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Paper 1 Practice for EngLit

[March] [March] by Benjamin Grossberg is a poem about a first person speaker’s experience with grief, eight months after the loss of a loved one. The author uses similes and metaphorical language related to forest fires to create imagery of the painful impact of loss in his life. That allows us to unpack and recognise…

Final CAS reflection

February 4 2021 interview with my CAS advisor/mentor to wrap up my CAS journey 🙂 LO2 – undertake new challenges and developing new skills I summarise and reflect on the initial thoughts I had going into CAS. I unpack the rationale I had when it came to choosing my experiences. LO6 – global value….

Project Week Reflection

January 31, 2021 My project week group was planning to visit the GIli Islands in Indonesia and work with the Gili Eco Trust service. We planned to do a variety of activities that aim to improve marine life conditions on the island, and would allow us to learn about the projects that have been and…

Repair Kopitiam – final // reflection three

End of year reflection. This last stretch at the end of the year was also quite disappointing for service due to the virus. There were many challenges that we faced, and it was a shame we weren’t able to practice the hands-on aspects — which are really the key part of this service. The…

Repair Kopitiam – interim // reflection two

Repair Kopitiam Interim Reflection after the engagement One of the big things that drew me to this service was the opportunity for the local engagement. During this time I’ve lived in Singapore, I’ve always felt like I live in a bubble. So any opportunity to change that was immediately attractive to me. I was…

Circus – final // reflection three

Circus final reflection end of the year + circuit breaker The circuit breaker at the end of the year urged our service to think of different ways that we could continue doing service. We started making tutorial videos (linked here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1jZTr-09sLmvmSe226Tk7QMR4lA26LOCq) where I contributed by creating a tutorial for the poi. Then, working as…

Badminton – final // reflection three

Badminton end of competitive season. (3) This season was set up very differently due to the worsening COVID situation. It was quite disappointing looking at the fact that many matches were cancelled so we were not able to compete with other schools, and the season was cut short due to the circuit breaker. However, the…

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Consolidation and reflection Consider this statement in the introduction by Dave Chua: “In Imaginary Geographies of the Singapore Heartland, she explores the Singaporean landscape through a survey where she reveals more depth than immediately apparent.” Focusing on the transcript parts of this sections (Parts B and C), identify two examples of that depth…i.e. more than…

Fair is Fair Contextual Considerations

NOT DONE What contextual (social/cultural/political etc) considerations* does the section you have examined engage with and how? *local issues / socio-political or cultural concerns The broader thematic significance of “Fair is Fair” would fall under age and generational schisms in the context of the Singapore 2011 elections. This section challenges the reductive view of uncles…

The Wild Geese: Historical Context and Perspective

English 30 Oct lesson notes/ELP Historical context and perspective What is Ogai Mori’s perspective of Japan and its relationship with the West at this time, and what aspects of the story have given you these ideas? “Ogai’s antagonism toward this new movement perhaps deepened his recognition of the richness of his own…