DSA 2023

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Avenue3\" post_id=\"2100614\" time=\"1678419004\" user_id=\"45412:

SOTA creative writing competition results are out

Some schools have more than 1 student and Raffles has many students shortlisted. The standard of English in such schools may be high.....or they have special focus on English?

https://www.sota.edu.sg/p6cwcom2023

SOTA may have sent out invitation to selected primary schools.
Eg.
sent out to the GEP schools

[Avenue3]

Not sure about other schools.


My daughter submitted and I also read last year winning entries. I realised my girl has no chance. My girl wrote a good story but that wow factor is missing.

However, my girls’ friend is very good…I read her essays last time and they are highly creative. Infact her friend was finalist in MOE creative writing workshop last year. But she was also not shortlisted by SOTA.

Nowadays everything is on Parents Gateway, so I not sure why some schools don’t publicise.

[Avenue3]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2100621\" time=\"1678422878\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2100621 time=1678422878 user_id=53606]
Not every school publicizes the fact that this competition even exists. ACSJ does not.

My guess is RGPS GEP dept did so and probably actively encouraged them to join. Either that or there are simply more parents from the school who are aware and kiasu.[/quote]

That is interesting coz ACSJ has one finalist. In the submission we are required to provide the English teachers name and email ID.

[blesseddad]

Why SOTA organized creative writing competition?

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blesseddad\" post_id=\"2100628\" time=\"1678427138\" user_id=\"6241:

Why SOTA organized creative writing competition?

Because SOTA has a domain to DSA by, for budding drama script writers, so test how creative u are in writing / creating storytelling ?

Example

If u look at Korean drama, minimum should have 10 episodes ? So, your script storytelling must be capitative,

Unlike

Our SG Mediacorp dramas, all those boring episodes, u more or less can predict what's going to happen, next. Can even predict what conclusion, is going to be like. That's why our SG drama, cannot fight with Hong-Kong drama or with Korean drama, remember that Korean forensic drama ?

[blesseddad]

phtthp\" post_id=\"2100633\" time=\"1678429431\" user_id=\"35251:

Because SOTA has a domain to DSA by, for budding drama script writers, so test how creative u are in writing / creating storytelling ?

Example

If u look at Korean drama, minimum should have 10 episodes ? So, your script storytelling must be capitative,

Unlike

Our SG Mediacorp dramas, all those boring episodes, u more or less can predict what's going to happen, next. Can even predict what conclusion, is going to be like. That's why our SG drama, cannot fight with Hong-Kong drama or with Korean drama, remember that Korean forensic drama ?

I see. Thanks for explaining

[zac's mum]

Avenue3\" post_id=\"2100627\" time=\"1678427117\" user_id=\"45412:

That is interesting coz ACSJ has one finalist. In the submission we are required to provide the English teachers name and email ID.

There is nowhere on the form that says must be invited to submit.

I also ownself submitted for my son. Put English teacher’s name no big deal cos he was one of his fav students, so what if the panel wants to check something. But then again, even if he was not the pet, cannot put name meh?

U mention your DD’s friend took part in MOE creative writing comp. This is a GEB event isnt it? Not open to public.

[zac's mum]

Avenue3\" post_id=\"2100624\" time=\"1678426920\" user_id=\"45412:

Not sure about other schools.

My daughter submitted and I also read last year winning entries. I realised my girl has no chance. My girl wrote a good story but that wow factor is missing.

However, my girls' friend is very good....I read her essays last time and they are highly creative. Infact her friend was finalist in MOE creative writing workshop last year. But she was also not shortlisted by SOTA.

Nowadays everything is on Parents Gateway, so I not sure why some schools don't publicise.

By the way, I hope you’re aware that Parents Gateway is but a means for disseminating information.

The information is pushed out based on what each individual school wants to disseminate. MOE doesnt regulate this or insist that it be uniform. Hence u could see the case last year that some schools (I guessed it was those without affiliation) would push out lists of secondary schools’ Open House dates. Whereas ACSJ only informed us of “ACS family” open houses…

But there are certain announcements that come directly from MOE (can see the sender in PG). Eg some Covid-related measures which were nationwide.

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Avenue3\" post_id=\"2100579\" time=\"1678363227\" user_id=\"45412:

If a student gets \"honorary mention\" but no medals, which schools are good to apply under DSA math?

Slim chance.

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Avenue3\" post_id=\"2100579\" time=\"1678363227\" user_id=\"45412:

…
If a student gets \"honorary mention\" but no medals, which schools are good to apply under DSA math?
…

“Honorary mention” is a polite way of saying “Thank you for your participation. You are ‘almost’ there, but not quite there.”