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Writing Skills: Sub-Titling

CBSE · Class 11 · English

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Topics in Writing Skills: Sub-Titling

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1. Purpose of Sub-Titling

  • Sub-titling conveys the main idea or theme of each section of a long piece of writing.
  • It helps the reader know at a glance the sub-topics that are being addressed.
  • Suitable sub-titles break the monotony of reading long passages.
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2. Main Idea of the Article

  • The article presents Curitiba in Brazil as an example of inclusive, low-cost urban renewal.
  • It compares the urban conditions in Indian cities with poor urban living conditions described by Friedrich Engels.
  • It criticises post-liberalisation urban policies for neglecting poverty, sanitation, water shortages, housing, and public transport.
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3. Urban Decay and Public Health

  • The depths of urban decay in India came to global notice during the pneumatic plague of 1994 in Surat.
  • The article treats the Surat event as proof of failure in urban governance and public health planning.
  • Post-Independence urban development ignored basic public health concerns.
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4. Sanitation, Housing, and Drainage Problems

  • Post-liberalisation policies neglected poverty, sanitation, water shortages, affordable housing, and public transport.
  • Nearly 14 million urban Indian households do not have a latrine within the house.
  • 14 per cent of urban Indian households have only rudimentary 'pit' toilet facilities.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Sub-titling as a reading and writing skill that organizes a long text into clear sections and reveals the main idea of each part

Purpose of sub-titlingArticle structureUrban decayUrban problems in IndiaUrban transportCuritiba as a modelRights-based approachTextual comprehension

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