by yoshi14645@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg | Apr 25, 2022 | English (Language and literature), English Learner Portfolio
Paper 1 unseen (word for word, copied from my actual paper): The multimodal text is a PSA produced by the Singapore Kindness Movement aimed towards those who are noisy at night and have neighbors who live close to them. Its purpose is to persuade the target audience...
by yoshi14645@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg | Sep 2, 2021 | English Learner Portfolio
On language and colonialism in Singapore – Reading Bang My Car by Ann Ang Ann Ang may feel that there are many views on Singlish, even within the Singaporean community. She shows this clearly in “Bang My Car” and “Everybody uses...
by yoshi14645@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg | Feb 4, 2020 | English (Language and literature)
Hanna Alkaf is a young reader’s novelist, she writes Malaysian stories, one of them being The Weight of Our Sky. She came to talk about her experience as a former journalist and a current novelist. Growing up, her family prioritised reading books and getting...
by yoshi14645@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg | Feb 2, 2020 | English (Language and literature)
Mrs.Barb Reid, a librarian in my school came to give students a talk. It was a heavy subject, the topic being her grandson “Sam” and her son and daughter-in-law’s relationship in Australia. Mrs.Barb put up an image of her son and his wife. They were...
by yoshi14645@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg | Jan 23, 2020 | English (Language and literature)
A teacher from our school, Mrs.Andrea McDonald told us about her experience of “Living in the bush” in Botswana. She had a passion for wild life and when she went on her first trip to Africa in 1999, she loved it. She wanted a break as a teacher and looked...
by yoshi14645@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg | Jan 23, 2020 | English (Language and literature)
During English class, a guest called Mireille.C talked about her experience of participating in an Iron Man Competition. An iron man competition is a triathlon which consists of swimming, cycling and a marathon run (In that order). I was surprised at how people could...
by yoshi14645@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg | Aug 29, 2019 | English (Language and literature)
English Book shelf
by yoshi14645@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg | Aug 29, 2019 | English (Language and literature)
How far does my reading reflect who I am? I think my reading reflects who I am because it shows how I interpret text, and the authors intentions. I don’t read that much as I have difficulty choosing books which I end up liking, but when I find a book I like, I...