Poetry Analysis — Balloons by Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath famously had a troubled relationship with her mother Aurelia, and consequently was rather ambivalent towards motherhood. In poems such as “Morning Song”, her poet-speaker is baffled by maternity: she declares herself “no more [the child’s] mother…

General Paper (GP)AfterSkool20 April 2021Literature, English, Language Art, Language Literature, Poetry

Answering a General Paper Question

How to answer a General Paper question from A-Levels 2018, Paper 1 Question 4.

General Paper (GP)AfterSkool2 March 2021Literature, English, Language Art, Language Literature, Poetry

Poetry Analysis — The Planners by Boey Kim Cheng

Boey Kim Cheng’s “The Planners” expresses dismay at the price of urbanisation. In the comments, you will find a non-exhaustive set of commentary on the meaning of the lines, as well as some technical analysis.

General Paper (GP)AfterSkool2 February 2021Literature, English, Language Art, Language Literature, Poetry

Two Simple Ways to Improve Your General Paper AQ Evaluation (and boost your AQ scores!)

Finding your General Paper AQ scores pretty average, or even dismal? GP tutor Yvonne shares two simple ways to improve your evaluation and boost your AQ scores!

General Paper (GP)Yvonne Lau29 May 2020GP, General Paper, Application Question, AQ, Evaluation

3 Ways to Make GP revision fun!

AfterSkool’s GP head Yvonne shares three tips to make GP revision (actually) fun!

General Paper (GP)Yvonne Lau3 March 2020JC, General Paper, GP, Revision