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Date | Day | Session/Activity | Description |
16 June 2025 | Monday | Test 01 Gets Live on Portal | |
23 June 2025 | Monday | Session 01 - Writing to think | What is an Essay (simplicity - structuring - opinions & authenticity - unity of purpose - active voice - importance of review) Diagnostic writing - Mini essays - 15 mins to structure an essay. Creativity vs structure. |
26 June 2025 | Thursday | Session 02 - Start & Stop / Intro & Conclusion | Basics of storytelling (when to use a story - moment of change - echoing - preparing the end) Forced stories "In conclusion" |
30 June 2025 | Monday | Session 03 - Exploration / Body | Mental models to explore the topic (abstraction - inversion - levels - SCAMPER - Iceberg - 5Ws) Exercise in choosing the right models for the topic. Diagnostic exploration - Mini essays - discussion of diagnostic writing samples. |
3 July 2025 | Thursday | Session 04 - Essay Editing | Self editing checklist (sample to be shared - encourage students to develop their own - content/structure/language/alignment) |
7 July 2025 | Monday | Session 05 - Essay Test 01 Discussion (You are expected to write Test 01 before this session- test will be available on portal from 16th June) | Which topic should be a good choice in section A ; Section B Decoding all the essay topics Brainstorming Possible Intro/Conclusion, structure |
14 July 2025 | Monday | Session 06 - Essay brainstorming session 1 | Essay timed practice. Discussion of principles / topper copies. Exploring common topics from PYQs. |
17 July 2025 | Thursday | Session 07 - Essay brainstorming session 2 | Essay timed practice. Discussion of principles / topper copies. Exploring common topics from PYQs. |
25 July 2025 | Friday | Test 02 Gets Live On Portal (Write on this day itself) | |
31 July 2025 | Thursday | Session 08 - Essay Test 02 Discussion (You are expected to write Test 02 before this session- test will be available on portal from 25th July 2025) | Which topic should be a good choice in section A ; Section B Decoding all the essay topics Brainstorming Possible Intro/Conclusion, structure |