CLASS – 8
Month: April
Topic: NOTICE WRITING
What is a notice?
Key points
Format
Example
DEFINITION:
It’s a written or printed piece of information for a specific group
of people.
It usually covers
* an event
* an inauguration
* a function
* or any other general information or instruction .
*They are put on school, public place or any institution’s notice
board.
KEY POINTS
Body (content) - up to 50
words.
Don’t use personal pronouns.
Write in indirect speech and
in passive voice.
Write in proper format
FORMAT
NAME OF ORGANISATION,
PLACE
NOTICE
Date(American format)
Title/Heading
Body_______________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Signature
NAME (in capital letters)
(Designation)
BODY OF THE NOTICE
Remember to answer the following ‘W’
questions:
What
Who
Where
When
What to do
Whom
SAMPLE QUESTION
As a librarian, Moonlight Public
School, Surat, write a notice in about
50 words informing the students of a
book exhibition which is going to be
organized in your school.
MOONLIGHT PUBLIC SCHOOL, SURAT
NOTICE
April 08, 2021
Books Exhibition
All the students are hereby informed that the school is
organizing a books exhibition on April 15, 2021 from 09:00
am to 01:00pm in the school library. It is open for students
of classes VI-VIII. The exhibition will have many books in
various genres by famous and budding writers and poets.
Our school library is offering a 50% discount on MRP on the
purchase of books . The students are requested to
participate in large numbers . For further enquiry, contact
the undersigned.
Xyz
XYZ
(Head Librarian)
Recapitulation
What is a notice?
Key points
Format
Body of the notice
Sample notice
HOMEWORK
Q1) You are Ruhi/Rahul, head girl/boy, of ABC
Convent School. Your school is going to
organize an inter-house painting competition.
Write a notice for your school notice board,
inviting names of all the interested students.
Q2) You are Neha, school captain of Holy
Innocents School, Delhi. Write a notice to
inform the students about a debate
competition to be held on 25 April in your
school.
Q1) You are Ruhi/Rahul, head girl/boy, of ABC Convent
School. Your school is going to organize an inter-school
singing competition. Write a notice for your school
notice board inviting names of all the interested
students.
ABC CONVENT SCHOOL,
G.CITY
NOTICE
April 06 ,2020
Inter-School Painting
Competition
The school is going to organize an inter-school painting
competition for classes VI-VIII on 5 May in the school
auditorium from 9am onwards. More than 10 schools will
participate in this competition. It will be a very good
opportunity to showcase your talent.
The interested students can give names to their class
teacher, latest by 15 April. For further enquiry contact the
undersigned.
Ruhi
RUHI
Q2. You are Neha, school captain of Holy Innocents
School, Delhi. Write a notice to inform the students
about a debate competition to be held on 25 April in
your school.
HOLY INNOCENTS SCHOOL,
DELHI
NOTICE
April 8, 2021
Debate competition
The school is conducting an inter-house debate competition for
classes VI-VIII. Two teams of two members each, from each
house will participate. The competition will held in the
auditorium on 25 April. Interested students can give their names
to their house in charges by 19 April.
For further enquiry, contact the undersigned.
Neha
NEHA
(School Captain)
TASK SHEET
NOTICE WRITING
NOTEBOOK WORK
DATE
DAY
CLASSWORK
NOTICE WRITING
DEFINITION
FORMAT
SAMPLE QUESTION
HOMEWORK QUESTIONS in new format
*Prefer to write your own answers.
Practice questions------Rough notebook
1.You are Jasmine of Class VII A. You
have lost your wallet with some
money and ID card in it. Write a
notice to be up on the school notice
board requesting the finder to return
it to you. Promise an assured Prize.
2.Your school is organizing a play
enactment based on Shakespeare’s
plays. Write a notice to be put up on
the school notice board inviting
students to participate in the play.
Sign yourself as the secretary of the
Dramatics Club.
THANK YOU
