Reflection

In this year, I have learnt quite a few things. Here are some of them:

Term 1:

Studied 'Lamb To The Slaughter' by Roald Dahl.

Learning Points:

I have learnt a new way in which an exam can be set, and realised that the expectations in Sec 1 Language Arts are much higher than Primary school English. Writing such a long piece of writing in such a short period of time is not a problem in Primary school compositions, but in Secondary school, we have, if I might say, ridiculous questions to answer, and seemingly impossible situations that we are never going to be landed in, thus bringing the composition difficulty to a whole new level.

Term 2:

Taught 'Village By The Sea' and literature test answering techniques.

Learning Points:

Learnt that a talented author could incorporate a very significant problem in the society into a interesting story. Also, literature is a very hard component in LA, as a long piece of writing had to be produced in a short period of time. I think that refering to the passage time and again to answer our questions is very troublesome.

Term 3:

Taught poetry and analyzing techniques.

Learning Points:

Learnt that there was more types of poetry than haikus and limericks. Also, I found a new appreciation for poems and had fun composing them in the blog posts before. The art of writing a poem cannot be grasped immediately, and takes a talented person to write a poem that hass a lot of of meaning embedded in it. The 10 step analysis process is very useful.

Overall

I feel that this year, I have learnt a lot more things about the English language, and a lot of new skills in life, such as patience when rushing the literature test, and an open mind when analyzing poems.