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Tuesday, 23 September 2014

visual stimulus practice


Study the advertisement below and answer Questions 1-4.


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Section A [5 marks] Refer to the Visual Text on page 1 for Questions 1-4.
  1. What is the aim of this poster? [1]
  2. Who is the target audience of this poster? [1]
  3. “You are worth so much to him.”
    The phrase above has two different meanings. Explain both in your own words.
    1. (i)  Explanation 1 [1]
    2. (ii)  Explanation 2 [1]
  4. What is the visual clue that these crimes occur over the Internet? [1]
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Wednesday, 3 September 2014

Eyewitness Report Planning ( Kimberly, Beverly, Luke )

Outbreaks of fights in school

5W1H
Description
Elaboration
Who
2 secondary 1 students
- Wearing S&W
- Boys
- From class S1-04 (Student A) & S1-05 (Student B)
-Student A had a small frame, bespectacled, short,
-Student B had a large build, muscular, tall,
When
During recess
- Tuesday 2 September
- 10:00 am
Where
School Of Science and Technology, Singapore
- In the Canteen
- Near pillars with posters 4 & 5
- Round table
What
Fighting in the canteen
- Throwing punches at each other
- Shouting insults
Why
Student A accidentally spilled a cup of cold milo onto Student B.
Student B accused Student A of purposely spilling milo onto him, and Student A retaliated saying it was just an accident.
How
Student A accidently hit Student B’s back and the milo in Student A’s hand spilled out of the cup. Student B stood up and accused Student A of purposely spilling milo on him. When Student A said it was just an accident, Student B got angry and threw a punch at Student A.
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Tuesday, 2 September 2014

Sample Eyewitness Report (Study Reference)


Vocab

Accidents 

It is an unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstance, often with lack of intention or necessity. It usually implies a generally negative outcome which might have been avoided or prevented had circumstances leading up to the accident been recognised, and acted upon, prior to its occurrence.

Types of accidents

Collision = when two vehicles drive into each other.
Mid-air collision = when two planes collide in the air
Head-on collision = when two cars collide front to front
Car crash = when there's a serious car accident – involving another car or object, or not involving anything else
Derailment = when a train comes off the rails
(multiple) pile-up = when more than one car crashes into another car, especially on a busy road or motorway

Describing the accident

rounding the corner
  • drove straight into another car
  • wrong side of the road
  • lost control
  • ploughed into the other lane
  • drove into an oncoming vehicle
  • drove into a tree
  • overtaking
  • went through a red light
  • A lorry jackknifed*, spilling its load over the road.
    •  *-move one's body into a bent or doubled-up position
  • skidded on a wet / oily surface
  • brakes failed
  • misjudged the distance
  • under the influence of alcohol / drugs / on his mobile phone
  • accident was due to pilot / human error


Effects of the accident

fatalities
taken to hospital with major / minor injuries / for shock.
passengers were escorted safely from……
cut the passengers out of the wreckage.
The car was a write-off. (The damage was so bad there was no point in claiming insurance)
minimal damage

Bullying 

It is the use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively dominate others.

Types of bullying

Cyber
Physical
Verbal

Describing the act

A torrent of words flew out from his mouth
Keyboard warriors
Taunted
Teased
Harassed
Humiliated
Action words (pushed, hit, tripped, etc)
Threatened

Stealing

It is the taking of another person's property without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it.

Describing the act

Looked around suspiciously
A hand darted out to grab the object
Nimble fingers (pick pocket)

Vandalism

Vandalism is the behaviour attributed originally to the Vandals, by the Romans, in respect of culture: ruthless destruction or spoiling of anything beautiful or venerable. The term also includes criminal damage such as graffiti and defacement directed towards any property without permission of the owner.

Types of vandalism

Glass breakage 
Graffiti 
Arson 
Spam


Effects of the vandalism


…… was defaced