Excerpt from O-level English tuition notes. Adapted for website (copyright: Knowledge Skills LLP) Accounting for 15 marks, doing well for the Summary is essential if a student wants to ensure a distinction. The skills and techniques for this section are varied and, frankly speaking, easily available through the dozens of assessment / writing books on …
Excerpt from Media package (copyright: Knowledge Skills LLP) For discussion on Media, many schools and infopack materials tend to focus on a few select issues. These would include censorship, the effect of advertising, and the impact of the new media. However, to truly evaluate the impact and influence of the Media, we need to consider …
Excerpt from Media content (some overlap with Social Issues) The issue of Celebrities (be it movie stars, sports stars etc) and their impact and responsibilities to society is a topic that has appeared for both O level and GP students. Questions tend to require a response from the students on several issues e.g 1. What …
Excerpt from Politics segment: What is a civil society? Be it for GP or O level essays, SG related essay questions are very common. Usually, they require a response from the students with respect to a range of issues on society, progress and governance in general. Examples include (o-level standard): Do you agree that Singapore …
Excerpt from Social Issues: Social Equality (for General Paper, English expository essay) There are 3 articles for your reading. The summarised version regarding inequality and promoting a more egalitarian society has been done for you. (my own points plus those from the article) Points to jump start discussion and for your own notes: 1. Inequality …
[ Excerpt from Media infopack: Advertising ] As raised in earlier sections , Media related questions are very popular for the Cambridge examinations (as past year papers will testify) and for entry examinations into the top JCs. One area that needs to be covered is the influence and effects Advertising has on society. Advertising: Points …
Excerpt of Globalisation: World Trade Organisation An understanding of the effects of globalisation goes beyond just describing what Globalisation is. It is also having awareness of the impact and issues created by Globalisation so as to provide a thoughtful and developed response to most questions. This discussion will concern the effect that one tool of …
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