It will be no different when you become an undergraduate.
The sad episode involving Amos Yee continues to stir much debate online. It has also found its way into several essays dealing with censorship and rights in the recently concluded CT2. Enhance your arguments further by looking beyond the typical 4W1h approach to argumentation. At the end of the day, mechanical application of writing skills cannot replace the rewards that come from wide and thoughtful reading.
How would this article below impact your interpretation of the above episode?
http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/cases-against-bloggers-dominate-dialogue-pm
Do you see larger trends and stronger concepts to help add muscle to a point made?
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Trends.
They can often inform your writing and impact your planning way before you put thoughts into writing. Astute students tap them to enhance their notes on various issues in GP. On a practical level, your engagement of questions in Paper 1 (in particular, those dealing with local and global issues) can be enriched by some understanding of modern trends that shape how stakeholders manage conflict or change in their societies.
A note of caution:
Do not apply them randomly or in isolation unless you have a clear understanding of their contexts and purpose. A consult or a dedicated tutorial will be helpful in showing you its rewards or pitfalls in essay planning and execution. Make your requests known.
The following sources detail some of these significant trends.
Never mouth them off as convenient hash-tags to throw into your essays. Understand what they really mean and their limits. Know 1-2 examples that enable you to comprehend what these concepts are really about. They will serve your purpose well and may do a lot to impact the introduction to a related essay. The second link provides additional reading for you to better make the connection between 'big theories / trends' like these and how they apply in the real world...
A 'VUCA' World:
Concepts:
http://www.slideshare.net/dcaron/its-a-vuca-world-cips-cio-march-5-2009-draft
Examples:
http://www.todayonline.com/world/asia/us-asia-pacific-developing-new-rules-changing-world
http://www.todayonline.com/world/moonshot-save-warming-planet?page=2
http://www.todayonline.com/world/middle-east/myths-isis-and-sisi?page=1
Trust, Knowledge, Connectivity, Livability:
Sustainable Growth and Development
Concepts:
http://www.peopleandplanetandprofit.com/
Examples:
http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/asia-booms-spore-must-evolve-stay-competitive-dpm-teo
Future Growth in Technology and New Job Sectors:
Concept:
http://asia-automation-abundance.wikispaces.com/
Examples:
http://www.todayonline.com/chinaindia/china/aiib-and-chinese-strategy?page=1
http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/computational-thinking-essential-skill-next-generation?page=1
The Modern Quest for Work, Purpose and Meaning in Life and what governments and other key agents are doing about it to better engage people / citizens. The trickle-down effect on social and educational policies is one impact.
Concept:
http://managetochange.typepad.com/main/dan_pink/index.html
Examples involving educational policy, social mindsets, national identity and minority rights in Singapore
http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/sporeans-exam-smarts-could-come-expense-encouraging-innovation-experts?page=1
http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/education-system-has-evolve-spur-creativity
http://www.todayonline.com/voices/singapores-biggest-test-dilution-national-identity
http://www.todayonline.com/commentary/pulau-ubin-and-unsettled-spore-psyche?page=2
http://www.todayonline.com/commentary/resetting-mindsets-about-disability?page=1
http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/why-we-need-more-light-less-heat-sexuality-issues
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