https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz en-us 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC 2025-05-17 16:29:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f93c-2640.png anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184202 On this shelf sit resources that discuss gender, sexism, and feminism.]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184202 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184204 16 Aug 2019, by Charlize TAN
Task: Trace Tan's argument]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184204 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184206 25 Aug 2019, WONG An Jie responds to Charlize Tan
Task: 

1. What expressions does Wong use to refer to a claim(s) by Tan? 
2. What expressions does Wong use to communicate that he is giving a rebuttal?

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184206 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184207 8 Mar 2020, by Raquel CARVALHO
Tasks: 

1. Learn from the experience of women whose life may be different from yours or perhaps similar.
2. Apply learning 1. You are given the claim, 'This may be the twenty-first century, but women continue to be bullied.' Develop this claim,  using at least two women's experience as evidence. Do not just copy from this resource. Use your own words as far as possible, and write to illustrate the given claim unambiguously.
3. Apply learning 2. Given another claim: 'Things are beginning to change. Women have started to act for themselves.' Develop this claim, using at least two women's experience as evidence. Use your own words as far as possible, and write to illustrate the given claim unambiguously.

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184207 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184208 Says Malaysia's women's affairs ministry, March 2020
Task: Read for information]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184208 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184209 An activity where every class member can contribute....
1. Form a team of 4/5 and identify words associated with the key themes for this column using the resources.
2. Create 5 word challenges in reference to EU2, ranking them by difficulty (use and/or function).
3. Share your challenge with 2 other teams and complete the ones sent to you. 
4. Rate the responses and give feedback.
5. Write a short reflection on what you have learnt in regard to how words expand and limit perspectives.]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184209 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184213 25 Aug 2018, by Gemma ABBOTT. What has menstruation got to do with poverty? Tasks:

1. Trace Abbott's argument.
2. Make connection: which essay on this shelf does Abbott's  argument remind you of? Why?

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184213 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184215 2018, World Economic Forum discusses feminism
Tasks:

1. Read for vocabulary, eg. 'brutalisation' 
2. Make connections: watch the clips of (a) Malala YOUSAFZAI, (b) Justin TRUDEAU. Identify the ideas they offer. Then find examples from resources on this shelf to illustrate Yousafzai's or Trudeau's ideas. 

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184215 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184216 31 Mar 2020, by Stefania GIANNINI.
Task: This essay is about you - the 16-year-old RGS student - and not about you. Do you agree? Write two paragraphs (maximum 300 words total) to support your stand.]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184216 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184217 6 Apr 2020, by Amanda TAUB.
Task: Taub argues that another public health crisis is brewing because of the covid-19 pandemic: the rise of violence at home. What reasons (not evidence) explain this rise? Make a complete list of the reasons; check that you do not repeat yourself.]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184217 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184218 16 September 2020, by UN Women. 
Tasks:

1. An abstract concept called 'gender inequality' is used in this article. Make a list of evidence of gender inequality offered in this article.

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184218 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184219 2018, by Joan WILLIAMS and Suzanne LEBSOCK; on harassment culture at the work place.   
Tasks: Make notes on

1. What does harassment look like? What does it sound like?
2. Refer to two women named in the essay. What choice(s) do they have?
3. Does the essay end on a hopeful or pessimistic note? Quote the strongest piece of evidence from the essay to support your opinion.

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184219 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184221 1681, by Andrew MARVELL
Tasks:

1. Is this an argument? If it is, trace the argument.
2. Using the form of the original poem, write the 21^st century woman’s reply to Marvell. 
3. Using the form of the original poem, write about the covid-19 crisis. 

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184221 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184222

This ArgueGoWhere menu is the library from which you draw resources for your learning. This will mostly take place during HBL though some resources might be used during lesson time / as homework.

Click on the image below for information on how this library is organised, and how to use it.

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184222 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184223 Each resource is colour-coded to indicate its difficulty level. Click on the image below for details.]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184223 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184224 Learn with goals in mind. Click on the image below for details.
After which, make use of the Learning Goal Log (link in Google Classroom) to track your journey, as well as to allow your teacher to monitor your progress: ]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184224 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184225 Download the attached template when you respond to a task. ]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184225 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184227 On this shelf sits

1. Resources to go to for a reminder of prior learning.
2. Information on consultations with your teacher (may be posted in Google Classroom instead / as well)

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184227 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184228 A quick reference for the concepts in this unit:]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184228 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184229 Log in to SLS for the lesson where the above concepts are explained and illustrated]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184229 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184230 Log in to SLS for the lesson on what is expected of an introduction ]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184230 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184231 15 July 2019, by Carmine GALLO
Read for 

1. Reminders of Y2 EL learning: ethos, logos, pathos
2. New learning: metaphor, brevity

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184231 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184234 On this shelf sit resources that illuminate the idea of 'in service of nation and community']]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184234 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184236 31 Oct 2019, by Amelia TENG. Task: read; look up meaning of words and phrases that you wonder about. Your EL teacher will give you further instructions in class.]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184236 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184238 29 Dec 2019, by Stephanie YEAP. Task: see Task under 'GenY at work 2'.]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184238 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184240 28 Apr 2019, by Perry KWAN. Task: 

1. Read GenY at work 1 and 2
2. You are given the claim, 'Young people can act in service of the community'. Develop this claim, complete with reason and evidence using these two essays. Use your own words as far as possible, and write to illustrate the given claim unambiguously.

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184240 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184241 30 Sep 2018, by WONG Wing Lum
Task: see Task description under 'Love SG 2'.]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184241 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184243 07 Oct 2018, by NG Qi Siang responds to WONG Wing Lum.
Tasks:

1. Read the discourse between Wong and Ng.
2. In what way(s) does Ng agree with Wong?
3. In what way(s) does Ng disagree with Wong?

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184243 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184244 13 Apr 2020. 
Task: Think of an essay question for which you would use this lovely story as evidence.]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184244 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184246 23 Mar 2020, by CHUA Mui Hoong
Tasks:

1. Does Chua begin with a hook? If yes, which hook strategy has she used? 
2. Identify the thesis statement.
3. Chua offers three hard truths about S'pore. Pick ONE hard truth and analyse it for CLAIM, REASON, EVIDENCE

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184246 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184247 21 Jan 2020 by Bilahari KAUSIKAN
[Coming soon: Task]]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184247 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184248 1729, by Jonathan SWIFT.
290 years ago, a writer proposed a solution to the problem of starving beggars on the streets of Ireland.
Tasks: 

1. First, get over the shock
2. Then read the essay again to trace Swift's argument. 
3. Decide if you want to work with ONE other classmate on this and invite her to join you. If you do, answer (2) and (4) together.
4. How can a writer act in service of nation and community? 
5. You can both turn in the same product - indicate who your partner is..

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184248 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184249 From To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, 1960. While we may find  the courtroom context unfamiliar, the fundamentals of an argument stay, ie. claim, supported by reason(s) and evidence. 
Tasks: 

1. Trace Atticus' argument.
2. Can a courtroom argument be in service of nation or community? How?

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184249 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184250 13 Apr 2020, a community in Vietnam. 
Four posts below share the same title 'A community 1/2/3/4'. Tasks:

1. Think of a topic for which you would use each story as evidence to illustrate an idea.
2. Your EL Teacher may give you instruction about an FA that uses one or all four posts.

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184250 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184251 5 Dec 2019, a community in India. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/12/female-comic-superhero-fights-indias-sex-traffickers-challenges-stigma/]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184251 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184252 31 Jan 2020, a community in Myanmar. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/01/myanmar-public-space/ ]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184252 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184253 17 Apr 2020. What an ex-RGS student did.]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184253 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184254 On this shelf sit tasks that you could do to improve your writing. 
Required: refer to a previous essay you have written.

• Purple tasks - about FORM
• Yellow tasks - about CONTENT
• Blue tasks - about CRAFT

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184254 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184255

Identify (use a highlighter) your thesis statement, claims, counter claim, rebuttal. 

If you cannot find any one of these, write it down. 

If you think you have identified all, do this: study the highlighted parts. Do they connect to make an argument? Which one would you rewrite so that your argument can be traced? 

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184255 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184256 Rewrite the parts of your essay where you were implicit (thesis AND all parts that were vague or implicit). Now be explicit. Your goal: idiot-proof your writing for the overworked assessor who is trying to give you some marks wherever he / she can.]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184256 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184257 As thin as one line: 'Some people would disagree.' 
Rewrite by making conscious rhetorical moves, ie.

1. Concede
2. Write one to two sentences to explain why your concession has basis
3. Move to rebuttal

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184257 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184258 Your crimes: (i) your main idea is explained, but much of the discussion is in the air, seeming to lack real world relevance. (ii) e.g. you, and thousands before you, insist the light bulb is the best example of advancement in science and technology. FYI: the light bulb is as old as RGS; it has by now dimmed from overuse by S'pore candidates!

1. Rewrite a content paragraph where there was no example, or perhaps the use of a cliche example. Use examples you have come across in the ArgueGoWhere library.
2. Does your newly chosen piece of evidence fulfil the criterion of relevance? Or scope?

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184258 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184259 Your crime: you have mistaken an example for an idea.
Task: Rewrite the paragraph. Start with the main idea and explain it before you bring in an example. Limit your writing about this example to two sentences.]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184259 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184262 Your crime: you leave the reader confused, OR thinking you have strayed from answering the Q. Tasks:

1. Read each sentence in your paragraph carefully. Highlight the sentences that detract from the focus of your topic sentence.
2. Rewrite the content para by deleting distracting details. Keep your eye on the question you have to answer, the stand you have chosen. Delete any detail that does not contribute to your stand.
3. After rewriting this para, check if it flows from the para before, and into the para after. If it does not, what adjustment would you make?

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184262 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184263 Tasks: 

1. Rewrite the opening of a para by using the words of the Q.
2. Rewrite the opening of a para by using the words of your thesis statement. Fear that you will sound repetitive? Never mind; do as instructed first. Then read your revised work to see if ‘flow’ has improved
3. Use appropriate connectors, although you need more than connectors to make thinking flow from one paragraph to the next. 

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184263 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184264 Write an essay plan in 10 mins. Choose one question.

1. Hashtag Activism such as (but not limited to) #MeToo and #OscarsSoWhite has little impact on real life. Do you agree? 
2. Making skirts and pinafores a part of the school uniform perpetuates gendered expectations. Do you agree?
3. The movie 'Crazy Rich Asians' has harmed Singapore’s image on the global stage. Do you agree?
4. In Singapore, slippers should be an acceptable form of footwear for any occasion. Do you agree?
5. Teenagers should be stopped from using profanity. Do you agree?

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184264 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184268

Work at word level. Do you keep using the words of the question because you need to make sure you are answering the Q? Find synonyms for these words.

Work at phrase level. Use another expression while keeping the same meaning 

Work at sentence level. Revisit essays in ArgueGoWhere Library. This time read for flair, read for 

• Firm and polite expressions of disapproval or criticism
• Unambiguous expressions of approval or appreciation
•  Balanced sentences

Apply learning to your re-write

]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184268 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184270 Task: work at the word level. In the offending para, did you use a word or a phrase that distorts the meaning you intended? Did you do this frequently (eg. three wrong words in two sentences)? Look up meaning and usage of a verb, a noun you have used. Did you use each correctly?  Once you see how your use of EL has been inaccurate, rewrite the offending sentences. Example of inaccurate language: you write, ‘sexual advancement’ when you mean ‘sexual advances’.]]> 2021-03-24 03:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184270 anoushka_p05 https://padlet.com/anoushka_p05/3hyuyy3dp8hdj1mz/wish/1346184271

Weed out 2^nd person pronouns, eg. ‘Have you ever wondered what would happen if…’ or ‘Don’t you agree that this is a good idea?’ This ‘talking-to-audience’ style may be suitable for oral communication, but is too informal in argument writing. 

Revisit essays in ArgueGoWhere Library. This time read for expressions of thesis, claim, counter claim, rebuttal. Apply to your re-write

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