Secondary School Literature

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6thisnthat9\" post_id=\"1964117\" time=\"1582155792\" user_id=\"145858:

Sadly, compare to history and geography, it is easier to get A1 and A2 for H and G than E. Lit. My most fav subj even tho I didnt score A1 and had to use my Geo score.

For kids who love to read, parents shld consider for them to take E. Lit. Unless of course u know the sch has no good resource for it.

That’s the perception of Lit: It’s tough to score an A1. People like me, who has a poor command of the language, will confirm / chop / guarantee struggle with the subject (as I did in sec 1 & 2). Furthermore, you need a certain level of maturity to understand and appreciate the various subject matter / theme present - maturity that youths in Singapore are unfortunately lacking (and getting worst with strawberries and strawberry farmers).

History and geography, on the other hand, are much more straightforward. There’s no need to over analyze motives / agendas / what went through XYZ mind etc. Eg In describing earth’s tectonics plate movements, we don’t analyze the “why’s” - why some plates move and some don’t, why they choose to move today and not tomorrow. Last but not least, history / geography aren’t particular about quoting word for word. So what if you have forgotten that “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”, and decide to quote “roses are red, violets are blue, the honey is sweet and so are you”. Maybe Shakespeare would have preferred the second one had he knew about it

[Imp75]

Think on the flipside for literature your content is finite while history/geog they are more content heavy? Having said that my gals will not choose lit as English cmi

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Imp75\" post_id=\"1964121\" time=\"1582160675\" user_id=\"2358:

Think on the flipside for literature your content is finite while history/geog they are more content heavy? Having said that my gals will not choose lit as English cmi

History and geography content are heavier but they are bookend by the syllabus and known facts. Can’t run away from them. There are only so many things / ways examiners can ask about Chulalongkorn. Literature, on the other hand, has more 变化. MacBeth’s tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow soliloquy has only 10 to 12 lines but one can think of at least 10 different questions on it. I find it so much tougher to prepare for a Lit exam

[zac's mum]

My English was A*/A1 all the way but I HATED Literature.


In Sec 1/Sec 2 my teacher was only interested in us parroting back her interpretation of the Literature texts. If I even gave an alternative interpretation I’d get zero marks.

Needless to say I picked Geography as my compulsory humanities instead. It doesn’t even pretend that I just need to memorize the solid facts to score well. I learnt that my actual opinion is only wanted in GP at JC level. Not for Literature.

[Imp75]

I took lit at O and got A1…Maybe I was lucky as the 3 books I had were fairly interesting and easy to understand. I did not take H or G.

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Imp75\" post_id=\"1964124\" time=\"1582162210\" user_id=\"2358:

I took lit at O and got A1....Maybe I was lucky as the 3 books I had were fairly interesting and easy to understand. I did not take H or G.

Which 3 books?

[6thisnthat9]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1964123\" time=\"1582161853\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1964123 time=1582161853 user_id=53606]
My English was A*/A1 all the way but I HATED Literature.

In Sec 1/Sec 2 my teacher was only interested in us parroting back her interpretation of the Literature texts. If I even gave an alternative interpretation I’d get zero marks.

Needless to say I picked Geography as my compulsory humanities instead. It doesn’t even pretend that I just need to memorize the solid facts to score well. I learnt that my actual opinion is only wanted in GP at JC level. Not for Literature.[/quote]

I agree that command of Eng has little to do w E. Lit imho. One can score low for Eng and excel in Eng Lit.

I did recall, sec 3 n 4 lit were more memorable than sec 1 n 2.
I recall i read lord of the files, animal farm, macbeth and hamlet but not sure which were those for sec1,2 vs 3,4.

And kids enjoying reading circles, most prob because there is no exam on it.

Now, i cannot recall much of my H n G classes then. But I still remember my Lit tr and how her questions piqued my thinking till today. Today, if i need to find out abt H or G, i can google.

[6thisnthat9]

What’s cmi?

[6thisnthat9]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1964123\" time=\"1582161853\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1964123 time=1582161853 user_id=53606]


In Sec 1/Sec 2 my teacher was only interested in us parroting back her interpretation of the Literature texts. If I even gave an alternative interpretation I’d get zero marks. [/quote]

Reminded me of my dc's piano lesson, tr very strict on tempo, play to the beat. Dc asked, why can't he play to his own way? Could it be the same, learn the rules first?

[Imp75]

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Imp75\" post_id=\"1964124\" time=\"1582162210\" user_id=\"2358:

I took lit at O and got A1....Maybe I was lucky as the 3 books I had were fairly interesting and easy to understand. I did not take H or G.

Which 3 books?

Animal Farm
To kill a mockingbird
Shakespeare R&J