How Literature is assessed in Tanjong Katong Secondary School

In Tanjong Katong Secondary, especially in the case of the upper Secondary classes, Literature is assessed in a more exam-oriented fashion. In terms of summative assessment, there are timed assignments in class, usually in the form of full-length essay questions based on either the text they are studying at the moment or an unseen poem or prose, depending on the focus for that term. For formative assessment, students are also accustomed to writing short reflections in class at the end of every few chapters covered in their set text. This not only serves as revision in terms of content, but also hones their ability to express their argument in an insightful yet succinct manner.

For the lower Secondary classes, their formative assessment is often more flexible and creative, and they are occasionally given group projects to carry out. Some examples of such projects include selecting a passage from their text which they find particularly meaningful or appealing and reinterpreting in through a different medium --- be it a skit, a song or even a video. Other projects are centred on poetry, where students are required to use typography to change the visual form of the poem, in order to express the themes, mood or language being conveyed in its different stanzas.