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Language
Language Across the Curriculum Across the Curriculum

S3 English x History English X Careers X STEM

Teamwork makes the dream work! Our S3 students found that Here at Pooi To, we like to offer students a
out in the second term as they worked together in groups to chance to use English in a variety of contexts,
create a dramatic 6-minute video showing an important event and that is why in the first term each year,
or life of a person from WWI or WWII. Upon completion, they our S3 students get together to present the
watched the videos with classmates, and the best video from characteristics of their chosen STEM job using
each class went to the final in our Auditorium, where our judges, a visual display of their own creation. After being
Mr Craig Robertson and Mrs Luana Hassel from the EDB NET judged by the Careers Team, the three winning
section, and Mr Tai and Mr Hoh from our History Department, groups were:
handed out the following awards: 1 Place:
st
Best Actress: Nicole Lee, 3A 3B Hazel Chan, Annisten Chan,
Best Video Editing: 3D
Most Historically Accurate: 3C Michelle Chow, Cherry Tsang
Best Costumes & Props: 3D STEM Job - Biochemist
Most Dramatice: 3B
nd
Best Overall Video: 3A - The Holocaust 2 Place:
Students were praised 3D Amy Chu, Scarlett Wai,
for the quality of their end Abby Yung,
product, creativity and their
video editing and acting Isabella Wong
skills. Well done to all those STEM Job - Forensic Science Technician
involved! rd
3 Place:
Best Actress: Nicole Lee, 3A 3A Nicole Lee, Haseka Yiu,
I would like to thank my parents, as they shared first-hand
information like photos about the concentration camp. Therefore, Zita Kwong, Cherry Pun
I wanted to show the details about how fierce the Nazi army STEM Job - Geoscientist
was. They killed so many Jews, even their children, and used
poisonous gas as they took Jews’ hair to make carpet.
In our video, I played a helpless Jew and also Dr. Josef Mengele,
who was the executor of the gas chambers. There was a
difficulty about showing madness, so I changed my hairstyle to
cover my face. I even stood in front of the mirror to practise an
evil smile!

Best Overall Video: 3A (Reflection from Abby Cheung and
Iris Ngai)

We think this history project is a very innovative and interesting
idea. However, during the implementation we realised it was
going to take much longer than expected. We encountered
many difficulties when we wrote the script, conceived the props, 3B Michelle Chow
and filmed, but the team members worked together to solve the After finishing our project, we felt a sense of
problem. This experience gave us a deeper understanding of our accomplishment. From the beginning through to
group, and we also understood the principle that more people the end, we put lots of effort in it and tried to make
can do things better. We are very honoured that our group it as perfect as we could. During the process, we
received the best performance award. Despite the difficulties, worked together to discuss every detail of the
we could cooperate well and finish the video on time, while also model. Given that each member has different
putting on a great performance. ideas, we have learnt that we should accept
everyone’s suggestions and that the final results
will be better than if we are stubborn with our own
opinions. Through this
project, we have had a
chance to learn more
about working in science,
and also increase our
interest in this field.

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