PROM NIGHT :)

Dear 4F Students,

Upon finishing your GCE 'O' levels, please take note of the following events:
1. Graduation Day
2. Prom Night

Graduation Day
14 November (Friday)
Time: 9am, School Hall
Students will receive your school testimonial and graduation certificate in the school hall.
Students will then adjourn for a mini reception that will be held for them.

Prom Night
Date: 14 November 2008 (Friday)
Time: 6.30pm onwards
Venue: Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre

Programme:
Students will arrive latest 7.30pm
Dinner: Served at 8.15pm
(Buffet Dinner- Halal and Non-Halal Dishes available)
Games & Lucky Draw will be conducted during the evening.
Prom King & Prom Queen to be selected
Dinner will end latest at 9.30pm
Thereafter, the floor will be open for students to dance the night away/ take photos to remember this once in a lifetime event ;)

Say It My Way

Hello People,
I did a simple thesaurus search for "say" and below are the results/findings. :)

6 thesaurus results for: say
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Main Entry:
say
Part of Speech:
verb
Definition:
make declaration
Synonyms:
add, affirm, allege, announce, answer, assert, break silence, claim, come out with, communicate, conjecture, convey, declare, deliver, disclose, divulge, do, estimate, express, flap*, gab*, give voice, guess, imagine, imply, jaw, judge, lip*, maintain, make known, mention, opine, orate, perform, pronounce, put forth, put into words, rap*, read, recite, rehearse, relate, remark, render, repeat, reply, report, respond, reveal, rumor, speak, spiel*, state, suggest, tell, utter, verbalize, voice, yak*

In addition: murmer, grunt (mutter), mumbled, murmer, (whisper), barked, bellowed, clamoured, roared (shout)

The Final Lap

Dear 4F Students,

The End is really near... GCE 'O' Levels are here and this is your final dash and run to the finishing line. All the best and I wish you the very best of luck! I have also attached a handout for your final download/ reference on the following weblink: http://myenglishcafe.pbwiki.com

Look for the EL Link that says "Linking Words". It is a MS Word File that contains some useful terms that will be helpful for summary. Please also read through all my old notes and remember some useful vocabulary terms to describe your characters.

Remember:

• Appearance
• Characteristic
• Mentality

For Situational Writing, please remember the "8 Elements"
1. Given Situation (Context)
2. Given Information (Tables, Diagrams, Speech Bubble etc)
3. Task (Report, Article, Speech etc)
4. Your Role (Who are 'you' in the given situation?)
5. Audience (Who are you addressing?)
6. Requirements (Items to fulfill and address in the written task)
7. Formats (Refer to 'Templates' Handout)
8. Style/ Tone (Persuasive, Polite, Courteous, Enthusiastic)

Comprehension-
1. Read Question very careful- You can do selective lifting but it cannot exceed a phrase (7words).
2. If asking for in your own words- please do not lift any word from the passage or even alter the verb form of the word. use a totally different word to substitute!
3. Summary- Cambridge is quite generous with this- there are usually more than 15 points. So finding 15 will not be a problem at all. Remember to count and write the number of words at the end of it. Do not cheat. Examiners will check.

All the best 4F!! :D

Practice Paper

Dear Students,
Remember what I mentioned about the creation of an online site where you can download papers without logging into Egenie.

Here it is:
http://myenglishcafe.pbwiki.com

Please keep this only within the Dunman Community. I will try to update as frequently as I can, it is still in its initial stages.

Cheers,
Ms Ong :)

LITERATURE TIPS FOR GCE EXAMS

Dear Literature Students,

Please REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING THINGS:
1. Write your name details neatly on the paper.
2. Write your question number (die-die must write!) and title of book on the top of each writing paper.
3. Write your answers in paragraphs please! (5lines per paragraph minimum!)


Paper 1:
There will be many texts to choose from:
DO ONLY QUESTIONS FROM:
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD- HARPER LEE [Choose 1 out of the 3- Essay Qn (a) or (b) or Passage Based Qn (c) ]

+ Unseen
Do 1 Question (Either Unseen Prose or Unseen Poem)

So ALTOGETHER: PAPER 1- ATTEMPT 2 QUESTIONS
1 ESSAY ON TKAM + 1 ESSAY ON UNSEEN

Paper 2:
There will be many texts to choose from:
DO ONLY QUESTIONS FROM:
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

COMPULSORY QUESTION (die-die must do!) PASSAGE BASED QUESTION

CHOICE QUESTION: Essay Question (a) or (b)

So ALTOGETHER: PAPER 2- ATTEMPT 2 QUESTIONS
1 ESSAY ON MIDSUMMER + 1 PASSAGE BASED ON MIDSUMMER


LITERATURE ESSAY WRITING TIPS/ STRATEGIES:

1. Always remember --> 1 point per paragraph
2. Essay Structure is as follows:

Introduction
List minimum 5 points per essay = 5 paragraphs
Conclusion

What should I write for my Introduction?
If there is a quotation for the essay question- explain the quotation in the first paragraph.
You can write about what the quotation means in terms of themes (eg: courage in TKAM or the role of magic in Midsummer)
If there is no quotation, explain the significance of the character/ theme in the novel or relevance in the passage
also include a summary of the actual points you will be discussing

What should I write for my Conclusion?
Summarise all your points
State your stand about the theme/ character
State how you feel about it WITH RELEVANCE to the play/novel

ALL THE BEST FOLKS. GO FORTH AND ACE YOUR LITERATURE! :)

PROM MONEY

Hi 4F Students,

It is now the time for me to play loanshark and collect $75 for your Prom Ticket. For those who are able to pay asap, please do so. Otherwise, this is the deadline- 10th October 2008 (Fri)

Payment Mode: Cash
Venue of Collection: Fri EL Night Study
Pay to: Ms Ong

For the really genuine cases who are unable to meet the 10th October deadline, please come and talk to me about it and I will forward your request to Mr. Bernard who will speak with you personally about this matter.

If not, please cooperate with me and you can begin paying me whenever you see in school for EL Consultation or EL Night Study on Fri (3rd October 2008) at 5.30pm

Thanks!!

Re-Test (Muslim Pupils)

Dear 4F,
Please inform your friends below of the Re-test or if the people are reading it, please turn up for the Re-Exam on 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th October.

Subject: Humanities
6th October, 8am-9.30am P1, 10am-11.30am P2

Subject: Physics/ Chem
7th October, 8am-9.30am Physics, 10am-11.30am Chemistry

Subject: E Maths
8th October, 8am-10am P1, 10.30am-1pm P2

Subject: EL
9th October, 8am-9.45am P1, 10am-11.40am P2

Muhd Aerzam
Subjects to take Exam:
Humanities
Maths
Science

Iskandah
Subjects to take Exam:
Humanities
EL
Maths

Thanks!