ENGLISH ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT Final
Elrond Hu Kangsheng
S101
3/2/2016
Apollo 14(Final)
Shocking, chaotic and luck are the only words that can describe the experiences the astronauts on Apollo 14 encountered.
Everyone said their farewells as they climbed the steel steps to the Rocketship, Apollo 14. Once all four of them- Luke, Paul, John and Mike had entered Apollo 14, they were approved for take off by Mission Control.
As they exited Earth, there was a violent jerk. Like it was his first instinct, Mike went to check what had happened. It was revealed that the thrust engines had gone haywire and they were now on collision course with the sun!
The sun was like a gigantic, red, fiery, fireball. Luke shuddered as he thought disturbingly that the space shuttle would vaporise into thin air due to the sheer heat without even coming close to the Sun.
The Team Leaders, Luke and Paul kept as cool as a cucumber as they thought of an emergency plan.
There was pin drop silence until, Luke thought of an idea and
shouted out orders, "Paul contact Mission Control and ask them
about information on any small meteorites in our course!"
Essentially he wanted to make use Newton's Third Law, which states that any object travelling in a straight line would continue in that direction unless acted upon by an external force. So Luke's plan was to have a small meteorite hit the tip of Apollo 14 so that it could tilt Apollo 14 on course to Earth to make an emergency crash landing in the Pacific Ocean as they did not have enough fuel left to reach Mercury
Soon Paul got information about a meteorite, meteorite 1337,
that would collide with them in twenty minutes.
Once it was five minutes away, Luke ordered everyone to
adopt a brace position. "Brace brace brace!" Luke shouted. Not long later, the sheer impact of the meteorite almost ripped off Apollo 14's tip. If it were not for the heavy armour, the top of Apollo 14 would have been a distant memory.
However the impact also tilted Apollo 14 a full one hundred and eighty degrees so that it was now on course with earth for the emergency crash landing.
As they entered Earth's atmosphere, they could feel the gravity
pulling on them like a wild horse. Even though Luke was a highly
skilled astronaut, even he needed lots of luck to get the emergency
parachute to come out at the correct time and angle.
Everyone turned on their emergency oxygen supply built into their suits as they reached the Ocean. The whole ship was shaking violently.
Then, it crashed into the deep azure blue water of the Pacific
Ocean.
"Ouch, what happened?" Luke said sleepily. "Don't worry," a voice answered him. "Your team is safe."
SWBTS
Someone:
What:Luke wanted his team to be the first humans to step onto
Mercury, the nearest planet to the Sun
But:The thrust engines fail and they are now on collision course with
the sun.
Then:
So:They contact Mission Control and get information about a small
meteorite that will hit the tip of Apollo 14 so that it is tilted back onto
course with the Earth, so that they can make an emergency crash
landing on Earth.
Monday, 29 February 2016
Sunday, 28 February 2016
Creative Writing Task 3 by Jonah Choke
When I was a child, I well remembered one naughty thing that I did. It was twelve in the afternoon. I could hear the growling from my stomach. Without further ado, I went to the kitchen to pour myself some Milo. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a very beautiful glass sculpture. I touched it and before I knew it, it fell. It shattered into countless pieces. Immediately, I cleared the whole place up. As expected, my mother found out and reprimanded me by telling me to go to bed
I dragged my feet towards my room. As usual, I would always see my father's beautiful artwork. I tried to find some toys to play with but there were none. I could not do anything but to look outside the window. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw four ice cream sticks in between my books on my shelf. I started making a boomerang out of it.
I started to get bored and the only thing that I could do was to fall asleep. I lay on my bed and looked at the ceiling. Somehow, I managed to fall asleep. I woke up at night when it was all dark and spooky. Suddenly, something crawling in between my legs. I felt like it was two inches in length. I dare not see what that mysterious creature was.
I woke up the next day, unsure what that creature was. To this day, I am still unsure.
I dragged my feet towards my room. As usual, I would always see my father's beautiful artwork. I tried to find some toys to play with but there were none. I could not do anything but to look outside the window. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw four ice cream sticks in between my books on my shelf. I started making a boomerang out of it.
I started to get bored and the only thing that I could do was to fall asleep. I lay on my bed and looked at the ceiling. Somehow, I managed to fall asleep. I woke up at night when it was all dark and spooky. Suddenly, something crawling in between my legs. I felt like it was two inches in length. I dare not see what that mysterious creature was.
I woke up the next day, unsure what that creature was. To this day, I am still unsure.
Jonah Choke's Final AA
Name & Reg: Jonah Choke/13
Class: S1-01
Title: Science Fiction Short Story(Final)
The Power of the Cloak
“John, where do you want to eat later?” I questioned him. “I think I will have my lunch at the canteen as I cannot resist my hunger,” he answered as he stirred the mixture. We agreed on eating there. We were working on a mixture that helps plants grow taller than usual.
As we entered the canteen, we saw many people eating. To our surprise, our favourite stall was the stall with the shortest line. Delighted, we made our way to the back of the queue. We dashed to the only table that was vacant. We were eating when all of a sudden, the siren went off.
It was followed by an announcement stating that an animal hybrid, capable of doing almost everything, has escaped from its cage and told everyone to make their way out of the building without panicking.
For a moment, silence reigned. Utter silence.
Out of the blue, everyone started running like mad dogs. There was no exception for John and me. To our utmost horror, we realised that there was only one way out of the building - the main entrance. It was the furthest exit from us. We tried to squeeze our way through the massive crowd. Suddenly. I thought of another way to reach the exit.
John agreed upon that route. We walked at our fastest pace. Suddenly, I heard a low menacing growl. I turned around and saw a horrifying creature right before my eyes. It was the hybrid!
We ran at a speed that could shame a cheetah. The hybrid gave chase. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a room labelled “Special Projects”. It was the only room along the aisle, thus, we went inside.
We scanned the room briefly. The room was vacant. I scanned the room again when something caught attention. It was a cloak that was tucked in the corner of the room. I find it weird as there would be a cloak inside an empty room. Many thoughts raced through my mind. Curiosity had gotten the better of me. I went towards it and picked it up.
Just as I picked it up, a note dropped. It stated that when the cloaking device was active, light deflects around the object and the object becomes invisible.I found an “ON” button and pressed it. My hand had “vanished”! It was the coolest device I had ever seen. We could hear the hybrid approaching the room. Without thinking twice, I put the cloak on John and myself. It entered the room.
It scanned the room slowly. Our hands were clammy. It did not see us! We heaved sighs of relief. It was about to exit the room when it turned back again! It had detected our scent in the room! We were very sure that we were doomed this time. We walked out of the science building wobbly- the place where we worked in.
Out of the blue, some scientists entered the room. They shot it with papaverine injection, and it collapsed to the ground almost immediately. They brought it to a much stronger cage this time.
The cloak has indeed saved our lives. The power of the coat is indescribable.
Summary:
Somebody: John and I
Wanted: to eat lunch peacefully
But: an animal hybrid has escaped
So: they shot with papaverine injection to make it fall asleep
Then: it was brought back to a stronger cage.
Clarence Soo's AA
Name: Clarence Soo
Class: S1-01
Title: The Interplanetary War (final)
The A.D. 2197-2201 Interplanetary War was a period most would find hard to forget.
It all started when scientists decided to combine the human’s DNA with another animal’s, to create a new, stronger body through genetic mutation. The results were dire. The polar-bear-men (polar-men), cheetah-men and the elephant-men (ele-men) had a malfunction in their brain chips. Each type of creature stole a Bolt-002 (which could travel faster than light) and escaped to remote planets.
The first attack came from the polar-men. They came in great numbers, and the humans were unprepared. Hundreds of thousands died and many people grieved. The leader of the human army, Captain Tim, suggested travelling to the past and totally stopping the mutants’ existence (according to Einstein’s theory, faster-than-light communication equaled time travel).
However, the Bolts Company admitted that they had manufactured the Bolt-002 in a way that time travel was disabled. The human army had no choice but to unite forces throughout Earth to fight back against the mutants. This introduced a new age of technology as incredible new weapons were invented.
Captain Tim became incredibly busy as he sought out plans and strategies to attack the mutants. Alas, most of the attacks proved unsuccessful as the humans always found themselves outnumbered and at a physical disadvantage. Also, whenever any of the mutant forces struck, there were always too few humans left on Earth to defend themselves.
“We have a number problem,” announced Matt during an emergency sergeant meeting. “We have too few soldiers.”
“Nobody is volunteering to join the human army, seeing all the deaths and everything,” added Bobby, shrugging his shoulders and frowning slightly.
“We can’t do anything,” replied Captain Tim, “We’re just barely defending ourselves. We have no time to ask around for volunteers.” He sighed in distress.
Everyone around the table thought. They thought about survival. Protecting their planet and their people.
Suddenly, Chris, the genius of the bunch, sprang up. His fists were clenched, and he spoke with much force, yet remaining calm. “Let’s clone ourselves! We all share the same dreams, the same determination. If we had much more thinking the same as us, surely we would crush our enemies!” Everyone agreed with that idea, so Captain Tim informed the Bolts Company, and they quickly got to work.
The scientists working with the Bolts Company extracted somatic cells from the best sergeants.They transplanted the cells into host egg cells, which had their own genetic material removed. The somatic cells’ genetic materials were fused with the eggs using electric currents. Then the eggs were put into the Bolt Developer, a device used to speed up a baby’s body development. The newborn babies were transported to the Bolt Grower, a device used to speed up growth.
The human army was ready to launch its first full-force attack. Matt, Chris, and their clones assaulted Jupiter and its ele-men. They struck with so much force that they wiped out the ele-men entirely, lashing out with their cool new weapons. This victory gave everyone so much motivation that they were eager enough to attack any mutant force without Captain Tim’s permission.
At last, the smartest army, the humans, had a chance of winning the Interplanetary War.
SWBTS: The humans wanted to win the war, but they were too few in numbers, so they cloned themselves, then they fought back.
Chian ZhengHang's AA
Name: Chian ZhengHang
Class S1-01
Title: undieable city
I woke up like just another day with my house smelling like a dump truck.I washed up and ate breakfast then I went to work.My job was to collect supplies to create clones from the outside world.I greeted my neighbours and friends like what I did after the ‘undieable' city was formed.The city was established years ago; there was a virus which had prevented humans from reproducing.About 60 years after, the human started to die out and only minority of the human population was left.That was when the President of the city had a scientific breakthrough that allowed him to create clones with the same memory as the original so whenever a person die, a new clone with the same memories would be released, thus people could not ‘die’.So, he gathered the people in a city and thus, the “undieable" city was formed.
Then, I went and met Jovis at the park where were a lot of colourful flowers and had the scent of roses in the air before going to work.After a while, Jovis then arrived.Jovis had a lot of muscle and was strong.Together, we went to the place where we got suited before going to the outside world.Jovis and I got suited, got a gun and extraction device to extract minerals before going to the outside world.
The outside world was just lots of dense forest.There were also a lot of vicious and aggressive animals due to the human being not being in the outside world and affecting the eco-system.Jovis and I walked until suddenly Jovis stopped.He whispered to me, “Run!”Suddenly, I realised gorilla liked animals on trees that looked like they just noticed us.They started chasing us; we quickly ran as fast as we could, occasionally shooting back.After a while, we finally lost them.That was when we found the substance used for cloning and we started extracting it.Suddenly,lion-liked beasts with sharp claws and teeth started attacking us and brought us to the ground.We frantically shot the beast while avoiding their bites and claws.That was when I heard Jovis shout out, “AH!”
At the corner of my eyes, I saw that Jovis got bitten and crimson red blood was flowing out of him.I quickly shot the beast on me and helped Jovis by shouting the things off him.I wanted to run but I could not leave Jovis.So I told him to run and report me dead if I do not come back.I then charged towards the beasts.Suddenly, everything went black.
I woke up like just another day with my house smelling like a dump truck.I washed up and ate breakfast then I went to work.I greeted my neighbours and friends like what I did after the ‘undieable' city was formed.I asked one of my neighbours which day it was and he said it was Tuesday.I was confused because I remembered yesterday to be Saturday.That was when I realised; I was ‘dead’.
S: I
W: want to run
B: Jovis was hurt and the beast was about to kill him.
T: Than I thought that I would not ‘die’ if one of us made it back to report the death
S: So I shot the beast off him and asked him to run before charging into the crowd.I woke up from bed again not remembering and then find out that his other ‘body’ had died
Class S1-01
Title: undieable city
I woke up like just another day with my house smelling like a dump truck.I washed up and ate breakfast then I went to work.My job was to collect supplies to create clones from the outside world.I greeted my neighbours and friends like what I did after the ‘undieable' city was formed.The city was established years ago; there was a virus which had prevented humans from reproducing.About 60 years after, the human started to die out and only minority of the human population was left.That was when the President of the city had a scientific breakthrough that allowed him to create clones with the same memory as the original so whenever a person die, a new clone with the same memories would be released, thus people could not ‘die’.So, he gathered the people in a city and thus, the “undieable" city was formed.
Then, I went and met Jovis at the park where were a lot of colourful flowers and had the scent of roses in the air before going to work.After a while, Jovis then arrived.Jovis had a lot of muscle and was strong.Together, we went to the place where we got suited before going to the outside world.Jovis and I got suited, got a gun and extraction device to extract minerals before going to the outside world.
The outside world was just lots of dense forest.There were also a lot of vicious and aggressive animals due to the human being not being in the outside world and affecting the eco-system.Jovis and I walked until suddenly Jovis stopped.He whispered to me, “Run!”Suddenly, I realised gorilla liked animals on trees that looked like they just noticed us.They started chasing us; we quickly ran as fast as we could, occasionally shooting back.After a while, we finally lost them.That was when we found the substance used for cloning and we started extracting it.Suddenly,lion-liked beasts with sharp claws and teeth started attacking us and brought us to the ground.We frantically shot the beast while avoiding their bites and claws.That was when I heard Jovis shout out, “AH!”
At the corner of my eyes, I saw that Jovis got bitten and crimson red blood was flowing out of him.I quickly shot the beast on me and helped Jovis by shouting the things off him.I wanted to run but I could not leave Jovis.So I told him to run and report me dead if I do not come back.I then charged towards the beasts.Suddenly, everything went black.
I woke up like just another day with my house smelling like a dump truck.I washed up and ate breakfast then I went to work.I greeted my neighbours and friends like what I did after the ‘undieable' city was formed.I asked one of my neighbours which day it was and he said it was Tuesday.I was confused because I remembered yesterday to be Saturday.That was when I realised; I was ‘dead’.
S: I
W: want to run
B: Jovis was hurt and the beast was about to kill him.
T: Than I thought that I would not ‘die’ if one of us made it back to report the death
S: So I shot the beast off him and asked him to run before charging into the crowd.I woke up from bed again not remembering and then find out that his other ‘body’ had died
Sian Yin's AA final
Name: Tan Sian Yin (05) Class: S1-01 Date and Time: 27 January 2016
Title: Final (Let Me Go) Number of words: 501
“Yes. I agree to surrender myself to the virtual world,” I confirmed, stepping through the doors of transformation. I was never going back to the living hell. “You have never done anything right in your life!” I had been reminded time and again. I could never compare to my sister. She aced in her studies, did all the right things while I was just a failure in my parent’s and her eyes. Now, I will change their minds. I surrender.
As I stepped through the doors, I felt myself transforming into ones and zeros, and finally, I was free from the cruel outside world, free from the torments of my parents and their cold stares.
The virtual world was taking over the real world. The avatar leaders in the game called the Amoris wanted to rule over the humans. However, not many were willing to become permanent avatars. Being the first few “Transformers”, I was tasked to coax humans into walking through the doors of transformation. Once you went through those doors, it was a point of no return; you would become one of us.
For the first month, I had been working relentlessly, tricking humans through those innocent doors. However, I was getting tired. And I was wrong; I was a slave to the Amoris. I did not even get the freedom that I used to have.
“Jake, this is the new list of recruitments. You better get it done soon, or else...” I took a dreaded look at the list and saw a familiar name: ‘Charisse Yeo’. I could not believe my eyes! Could it be my sister? She never played games!
Just then, my thoughts were interrupted by a presence behind me. I reeled around to come face to face with my sister, Charisse!
“I have finally found you!” Charisse exclaimed. “What are you doing here! Go home now! Forget about me!” I interrupted her words, admiring her ever-beautiful hair. “We are all so worried about you. Mother is terribly ill. Please come back with me, I beg you,” she cried, a lone tear slipped down her cheeks unguarded. I had never thought I meant anything to them.
From the corner of my eye, I saw the Amoricops chasing after us. I grabbed Charisse’s hand and catapulted forward, determination written all over my face as I scooted around the corner at the speed of light. I explained to her how I could not go back home. She was clearly bewildered. Just before the Amoricops caught up with us, I pushed her through the portal to the human world while I was repelled by the protective layer.
The Amoricops hauled me to the Amoris and I was sentenced to death. I was thrown into the zero filling pit where I would disintegrate into zeros and be gone forever.
As I stared helplessly at my disintegrating body, tears lined my face; I missed my family dearly.
I’m sorry Charisse, but I had to save you. I had finally done something right…
Somebody (Who)~ Jake Yeo Xuan Kuang
~ Charisse Yeo Xuan Le
Wanted (What) ~ To escape from the outside world
But (Conflict) ~ Jake met his sister and defied orders to help her escape from her imminent danger.
Then (What I did) ~ Jake saved his sister, pushing her through the portal but he was caught by police and died after that.
So (Resolution) ~ He spent the last few minutes thinking about how he had finally done something right.
Title: Final (Let Me Go) Number of words: 501
“Yes. I agree to surrender myself to the virtual world,” I confirmed, stepping through the doors of transformation. I was never going back to the living hell. “You have never done anything right in your life!” I had been reminded time and again. I could never compare to my sister. She aced in her studies, did all the right things while I was just a failure in my parent’s and her eyes. Now, I will change their minds. I surrender.
As I stepped through the doors, I felt myself transforming into ones and zeros, and finally, I was free from the cruel outside world, free from the torments of my parents and their cold stares.
The virtual world was taking over the real world. The avatar leaders in the game called the Amoris wanted to rule over the humans. However, not many were willing to become permanent avatars. Being the first few “Transformers”, I was tasked to coax humans into walking through the doors of transformation. Once you went through those doors, it was a point of no return; you would become one of us.
For the first month, I had been working relentlessly, tricking humans through those innocent doors. However, I was getting tired. And I was wrong; I was a slave to the Amoris. I did not even get the freedom that I used to have.
“Jake, this is the new list of recruitments. You better get it done soon, or else...” I took a dreaded look at the list and saw a familiar name: ‘Charisse Yeo’. I could not believe my eyes! Could it be my sister? She never played games!
Just then, my thoughts were interrupted by a presence behind me. I reeled around to come face to face with my sister, Charisse!
“I have finally found you!” Charisse exclaimed. “What are you doing here! Go home now! Forget about me!” I interrupted her words, admiring her ever-beautiful hair. “We are all so worried about you. Mother is terribly ill. Please come back with me, I beg you,” she cried, a lone tear slipped down her cheeks unguarded. I had never thought I meant anything to them.
From the corner of my eye, I saw the Amoricops chasing after us. I grabbed Charisse’s hand and catapulted forward, determination written all over my face as I scooted around the corner at the speed of light. I explained to her how I could not go back home. She was clearly bewildered. Just before the Amoricops caught up with us, I pushed her through the portal to the human world while I was repelled by the protective layer.
The Amoricops hauled me to the Amoris and I was sentenced to death. I was thrown into the zero filling pit where I would disintegrate into zeros and be gone forever.
As I stared helplessly at my disintegrating body, tears lined my face; I missed my family dearly.
I’m sorry Charisse, but I had to save you. I had finally done something right…
Somebody (Who)~ Jake Yeo Xuan Kuang
~ Charisse Yeo Xuan Le
Wanted (What) ~ To escape from the outside world
But (Conflict) ~ Jake met his sister and defied orders to help her escape from her imminent danger.
Then (What I did) ~ Jake saved his sister, pushing her through the portal but he was caught by police and died after that.
So (Resolution) ~ He spent the last few minutes thinking about how he had finally done something right.
Saturday, 27 February 2016
Ramirez's Creative Writing Task 2
The dark hallway lay before him.Mike was on his way to school in a good mood as he was excited to meet his friends again after the long school holidays.Thinking that nothing could bring him down, he walked through the dark hallway leading to the main road while whistling cheerfully.
In the middle of the hallway, Mike heard someone calling his name.So he turned around but saw nothing.Mike continued walking,feeling a bit uneasy.Suddenly,he felt a strong gust of wind, pushing against his skin.Now, he felt paranoid."What was that?" Mike trembled.He quickened his pace thinking that he needed to get out of the hallway immediately.In the corner of his eye,he saw a silhouette of an animal.Now he was really scared.Knowing that ghosts are not real,he told himself calmly that he was just imagining things.
The wind got stronger,whispers could be heard and the silhouette of the animal got larger and larger.Mike was trembling.He ran and ran but he tripped and fell on the ground.Out of the blue, the lights turned on.He saw that the only animal there was just an ordinary cat.
Mike realized that he had just scared himself by thinking that he was getting attacked.Mike learnt that ghosts are not real and that they are all in their imagination.He wished that he knew that ghosts were just in his imagination when he was scared out of his wits.
In the middle of the hallway, Mike heard someone calling his name.So he turned around but saw nothing.Mike continued walking,feeling a bit uneasy.Suddenly,he felt a strong gust of wind, pushing against his skin.Now, he felt paranoid."What was that?" Mike trembled.He quickened his pace thinking that he needed to get out of the hallway immediately.In the corner of his eye,he saw a silhouette of an animal.Now he was really scared.Knowing that ghosts are not real,he told himself calmly that he was just imagining things.
The wind got stronger,whispers could be heard and the silhouette of the animal got larger and larger.Mike was trembling.He ran and ran but he tripped and fell on the ground.Out of the blue, the lights turned on.He saw that the only animal there was just an ordinary cat.
Mike realized that he had just scared himself by thinking that he was getting attacked.Mike learnt that ghosts are not real and that they are all in their imagination.He wished that he knew that ghosts were just in his imagination when he was scared out of his wits.
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