Answers for TKGS paper

The answers to the TKGS paper can be found here. 

Printing and downloading has been disabled. 

Regards,
Mr Ong Chin Meng

Preparation for last two weeks of lesson before Prelim

Make-up slot on Wed 3 Aug

We can't use your Wed jogging slot I am having lessons with another class during that slot. So we will use your recess period. Just for 3 Aug:

1005h - 4H recess (make sure other Level 4 classes don't get stirred and follow you off to recess) 

1045h - 4H jogging converted to EL for oral practice. 

Mon

Writing hands-on. Bring laptop to class. No preparation needed. 

Tue

Listening Compre practice & feedback

Wed

Complete ACS (Barker) MYE 2014 Paper 2, mark your work and complete the survey found here by 31 Jul (Sun) 8pm.

Thu

Situational Writing feedback

Mon 8 Aug (last lesson before Prelim)

Complete TKGS Prelim 2015 Paper 2, mark your work and complete the survey found here by 5 Aug (Fri) 8pm.

Regards,
Mr Ong Chin Meng

Answers to Fallacies worksheet

Dear students,

Please find in the folder here the slides for our lesson on fallacies this week as well as the answers to the worksheet (it's in Part 2 of the slides). We will not go through them as in class as we have more important and urgent things to do. However, I do expect you to be familiar with the fallacies as I will be making mention to them when giving feedback. 

More importantly, here are some things you can do to avoid committing the fallacies:

1) Check that you have the necessary support to make the claim you are making.

2) Check your assumptions. Are they fair assumptions? Are your readers likely to share these assumptions that you have?

3) Qualify your claim appropriately.

Regards,
Mr Ong Chin Meng
Head of Department / English

Preparation for Term 3 Week 5

Lesson 1

Complete handout on answering inferential questions

Lesson 2

Complete handout on Writer's Tone and Perspective. 

(The articles on feminism is for your own reading. Will not go through in class)

Lesson 3 & 4

Come for lesson 3 with detailed essay plans for the following questions. We will do group writing during lesson 4. You will need your laptops.

1. 'The best mirror is a true friend.' What are your views? (CGS MYE 2016)
2. 'Work isn't to make money; you work to justify life.' Do you agree? (CGS MYE 2016)

Regards,
Mr Ong Chin Meng
Head of Department / English

Preparation for Term 3 Week 4

Advance Prep

Complete the Nan Chiau High School Prelim Two 2014 Paper 2 (the paper was given out as part of the Jun holidays practice package) and mark your work using the answer scheme found here. After you have marked your work, complete the survey found here by Tue 19 Jul. Lessons on Friday will be based on your response to the survey. 

Mon

Continue with paragraph writing exercise from this week. Please bring along your laptops

Tue

Complete the handout on Writer's Craft handed out on Thursday and bring it to class. 

Wed

Situational Writing timed practice. Bring your own writing paper and ensure that you have a margin of about 2cm both the right hand side and left hand side of every page you write on.

Thu

Continue with Writer's Craft handout (if still uncompleted)

Fri

Nan Chiau High School Prelim Two 2014 Paper 2 Feedback

Announcements

1) Some of you gave me the feedback that the Commonwealth Prelim 2014 Paper 2 answers can't be viewed. It has been fixed. You should be able to view the file now. 

2) Answers to the SST Prelim editing practice can be found here. 

3) If you missed my lesson on the arc of the argument in Sem 1 or you have totally forgotten about it, you may sign up for the enrichment workshop. Please check your notes first and see if you really need to come. Don't waste your time as the materials will be repeated. 

Regards,
Mr Ong Chin Meng

Preparation for Term 3 Week 3

This is what we will do for the week in the given order.

1) Revision of skills for EL O-level oral

Please bring along your mobile phones and be familiar with how to use your mobile phones to do voice recording. Ensure that you have enough memory space to record at least 10 min. You will also need your earphones to listen to the recording. 

2) Going through Cambridge 2015 Paper 1 Report**

**No handout can be provided because the examiners' report is a restricted item and cannot be circulated to students or anyone outside of school. Please do not miss this lesson.

To prepare for this lesson, do a detailed essay plan for each of the following questions:

1) Describe the possession that matters most to you and explain why you would never be prepared to part with it.

2) 'The world would be a very dull place without music'. What are your views?

3) 'Shoppers have too much choice, from chocolate bars to jeans.' What, in your opinion, are the advantages and disadvantages of having too many things to choose from?

4) Do electronic devices, such as tablets or smart phones, help or hinder students in their studies?

3) Group writing on google doc 

We will be doing some group writing on google doc. Please ensure that each group has at least one laptop (better to have two) which is able to connect to Wireless@CGSS. 

Technical note: If you have brought your laptop before and have been having problems with connecting, these are some possible problems:

(a) Browser issue

Solution - Update your browser to the latest version of Google Chrome. This works the best with Google Apps.

(b) Wireless card issue

If your laptop is more than 3 years old and/or is a budget model, you may not have such a good wireless card in it. Now is not the time to ensure equal misery by insisting on taking turns to bring laptops. Just bring the best models your group has. To read up more on wireless technology and what you can do, click here.

(c) School wireless connection issue

This happens sometimes and Wireless@CGSS is not the fastest connection around but I assure you that the connection works on most days. Try to move around and set up your laptop early to try first on the day we are using it. 

Regards,
Mr Ong Chin Meng

Preparation for Term 3 Week 2

Preparation for lessons

Complete the SST prelim paper handed to you today. Be ready with Section A and Section B by Tue's lesson. We have visitors from Yishun Town Sec Sch coming to our class on Tue.

Project Ace (Reloaded) - repeat of information from holiday homework
Redo your Prelim 1 essay (if you attempted an expository essay) or your Project Ace essay. If you already did well for these essays or if you feel that you have absolutely no idea how to improve them such that you may attain a Band 1 score, you may choose a new question from the list found here. Otherwise, you are strongly encouraged to redo to check if you are capable of attaining a Band 1 score.

Deadline for submission: 2 Jul (Sat) 10pm

Submit to the folder found here.

Regards,
Mr Ong Chin Meng