. The solutions to the problem of Child Labour
are:
The Child labour laws need to be strictly enforced by
the Government.
The general public need to be made aware of the
severe consequences of Child labour.
An increase in employment opportunity for adults
would help in overcoming the problem of poverty
and child labour.
Government should ensure that every child gets the
opportunity to go to school.
The owners of factories and mines should take the
pledge of not engaging child in their place of
business.
53.
54. The purpose of the film
is to motivate people
towards ‘‘ The law of
attraction’’
The film tells to think
positively because your
thought attracts the
incident in our life.
55. Motive:- The theme of the
movie is motivational and
inspirational
Action:- Narrators in the
film are sharing their
experiences by using
different gestures ,facial
expressions and examples
Repetition:- All the
scientists, philosophers are
repeating the ‘‘Laws of
Attraction’’ concept
56. The scene is:-
A man was going for
some work on his
bicycle.
When he reached at his
destination, he tied his
cycle with a heavy iron
chain on a pole and
went inside
When he came back he
didn’t find his cycle at
that place. The chain
was broken.
57. Merci Shimoff MBA(Writer)
says :-
If your thinking of an incident
to happen, you are again and
again thinking about that only
Your thoughts attract that
incident in your life and this
becomes reality.
If you are continuously
thinking about a thing that
surely takes place in future as
a real incident.
58. Directed by:- Drew Heriot
Produced by:- Rhonda Byrne (Executive
Producer), Paul Harrington (Producer)
Release date:- March 26,2006
59. The Secret, described as a self-help film,
uses a documentary format to present a concept titled
‘‘Law of Attraction’’
hypotheses posits that feelings and thoughts can attract
events, feelings, and experiences, from the workings of
the cosmos to interactions among individuals in their
physical, emotional, and professional affairs.
The film also suggests that there has been a strong
tendency by those in positions of power to keep this
central principle hidden from the public.
60.
61. Habib Tanvir was a Hindi
and Urdu playwright. He
was also a great director,
actor, manager, poet, and
one of the most important
theatre personalities of post-
independence India.
He was born in Raipur,
Chhattisgarh in 1923
62. He directs Charandas Chor in
1975
And this proved to be
Tanvir’s masterpiece
63. Born :- uncertain ( either 1398
or 1440 CE) in Varanasi
Died :- uncertain ( either
1448or 1518 CE)
Kabir was a 15th century
Indian Mystic poet and saint,
whose writings influenced
Hinduism’s Bhakti
movement and his verses are
found in Sikh’s scripture Adi
Granth.
64. He is known for being critical
of both Hinduism and Islam,
so during his lifetime he was
threatened by both Hindus
and Muslims for his views.
He suggested that True God is
with the person who is on the
path of righteousness,
considered all creatures on
earth as his own self, and who
is passively detached from the
affairs of the world.
To know god, Kabir
suggested that meditate the
mantra Rama Rama as he
was strongly influenced by
his teacher of Hindu Bhakti
Leader Ramananda.
65. Born:- 1861 Died:- 1941
He was a Bengali polymath
who reshaped Bengali
literature and music as well
as Indian art with contextual
modernism in the late 19th
and early 20th century.
He was the author of
Gitanjali and its profoundly
sensitive, fresh and beautiful
verse.
66. He became the first
non-European to win
the Noble Prize in
Literature in 1913.
He introduced new
prose and verse forms
and the use of colloquial
language into Bengali
literature thereby
freeing it from
traditional models based
on classical Sanskrit
He is regarded as the
outstanding creative
artist of the modern
Indian subcontinent.
67.
68. The life we got by a virtue of birth in a family
or place.
Society is divided into 2 sections:-
1. Privilege section:-
Rich children
2. Deprived section:-
Slum children, Street children
69. All these basic necessities of
life are easy for the rich to get,
A rich family's children have a
better foundation to make their
dream come true and do what
they want to do.
70. who lives in slums
They migrate with their
families from rural to
urban areas in search of
livelihoods.
Street Children
Children living on the
streets
They are sometimes
abandoned by their families
or have run away from abuse
or exploitation
71. Rural children
The children live in rural areas
with very limited sources and
facilities.
They suffer with education
system, health issues and basic
needs.
72.
73. It is estimated that
more than 400,000
street children in India
exist
The education of
street children in India
is very poor and often
non-existent
74. Street children lack access
to nutritious food because
many are dependent on
leftovers from small
restaurants or hotels, food
stalls, or garbage bins
Street children in India are
frequently exposed to abuse
and extortion because they
have no social status and no
adults to protect them.