Snapshots

Snapshot is the English textbook for CBSE Class 11 students. It contains stories from different backgrounds that teach us some important life lessons. Apart from the moral values that this book instills in us, it is useful for us to learn about effective use of language. 

Snapshot English books

Snapshot book brings together eight stories written by different authors to form a cohesive whole. These stories are created in simple language that conveys a more profound meaning beyond the surface level of the plot. Through careful reading, a learner will be able to comprehend the dichotomy between characters and their actions. Their studies will take students into the realm of literature where storylines, settings, themes, symbolism, point of view, and conflict play a crucial role.

Snapshots textbooks consist of many stories and plays. All the stories are fascinating and depict higher moral values. These stories are mostly based on real-life events that give us insight into tackling different conditions at different phases of life. Apart from this, all the stories mentioned in the book are written by great writers making the style of writing a great learning lesson for the students.

Contents in Snapshots

Stories like “The Tale of a Melon City”, “The Ghat of The Only World”, “Albert Einstein at School”, and other stories are included in these books. These stories were produced by authors who used their wisdom to represent many human emotions, stunning scenery, and fascinating plots. Snapshot is divided into eight chapters, each telling a different life story. 

Chapter 1 -Summer of the Beautiful White Horse- In this first chapter, students are asked to express their thoughts on the story’s narrative and the motivation for stealing the horse. They also have to tell a tale about their childhood and find Armenia as a task.

Chapter 2- The Address- Students would need to express an opinion on the story’s topic, visuals of the post and pre-war, the cause for the narrator forgetting the address, and would need to comment on the human problem associated with war.

Chapter 3- In this third chapter, Ranga’s Marriage, young learners are asked to comment on the narrator’s attitude toward English, the astrologer’s perception, the discussion on arranged marriages in India, and the narrator’s personality.

Chapter 4- Albert Einstein at School – The chapter discusses Einstein’s nature, how a school system controls a person’s talent and the difference between insight and information.

Chapter 5- Mother’s Day- This chapter revels round three questions that challenge students to discuss the play’s humorous portrayal of a mother’s position, the celebration’s resolution, and the societal message.

Chapter 6- The Ghat of the Only World- Young learners must answer three questions in this chapter. Shahid’s impression, Shahid’s and the writer’s reactions to his death, and the definition of the term Diaspora.

Chapter 7- Chapter seven, Birth, has two main questions. It asks students to explain what Andrew means when he says, “What have I done?” as well as the distinction between textbook medicine and personal experience.

Chapter 8- The Tale of Melon City- It includes four questions that ask students to summarise the plot, consider the impact on the state and monarch, and consider how liberty and peace should be maintained in a state.

The authors have articulated diffrent feelings, concepts, and vital descriptions in these eight Conclusion

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