GR VIII INDIAN LANGUAGE SCHOOL TERM 1 2023-24

SOCIAL SCIENCE HOLIDAY HW

POINTS TO NOTE:
 Keeping in mind principles of sustainable development, try to reuse and recycle items
needed without incurring excess expenses.
 You can make/create a Prezi, podcast, PowToon, Doodle, Diorama, Interactive lapbook, or
any other presentation of your choice.
 Choose any one topic from the ones given below as per your house.
 Your presentation must have your complete name; class ; section and house.
 Explore new web applications to create your presentations.
 Submission: Second Week after School reopens in July.
 Email id for project submission (for presentations): grade8projectsils@gmail.com
 Please refer to the given rubrics to score better marks.

WEEKLY TEST PORTION: 24th July 2023- 10 Marks

History Chapter 2- From Trade to Territory. ( no map work)

Holiday homework topics:

YAMUNA Select a recent news article or event related to any law passed in the
near past that can impact us as citizens of India. Analyse its significance,
discussing the background, reasons, and implications of the law.
Consider its local, national, or global impact.
CAUVERY Discuss projects that students can undertake to promote India’s goals
under its G20 presidency.
KRISHNA Waste Management in India: India generates a vast amount of waste
every day, and the lack of proper waste management systems poses a
significant challenge to the environment. Students can research and
study the different waste management systems adopted in India and
suggest new ideas to promote sustainable waste management practices.

GANGA Choose a historical event or period or person from Modern Indian

history that interests you and create a research project about it. Write a
detailed report covering its causes, consequences, key figures involved,
 and the impact it had on society. Include relevant images, maps, or
timelines to support your findings.

RUBRICS:
DISTINGUISHED PROFICIENT COMPETENT UNSATISFACTORY
(1.5) (1.5) (1) (1)

Content &  Understanding of LO  Understanding of LO  Understanding of  Content not relevant to

Resources displayed in a clear, displayed with minor LO is not displayed the topic.
organised manner. errors. in an organised  Display of LO is
 Makes extraordinary  Makes some manner. missing.
use of external reference to external  Makes little use of  Makes no reference to
resources. resources. external resources. external resources.

Creativity  Data is organised in a  Data is organised in a  Data organization  Data is organised as

logical/ creative somewhat creative is inconsistent/ less illogical with
manner. manner. creative. minimum attention
given to creativity.

Use of  Use of innovative IT  Use of interesting IT  Use of traditional  No use of innovative

Materials/ apps/ materials with apps/ materials with IT apps/ materials IT apps/ materials.
ICT excellent presentation. neat presentation. neatly presented.  Work presentation is
not up to the mark.

Accuracy  No grammatical errors.  One or two minor  Grammar and  Grammar and
of  Appropriate use of grammatical errors language display language display
Language language  Language quite a few errors. major errors.
Skills (Minor errors construction displays  Errors in language  Major errors in
in language minor errors. structures interfere language structures
structures and  Includes a variety of with interfere with
do not interfere both new and familiar communication. communication.
with vocabulary in a  Includes familiar  Limited vocabulary
communication) precise way. vocabulary with skills with missing
 Includes a wide variety minimal reference usage of keywords.
of both new and to new terms/
familiar vocabulary in a keywords.
precise way.

Timely  On time punctual  Submission was  Submission was  Submission was

Submissio submission. delayed by a week. delayed by two delayed by more than
n weeks. two weeks.