Notice writing is an essential part of the school curriculum, just like letter writing and article writing. Incorporating notice writing will help improve communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills, both in personal and professional life. These skills come in handy when informing others regarding policies, clubs, events, changes, and more happening in the school, residential areas, banks, organisations, and many more.
Now that you all know why learning and practicing notices is important, you should know what notices are and the format one should follow while drafting a notice. This writing piece will also provide you with examples covering the different types of notice writing to help you all get a clear idea about notice writing.
Students can download this PDF for several invitations and replies to class 11 and 12 writing samples and practice questions.
| S.No. | Table Of Content |
|---|---|
| 1 | What is Notice Writing |
| 2 | Structure of Notice |
| 3 | Types of Notices |
| 4 | Notice Writing Examples |
| 5 | Some Tips When You Draft a Notice |
| 6 | Practice Questions |
| 7 | Frequently Asked Questions |
You might have heard the term “NOTICE” or might have seen it printed somewhere, but what is the meaning of “NOTICE” and how is it different from other writing pieces like letters and articles?
A “notice” comes under the category of written communication intending to deliver an important announcement, news, or information to the target audience in a structured and clear manner. Notices are written in a precise manner, unlike letters and articles.
“Notice Writing” is an effective practical skill to initiate communication with target audiences in different environments like schools, offices, government agencies, residential areas, and many more. It does help with audience awareness and transparent communication.
For example, during academic years, students receive notices informing them about upcoming holidays or cultural events. Now that you all know what notices and notice writing are, it’s time to introduce you all to the “Format/Structure of Notice.”
A notice writing format is as mentioned below.
To make it easy to understand, notices are divided into six categories based on the kind of information they intend to deliver.
As the name suggests, it includes notices intended to inform members regarding meetings or discussions by schools, offices, societies, etc.
You are Kumar/Ankita, Secretary, West End Cooperative Group Housing Society, Vasundhara. Write a notice in not more than 50 words requesting the members to attend a meeting of the society to discuss the problem of irregular supply of drinking water to the residents.
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These kinds of notices are put out by newspapers, community members, students, and management who have either lost someone or something or have found someone or something. The example below will give you a clear idea.
You have found an expensive geometry box in the school playground. Draft a notice in not more than 50 words for the school notice board. You are Raj/Rani, Class XII, Angel School, Faridabad.
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These types of notices are usually drafted to inform students, memes, employees, or any group regarding an upcoming cultural event. Sports meet, competition, etc. The example below includes academic and cultural event notices.
You are the secretary of the history club of Vidya Public School. Draft a notice in not more than 50 words informing students of a proposed visit to some important historical sites in your city and write an answer in the notice.
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Similar to academic and cultural events, literary events and training session notices inform the intended group about upcoming exhibitions, book fairs, tree plantation drives, etc. The examples provided below will give you all a clear idea.
Draft a notice in not more than 50 words for your school notice board informing the students about the sale of old sports goods at your school. You are Rohini / Rohan the secretary of the sports club of Alka Public School, Indira Nagar Faridabad.
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The notices include warnings or appeals by schools, societies, and government agencies. For example, a power cut notice in your area for a day or two. The examples provided below will give you all a clear idea.
Draft a notice in not more than 50 words informing the residents of a power cut for a few days for maintenance work.
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This type of notice is issued to inform the audience about the official changes, like names, office locations, or any other legal information provided by the general public.
As Principal, ABC Public School, wrote a notice in about 50 words informing the students that with effect from the 30th of January, the school shall start at 9 a.m. instead of 8 a.m. Give reasons for the change.
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To understand the concept of notice writing, students can refer to the below-mentioned examples.
You are Dhruv / Nidhi, Student Editor of your school magazine, ‘The Buds’. Write a notice in not more than 50 words to be placed on your school notice board, inviting short stories, articles, poems, etc. from students of all classes for the school magazine. Give all the necessary details.
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The Cambridge High School, Washington
Date: April 9th, 2019
Inviting Ideas for School Magazine
This is to let all students in grades 5 through 12 know about the school publication known as the Buddies. Any kind of idea, including essays, brief poems, illustrations, comics, and brief posters, is acceptable.
Your teacher will choose the best pieces if you turn in your work. Remember to sign your name, class, roll number, and other information on your work. The deadline for submitting all of the work is May 10, 2019. You can speak with your class teachers for more information.
Editor The Buds Magazine
You are Nitin/Nalini, Cultural Secretary, S.V.A. Public School, Jaipur. Your school is staging the play, ‘Shakuntalam’. Write a notice, to be displayed on your school notice board, mentioning the time, date, and the city theatre where the play will be staged. Invite the students and their parents to come and watch the play.
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SAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, JAIPUR
Date: January 29th, 2021
Invitation to the Play 'Shakuntalam'
This is to let all students know that on January 30, 2021, our school will host a play called Shakuntalam. At 1:00 p.m., the play will be performed in the community theatre. You must arrive at the teacher's by noon for the same, and all students and their parents are invited. Your particular class teacher will distribute the invitation card.
There are a few things one should keep in mind when drafting a notice.
Just follow the format and be precise in what you want to communicate. This article also involves some interesting writing topics.
List of all the topics for notice writing in English practice.
| Notice Writing Topics for Practice |
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| Draft a notice for your school notice board inviting articles, poems, jokes, sketches, etc. as the editor of the school magazine. |
| Draft a notice for your school notice board inviting students to participate in a drawing and painting competition organized by the Arts Club |
| Draft a notice for your school notice board inviting short stories, articles, poems, etc. from students of all classes for the school magazine “The Buds” as the school secretary. |
| Draft a notice for your school notice board informing the students about the International Book Fair is being held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 7th to 14th February 2020 as the librarian. |
| Draft a notice for your school notice board inviting the students and their parents to come and watch the play ‘Shakuntalam’ |
Notice writing is a formal announcement, either in verbal or written mode, to provide important information to the required audience. The information is precise and often includes the date, venue, and time.
The notice writing format includes the title and the content. The institution’s name, ‘NOTICE’, and date are included in the ‘TITLE’ section. The heading, content body, and signature are included in the content section.
The topics of notice writing can vary from drafting a notice for inviting magazine entries to providing excursion information, or it might be an official notice by the government or an organisation.
To download the multiple examples of notice writing in PDF format for Class 12, students can refer to this link.
