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Test and its analysis
Textbook: p. 107
GoalA test by essay and error analysis; Aesop’s fable “The Lion and the Mouse”.
New words
essay · inshoepigraph · epigrafrough draft · xomaki nusxastylistic clumsiness · uslubiy g‘alizlik
Explanation
In the test the pupil chooses one of the given topics and writes an essay: first an epigraph fitting the topic is chosen, a plan made and a rough draft written, then enriched with wise sayings and proverbs and a clean copy made. In the analysis an error list is compiled: spelling (checked in the dictionary), punctuation and stylistic (clumsy sentences are rewritten). In Aesop’s fable “The Lion and the Mouse” the lion releases the little mouse, and later the mouse frees him from the hunters’ trap. The fable shows that even the strongest sometimes need the help of the weak.
Worked examples
Epigraph: for the topic “Hunar — zar”, the proverb “Hunari bor odamning yuzi yorug‘” fits.
Clumsy sentence: “Kitob o‘qish juda foydali va foydadir” → “Kitob o‘qish juda foydali.”
Class activity
Essay workshop: groups find and correct spelling, punctuation and stylistic errors in a rough draft.
Practice
1
Name the stages of writing an essay.
Choosing a topic, epigraph, plan, rough draft, editing, clean copy.
2
What is the main idea of “The Lion and the Mouse”?
Even the weak can help the strong; kindness returns.
3
Give an example of a stylistic error and correct it.
“U juda ko‘p kuchli” → “U juda kuchli”.
4
Why is editing needed after the rough draft?
Because errors are found, the thought is clarified and the text becomes fluent.