Use the terms ‘constituency’ and ‘represent’ to explain who an MLA is and how is the person elected?

Think of something common that we use. It could besugar, tea, milk, pen, paper, pencil, etc. Discuss through what chain of markets this reaches you. Can you think of the people that help in the production or trade?

Choose two of your favourite print advertisements. Now, look at each of these and answer the following questions:  

a.What visuals and text are being used in these advertisements to attract my attention? 

 b.What values are being promoted in these advertisements? 

c.Who is this advertisement speaking to and who is it leaving out?  d.If you could not afford the brand that is being advertised, how would you feel?

Make a list of toys and games that boys typically play and another for girls. If there is a difference between the two lists, can you think of some reasons why this is so? Does this have any relationship to the  roles children have to play as adults?

How did some MLAs become Ministers? Explain.

‘Buying and selling can take place without going to a marketplace.’ Explain this statement with the help of examples.

Why should decisions are taken by the Chief Minister and other ministers be debated in the Legislative Assembly?

You have read about the ways in which the media ‘sets the agenda’. What kind of effect does this have in a democracy? Provide two examples to support your point of view.

What is the difference between the work that MLAs do in the Assembly and the work done by government departments?

What made Swapna sell the cotton to the trader instead of selling at the Kurnool cotton market?

In what ways is a hawker different from a shop owner?

Think of something common that we use. It could besugar, tea, milk, pen, paper, pencil, etc. Discuss through what chain of markets this reaches you. Can you think of the people that help in the production or trade?

‘All persons have equal rights to visit any shop in a marketplace.’ Do you think this is true of shops with expensive products? Explain with examples.

Housework is invisible and unpaid work. Housework is physically demanding.
Housework is time-consuming. Write in your own words what is meant by the terms ‘invisible’, ‘physically demanding’ and ‘time-consuming’? Give one example of
each based on the household tasks undertaken by women in your home.

You have read about the ways in which the media ‘sets the agenda’. What kind of effect does this have in a democracy? Provide two examples to support your point of view.

Can you give this diagram a title? What do you understand about the link between media and big business from this diagram?

In what ways does media play an important role in a democracy?

In what ways was Omprakash Valmikis experience similar to that of the Ansaris?

Choose two of your favourite print advertisements. Now, look at each of these and answer the following questions:  

a.What visuals and text are being used in these advertisements to attract my attention? 

 b.What values are being promoted in these advertisements? 

c.Who is this advertisement speaking to and who is it leaving out?  d.If you could not afford the brand that is being advertised, how would you feel?

‘Improvement in water and sanitation can control many diseases’. Explain with the help of examples.

How do you think stereotypes about what women can or cannot do, affect women’s right to equality?