AWR-E
Bachelor's Degree Programme (BDP)
ASSIGNMENTS July, 2006 – June, 2007
Application Oriented Course In Writing for Radio
School of Humanities Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068
APPLICATION ORIENTED COURSE IN WRITING FOR RADIO
Assignments 1 and 2
Dear Students, The assignment booklet for the Application Oriented Course in Writing for Radio, is being sent herewith. It contains a total of 2 assignments both of which must attempted by you. Each assignment carries a total of 50 marks.
The following is the distribution of the assignments as based on each block.
Assignment-1 Based on Blocks 1 & 2 Assignment-2 Based on Blocks 3 & 4 Objectives
The main objective of any tutor marked assignment is to see how the students are able to understand the course materials and how well they can reproduce it in their own words.
Since this is an application oriented course our main aim through these assignments is to see how well you are able to apply the knowledge you have gained.
In this course, you have learnt about Writing for Radio in an application oriented way. Therefore, in these assignments we have also given questions through which you can show your knowledge of the subject.
Instructions
Before beginning your assignment, keep the following points in mind:
1. Please read the instructions given in the Programme Guide for the AOCs carefully.
2. On the first page of your answer booklet, please write your enrolment number, name, address and date.
3. On the same page please write your course title, assignment number and the name of your study centre.
The first page of your assignment booklet will be as follows:
CourseTitle:.………………………………. Name: ………………………...……… Assignment No.: ………………………….. Address: ...……………………………. ……………………………… ……………………………… Enrolment No.:…………………………
2 4. Use only foolscap size paper for writing your answers and tie up the papers properly.
5. Remember to number your answers correctly.
6. Answer the assignments in your own handwriting.
7. Send your answer booklet to the coordinator of your study centre by 31st March 2007. Instructions for Assignments
Before answering the questions, keep the following instructions in mind:
1. Two types of questions have been asked in these assignments. The first being comprehension questions based on the course material. The second type of questions are application oriented questions. Your answers to the first type of questions should be informational or analytical. And answers to the second type of questions will be more application oriented. This is because our primary aim is to teach you to write for Radio.
2. For answering the first 5 questions in each assignment, you must read your units carefully. For the last 5 questions, apart from reading the units, you should also listen to the programmes broadcast on the radio.
3. Your answers should be precise and as far as prescribed within the word limit. 4. We strongly suggest that you retain a copy of each of your assignments for your personal records.
Wishing you all good luck!
3 Application Oriented Course in Writing for Radio Assignment–1 (Based on Blocks 1 and 2) Course : BDP / AWR Assignment Code : AWR/TMA-1/ 2006-07 Max. Marks : 50
Note: Attempt all questions and answer each question in approx. 150-200 words, unless stated otherwise. 1. How many types of programmes are possible in a radio broadcast? Explain each type in detail. 5 2. “Dialogue is the script writer’s most important tool for revealing character.” What devices must a script writer for radio use in his dialogues to individualize characters? 5 3. How can sound effects be judiciously exploited to work on the listener’s imagination? 5 4. What are the four major services that any nation’s radio communication system, is expected to perform? 5 5. Why is structure important in a Radio documentary and what are the various steps in developing an idea? 5 6. How are PSAs and commercial advertisements different in their goals? 5 7. Prepare copies for PSAs on radio for any two of the following messages (30 second capsules): (a) Donations for the recent Tsunami victims (b) Family planning (c) Anti-smoking campaign 2½+2½=5 8. Prepare a radio script on an aeroplane crash and also include one or two short interviews with the survivors on the site. 5 9. Suppose you are interviewing an expert on Distance Education. (a) How will you introduce the subject to your listeners? 1 (b) List some of the questions you will like to ask him especially in the beginning. 2 (c) What will you do if the expert cannot answer a particular question satisfactorily or is evasive in his/her reply? Illustrate with examples. 2 10. Write two PSAs of 30 seconds duration each, on AIDS awareness aimed at (i) urban educated audience (ii) rural audience. 2½+2½=5 4 Application Oriented Course in Writing for Radio Assignment–2 (Based on Blocks 3 and 4)
Course : BDP / AWR Assignment Code : AWR/TMA-2/2006-07 Max. Marks : 50
Note: Attempt all questions and answer each question in approx. 150-200 words, unless stated otherwise.
1. How would you judge whether a play is suitable for radio? 5
2. What are some of the do’s and don’ts for radio adaptation? 5
3. What are the characteristics of a good commentary and how many types of commentaries are there? 5
4. What is the utility of radio in Distance Education? Discuss with special reference to school broadcasts. 5
5. What distinguishes formal education from non-formal education? 5
6. What is the present stage of school broadcasts in our country? 5
7. You have been sent as a reporter to cover a film award presentation ceremony. Prepare a radio commentary to cover the main events. (Your imagination, rather than the facts are being tested here). 5
8. Write a short radio play to illustrate one of the following proverbs: (a) Honesty is the best policy. (b) All that glitters is not gold (c) A stitch in time saves nine. 5 9. Prepare a radio script of a humorous programme for children in the age group of 10-12 years, encompassing different situations that children of this age usually find funny. 5
5 10. The poem given below has to be explained to students of class X. Keeping this in mind, prepare an explanatory script for radio:
At the Theatre (To the lady behind me) Dear Madam, you have seen this play; I never saw it till today.
You know the details of the plot, But, let me tell you, I do not. The author seeks to keep from me The murderer’s identity, And you are not a friend of his If you keep shouting who it is. The actors in their funny way Have several funny things to say, But they do not amuse me more If you have said them just before. The merit of the drama lies I understand, in some surprise; But the surprise now must be small Since you have just foretold it all. The lady you have brought with you Is, I infer, a half-wit, too, But I can understand the piece Without assistance from your niece. In short, foul woman, it would suit Me just as well if you were mute; If fact, to make my meaning plain, I trust you will not speak again, And—may I add one human touch?- Don’t breathe upon my neck so much. 5
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