All About GEP

[a child]

blessmum4:

Anyone wants to \"dispose\" off their P4 ERP books? I have a hard time finding them. Also Dd grumble that the font are small. She likes to read bigger font.. How to motivate her?

There are (generally) two methods to obtaining books which are all tried and tested solutions by my friends and I as well as our parents.

First: the expensive method. Grab your Credit Card and head towards Kinokuniya. Go straight to the 'Gifted Readers' section and you'll find at least a couple of books there. If you're contented, great. If not, head towards the counter and give them your list so that the workers can help you locate the books. Most probably you'll find another couple. From one trip alone you should manage at least ten. This is entirely sufficient to cover an entire year's worth of book reviews and school reading. For all other literary exposure, head towards the library for free browsing.

Second: go online to amazon or ebay, your credit card in tow (again). Then search up the books and purchase the cheapest copies or copies with the largest font if you'd like. Checkout and ship it over once to reduce shipping charges. Do remember to check the credibility rating of the seller, or buy the version supplied directly by Amazon, though that would be a few bucks more. Still, cheaper than Kinokuniya.

There are others that recommend the library, but I would not choose to do that. Although borrowing is free and you can reserve the books for a fee and collect from the counter, the books can only be borrowed for a period of 3 weeks (or 6 weeks if you renew). This is not sufficient to cover the whole school year or months of it, which would be preferred since there are multiple assignments you need to take care of.

Sorry, I don't know much about font size as that hasn't been a problem with me.

Hope this helps

[dagong99]

a child:

blessmum4:

Anyone wants to \"dispose\" off their P4 ERP books? I have a hard time finding them. Also Dd grumble that the font are small. She likes to read bigger font.. How to motivate her?

There are (generally) two methods to obtaining books which are all tried and tested solutions by my friends and I as well as our parents.

First: the expensive method. Grab your Credit Card and head towards Kinokuniya. Go straight to the 'Gifted Readers' section and you'll find at least a couple of books there. If you're contented, great. If not, head towards the counter and give them your list so that the workers can help you locate the books. Most probably you'll find another couple. From one trip alone you should manage at least ten. This is entirely sufficient to cover an entire year's worth of book reviews and school reading. For all other literary exposure, head towards the library for free browsing.

Second: go online to amazon or ebay, your credit card in tow (again). Then search up the books and purchase the cheapest copies or copies with the largest font if you'd like. Checkout and ship it over once to reduce shipping charges. Do remember to check the credibility rating of the seller, or buy the version supplied directly by Amazon, though that would be a few bucks more. Still, cheaper than Kinokuniya.

There are others that recommend the library, but I would not choose to do that. Although borrowing is free and you can reserve the books for a fee and collect from the counter, the books can only be borrowed for a period of
3 weeks (or 6 weeks if you renew). This is not sufficient to cover the whole school year or months of it, which would be preferred since there are multiple assignments you need to take care of.

Sorry, I don't know much about font size as that hasn't been a problem with me.

Hope this helps

Hi, may I know what is expected for the ERP ? A Book review for each & everyone of them ? What if you can get all the books in the list by the end of the year ?

[vlim]

For p4, the books from erp, are only recommended by Ge branch for the geppers to read during their free time. Those books are mostly award winners though some might find some of them boring ... .. P5 and p6 also have their set of erp list of books. One of p5 English assignment is to write mystery story so a few mystery story books are recommended in the p5 erp list.. So better to read them. For p6, one of the English assignment is writing biography and in the erp list there are a few biography books recommended to read... My ds only read only abt 1/4-1/3 of the books in the erp list..

[blessmum4]

a child:

blessmum4:

Anyone wants to \"dispose\" off their P4 ERP books? I have a hard time finding them. Also Dd grumble that the font are small. She likes to read bigger font.. How to motivate her?

There are (generally) two methods to obtaining books which are all tried and tested solutions by my friends and I as well as our parents.

First: the expensive method. Grab your Credit Card and head towards Kinokuniya. Go straight to the 'Gifted Readers' section and you'll find at least a couple of books there. If you're contented, great. If not, head towards the counter and give them your list so that the workers can help you locate the books. Most probably you'll find another couple. From one trip alone you should manage at least ten. This is entirely sufficient to cover an entire year's worth of book reviews and school reading. For all other literary exposure, head towards the library for free browsing.

Second: go online to amazon or ebay, your credit card in tow (again). Then search up the books and purchase the cheapest copies or copies with the largest font if you'd like. Checkout and ship it over once to reduce shipping charges. Do remember to check the credibility rating of the seller, or buy the version supplied directly by Amazon, though that would be a few bucks more. Still, cheaper than Kinokuniya.

There are others that recommend the library, but I would not choose to do that. Although borrowing is free and you can reserve the books for a fee and collect from the counter, the books can only be borrowed for a period of 3 weeks (or 6 weeks if you renew). This is not sufficient to cover the whole school year or months of it, which would be preferred since there are multiple assignments you need to take care of.

Sorry, I don't know much about font size as that hasn't been a problem with me.

Hope this helps

Thanks \"a child\". I was trying my luck here to see if anyone like to sell theirs. So it's easier for the new GEPper's mum.

[a child]

dagong99:

Hi, may I know what is expected for the ERP ? A Book review for each & everyone of them ? What if you can get all the books in the list by the end of the year ?

ERP assignments usually come twice a year, once per semester, and it is about writing a book review based on books on the list. (No, you don't write on every one but only two of them per year, but they're all good books and recommended reads so even if you don't do reports they're still good to read.) We were told once to right an autobiographical account based on a character in a novel, and once to right a letter to a movie producer to sell a novel to them for production, and another time to nominate a book for the Newberry award. Basically for every assignment you're required to assess/critique a story's plot and characterization, etc. as well as offer you own opinions on it. It's just a book review in fancy form.

Throughout the year, there is usually a genre you're supposed to study, which is related to books on the ERP list as well as the main novel you're supposed to study. In P5 we did Mystery and Fantasy, which meant that there were Mystery and Fantasy books included in the ERP list for which we do book reviews. We were also tasked to write mystery and fantasy stories. Likewise in P6, we did biographies and autobiographies, which is linked to the books in the ERP list and we also had to write a biography about a family member. The novel we studied extensively, Friedrich, is also an example of an autobiography.

Hope this helps

[a child]

blessmum4:

Thanks \"a child\". I was trying my luck here to see if anyone like to sell theirs. So it's easier for the new GEPper's mum.

Oops, sorry for the misunderstanding

[dagong99]

a child:

dagong99:

Hi, may I know what is expected for the ERP ? A Book review for each & everyone of them ? What if you can get all the books in the list by the end of the year ?

ERP assignments usually come twice a year, once per semester, and it is about writing a book review based on books on the list. (No, you don't write on every one but only two of them per year, but they're all good books and recommended reads so even if you don't do reports they're still good to read.) We were told once to right an autobiographical account based on a character in a novel, and once to right a letter to a movie producer to sell a novel to them for production, and another time to nominate a book for the Newberry award. Basically for every assignment you're required to assess/critique a story's plot and characterization, etc. as well as offer you
own opinions on it. It's just a book review in fancy form.

Throughout the year, there is usually a genre you're supposed to study, which is related to books on the ERP list as well as the main novel you're supposed to study. In P5 we did Mystery and Fantasy, which meant that there were Mystery and Fantasy books included in the ERP list for which we do book reviews. We were also tasked to write mystery and fantasy stories. Likewise in P6, we did biographies and autobiographies, which is linked to
the books in the ERP list and we also had to write a biography about a family member. The novel we studied extensively, Friedrich, is also an example of an autobiography.

Hope this helps

Thanks a lot, a least can put us at ease bcos it's really tough hunting down those books ! Tried eBay just now, the book itself is not that costly but the freight definitely cost a bomb even if you purchase in many at one go & ship together.

[a child]

dagong99:

Thanks a lot, a least can put us at ease bcos it's really tough hunting down those books ! Tried eBay just now, the book itself is not that costly but the freight definitely cost a bomb even if you purchase in many at one go & ship together.

Yep, only about 5 books are needed, and usually I get them from Kinokuniya, though some friends order online. And others get from Bras Basah. Just one trip down to Kino should solve a year's problems. (But it ain't cheap either ... I spend about $100 per year for the ERP books, and I got member's discount)

[ezmummy]

2.46am on my notebook's clock, and I have just spent the last few days, and 2 nites till this hour to read through the 421 pages in this thread!


Hi hi, I'm a newbie here. Mummy to son who will be doing GEP in 2012.

I just want to say a big :thankyou: to ALLLLLL of you who have made this thread a wealth of information and resource for newbie parent like me. Answered many of the questions I have in mind. Certainly worth my late nights.

Can also see that the parents (and GEPpers) here are very closely-knitted and the thread is warm and welcoming. :love: Love the culture here :lovesite:

Think I will have questions as the year goes by. Hope to get connected with most of you in these coming years.

Meanwhile, :snooze:

[moltenglass]

I took the GEP test some years ago and only got through to the 2nd round. My sister will be taking the test next year and my parents seem intent on piling assessment books on her to "help" her… She is currently one of the top students in her sch and I believe she is a very bright student. However, I can tell that my sister is slightly stressed. I never had to go through these because I was the guinea pig…


Is there something I can do to help, or am I being a worrywart…? I know I should just leave this to my parents, but…