A game of broken telephone that started in 600 BCE has given us the translations of Sappho that we can hold in our hands today. While one can’t help but marvel at the idea we are capable of reading literature that is many millennia older than us, we also have to remember that every round […]
Silat workshop (theatre)
Background: Silat is a type of martial art, practised in the Malay peninsula. There are many types of Silat, different schools teach different types, tiger, eagle, etc. There is actual combat, and also a performance aspect. Weapons used include the parang (a farming tool with a sharp edge) and Keris (dagger with jagged edges […]
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Culturama Light plot reflection (CAS)
LO 4 COMMITMENT Showing perseverance, resilience LO 5 COLLABORATION Working together to achieve an outcome LO 1 AWARENESS Increased awareness of strengths and areas for growth
Mirror, Window, Sliding door
Mirrors reflect the world you are in, and windows let you peer out to the unknown. Sliding doors are the exception, wherein they let you step outside of your own world and get lost in another. This is why literature that acts as a sliding door is my favourite type of literature. For me, my […]
English TIBE (CAT feedback/points of improvement)
how to answer paper 1 this exemplar of how to write about a poem Where to improve: tried too hard to relate it back to the main point, need to analyse more. Focus on sentence structure Embedding quote is good Clear distinct points required I think the case could be made […]
Urban gardening (Initial reflection) (CAS)
You can access it here if the image does not load LO 5, LO 6
PSE reflection 1
1. Reflect on your successes from the first half term of the year. What things have you done well in terms of taking care of your wellness and academic growth? I think I started this first half term of the year pretty well. I studied my work habits and tried to focus on areas […]
Notes on Raymond Chandler Parragraph
Don’t go from top to bottom, highlight themes and ideas throughout the passage and make sure each paragraph has ideas from all sections of the prose/poem Ideas for The long goodbye The narrator uses word building, characterisation, imagery Hero vs society and Hero vs self Identify which aspects of the prose are related […]