Q1.
You heard children from different states speak about the art forms from their state. Discuss in pairs which art form you liked the most. Now, write a paragraph with five sentences giving your reasons for liking it.
Answer
Plan the five sentences before you write:
- Name the art form you liked most and the state it comes from.
- Say in one line what it is made of or how it is made.
- Give your first reason for liking it.
- Give your second reason.
- Close with a wish — what you would like to do about it.
Sample answer:
Of all the art forms in the lesson, I liked Dhokra from Odisha the most. In Dhokra a clay figure is covered with wax, the fine details are carved on the wax, and hot brass is poured in after the wax melts away. I liked it because a single figure passes through clay, wax, fire and metal before it is finished, and each stage needs great patience. I also liked the thought that Priyaranjan's tribe has been making these figures for four thousand years, so every brass elephant carries a piece of very old history. If I ever visit Odisha, I would like to sit beside a Dhokra artist and watch a whole figure being made from beginning to end.
Checklist: exactly five sentences; the name of the craft and its state; at least two clear reasons beginning with “because” or “I liked it as…”; capital letters and full stops.