Name of the Course/Subject: General English

Name of the Faculty Member:

Module / OU Syllabus: Expected Outcomes: No. of Additional Online Material Frequently Asked Questions
Unit No. Sessions (Videos / Quizzes / Text (in OU Exams / in
Contents: - What will the student know? Planned Any multimedia): Competitive Exams / in
Title: 'A Visit of Charity' Interviews)
Lesson 5 by Eudora Welty The use of detailed description of the setting and 20 1. Last Nizam of
action in the story. Close reading of the short
Plosives fiction and the devices used. Correct sessions Hyderabad Who founded the city of
Non-finite verbs pronunciation of plosives and the common for each (https://www.youtube.com/ Hyderabad?
Simile and spelling errors while using ie and ei. Asking for unit. watch?
help/information in a polite manner. Note
metaphor making practices. The importance of time and its
v=Tl4OICLGuNQ&t=54s) What is Operation polo?
Genre: Short Use of ie and ei, management in one's own life.
Fiction Semicolon, How does a metaphor differ
Asking for - What will the student be able to study from a simile?
information, further? 2. Zizek on Charity and
Hyderabad Consumerism Say a few words about the
The elements of a short story like plot, character,
Note Making setting and other devices used. Research more
(https://www.youtube.com/ importance of making a
Time Management about the history of the city. watch?v=UvcdS6IW6yY) difference. (Interview
Time and tide wait question)
for no one. - What will the student be able to do?

The student will be able to identify literary

devices like metaphors and similes in texts and 3. How to write descriptively
write better using metaphors and similes. The - Nalo Hopkinson
ability to pronounce plosive sounds and
differentiate between the articulation of similar
(https://www.youtube.com/
sounding plosives.
watch?v=RSoRzTtwgP4)
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- What will the student care about? (How
Own Addition (If does his/her perspective change?)
any)
The importance of right motives in charity work. 4.
Respect and care for the elderly. The
significance of managing ones time according to
priorities.
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- What will the student become? 5.
Case Studies /
Assignments / They will gain awareness about the elderly and
Exercises / destitute and inculcate a better sense of
Activities philanthropy and social responsibility.
Planned (if any)