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8/9/2019 Lesson 1: Self-introduction, preliminary foray into essay-writing skills and a preview of Globalisation.

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1300 1310: Module 0 - About me.

Activity: Tell me about YOU. 1315 1325: Module 1 - What is GP?

Paper 1 and whatis required of you

Worksheet: Student profiling 1325 1550: Module 2 - Essay question analysis

Activity: Fill-up TIDKQ 1550 - 1410: Module 3 - Brainstorming strategies

Activity: Identify relevant SPECTRA perspectives 1410 1420: Module 4 - An introduction to Globalisation

Activity: Whatisit? (Defining Globalisation.) 1420 1450: Module 5 - What does Globalisation look like?

Video: Shift happens

Facts & Statistics Activity: Its effects

1450 1510: Module 6 - Is Globalisation new? 1510 1540: Module 7 - The Art of Writing a Good Introduction

Activity: Spotthe relevantintroduction Activity: Write your own!

1540 1600:End of lesson summary,test and reflection

Agenda


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ChenChen EnjiaoEnjiao (Ernie)(Ernie)


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Top GP Studentin J1

GotA for GP

in A levels Taughtstudents from RJC, TJC, SAJC, NJC, SRJC,CJC, etc. before


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Entrepreneurship delegate for HPAIR 2010

Other than teaching


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Part of organising committee for RYSEC

Currently Secretary with Microfinance Society(Singapore), etc.


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Hobbies


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What aboutyou?


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Module 1: Whatis GP

? An A level subject

Multi-disciplinary


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Territory

Ways of navigation

Rather like sailing


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P

aper 1 Essaytopic areas

Historical,social, economic, political and philosophicaltopics

Science including its history, philosophy, generalprinciples,current developments and applications

Mathematical and geographical topics

Literature and languageArts and crafts

Topics of local interest and national concern


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activity: do student

profiling Fill it up!


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Module 2: Essay

questions analysis T ________:

General subjectthatthe question addresses.

I ________:Aspecific aspect of the questions general subject which you need to focusinyour response.

D _____________________:

Wordsthatinform you of the approach to take when writing an essay

K ______________:

Wordsthat are vital in your interpretation and understanding of the question.

Q _____________________:

Wordsthat determine the kinds of examplesin your response.

Wordsthat prescribe a certain time-frame.

Wordsthat limityour examplesto a certain geographical location.


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activity Example:What considerations do you think a

censor should take into account in his work?

TOPIC: Censorship / Art & Literature

ISSUE: the considerations a censor should take intoaccountin his work

DIRECTION & KEY WORD/S: what

&considerations and shouldQUESTION CONTEXT: Unspecified


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Example: Do you agree that a womans most

important role today is that of a wife and mother?

TOPIC: Role of women

ISSUE: whether a womans mostimportant role todayisthat of wife and mother

DIRECTION & KEY WORDS: Do you agree &

mostimportant role, wife and motherQUESTION CONTEXT: today


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2. Many of the health problems faced by man today

are his own doing. Do you agree?

TOPIC: ________________________________________

ISSUE: ________________________________________

DIRECTION & KEY WORDS:_______________________________________________

QUESTION CONTEXT: _________________________


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3. The family as an institution is dying. Is this true?

TOPIC: ________________________________________

ISSUE: ________________________________________




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4. How has affluence in your country affected

attitudes towards family togetherness?

TOPIC: ________________________________________

ISSUE: ________________________________________




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5. It is harder to be a good parent nowadays.

Discuss.

TOPIC: ________________________________________

ISSUE: ________________________________________




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Module 3:

Brainstorming strategies Generate points

Achieve depth and scope


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1: SPEC

TRA SPECTRA isthe acronym for the perspectives

(angles) you oughtto examine behind an issue. They

include the:S : _____________________________________________

P : _____________________________________________

E : _____________________________________________

C : _____________________________________________T : _____________________________________________

R : _____________________________________________

A : _____________________________________________


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Example 1: Discussthe impact of globalisation.

P___________, e___________

Example 2: Should abortion be legalised?

E___________, r___________


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activity Select which SPECTRA perspective(s) are relevant

and significantto the following questions, provide

the reasons whythey are, while others are not. The world of the future will be a womans world.

What are your views?

Perspective(s):

_________________________________________________Reason(s):

__________________________________________________________________________________________________


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What are the merits of the cinema as a means of education?

Perspective(s):

_________________________________________________Reason(s): __________________________________________________________________________________________________

The main function of education should be to enable peopleto gain employment. Do you agree?

Perspective(s):_________________________________________________

Reason(s): __________________________________________________________________________________________________


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Discuss the forms of discrimination that exist in your country.

Perspective(s):

_________________________________________________Reason(s): __________________________________________________________________________________________________

Is a world without racial conflict an impossible dream?

Perspective(s):

_________________________________________________Reason(s): __________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2: Multi-level

perspective Individual

National/Social

Global


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(c) Venkatraman, 2008 34

Module 4: An introduction to

Globalisation


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P

astA level questions Have multi-national businesses had a positive or negative

impact on your society? (2004)

To what extentshould the State involve itself in the world ofbusiness? (2005)

Are the poor an inevitable feature of anysociety? (2004)

Do you agree thatcity life is becoming increasinglyunattractive? (2002)

Discussthe extentto which global and national interestscan bebalanced. (2001)

To what extentshould richer nations help poorer ones? (2000)


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P

ast prelim questions Can a country preserve itsculture nowadaysin the

face of increasing globalisation?

Globalisation has little or nothing to offer developingcountries. To what extent do you agree with thestatement?

You cannotstop globalisation,itissomething that

happens. (U.S. Secretary of State MadeleineAlbright) Should globalisation be resisted?

Globalisation hascreated two worlds, not one. Towhat extentisthistrue?


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Definitions? an irreversible force - much like gravity. Theysay we should

acceptit and get on with our lives. Butcritics point outthatthis

formula of globalisation (by WTO, IMF, World Bank) is beingenforced and propelled bytransnational corporations (MNCs)largely unaccountable for their actions, aided by governmentsand institutions (as mentioned above)."- N Chomsky

" a New World Order which feeds on human poverty and thedestruction of the environment, generatessocial apartheid,encourages racism and ethnicstrife and underminesthe rightsof women. MChossudovsky


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Definition: Diana Click here.

Whatsyour own definition?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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4 aspects Economic

Itinvolvesthe increasing interaction or integration of national

economicsystemsthrough the growth in international trade,investment and capital flows.

Socio-cultural

It also involves rapid cross border social and cultural exchangesbetween countries.

Time/space

It redefinesthe notions of time and space, and knowledge becomesinstantaneous and geographical boundaries become meaningless.

Supra National (Beyond the National)

Itis a worldwide drive towards a global economicsystem dominatedbysupra national corporate trade and banking institutionsthat are not

accountable to democratic or national governments.


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2 working definitions Globalisation isthe process enabling financial and

investment marketsto operate internationally,

largely as a result of deregulation and improvedcommunications

Globalisation isthe rapid increase in cross bordereconomic,social,technological exchange under

conditions of capitalism.


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More opinions It has been said that arguing against globalisation is like

arguing againstthe laws of gravity. - KofiAnnan

Outsourcing and globalisation of manufacturing allowscompaniesto reduce costs, benefitsconsumers with lower costgoods and services,causes economic expansion that reducesunemployment, and increases productivity and job creation. LarryElder

In too manyinstances,the march to globalisationhas lead to themarginalisation of women and girls. And that mustchange. HilaryClinton

Instead of having a set of policiesthat are equipping people forthe globalisationof the economy, we have policiesthat areaccelerating the most destructive trends of the global economy.

- Barack Obama


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Martin Luther King:

1967 It really boils down to this: that all life isinterrelated. We are all caughtin an

inescapable network of mutuality,tied into a single garment of destiny.Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. We are made to live together

because of the interrelated structure of reality. Did you ever stop to think thatyou can't leave for your job in the morning without being dependent on most ofthe world? You get up in the morning and go to the bathroom and reach overfor the sponge, and that's handed to you by a Pacificislander. You reach for abar of soap, and that's given to you atthe hands of a Frenchman. And then yougo into the kitchen to drink your coffee for the morning, and that's poured intoyour cup by a South American. And maybe you wanttea: that's poured into

your cup by a Chinese. Or maybe you're desirous of having cocoa for breakfast,and that's poured into your cup by a WestAfrican. And then you reach over foryour toast, and that's given to you atthe hands of an English-speaking farmer,notto mention the baker. And before you finish eating breakfastin themorning,you've depended on more than half the world. Thisisthe way ouruniverse isstructured,thisisitsinterrelated quality. We aren't going to havepeace on Earth until we recognize this basic fact of the interrelated structure of

all reality.


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Module 5: How isit

like? Shift happens.

Triple forces of Asia,Abundance and Automation.


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McDonalds Restaurants

According to the McDonald'sCorporation website (as of January 30, 2007),McDonald's has, "More than 30,000 local restaurantsserving nearly 50 millionpeople in more than 119 countries each day."


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Fact Files Basic education for all would cost $6 BILLION a year;

$8 BILLION isspent annually for cosmetics in the United States alone.

Installation of water and sanitation for all would cost $9 BILLION plussome

annual costs;$11 BILLION isspent annually on ice cream in Europe.

Reproductive health services for all women would cost $12 BILLION a year;

$12 BILLION a year isspent on perfumesin Europe and the United States.

Basic health care and nutrition would cost $13 BILLION;

$17 BILLION a year isspent on pet food in Europe and the United States.

$35 BILLION isspent on business entertainmentin Japan;$50 BILLION on cigarettesin Europe;

$105 BILLION on alcoholic drinksin Europe;

$400 BILLION on narcotic drugs around the world; and

$780 BILLION on the world's militaries.

20% of the world's people in industrialized countries account for 86% of total

private consumption expenditures, while the poorest 20% account for 1.3%


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Module 6: Is

Globalisation new? Human migration began at least 10000 years ago.


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Globalization: Stylized Shifts

Globalization

1.0

Globalization

2.0

Globalization

3.0


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Globalization 1.0

(c) Venkatraman, 2008


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One of the First Global Corporations


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Globalization 2.0


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Globalization 2.0

Infrastructure


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Globalization 2.0

Infrastructure

Gl b li ti 3 0


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Globalization 3.0

A f l b l


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An era of global

networks


Live

ConsumePlay

Work Create

Connect


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How does all these

affect YOU? Meetyour competition.


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What are the driving

forces? 10 flatteners.


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The good & the bad

Can you write down in the space below whatyouthink might be some of the pros and cons of

globalisation?Pros:

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________Cons:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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Module 7: Writing the

introduction Instructions: Study the following introductions to

the question Is man overly dependent on the

computer? Discuss. Which introduction is themost relevant one?

INTRODUCTION A:

Computers are beginning to become part and parcel of

peoples lives. Statisticsshow thatthe proportion ofpeople owning a computer hasincreased over the years.As a whole,the use of computers has benefited mankind,although negative effects of using the computers do exist.Here, we shall discussthe benefitsthat are likelyto

result.


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INTRODUCTION B:

In the twenty firstcentury,computers have become such

a major part of our livesthat we often cannot do withoutthem. The speed at which computer models or softwarechangesindicatesthe rate at which our fast-pacedtechnologyischanging. However,if computers were putto good use,they would be highly beneficial to man in

terms of the economic and social aspects, as well aseducation.


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INTRODUCTION C:

Today,itis obviousthatcomputers are becoming more widespread

and their presence has been feltthroughoutthe globe. In many ways,the use of computers haschanged our way of life and one hardly evermisses a computer atschool or the workplace. One cannot denythatthrough the use of computers, working life has benefited most ofsociety. Different uses of the computer have brought about differentbenefits, depending on who usesthe computer and how itis being

used. Nevertheless,the computer has enabled and empoweredmankind to aspire for faster advancement bytheir incredible datastorage and processing capabilities. Whattook a team of men and alifetime to process now onlytakes a powerful computer and a coupleof minutes. Such isthe awe of our modern computer.


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Worksheet

How to write a good introduction.


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End of lesson.

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