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Don’t give up by John Greenleaf Whittier

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Don’t give up by John Greenleaf Whittier

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1. 8/10

2. This poem reminds me of the times in my life where I struggled and really wanted to give up desperately. It also reminds me to always persevere and keep fighting no matter how hard the challenge or obstacle is.

3. “Rest of you must, but don’t you quit.” — I really like this line as it tells me that when I’m tired, I should always give myself some time to rest, but when I have rested sufficiently, I should continue to strive to complete the task, and never give up. “It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.” — This line is very relatable as I usually give up when the going gets very tough, but if I continue to persevere, I will be able to accomplish what I want.

-Ryan

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Don't quit
6 out of ten
I like don't quit cause it reminds people of times in their life where they want to quit.it helps people to persevere.
Success is a failure turned inside out-the silver tint of colours of doubt.
Lucas

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Dont give up

2/10
I dont really like it as it doesnt really makes sense
It does not really make me not feel like giving up after reading it and is not relatable

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Don’t quit by John Greenleaf Whittier
1) 6/10
2) Yes it does remind me of my lahole life as whenever I want to feel happy and confident I will always get scoldings from someone for something. I will never give up even though I am lagging behind. I will find another way to my goal. To achieve success you have to fail as no one is perfect including me.
3)Life is strange with twists and turns.- No ones life is perfect as we are all humans not immortal creatures.
And you want to smile but you have to sigh- You May not realise what you’re doing has some mistakes but you may feel confident.
~Jeya

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1. 7/10

2. I like this poem as i can relate to it as I had struggles with my studies but then I wanted to give up but I persevered and studied.

3. I like the lines “life is strange with its twists and turns as every one of us sometimes learns”
I like these lines as it says that u don’t know what’s coming your way but we will learn from it.

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(8/10) There was once when I was Primary 5 and nearly failed my Mother Tongue examination. At first I felt like giving up, but with the help and support from my friends and family I slowly improved overtime the next exam I passed with flying colours.I think the most important lines is Success is failure turned inside out the silver tint of clouds of doubt

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Don't Quit by John Greenleaf Whittier
1.6/10
2.It reminds me of term 1 where i got got f9 for my Chinese and I was gobsmacked. I got A the previous year so this was terrifying, and i felt that this was only yhe calm before the storm, but i tried my best for term 2 and i barely passed because i had a hand tied behind my back due to my electronic dictionary being smashed, but i passed and now i hope build on this to do better or else my mpther is going to serve my head on a platter

-Cyrus The Great

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John
10/10
I always scored b for English. I wanted to get an A. I studied English everyday so that I can improve. That day never came until I found out my score of my PSLE preliminary round. I got an A star. After that day, I learnt never to give up and continue doing what I desire.
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1. 8/10
2.This poem does reminds me of some incident in my life because it is very relatable and it reminds me not to give up even if i face any problems in life. It reminds me of integrity.
3. So stick to the flight when you're hardest hit.Its when things seem worst that you must not quit. I chose these two lines because it tells us that life is important and we should not give up when facing difficulties.
~ yujia

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[1] 7/10

[2] The poem reminds me of when i was in primary school. I was in the best class (6G) among all the other smart ones, but my math grades were about as low as the D class. I barely passed for CA1, and my math marks for prelim makes me want to laugh at myself. I was basically the weakest student in math in my class, and there is not a lot of outstanding things in my grades either. That’s why for Sec 1, i want to pay attention in class more often and put my mind and heart into every piece of work i do.

[3] i think the two most important lines in the poem are Lines 5, “When care is pressing you down a bit” and 16, “It may be near when it seems so far”. Line 5 may be talking about how we have to be someone else, or not be yourself, in order to make friends with other people that you take an interest in but have little to none similarities. This causes us to be two-faced and unsure of ourselves. We are confused to even knowing who we actually are. You try to care for others but sometimes you feel you don’t get returned for your kindness. Line 16 is kind of like the meme “So close, yet so far—“ but in a positive form. Even little sentences like these can make us feel important and proud of ourselves so as to not give up and press on. I think that line meant about not caring about how far are your targets. Your targets may be far, but not impossible to reach. We do not need to care about how much we have to do just to achieve a target, but as another meme goes “JUST DO IT”.

~ rachell (☝︎ ՞ਊ ՞)☝︎

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1)8/10
2) Yes. As I used to be timid and shy and also did not do well in my exams. But after motivation from my parents and friends I strived to do well as life brings you through a lot and there will of course be ups and downs in everyone's life because no one is perfect and we all make mistakes. You just need to believe in yourself and put in your best effort and you will do well and be rewarded.
3) I think the most important lines to me are " Don't give up though the pace seems slow-- You may succeed with another blow." As it tells us that we need to have patience if we want things to get done or achieve our goal.

~shona

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1)8/10
2)The poem is similar to my life.Reflecting what I have done yesterday and trying to be better today and hope to be the best tomorrow.One incident that reminds me is when I am in cca(air rifle).I had many difficulties,I wanted to give up,I wanted to not train,I wanted to rest at home,I wanted to sleep therefore my shots became worse.But I always reminded myself if I am going to continue this,Cedric is going to beat me.So I persevered and I am currently becoming better and hope to be the best in the sec 1 level.
3)I think that the lines"Don't give up though the pace seems slow-You may succeed with another blow".I think that this lines remind me not to give up even if you are slow,just like me.And just like me,I succeeded with another blow.I changed my plans but not the goal(quote of the day),I don't give up and continue.Hence I think that these two lines are the important parts in this poem.

~Chan

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2) The poem reminds me of when i was in primary 6.
For CA1, the first math test of my P6 life...I was complacent as I did well the previous year.Therefore, when the results came out, shocked I was...I almost failed,it was a boderline pass.Not being able to deal with it, I insosted that I must try.I had some sleepless nights, went for tuition and also did many other revisions. By the time SA1 came, I felt more ready and prepared.When the results came out, I still didn't get what I hoped to get, an A...but I improved.
I could have given up at that point of time, not being able to achieve my goal.But I pesevered.I studied more and by the time prelims came...I GOT 90!
I was very pleasantly surprised and was happy that all my hard work had paid off. I achieved my goal and continued to pesevere all the way till PSLE.
3) "For all the sad words of tongue and pen.
The saddest are these: "It might have been!"
This to me means not to regret what we have done.If we did not study and failed, it is too late to regret.
Rather than wasting time regretting, we can work on the next test.
If we chosen a path to take, stick to it and don't regret. If we chosen the wrong path, it is never too late to change! We should do what is right.
CHLOE POH

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1) 8/10
2) Yes, it does remind me about my PSLE results. I got A for English and my parents were rather proud of it because during my prelims, i scored a C for my English and my mother was rather disappointed, she said i could do better, but I thought i was already giving my one hundred percent. I knew I could not give any better. But, I wanted to really test my limits at that point of time. I wanted to see how much I really could score and most importantly, I didn't quit. The number of vocabulary closes were uncountable, not only that but i did so many English test papers, only because, I want the best or nothing at that point of time.
And I got a happy ending. I got an A for my English and I was very proud of myself. I had proven myself that I have the capability to do what I wanted to achieve.
3) My favourite line in the poem was "So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit- it is when things seem to be wost but you must not quit.
This is my favourite line in the poem as they emphasize on the fact that you must push to get the thing you want. As this is very relating to my story.

~Amin

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1) 8/10
2) I remember an incident where I got a C or my as English Prelims and I was rather disappointed on my self. I was depressed that if this was my best. Although some part of my brain said this isn’t my best I was too sad to think about it. But then I decided on something. I wanted to give one last shot and if i make it I’m going to be proud ignore myself and if it’s not im going to learn some thing new about me. Im going to learn that that was my 100%. I studied like I never studied before. I still could not remember how many test papers I did. So many test papers until I had to drink a lot of chicken Essenes and eat a lot of Panadol to cure my headache and tiredness. And so finally after all the tests had been written I realised something. I realised that, the test was rather easy while the rest found that it was hard. And at the end of the day I got what I wanted, an A for my English for my PSLE.
3. My favourite line was “Stick I then fight when you r at the hardest hit,” this was rather very relatable to my story. Push until you cannot. That’s what you call a deserving victory
~Amin

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1) 6.5/10

2) It reminds me of a few incidents in life where i had to choose between two roads, in which i had to make a final decision in the end. For example - I had to choose whether to buy earrings or a toy. This may seem childish but even though the earring looked pretty, it really wasn't something i would wear THAT often. And the toy was much more cooler but i knew it wasn't going to last very long. As each items have their different pros and cons, it was difficult to choose something in the end like choosing between a black bag and white bag, but sometimes you just have to take a risk.

3) "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference" This shows that every decision you make it important and that you cannot base your own answer on others. "I took the one less travelled by", shows that the writer made his choice after thinking hard about the choices and decide to not take the mainstream path as even though one path may be more popular, it might not be correct. "And that has made all the difference", shows that even if you select one decision instead of the other, the outcome may be completely different. Every decision has a different consequence and we can't just go head in with our answer. Instead of going head in first, we should instead use our head

~ [Sophia] ♪ ♬ ヾ(´︶`♡)ﾉ ♬ ♪



The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

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1) 6.5/10

2) It reminds me of a few incidents in life where i had to choose between two roads, in which i had to make a final decision in the end. For example - I had to choose whether to buy earrings or a toy. This may seem childish but even though the earring looked pretty, it really wasn't something i would wear THAT often. And the toy was much more cooler but i knew it wasn't going to last very long. As each items have their different pros and cons, it was difficult to choose something in the end like choosing between a black bag and white bag, but sometimes you just have to take a risk.

3) "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference" This shows that every decision you make it important and that you cannot base your own answer on others. "I took the one less travelled by", shows that the writer made his choice after thinking hard about the choices and decide to not take the mainstream path as even though one path may be more popular, it might not be correct. "And that has made all the difference", shows that even if you select one decision instead of the other, the outcome may be completely different. Every decision has a different consequence and we can't just go head in with our answer. Instead of going head in first, we should instead use our head

~ [Sophia] ♪ ♬ ヾ(´︶`♡)ﾉ ♬ ♪



The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

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1)7/10
2)Yes. This reminds me of when I was P5, when my Chinese was doing very bad. I felt like giving up and just failing my Chinese but I persisted and in psle I got a low A for my Chinese
3i)"success is just failure turned inside out..." I like this line as this is very motivational and it tells us not to give up after failure as to succeed, one must fail.
3ii)"Life is strange with twists and turns" I like this line as it suggests that life is unfair and that in life, there will be many obstacles preventing you from achieving what you want, but if u overcome those obstacles, you can achieve your goal/dream.
-Cedric

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2)Yes,it does remind me about an incident that happened in my life.when i was Primary 4,i did very well .i studied every night until it was very late and listened attentively in class.i even ended up in the first class in Primary 5.i got so overconfident.When i got my grades in Primary 5,i was shocked.My marks had dropped. However,in primary 6,i started to persevere again and started to work hard.in the end,i got good marks in Primary 6.
3)''Success is a failure turned inside out'' ,''Rest if you must,but don't you quit''
This lines show that the more mistakes you make,the better.it is because it means that you are one step closer to your goal.It also tells us to not quit and persevere so that you can achieve your goal.
Sean

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1) 7/10
2) Yes , it does remind me of an incident in my life. I remembered when i was in Primary 5 , i did horrendously on the math paper. i was absolutely crestfallen. i had studied days and nights for the test yet the results was not what i wanted.  However , my classmates and teachers were there to give me a helping hand by explaining the questions and concepts to me  step by step. giving me boost of encouragement every now and then. as time went by , i slowly improved and even passed with flying colours for the end of the year examination.
3) "Success is a failure turned inside out" and " rest if you must , but don't you quit"
Isabelle

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Don't quit by John Greenleaf Whittier
1)6/10

2)Yes,I used to get not as much marks in tests as expected and might even get very low marks sometimes.However, i persevered and did not give up so i could get good grades the next tests.

3)"Rest if you must,but don't you quit"."Success is failure turned inside out".These lines shows that no
Matter how may times you fall you should not give up and persevere.It also tells us that failure is the
First step to success so di not hope and persevere.
Hanish(36)

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1)7/10
2)This incident happened when i was in primary school!When i was in primary 4, i was in the 4th best class, where we were treated like the Ts!I was depressed as i had done badly in my studies when i was in primary 3 which ended up me into that class!Even though all those difficulty,i managed to cope with my studies and get good grades!It was all because of the teachers and my hard-work !I was satisfied when i received my SA2!I managed to get into the best class!This shows that nothing is impossible and everything is possible and all my hard-work had paid off!So, no matter how hard the problem is i'll never give up but try everything!
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"Success is failure turned inside out"
" It's when things seem worst that you must not quit!"
This shows that failure is a key to success and you must never give up no matter how hard it is!
_P@TRICK

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1)7/10
2)yes.often when given homework,I often see people not putting effort in it or just blindly copy from their friends.However,I know that that is very dishonest and that we should take pride in our work no matter how hideous it may seem.Sometimes,I feel obligated to follow most people.However I do not follow them as I know that is the wrong thing to do.Thus,I took the choice less chosen and I have never regretted it as I know deep down teachers will appreciate the effort that I put in to my daily work.The poem reminds me of this as they talk about having 2 choices but only choosing one,1 easy way while the other the more challenging way and by choosing the challenging way it made a difference than the others who chose the easy way out
3)I feel that ‘two roads diverged in a wood,and I—I took the one less travelled by,And that made all the difference’ this is because I feel that the message of this poem is to say that even though something might not look easy and there is an easier alternative,we should strive to accept the challenge and the moral is shown in these lines as they say about how there are 2 different paths and the writer chose the one less travelled by and it made all the difference.
~Geraud

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1) 8/10
2) Yes, it does remind me of an incident in my life . Last year , I was not coping well academically and many a times , I wanted to give up. Fortunately, my friends encouraged me to keep trying and I would definitely reach my goals. They would explain to me why I got certain questions incorrect and sometimes, they would even go the extra mile and write down notes for me to understand better. My English teacher kept cheering me on and even if I did not do as well for my examinations for that period of time, she would tell me that with time, I would improve. "Never give up" she said. and so I listened.
3) I think that the most important lines in the entire poem are 'And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,' and 'Life is strange with its twists and turns' . In my opinion, these lines remind me that things are never easy and that is just the reality of the world which we cannot change. They motivate me to be resilient even when I am going through my hardest times because I am not the only one going through such hardships and there are even more people out there going through worse situations.
Anthea

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1) 8/10.

2) Yes, it does. Back in Primary School, I was utterly terrible at P6 science. I had almost always failed every single practice paper and test. Due to my science teacher’s ability to give me tons of anxiety by possibly asking me a question resulting in me looking stupid because I barely know the answer, I started revising way harder than I ever have in order to avoid being a complete mess in front of the scariest teacher I’ve ever met. Thus, I improved and understood concepts way more easily. There were definitely moments where I could not understand certain things and felt so stupid and just wanted to give up. At these moments, I remember my teacher’s intimidating and sometimes condescending tone and presence, and realise that I would rather keep on trying than embarrass myself in front of her. Not long after, I started studying more not just because I was terribly afraid of my teacher, but because I wanted to be better for myself. All this hard work resulted in me getting an achievement of my first ever A in science and being top 2 in class. I was definitely happy and was extremely glad that I chose to keep on persevering.

3) Lines 17-18, “So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit- It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.”

These lines remind us that although things seem like it could not possibly get any better, you are so much stronger than you believe; you can get through this, it will get better I promise you. You have to keep fighting for what you want/believe in and must not let it go, no matter how unbearable it feels. Although a rest is definitely something that everyone deserves, but we tend to simply rest for too long and tell ourselves “I just need more time”. You may feel exhausted of going through what seems like an endless cycle of doing your best ending up falling harder and harder, but this cycle will become no longer if you just keep persevering. Thus, when you feel like you have reached a dead end, never stop exploring until you can find a destiny you can gladly call yours.

- Nadine

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Don’t Quit

1) 7/10

2) Yes, it reminds me of when I was in P5 and barely passing my math. I was devastated cause I never done that badly before for my exams. I remember feeling helpless, unable to understand what my teacher was teaching and afraid to ask questions or ask for help. I felt that I should just give up since I won’t improve anyways. My mom got me a tutor soon after so I would practice math more often to understand it easier and I won’t be lost in math lessons. I slowly got better with the help of my tutor and eventually I got a 95 in math at the end of the year exam. I remember being overjoyed as after months of my hard work I saw improvement.

3) So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit
Reason : It’s true that when things are rock bottom is when things will start improving. When you feel that there’s no way things can get worse, things can only get better.

Rayanne Loh

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1) 7/10

2) Yes. I had once chosed a different answer than most of my other classmates and they were confident that they would be correct, and said that it was the most basic answer you could ever guessed, and in the end they got the answer wrong and I got it correct

3) "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less travelled by,
And that had made all the difference."
I feel that this is the most important lines as I could'nt really understand the passage but reading the last two sentences made me finally understand the whole thing.

Kristen

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1) 7/10
2)no. i mostly stop trying after several failures which is a bad habbit but slowly and surely , i’ll get rid of this habbit of mine .
3) lines 11-12  “don’t give up though the pace seems slow- you may succeed with another blow”
i feel that these lines are a really great motivation to those few like me who quits easily . i feel that what it’s saying is that although our journey to success may seem slow/bumpy , we should just keep going and to never stop . just like a miner , you’ll never know how many diamonds are infront of you if you stop pushing forward.keep going !!

-jeremiah

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1)7
2)not specific incident but I don't mostly chose the same things as others.
3)Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both and be one traveler...     As it says one can't choose two things at a time. There will be a situation they only have one choice.
~Atchaya

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1)7/10

2) No. I easily give up. I may try a few times but then again I give up and ask someone else for help.

3)Life is strange with its twists and turns,
You may succeed with  another blow

I think these are these are the two important lines as I think it brings out the whole meaning of this poem. As they say life is strange with twist and turns, it tells us how difficult life and it feels like giving up but the other line tells us that just don’t give up as our next try may be correct and we may succeed in the thing we are doing.

Navashree

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*Don’t Quit*
1) 5
2) No. I’m not a perservering person. In my opinion, giving up is the best option most of the time, considering everything I do is not worth saving. Its like trying to save a brain-dead baby. Would you rather pull the life support plug or pay a million dollar bill for a kid that can barely speak in the future? I would pull the plug. That is what I do to most of my projects. “You may succeed with another blow” is written in the poem. Let’s just hope whatever I am doing doesn’t go wrong the next moment. Whatever I’m doing is mostly worthless anyways.
3)The last 2 lines.
Regret is a horrible thing. Its worse than all the pathetic emo instagram teens put together. The feeling of knowing you could’ve done something really stings, and the poem is trying to help us avoid that. The entire purpose of this poem is to tell us to persevere and not regret.
Gabrielle

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1) 7
2) yes it does. When I come to a dilemma, I have to choose between to options like the two roads in the road not taken. Sometimes I wonder if I chose the option that I did not, would it be any different? What would happen?
3) I took the one less traveled by, and that was the difference. The last two lines of the poem. I feel that it is important as it shows that he is brave and curious to take the path that is less traveled by as he doesn't know if he will make it out of the forest. He also tries something that few people try and that shows that he is curious and wants to find experience something not many experience, also showing that he is brave.

Rei Qi

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2. There was one incident when I was in Primary School. I was continuously getting a low B or C for English. At that time, I was getting more and more stressed when it comes to English test . Thus, I decided to searched on interesting ways to learn English to not upset my parents and do well for PSLE . I determined and persevered in improving my English Language for around 1 months . Although I did not get an A for English last year, I was pleased to get a high B for English .

3. I think the most important lines in Don't Quit is line 13 and 6. The reasons I chose line 13 was because I felt that every first try are not perfect. We need to have mistakes in order to improve on something. The reasons I chose line 6 was that even though we got an aim, we cannot overwork ourselves. We need to rest in order to work well and complete our work efficiently and correctly. If you got an aim, you got to chase it, never give up !

Lim Jia Hui

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2. Yes, it does. I remembered once, I had a A2 for math I was devastated because I usually scored A1 for math. So, when I had my first A2 I was disappointed because I deproved as I didn’t maintain my standards. But after that moment, I didn’t give up on myself and strives to do better. So, this poem reminds me of this incident of my life.

3. Lines 5-6. I feel these 2 lines are the most important lines as both of them are talking about when you are stressed or feeling down, we can stop a while to reflect but we should still persist/ go on with life. Which is basically the overall meaning of the passage and the title itself. Therefore, I feel that lines 5-6 are the most important lines in the entire poem.

Vera

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1. Refer to the worksheet    provided.
2. Select any ONE of the two poems provided. (Write down the tile of the padlet at the top under title).
3. respond to the 3 questions.
4. Remember to include your name at the end.