hear! hear! there's homework for the extended week. this is crazy. there's like homework for almost every single bloody subject. what're they trying to do to us? kill us? we prolly don't even achieve so much during a normal school week! argh! i look at the whole list and i just don't want to do it. not at all. i mean, if you give me homework bit by bit, it isn't so bad but looking at the whole list that's a mile long i just switch off and not want to do any of it. not good. must do it. must. anyhow, i've copied it and if you're lazy, it's below.

bleh. feel so crushed and immediately after getting home from the mph booksale too. bah. couldn't even let me bask in my own happiness for a few more days. *mutters* anyhow, here's the assignment. enjoy! (right, who'm i kidding?)

English

Read the local dailies/newspapers - e.g. The Straits Times, The New Paper, Streats, Today - and select a newspaper article you feel strongly about. Write a letter to the Forum page in about 350 words, in response to the article, expressing your opinion or concern clearly. Your letter, which should indicate the date, the subject and the writer of the news article, is to be handwritten and addressed to the Editor. (Hand in your work accompanied with a cutting of the selected newspaper article.)

Higher Chinese

Print out and do the assignment found on this link

The mini-test ("zi du ke ce yan") on 16 April will be on Unit 4, Chapter 16: "xiang lian".

Chinese

Print out and do the assignment found on this link (link doesn't work)

English Literature (Full)

What does the ending of the story, "Odour of Chrysanthemums" evoke in you ?

History (Full)

This is an exercise to test your ability as an independent learner.
Read Chapter 4: Germany 1919 � 1939, in your Nigel Kelly book and answer questions 1a and 1b (Structured Essay questions) in pg 131.
This exercise is to be treated as a formal piece of written work for which you will be graded and to be submitted on the first day when school re-opens. You might also want to refer to your guide book by Wendy Clarke for additional information.

Geography (Full)

Do ALL the TYS Questions on Settlement Studies given in the Handout (distributed before school closed)

Social Studies

Read Chapter 3-The Housing Challenge

• Make a list of housing policies in Singapore
• In point form under each, note the rationale for the policy
• Then do a mind map showing how these housing policies aid nation building
• Do the same for HK except that in place of doing the mind map you list the way the housing policies of HK aid development of HK
  

English Literature (elective)

Revise your text and prepare for an essay test on "Julius Caesar".

History (elective)

Answer the following questions in point form(Refer to Guidebook ch 7)

-How did the economic problems in 1920a and the Great Depression in 1930s cause militarists in Japan to rise to power?
- Compare the reasons for Japan�s aggression that led her to start the Pacific War, with reasons for Germany�s aggression in Europe.
- Why did Japan need to expand into China and Manchuria?
- In what ways was the Mukden Incident significant historically?
- How did militarists gain the upper hand in Japan and extend control over China?
- trace the events that caused Western powers to take note of Japan�s actions in Asia
-Show how the Pacific War was a direct result of Japan�s China policy(do this like a mind map)

Additional Mathematics

Students may e-mail to Mrs Chan Sock Har for further enquires at : [email protected]

Resource : Text Book

1. Revision Exercise 1, 5 & 10.

Instruction:
1. Students are to do the above assignments on writing papers, which will then be submitted to the Maths teachers on the first Math lesson when school re-opens.

2. Students can access the heymath website (The URL is: www.heymath.net or www.heymath.com ) to do online learning for:
� Differentiation
� Application
� Higher Derivatives and Applications

Elementary Mathematics

Students may e-mail to Mrs Chan Sock Har for further enquires at : [email protected]

Resource : Ten Year Series

1. Statistics :
1. Unit 7.1, pg 170, Do questions 21 - 25, 29 and 30;
2. pg 173, do questions 8, 9 and 10;
3. Unit 7.2, pg 178, do questions 17 - 20.
2. November 2001 Paper 1

Students have to access the heymath website (The URL is: www.heymath.net or www.heymath.com ) to do online learning for:
� Frequency Distribution
� Measures of Central Tendency.
� Probability

Worksheets will be available on the heymath website.

Physics

Refer to usual Physics website for assignments.

Chemistry

1. The test on �Electrochemistry� will be on as scheduled on the first Day 2.
   Revise using your notes, worksheets and ten-year series.
2. �Redox Reactions�
1. Read Chapter 17: Redox Reactions� in your textbook.
   Make sure you do the �quick check� exercises as you go along.
2. Access the following webpage www.geocities.com/piechart2001/index.htm to:
• View PowerPoint presentation on redox reactions
• Do the exercises within the presentation and check answers as you go along
• Go to the �useful link� provided
  At the navigation bar on the left, choose
(i) �Assigning Oxidation Nos.� and go through the tutorial and practice for General Chemistry only.
(ii) �Identifying Redox Reactions and Agents�, again doing the tutorial and practice.

3. Return to last slide of PowerPoint presentation. Print out and complete exercise 1 & 2, which are to be handed in when school reopens.

Biology

1. Revise topic of �Genetics� in preparation for coming test. Do the questions found in the Ten-Year Series on this topic.
2. Read Chapter 20: �Reproduction in Plants� found in the textbook. Answer the MCQ and structured questions found in the Ten-Year Series on this topic.