GP Ultimate Revision - P1, P2, Examples

Hello JC people! So, GP… the enemy of all JC students. Small self introduction – I’m Prisca, a ‘24 graduate from TMJC. GP was my biggest worry in JC, scoring mid Cs and a B being the highest grade I received in school exams. Thankfully, I eventually scored an A in the A Levels! (If curious, I did the education question for the 2024 A Levels. It was probably one of the more common questions people did because our year’s questions were horrible.) These were the notes I used from prelims to A Levels. I’m sharing these notes as I hope it can help simplify the GP learning process for y'all, and help condense what you need to know! DISCLAIMERS 1. These notes come from my cumulative JC journey – from teachers, seniors, friends – where I find a good phrase and put it in. I suggest you do the same, as it does help! 2. Different schools demand different formats when it comes to writing. If your school is more particular, the formats I put here may not be accepted. Keep that in mind if you’re using any of these formats here! On that note, (I believe) these formats should be acceptable in TMJC’s exams, since I learnt almost everything from them. 3. While I didn’t have GP tuition from J1-J2, I attended a few pre-A Level crash courses by @/gpmylaststraw on Instagram. Their resources are useful and they have free trial lessons, so if you’d like, do check them out! 4. DO NOT claim these notes as your own. 👹 I own the original doc, and can prove my ownership. I’ll include some of my (kinda messy) example banks below. For GP, many teachers recommend choosing 3 topics to focus on, with just some good knowledge on other topics. For me, I enjoy reading about societal issues (it’s very wide-ranging), digitalisation and the environment; hence I have more in-depth example banks for those topics. I hope these will be of use to you! All the best, you’ll do just fine! -Prisca EXAMPLE BANKS - Use the sidebars on every doc to navigate!! ● Digitalisation - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cg7nsqEYdqf9OlXOBOl59xYwXy_5r54Z1_62uXMxOSA/edit?usp=sharing ● Environment - https://docs.google.com/document/d/16gVjqjkmypSBBTmJnZBD568BvZ-Wz7tkX2iqX_1kKus/edit?usp=sharing ● Society - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EfbAYrIbhGUy1cC2TY0NKSmzb27nfTsP6PDDnd8-Ll0/edit?usp=sharing ● Misc. examples (more for AQ) - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MLhNPjsslR3uKPPhNSGkcyM-3j0pPNg0vxA7S5XuYWc/edit?usp=sharing 1

GP REVISION USE SIDEBAR TO NAVIGATE Content Page General stuff 3 - Theories 5 - UDHR 8 Paper 1 9 Paper 2 13 - SAQs 13 - Attitude bank 17 - Summary 18 - NITs 18 - AQ 20 SG stuff 21 - Society & demographics 21 - Govt, economy, inequality 23 - Education, environment, tech 25 - SG Masterplans 27 Fancy words + link to word bank 32 Good luck atb ( ง '̀- '́) ง 2

GENERAL Perspectives / lens TIPPS Time - LR vs SR - Past → present → future Impact Scale, extent, frequency Perception - Ideal vs reality - Perception vs reality People - Minority vs majority - Collective vs individual Status Quo Change over time vs no change SPECTRAM ● Social / Science / Sports ● Political / Prejudice / Poverty / Philosophy ● Economic / Environmental / Ethics / Education ● Culture / Crime / Communications / Conflict ● Technology / Terrorism ● Religion / Race / Rights ● Arts / Aesthetics ● Media / Military / Medicine / Marriage PESTLE ● Political ● Economic ● Social ● Technological ● Legal ● Environmental Levels 1. Global 2. Regional 3. National 4. Community 5. Family 6. Individual Stakeholders ● Individuals ● Corporations / firms ● Governments ● Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) (e.g. Red Cross, Salvation Army) ● Inter-governmental organisations (e.g. ASEAN, NATO) ● Criminal organisations / syndicates (e.g. Triad, Mafia) Context TIME - Now, today VS the past? the future? “Since time memorial” - Globalisation, technology, digitalisation 3

PLACE ‘in your society’ = SG - Rich vs poor: GDP, distribution of wealth - Big vs small: Land and population size - Young vs old: Age of civilisation, govt, population - East vs West: Geography, culture, ideology - Religious vs secular: State, people - Free vs controlled: Politics, economy CLAMS ● Context ● LR / SR ● Alternatives ● Magnitude / Severity IONG ● Individual / domestic ● Organisation / group ● National ● Global / international Types of governance (relevant today / more impt) Democratic - ‘rule by the people’ - e.g. People can vote their elected representatives into Parliament - e.g. SG Populist - Society is separated into 2 groups at odds with each other - ‘the people’ juxtaposed with ‘the elite’ - e.g. USA Authoritarian / Dictatorship / Totalitarian - Enforcing strict obedience at the expense of personal freedom - Demanding complete compliance - e.g. North Korea Communist - Classless society; everyone is equal - e.g. China Personal perspectives Humanitarian - Concerned with the welfare / well-being of ALL humans - ‘If one suffers, this plan is no good’ Utilitarian - ‘For the greater good’ – greatest good for the greatest number - Maximises societal well-being - Whether an action is moral depends on the outcome Deontology - Rules to distinguish right and wrong – universal moral laws ‘Don’t lie, don’t 4

steal, don’t cheat’ (Philosopher Immanuel Kant) - Whether an action is moral depends on the nature of the act, not the outcome - Opposite of utilitarian Social justice (also a theory) - Everyone deserves equal rights & opportunities (social, economic, political) - Human rights, participation, access, equity Communitarianism Prioritising collective good over individual good (like in SG) World characteristics - VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) / capricious / inconsistent / erratic / unstable / irregular / impulsive - Technologically advanced / digital improvements / groundbreaking innovations - Capitalist “money makes the world go round” / profit-motivated / business-oriented - Climate change wow (highly susceptible) - Westernised Theories / stuff that we can use to sound smart Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Understanding the motivations of human behaviour - Psychological needs → safety & security → love & belonging → self-esteem → self-actualisation Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory Framework for cross-cultural communication - Power distance, indulgence vs restraint, individualism vs collectivism, masculinity vs femininity, uncertainty avoidance, LR vs SR orientation - Shows effects of society’s culture on the values of its members & how values relate to behaviour 5

Social contract theory People live together in society in accordance with an agreement that establishes moral & political rules of behaviour - Citizens abide by govt’s