Take-aways

First of, there's a round of applause for all of you who turned up for the "Othello" Review. I was quite surprised at the high take-up rate and I do hope that all of you who turned up gained from Mr Pang's insights. Give yourselves a pat on the back for your effort! I hope, no, I pray that all of your hard work will pay off in the end.

Here are some tips/pointers which Mr Pang gave which I found particularly useful:

1. As Ms Narindar says: It is not what you know but how you apply it. Same rule applies for Literature. Regurgitation and character listing will not get you your As and Bs. Categorize your ideas to cover the entire play/novel.

2. For those of you who tend to slip into narration or characterization, try beginning your paragraphs with "Shakespeare" or "Dickens". To add to that, try beginning your sentences with a focus on portrayal i.e. "The use of..." Remember, it is not what happens that is important but HOW it happens.

3. When approaching the Unseen, I think the most practical advice is: If you don't know, don't include.

4. Don't oversimplify the issues involved. Develop the complexity of the argument. Buzzword for "Othello"--Irony. That said, please don't contradict yourself. Listen to what you're writing.

5. Theme--Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Close analysis is important but so is making a point. Especially for the context question--PEEL (Link back to the play in general).

Okay, that's all for now. All the best!

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Prayer of the day:

"Dear Lord,

We thank you for this opportunity to learn and for the gifts and talents you've given us. We praise you for your graciousness and mercy to the contrite, forgive us if we had been unfaithful to our duties and gifts. Please open our eyes and draw our attention to what would be most crucial for our examinations.

In the name of the Jesus, the comforter and provider: Amen."