by biswa15266@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg | Jun 13, 2020 | English, G10 English- Term 3
Photo by Fred Kearney on Unsplash We have finished reading and analysing Fahrenheit 451 as a class! While the book is relatively short, and we have only been working on it for a few weeks, there is so much to unpack! In this post, I will be summarising my final...
by biswa15266@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg | Jun 2, 2020 | English, G10 English- Term 3
We have started reading the novel Fahrenheit 451 in class. The story follows Guy Montag, a fireman who burns books for a living. The story is set in a near-future world, where books are banned, mindless entertainment is encouraged, and free thought and speech is...
by biswa15266@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg | May 26, 2020 | English, G10 English- Term 3
In preparation for reading and analysing Fahrenheit 451 (a dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury, published in the 1950s), we had a discussion about free speech and censorship. We had to try and answer some really tough questions, such as “Do societies need free...
by biswa15266@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg | May 15, 2020 | English, G10 English- Term 3
We recently read some of the accounts and information on the Great Plague in the 17th century, which spread through England. It was amazing to read these and discover the parallels between the accounts from Dafoe and Samuel Pepys, and what we are experiencing today...
by biswa15266@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg | May 9, 2020 | English, G10 English- Term 3
During the time of this global pandemic, many different forms of media and art, from political cartoons and drawings to poems and stories, have surfaced and are circulating the internet. One interesting trend is that of comparing the coronavirus to other historical...
by biswa15266@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg | May 5, 2020 | English, G10 English- Term 3
Recently, we were asked to create a political cartoon along with our groups, using our knowledge of the elements and messages of political cartoons. Here is my reflection and explanation of the cartoon, as well as the feedback we received. We chose to create a...