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Watch this video to learn more about sustainability!

This video will tell you more about our four taps!

GROUP TASK 1

However, can our national four taps sufficiently ensure water sustainability for Singapore? Brainstorm on the problems Singapore might face if we continue to only rely on our four national taps.

National Tap / Challenges
Water from local catchment
Imported water from Johore
Desalinated Water
NEWater

GROUP TASK 2

Research to learn the water sustainability programmes in other countries. How do you think Singapore can adopt or adapt these programmes to address our potential problems?

Countries/Organisations / Water sustainability programmes / Adopt or adapt? / How proposed solution can resolve Singapore’s challenges
Australia

Friends of the Earth Middle East


New Zealand

United Kingdom


GROUP TASK 3

You are a creative agency that has been commissioned to come up with a campaign to encourage water sustainability in Singapore.

Using the material above, each group is to produce a campaign poster highlighting the most pressingchallenge(s)to water sustainability for Singapore, as well as the potential solutions to the issue(s) raised.

[Note: You are NOT to cite the water conservation infrastructure in MacRitchie Reservoir as a solution, as this has been covered in your Sec 1 IDS.]

You should also come up with an accompanyingproject brief(500 – 800 words) with the following sub-headings (the explanations for each sub-section is provided in blue):

(i)Rationale for Our Target Group

  • Reasons for picking your target profile.

(ii)Unpacking Our Slogan

  • What does your slogan mean?
  • Are there any intended puns or literary devices employed?

(iii)Symbolism of Design / Image(s) Chosen

  • Why have you chosen these images for your poster?
  • What emotions do you hope to evoke?
  • What are the reasons for the colour scheme / font / design elements you have picked?

(iv)Reasons for Our Selection of Problems and Solutions

  • Why have you identified the highlighted problem(s) as most pressing?
  • Why have you identified the proposed solutions as most potentially effective?
  • In both cases, compare and contrast with other possible problems and solutions out there.

(v)Evaluation of Persuasiveness of Our Campaign

  • Will our target group find the poster appealing?
  • Will the slogan resonate with them?
  • Will they see the importance of recognising the problem(s) we have identified?
  • Will they take up the solutions we have suggested?
  • State your reasons for all the sub-questions above.

The English Language and Literature Rubrics for Functional Writing will be used to assess your campaign poster and project brief.

GROUP TASK 4

试给你在国外的朋友写一封电邮，谈谈新加坡水源短缺的现状，以及政府是如何解决这个问题的。

作答者姓名与电邮地址：

李大民<>

对方姓名与电邮地址：

王小五<>

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