GP Tips/Resources 💯 ZAscension

Essay Skill Tip: When practicing essay questions, don't be afraid to select some of the harder questions or those we are less familiar with. It's better to try these questions during practice than in the exam. Every practice should be seen as an opportunity to start exploring a new area and learning the right arguments and examples for that. To be clear, this doesn't mean randomly choosing questions. We will still prioritise questions coming from the major themes we would like to work on (aligning with what comes out for the A Levels). But within those themes, we should try questions that may feel more difficult. Be sure to also research during or after the session, so that we can fill in gaps in content knowledge. If you're unsure of the themes please check out this article. Trying different questions and doing research on them to greatly increase our confidence and expand our range of questions that we specialise in #Essay

Compre Skill Tip: With the change in syllabus, paraphrasing in Compre is now required for all qns (clearly stated now, was implied in the past). Paraphrasing doesn't necessarily just mean coming up with a synonym. Words can have similar meanings but differ in degree. Some words sound stronger than others. For instance, 'disturbs/upsets' vs 'distresses' is quite different because the latter is much more extreme. This idea of degree also matters sometimes when we are describing the author's tone. Saying that the tone is 'critical' could be insufficient when it should actually be 'very critical'. That being said, there is no fixed rule to this, it all depends on the actual intention of the author in the passage and we need to accurately capture that be it for paraphrasing or when we describe #Compre

Tonight is lesson 3 of our Content Crash Course, diving into the most popular theme among students - Sci & Tech. Topics include the Pros and Cons of ST, AI. We are also doing Arts on SG art scene, as well as heritage and culture. Join us 7.30pm tonight if you can make it online, or do the recorded lesson if you can't :) Sign up now for 20+ arguments, 40+ examples, 400+ vocab for GP all in 1 lesson! Reach out to find out more about the lessons and pricing https://wa.me/6597223187

I have been so busy with everything that I haven't updated Substack in a while 😭 But here's an example for all of you! Example of the Day: The Odyssey, Film by Nolan Themes: Arts | Indv Values Brief Overview: No spoilers in the article (except to talk…

I have been so busy with everything that I haven't updated Substack in a while 😭 But here's an example for all of you! Example of the Day: The Odyssey, Film by Nolan Themes: Arts | Indv Values Brief Overview: No spoilers in the article (except to talk about some small deviations from the source). Highly encourage everyone to watch this! It's a fun example that allows us to think about the value of films, as well as explore some of the criticisms surrounding it (and questions whether they are even justified) https://zascensiongp.substack.com/p/odyssey-film Remember to subscribe if you would like to be notified for all new examples! I think it's also a helpful notification to remind us that we need to spend some time on GP. A little effort in looking at examples can go a long way in building our Example Bank 😄 #Example

"How do I study for content?", "How to have enough examples?", "I don't know how to best prepare for A Levels!" If these thoughts are familiar to you, not to worry, I will be able to help address them. This channel mainly focuses on the various Skills needed…

Essay Points of the Day: Arts: Last year's A Level qn. It's an interesting question to practice our tweaking skills - instead of the usual "Value of art" question, this shifts the contention to examining the relationship between fame and quality. Also, greatness has a nuanced intensifier to express a value that hits a particular standard. Observe how my language help to address these requirements Detailed Essay Arguments #Instagram Remember to follow if you found this helpful and want GP essay content from time to time 😁

Essay Points of the Day: Sci Tech - This A Level question seems intimidating at first because it deviates from the usual questions on pros-cons. Instead, it looks at whether results should be restricted. But actually, a lot of the arguments here actually come from the most common topics within Sci & Tech. The thing to take note is the Absolute Modifier (everyone) because that's the central contention that we need to consider Detailed Essay Arguments #Instagram Remember to follow if you found this helpful and want GP essay content from time to time 😁

76 mins of lessons all for free, do check these out when possible and I guarantee it transforms the way you think about GP, it will make so much more sense trust me 😁

Sharing a really important sample lesson for the Content Crash Course. Again, regardless of whether you are joining us, this lesson will be super helpful to understand how to approach content + skills that are essential for GP (the way we craft and express…

2. Example Workshop - Tons of examples and seeing how we can draw different arguments from them across many topics (150 in total). Refer to the visuals while listening to the recording | 1️⃣ 7️⃣ mins

Compiling all the free sample lessons, which are very useful even if you don't plan to join 1 - Weekly Lessons (Essay Skills + Compre Skills) | 2️⃣ 4️⃣ + 1️⃣ 6️⃣ mins

Clarification: I have since revised the stats to only look at 11 years, so that it's more relevant

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Major Essay FAQ: Do I really have time now to look at new Themes? My school doesn't focus on the same things :( Answer: The A Level trends are unfortunately really clear, and focusing on the right themes greatly amplifies the value of our content knowledge…

Of course, doing this on your own can be tough. And that's where I'm here to help. The Content Crash Course, in just 8 Lessons, can deliver everything you need to know to easily master these Themes. You don't even have to join all of them, you can pick what works best for you :) Last few slots remaining for Round 1, we are starting tomorrow 7.30pm. Even if you can join the actual timing, you can still enjoy a recorded lesson 😁 Reach out to find out more and sign up https://wa.me/6597223187

Major Essay FAQ: Do I really have time now to look at new Themes? My school doesn't focus on the same things :( Answer: The A Level trends are unfortunately really clear, and focusing on the right themes greatly amplifies the value of our content knowledge by manifold, because we are more likely to be able to use it in the actual A Levels! Many don't understand A Level trends and end up looking at the wrong themes, which is regrettable because the effort put into studying GP will not yield much result. From now till the A Levels (for J2s), there is more than enough time to start pivoting. Avoid the sunk cost fallacy of thinking that you are wasting what you learned previously. See it as adopting the most approach for content. If we work on just 1 Theme every 3 weeks, we still have about 3 months to work on 4 Themes. Trust me, this will be incredibly impactful - you will start to find A Level questions actually easy to answer!

I have decided to do something new. I'm going to release 2 free lessons for Essay and Compre. If you were wondering how my lessons can benefit and why so many students find it insightful, this is a good sample to show that. Even if you don't plan to join…

GP Tips/Resources 💯 ZAscension pinned «I have decided to do something new. I'm going to release 2 free lessons for Essay and Compre. If you were wondering how my lessons can benefit and why so many students find it insightful, this is a good sample to show that. Even if you don't plan to join…»