As a farmer, design a poster / pamphlet to convey the message that it is the responsibility of all to preserve and protect Mother Earth with suitable references from Heaney's poem.

Explain the following lines.

"……wild higgledy skeletons scoured the land in 'forty-five'".

Write a report on the theme "The Impact of nature on the quality of human life", in about 200 words. Support your answer with suitable references from the poem and your own ideas.

The Indian economy depends on agriculture and the harvest festival is popularly celebrated throughout the land. Based what you have seen or read about and together with your own ideas , write an article describing the harvest festival in your locality in about 150-200 words.

Our country is experiencing drought and water shortage due to low and inadequate rainfall. You are concerned about this. Address your class for two or three minutes about periodic conditions drought in the country, and what should be done to counter its impact. Use illustrative examples from the poem.