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Where in Asia?

Clues:

1. This country is the second most populous in the world with 1.2 billion people.

2. Its Prime Minister is Nacedra Modi.

3. Rupee is its currency.

4. Country where Taj Mahal was built.

Welcome to INDIA!

Tour Guide : Laksmi Menon Destination:

Palaces of South India

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PALACES OF SOUTH INDIA

South India is known for its

unique culture and heritage.

These palaces are known

for their graceful look,

lavish in ornamentation,

besides being

grand in architecture.

South India is blessed with many historic and beautiful palaces of different styles. Among the other monuments of this land, the palaces also unfold a whole new world of historical, architectural, cultural, traditional and religious legacy.

Some of the ancient palaces have been renovated and converted into Museums. Some others have been converted into heritage hotels.

Amba Vilas Palace is known as The Palace of Mysore is situated in the city of Mysore,Karnataka. Mysore Palace is built by Wodeyar kings in the 14th century. After the Taj Mahal, The Palace of Mysore second most famous tourist attractions in India. Amba Vilas Palace is the venue of world famous Mysore Dasara festival with a parade elephants and other events at the palace grounds.

The Laxmi Vilas Palace is located in Vadodara and with series of palaces it is also known as the Maharaja Palace. Laxmi Vilas Palace is built by Gaekwad in in old classical style. The Maharaja Palace is used as a Museum, a venue of music concerts and other cultural events.

The beautiful Amar Mahal Palace is situated in Jammu, now been converted into a Museum. Amar Mahal Palace is situated on the bank of river Tawi and offers a grand view of majestic Sivalik Hills. The palace was built a Dogra king and last official residence of the Dogra Rajas, Suryavanshi Rajputs.

In each State, the style of the palaces is different and unique to that State. It will be interesting to know more about these monuments in the Four States of South India.

Questions:1. What was the tour all about?

2. Where are the different Palaces located?

3. How does the tour guide describe the structure of the different palaces?

What do you call the article that gives the reader unbiased facts and provides the readers with details on a given topic?

CLUES•It does not try to persuade the reader to one side or the other.•It is not an argumentative article•It is purely facts.•It covers all the pertinent info: what, where, why, how & who.

ANSWER!!!

INFORMATIVE ARTICLE

Final words from Laksmi in writing an Informative Text

1.Write about what you really know.

2.Remember to leave enough white space in between your paragraph.

3.Try to write small paragraphs, which is easy to read.

4.After writing your article, read it at least 3-5 times, and if necessary read once aloud.

Activity

Guided by the tips given by Lakshmi, try thinking of a topic that you are most familiar of and very interested about. List down main idea and the details about it.

Activity

Using all the details and information done on the earlier activity. Try writing a one paragraph essay about it. Be guided by the ff. guidelines:

a. identify the purpose of writing.

b. Consider your audience/ reader.

c. Have an interesting beginning sentence to hook your audiences’ interest.

d. Cite relevant and accurate details.

e. Have a clear conclusion.

Assignment

Using the article you made, add designs and other details to improve the appearance and packaging of your article. Make sure that the article is appealing to the eye of the reader.