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2024Y5GPLecture| T3W2:TheAQ TheApplicationQuestion LectureOutline 01WhatistheAQ? 02AssessmentCriteria 03WritingtheAQ [01]WhatistheAQ? Yourpersonal responsetotheauthors’ opinionsandideasandexpressedinthepassages What’simportant: ● Whatyouthink!Youropinions● Howwell yousupportyourviews PositionandMarks Content(35marks) Section MarksSAQ 9-11Summary 8Intertextual Qns 4-6AQ 12 Language(15marks) BasedonperformanceacrosstheSummaryandtheAQLinguisticabilityOrganisationofideas YouarestronglyadvisedtodotheAQlast. ThelinkbetweenthePassagesandtheAQ 01TheAQisprimarilyaboutdiscussingtheauthors’ ideasinalocal context. 02Theobservationsraisedbytheauthorsmaybemorerepresentativeofsomesocietiesbutnotothers. 03Singaporehasitsowncontextual features--someglobal trendswill bemirroredhere;somewill not. 04Ouruniquecharacteristics,challengesandconstraintsarealsolikelytomeanthatweareaffectedby,anddeal with,issuesinwaysthatmaynot(orcannot)becompletelyidentical toothersocieties. 1

2024Y5GPLecture| T3W2:TheAQ SampleQuestion Thereadingpassagescoverarangeofviewsaboutthecollectionanduseofpersonal data. Howfardoyouagreethatonlinepersonal databringsmorebenefitsthanharm? Supportyouranswerwithreferenceto:theideasandopinionsfromat leastoneofthereadingpassagesexamplesdrawnfromyourownexperienceandthatofsociety Let’slookatzoos redpanda!>//< i lovegoingtothezoobutothersmaynot:skull: longtermbenefitsofzoos? whichanimalsdopeopletendtolookat? [02]AssessmentCriteria AssessmentofContent(12m) CommentsonStrongerScripts FeaturesofStrongerScripts ● Evaluativeandanalytical ofmaterial● Showsmaturityofthoughtwithaptillustration● Goodunderstandingoftheeventsandtrendsinsocieties,orfromrelevantpersonalexperience.● Engagedwell withkeyideasinthepassages● Focusedwithmeasuredandnuancedobservations 2

2024Y5GPLecture| T3W2:TheAQ ● Awareofinherentcomplexitiesandcontradictions**(Donottakeeverythingatfacevalue) Structure&Language ● Well structuredwithabriefintroduction,clearlinksbetweenparagraphsandaconclusion● Diversityandsophisticationofvocabulary,phrasingandsentencestructure Overall Personal andinformedengagementwiththetopicratherthanadetachedandsuperficialone. CommentsonWeakerScripts Featuresofweakerscripts ● Overlylongintroductions● Summaryofsomeargumentsinthepassages● Offeringageneralisedview● Narrativeanddescriptiveinnature Lacking ● Reflection,analysisorevaluation● Cohesion(linkingofparagraphs)ordevelopment● Pertinentexamplestojustifysweepinggeneralisations Ineffectiveapproach ● Quotingatlengthfromtheoriginal textfollowedbyaneedlessparaphrase● SupportedbyadetailednarrativeaccountofaneventinSingaporewithlittleornoanalysisorcontext● Eventuallyendingwithaconcludingstatementofagreementordisagreement [03]WritingtheAQ TheTask ● Drawapersonal sketchtorepresentyourresponsetotheissueandtheauthors’ideas● Usetheauthor’sideasasaspringboard! RespondingtotheAuthors’ Points ● TheAQisprimarilyaboutapplyingtheauthors’ ideastoaspecificcontext● Thebulkofyourresponseshouldbedevotedtoexplainingandjustifyingwhyyouholdcertainviewsontheauthors’ points,inthelightofSingaporeantraitsandtrends. 3

2024Y5GPLecture| T3W2:TheAQ Let’sstartwithaBlueprintAnoutlineandanoverviewofyouroutcome Whathastheauthorsaid? What doI thinkof what theauthor hassaid?● Whatarethemeritsandimplicationsofthearguments?● DoesitplayoutthesamewayinSingapore? WhydoI largelyagreeor disagree?● WhymighttheclaimapplyornotapplytothesameextentinSG?● HowdoSG’scharacteristics,constraintsandchallengesaffecttheissueinquestion? What examplesdoI havetodemonstratethis?● Howdotheseexamplesillustratemypoint?● DoesitplayoutthesamewayinSingapore? Aretheredifferent perspectivesI canraise?● Whomightfeel differently?● Arethereanycomplexitiesorcontradictionstonote? Let’sputtogetheraVisionBoardTobuildapersonalandinsightfulresponse 4

2024Y5GPLecture| T3W2:TheAQ 1Personal Experience AsyoureadthePassages, payattentiontowhat comestomind. ● Whatdoyouthink,andhowdoyoufeel,asyouarereadingtheauthor’sideas,claimsandsuggestions?● Whatareyourimmediatereactions/responsestothepoints?● Whatcanyourelateto?● Whatresonateswithyou?● Whatdoyoufindespeciallyrelevant(ornot)toyoursociety?● Whatdoyouhavereservationsabout?● Whyisthistopicofrelevancetoyou(ornot)?● Whatareyourpersonal experienceswiththistopic?(e.g.mightyouhavehadanydirectinvolvement,beenindirectlyaffected,orevenheardanyinterestingconversationsaboutthistopic?)● Howhasyourpersonal experienceinfluencedhowyouthinkoftheauthor’sviews?(thisisnottosaythatyoushoulduseyourexperiencetonegateeveryoneelse’s)● Doyourpeersorthecommunityaroundyoufeel thesameway?● Doesyourgenerationfeel thesameasothergenerations?● Whataccountsforthesesimilarities/differences?● Doyouknowofanypoliciesinplacethatmightrelatetothetopic? No lengthy personal anecdotes: The intention behind activating this schema is not toadvocate the use of lengthy personal anecdotes in AQ responses but to show that by 5

2024Y5GPLecture| T3W2:TheAQ critically reflecting on these experiences, andrelatingthemtowider society, youshouldbeabletogeneratesufficientideasforyourresponse. Let’sexamineanissuetogether:Cyclingasamodeoftransportation [1]Personal Experience- Doyoucyclefrequently?Whyorwhynot?- Whataboutyourcircleoffriends?- Isitamatterofability?Whydidyoulearntocycle,orwhydidn’tyou?- WhataresomereasonswhypeoplemayormaynotcycleinSingapore?- Addinglayerstoyour sketch Nowthatyouhavearoughsketch ● GOBEYONDdescribingorlistingwhatyouseeorwhatishappening,anddoingsoinbroadstrokes● Demonstratedepthofthought● Makenuancedandmeasuredclaimsandobservations 2Context 2AContext: Past ● Havethingsalwaysbeenthisway?● Whatcamebefore?● Whattriggered/facilitatedthechange?● Diditariseoutofnecessity,orwasitanatural progression?Why?(pastvspresent) Thisconsiderationgivesyoutheopportunitytomovefromsaying“InSingapore(simplydescribespresentsituation)” to “Whilethismighthavebeentrueinthepastbecause(traitsofSGinthepast),inrecenttimes…(furtherexplanationandevaluationwithregardtothepresentcontext)” 6

2024Y5GPLecture| T3W2:TheAQ 2BContext: Future ● Arethingslikelytoremainthesameforalongtime?● Whattrendsdowesee?● Whatwill/shouldcomeafter?● Shouldthingsremainthesame?shortrunvslongrunpresentvsfuture-especiallyuseful forconclusions Thisgivesyoutheopportunitytomovefromsaying“InSingapore(simplydescribespresentsituation)” toaddevaluationlike “Thankfully/Unfortunately…dueto…(presenttrendsyousee),thismaynotbethecaseintimetocome…” 2CContext: Beneath ● Whatliesbeneath?● Whyisthesituationlikethis?● Howdiditcometobe?[nothinghappensbymagic]● Whatallowedittohappen?● Whatunderpinsourbehaviour/suchphenomena?● Iswhatyouseereallywhatyouget?(superficial vsdeep;appearancevsreality) YoucangroundyourexplanationsinCharacteristicsofSingapore/yoursociety.Thinkalongthelinesof: ● Ouruniquecontext[Policies;Governance/E/S/T;geography,history,etc.]● Ourconstraints● Ourmindsets,beliefs,attitudes,values,priorities,evenquirks● Understandthatwhiletheauthor’sobservationsmaybevalidintheirexperience/context,becauseofSingapore’suniquefeatures,thetopic/issuemaylookverydifferenthereandwemaynotrespondtoitinthesameway.● Layercontextual featurestoprovideamoreconvincingpicture Let’sexamineanissuetogether:Cyclingasamodeoftransportation [2]Context2A:PastWhathasbeendonetoimprovethecycling 2B:Future 2C:Beneath 7

2024Y5GPLecture| T3W2:TheAQ networksinSG?(IslandwideCyclingNetwork(ICN)program) 3Perspectives 3AAuthor’sPerspectives Istheresomethinguniversallytrueoraccurateaboutwhattheauthorhassaid?[Natureofthetopic]Evenifyoudonotseeeyetoeyewiththeauthor,istherevalidityorvaluetowhats/hehassaid?[Showingmaturityofthoughtanddepthofappreciationforthesubjectmatter]Arethereexceptionstoyourviewsonthematter?Acknowledgethatyourargumentisnot100%foolproof.[Consideringvariousfacetsoftheissue] 3BDifferent Groups’ Perspectives Societyisnothomogenous,sohowdodifferentgroupsviewthesituation? - Differentgroupsviewthesituationdifferentlybasedontheirownpersonalexperiences ● Howaredifferentgroupsbehaving/reactingandwhy?o YoucannotidentifyourselfwitheverygroupinSingapore.Identifykeystakeholdersandhowyouw