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 ASSIGNMTNT
F'OR
APPT,ICATION ORIENTED COURSE
IN WRITING FOR RA.DIO
BEG.A'-102

Dear Students,

The assignrnent booklet fbr the Application Oriented Course in Writing for
must
Radio,(revised course) is being sent heier,vith. It contains one assignment u'hich
be attempted by you. This aisignment carries (100) marks and covefs all the four
blocks.

This is the revised edition of the prcvious course AWR (E)' So this assignmexrt
should be attempted by the new students who have opted for this course i.e.
BEGA.1O2.

Otrjectives

The main objective of any tutor marked assignment is to see how the students are able
to understand the course materials and how uiell they can reproduce it in their o'.r'ry1
ra,ords.

Since this is an applicatic;n oriented course our main aim through these assigunents is
to see how well you are able to apply the knowledge you have gained.

In this course, you have iearnt about writing for Radio in an application oriented n'ay.
Therelore, in these assignments we have also gi..ren questions through which you can
shs\az your knowledge of the subject.

{nstnuctions

Eef,ore beginning your assignrnent, keep the following points in mind:

1. Please read the instructions given in tkre Proqramme Guide for the AOCs
carefutrl3''

2. Gn the first page *f your answer booklet, please utite yoi;r enroirnent numtrer,
narne. address anel date.

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3. On the same page please write your oourse titie, assignment ntlmber and the
name of your study centre.

The first page of your assignment b,ooklet wiil be as ioilows:

Course Title: Name:

,{ssignment }{o Address:

Enrolment No....

4. Use only foolscap size paper f,or writing yom answers and tie r"rp the papers
properly.

5. Remember to number your answers correctly.

6. Answer the assignrnents in your o\\ryl handwiting.

V. Subrnissioxr: The completed assignrnent shoutrd be sent to the Coordinator of

the strrdy centre allotted to you hy 3X" March, 2013 (For .Iuly, 201?
session) ancl 30th September, 2013 (Fon .Ianuary, 2013 sessioan). Flease
read 1he instruciic;ns given in yoter Programrne Guide.

Xnstructioras {'tir Assignrme&ts

Before ansv"-ering the questions, keep the ioll*rving instruciions in mind:

i. Two types of questions have been aslied in these assigmnents. The first being
comprehension questions based on the eourse material. T'he second type of
quesrions are application oriented questions. Your answers to the first type of
quesrions should l,.e inforinational or analytical. And answers tc the second
type of qui*stions witri be ii-lure appiicaticn oriented. This is because cur
primarl, aim is to teach -voti to wlite i.rr Radio,

2. For answering ttre first 4 questions in tiris assignrnent, you rnust read yolur
lrnits carel!il3'. For the trast 4 c1u-estions, ailarl from reading the units, y'ou
shouid also listen'io the prograinfiies bio:ldcas1. on the radio.

3. Yorir a{rsrn'ers :;houid be precise a.nd as far a:; pr:escribed w"tthin the word limit.

4" V,u,''e str<.rngtry si-rggest that ycu letain a copy ci *ech clf your assignrnents for
vour personai recorctrs.

Wishrng irou ail goocl iucki

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 APPLICATION ORIEI{TED COURSN, IN
WRITING FOR RADIO
BEGA-102
(Revised Course)

Programme: BDP
Assignment Code : BDP/BEGA/TMN 2012-13
Max Marks: 100

Note : Attempt all questions and answer each question in approximately 300-350
words unless stated otherwise.

1. Discuss some of the devices used in a Radio script to compensate for the lack
of visuals.
(10)
2" What is NEWS? Mention some of the miteria that classify an event as news.
(10)
J. Discuss the need for, and tlpes of, Radio broadcasts lor women, children and
ethnic groups.
(i0)
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+- Assess Radio as a medium of education .

(10)
5. Script Radio advertisernents on any three of the following products/issues
using jingles:

a) A baby soap
b) A soft drink
c) Pianting trees
d) Rain harvesting .

(5x3:15)
5. Imagine yourself as a Radio-reporter sent to cover a beauty pageant. Write a
script for Radio commentary incorporating a humorous situation in it.
(1 5)
7. Read the following outline of a story and write a script for a Radio play (10-
minute's duration) suggesting sound-effects and rnusic wherever required:
(15)
He goes round the city asking for alms--- comes across a beautiful
dancing girl ready to please him with her favours ------ refuses her saying he
will come to her when the right time comes. Returns to the same city after a
few years ------ finds an ugly, diseased woman lying in great agon)' outside
the city gates ------ recognizes her as the same dancing girl ---- takes her in his
arms and gives her water to drink. Touched b,;r such kindness frcm a stranger
when her own city people shun her now, she asks him who he is ---- he

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rerninds hel of their past ryteeaing ----- teils her ile is here as nov/ the right time
has corrre,

Aclapt the following poem by Tennyson to teli a story on Radio to class iX I

stucients, suggesting inuslc anc sound effects vdlerever required: .

(1s)

{-Iaine thev broughr irer rvarrior deaetr,

She nor s\4'o{rned, nor uttereci & cry,
All her maiders watching saicl"
'She must weep CIr she i.vill die.'

Then they praised trrirn, soft and low,

Called hini v.".orthy to be loved,
Truest friend and noblest foe"
Yet she neiiher spoke nor moved.

-Qi.ole a maiden from her place,

i,ightJy tc the raiarrior steppcC,
|cok the face-ciorh f,rom tire i:rce,
Yet sh,e neither rnoved nor wept"

Rose a nx.irse of ninety yea;s,

Set hisclliid upor: liler knee--
Like sururier tenipest i;i:iiie l,r:l teafs --
'Sweet i:l-1 r:;J1ci. I .irv,:- t,:;i iilee.'

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