Nature Poetry Writing Activity
Poetry assignment: write a 15-20 sentence Hindi poem inspired by Duke Gardens, with a word bank, simile, metaphor and personification examples, and do’s and don’ts.
Author: HindiCentral
Role-play/speaking test- Photo
Speaking test: photograph a spot on the Duke campus and prepare five Hindi sentences describing it, with a Duke Gardens example in English and Hindi.
Role-play 2 Aadivasi
Role-play 2 discussion prompts on Adivasi literature: attitudes to marriage, critique of urban life, nature and humans, cultural traits and the ideal person.
उतनी दूर मत ब्याहना- निर्मला पुतुल
Don’t marry me so far away that you must sell your goats to visit, a daughter tells her father. Nirmala Putul’s ‘Utni Door Mat Byahna’, with discussion questions.
कहानी: धाड़ (सुनील माडकवाड़)
Vocabulary list for Sunil Madkawad’s story ‘Dhaad’ with English meanings and example sentences, plus past-tense, compound-verb and discussion exercises.
vocabulary quiz 3
Vocabulary quiz 3: about 20 Hindi words with part of speech, English meaning and simple Hindi definition, such as yogdaan, hashiya, anpadh and jeewant.
शब्दावली — एक दलित की आत्मकथा
Hindi vocabulary for the reading Ek Dalit ki Atmakatha: words with part of speech, English meanings, usage phrases, and idioms like sannata chha jana.
Thakur ka Kuan (Vocabulary)
Vocabulary for Premchand’s story Thakur ka Kuan: Hindi words and idioms with part of speech, English meanings and usage notes, such as pabandi and dabe paanv.
Sikka Badal gaya- Krishna Sobti
Vocabulary list for Krishna Sobti’s story ‘Sikka Badal Gaya’ about Partition: about 45 Hindi words with gender, English meanings and Hindi explanations.
Jacinta Kerketta- poem
Vocabulary list for a Jacinta Kerketta poem: words like adhikar, bhadak jana, pratirodh and hinsak, with part of speech, English meaning and Hindi gloss.