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प्रश्न
Study the concept chart from the self-help magazine section of a monthly publication.
Write a paragraph in not more than 120 words, analysing the listed responses to the situation when one faces setbacks.
उत्तर
The concept chart displays the listed responses to the situation when one faces setbacks. Setbacks that bring unhappiness with them can be processed in two ways – healthy and unhealthy.
It can be seen from the chart that healthy processing helps one learn from failures and let go of the emotions inside by keeping a positive attitude. Failed work can be reassessed to find the likelihood of success in future. On the contrary, unhealthy processing directs toward blocked learning or blocked feeling. Unacceptance of failure may create self-doubt and self-criticism, which can trigger more anger or depression.
It is evident from the chart that responding to setbacks negatively leads to a vicious cycle of undesirable feelings.
Notes
Guidance:
The question tests the following writing LOs:
- Convey ideas convincingly using appropriate language
- Organize the content and structure the ideas logically, sequentially, cohesively
- Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structure appropriate to the content and context
- Use of functional language to show comparison, contrast, emphasis, conclusion etc.
Award 3 marks for content -
- Topic sentence identifying the two responses to setbacks in the concept map - ½ mark
For Instance:
Setbacks often leave one with a feeling of disappointment and sometimes even worse. /The concept chart given below displays two ways to handle setbacks, for the better or for the worse/ the two ways of processing setbacks - healthy and unhealthy. - Any 2 points of contrast/ comparison with evidence - 2 marks
For instance:
Healthy processing helps one learn from and let go of the emotions inside. On the contrary, the inability to process leads to a block, self-criticism and self-doubt.
Or
An optimistic way of seeing a setback processes the ability to feel, reflect, learn and align. On the other hand, the negative perspective of a failure can lead to listlessness, diverted attention, excessive rumination and unacceptance of failures. - Concluding sentence, tied to the content of the topic sentence, showcasing a perspective/ rationalising the importance of healthy processing of setbacks encountered. - ½ mark
For instance, one might want to point to the fact that the responding to setbacks negatively leads to a vicious cycle of undesirable feelings): It is evident that experiencing a setback leads to feelings of inadequacy and incompetency along with an unwillingness to accept situations. Responding to setbacks in a positive way is empowering as it leads to success.
Note - Just listing concept map matter without evidence of analysis carries no credit.
Award 2 marks for organisation & expression -
- ½ mark -
✓ Inclusion of a single paragraph organisation with a suitable topic sentence supporting sentences and a suitable concluding sentence.
No requirement for a title (because the purpose is analysis, not publication). No penalty if the title is written. - 1 mark -
✓ use of appropriate functional language to show comparison/contrast & emphasis:
Comparison/Contrast: in contrast with, in comparison to, on the contrary, however, whereas, as opposed to, while, a striking difference, a noticeable difference, despite etc.
Emphasis: in other words, /especially/ specifically/ to emphasise/ to demonstrate/such as/in particular etc.
✓ full credit 1 mark to be allotted if the functional language has been used consistently
✓ partial credit ½ mark to be allotted if the functional language has been used occasionally/sparingly
✓ No credit of marks if functional language is missing (not used at all) - ½ mark -
✓ Unity of ideas in the complete paragraph with ideas arranged logically - sentences within paragraphs follow expected organizational frameworks. - Accuracy - Deduct from the overall score if the error density is high as this impacts the communicative function.
✓ ½ mark for a total of 2-3 spelling and grammatical errors
✓ 1 mark for a total of more than 3 spelling and grammatical errors
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Title: __________________________________
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STRENGTH
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OPPORTUNITIES
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THREAT
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| Amir | Anita | |
| (1) Age | ||
| (2) Class | ||
| (3) Father's occupation | ||
| (4) Mother's occupation | ||
| (5) His/Her qualities | ||
| (6) His/Her hobbies/ interest | ||
| (7) His/Her ambitions/future plans |
