About the Book

Essay Writing and Letter Writing has always been a part of English curriculum in almost every school for all students studying English irrespective of the fact whether they are studying in Class 3 or Class 10. The Descriptive English section covers essay and letter writing to evaluate the effective writing skills of the students. The present book contains ample number of school essays and letters (formal & informal).
The present book on School Essays & Letters has been divided into eight sections covering the wide range of essays namely Current Affairs, Society & Social Issues, Economy & Infrastructure, Science & Technology, Environment & Ecology, Great Personalities, Proverbs & Sayings and Miscellaneous. The Current Affairs section covers Asian Games 2014, Kailash Satyarthi, 2014 FIFA World Cup, India's Odyssey to Mars, The Dread of Ebola, Telangana: Emergence of a New State, etc whereas the Society & Social Issues section covers Brain Drain, Nuclear Family vs Joint Family, Gender Discrimination, Has Politics in India Lost its Way?, etc. The Economy & Infrastructure has been divided into Mineral Wealth in India, Indian Economy, Urbanisation, Green Revolution, etc whereas the Science & Technology section covers Social Networking: Pros & Cons, Charms & Challenges of Cyber World, Robotics: The Future is Here, Super Computers, etc. The Environment and Ecology section has been divided into Ozone Layer Depletion, Disaster Management, Non-Conventional Sources of Energy, River Linking Projects, Poaching in India, Earthquakes, etc whereas the following section covers Great Personalities like Satyendra Nath Bose, Bhagat Singh, Nelson Mandela, Mary Kom, Rabindranath Tagore, Swami Vivekananda, Mother Teresa, etc. The Proverbs & Sayings covers Health is Wealth, When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Gets Going, Look Before You Leap, etc whereas the Miscellaneous section covers My Dream School, Our Metro, A House on Fire, Career Selection, Vocational Education, Importance of Moral Values, Our Universe, etc. After the collection of essays, a number of sample letters are also covered in the book. Also quotes for General Use and Increased Word Power through Phrases and Proverbs have been covered at the end.
As the book contains ample number of sample essays and letters of varied types, it for sure will prove to be an inspiring and useful book for all school students.

Table of Contents:
Current Affairs 1. India’s First Bullet Train - A Dream or Reality? 2. Telangana - Emergence of a New State 3. Asian Games 2014 4. The Dread of Ebola 5. Kailash Satyarthi 6. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan 7. Right to Education (RTE) - A Stop towards 100% Literacy 8. 2014 FIFA World Cup 9. India’s First Formula One Circuit 10. Kashmir Disaster - Paradise Submerged in Water 11. Narendra Modi - An Admirable Leader 12. Malala Yousafzai - Women’s Rights Activist 13. India’s Odyssey to Mars Society and Social Issues 1. Child Labour - India’s Future in Threat 2. Corruption - An Impediment to Our Development 3. Female Foeticide - A Curse on Our Society 4. Generation Gap and its Impact on the Society 5. Communal Harmony - The Need of the Hour 6. Caste Based Reservation System in India 7. Has Politics in India Lost its Way? 8. The Evil of Dowry - Time to Say No to Dowry 9. Population Explosion - A Hurdle in India’s Growth 10. Poverty in India 11. Has India Lost its Cultural Roots? 12. Brain Drain 13. Unemployment in India 14. Nuclear Family vs Joint Family 15. Gender Discrimination 16. Impact of Media on the Youth 17. Terrorism - A Worldwide Concern 18. Regionalism - A New Kind of Terrorism Economy and Infrastructure 1. Agriculture - The Soul of Indian Economy 2. Evolution of Banking in India 3. Mineral Wealth in India 4. Indian Economy 5. Sustainable Development - The Need of the Hour 6. Rising Prices - Plight of the Common Man 7. Urbanization 8. Green Revolution - The Journey Unraveled Science and Technology 1. Internet - The New Shopping Mall 2. Social Networking - Pros and Cons 3. Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) - Myth or Reality? 4. Charms and Challenges of Cyber World 5. Robotics - The Future is Here 6. Could Medical Science Make us Immortal? 7. E - Learning - Learning Made Simple and Enjoyable 8. Technology is Making the Youth Dumb 9. Super Computer - An Engineering Marvel 10. Mobile Phones - Boon or Bane? Environment and Ecology 1. Water Conservation and Management in India 2. Global Warming - A Threat to Human Existence 3. Ozone Layer Depletion 4. Pollution - A Threat to Environmental Wealth 5. Disaster Management 6. Forest and Wildlife of India 7. Non - Conventional Sources of Energy 8. River Linking Projects 9. Poaching in India 10. Tourism in India 11. Tsunami - Terror Waves 12. Earthquakes 13. Noise Pollution Great Personalities 1. Albert Einstein - The Greatest Scientist of All Time 2. C. V. Raman - The Gem of Indian Science 3. Satyendra Nath Bose 4. Indira Gandhi - The Iron Lady 5. Bhagat Singh - A National Hero 6. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose 7. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 8. Pranab Mukherjee 9. Nelson Mandela 10. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 11. Sachin Tendulkar - The God of Cricket 12. Mary Kom - A World Class Boxer 13. Amartya Sen - The Mother Teresa of Economics 14. Amitabh Bachchan - A Living Legend 15. Rabindranath Tagore - The Exclusive Gem of India 16. Swami Vivekananda 17. Mother Teresa - An Epitome of Humanity Proverbs and Sayings 1. Pen is Mightier than the Sword 2. Look Before You Leap 3. There is No Place Like Home 4. When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going 5. The Early Bird Catches the Worm 6. Health is Wealth Miscellaneous 1. Meditation - The Medicine on the Rise 2. Career Selection 3. Incredible India - A Land of Diversity 4. Our Fundamental Rights and Duties 5. Grading System in Indian Schools 6. My Favorite Festival Diwali - The Festival of Lights 7. My Dream School 8. T - 20 - Hits a Six in Entertainment 9. My Grandmother - A Perennial Fountain of Love 10. My Visit to a Historical Place 11. My Favorite Movie - 3 Idiots 12. If I Become Invisible 13. If I Were a National Leader 14. Fashion Mania 15. FM and Radio 16. A House on Fire 17. Our Metro 18. Scene at a Railway Station 19. How I Spent My Last Summer Break 20. Importance of Moral Values 21. Vocational Education 22. AIDS - The Global Epidemic 23. United Nations Organization 24. Our Universe Letter Writing Quotes for General Use Increased Word Power through Phrases and Proverbs