#Primary Composition Writing Classes

[creativelear]

Unlock Your Child’s Potential: Top English and Composition Writing Classes for Primary Students in Singapore

In Singapore’s competitive education landscape, mastering English from an early age is essential. Strong language skills form the foundation for academic success and confident communication. If you’re a parent looking to enhance your child’s English and writing proficiency, enrolling them in a specialized Primary English class can make all the difference. At Creative Learning, we offer a range of targeted programes from Primary 3 Composition Writing Classes to Primary 5 English Classes, all designed to cultivate strong language skills through engaging and structured learning.

Primary 3 Composition Writing Class: Building Strong Foundations

At the Primary 3 level, students begin to write more independently. Our Primary 3 Composition Writing Class is tailored to help students transition from basic sentence construction to writing full-length compositions. We focus on three key rules for success: structure, language, and content development. With creative prompts, vocabulary building, and feedback-driven exercises, students develop the confidence and clarity needed for effective writing.

Primary 4 English Writing Class: Enhancing Expression and Clarity

The Primary 4 English Writing Class goes beyond simple storytelling. It sharpens students’ abilities to organize thoughts clearly, use descriptive language, and write with purpose. Our curriculum aligns with MOE guidelines and emphasizes planning, character development, and thematic storytelling. We also include regular practice papers and guided feedback to strengthen exam readiness.

Primary 4 English Class: All-Rounded Language Mastery

Our Primary 4 English Class provides a comprehensive approach to language learning. In addition to composition writing, students improve their grammar, comprehension, vocabulary, and oral communication skills. This all-rounded programme ensures students are well-prepared for school assessments and confident in all aspects of English usage.

Primary 5 English Class: Preparing for the PSLE Years

As students enter Primary 5, the academic rigor increases significantly. Our Primary 5 English Class prepares students for upper primary challenges and sets the foundation for PSLE preparation. We integrate higher-level vocabulary, synthesis and transformation exercises, and advanced comprehension skills. Regular mock assessments and personalised feedback help students identify and work on weak areas.

Creative Writing Classes for Primary School Singapore: Imagination Meets Structure

At Creative Learning, we believe writing should be fun and engaging. Our Creative Writing Classes for Primary School Singapore blend imagination with structure. Whether your child loves fantasy stories or realistic narratives, our creative writing programmes nurture original thinking while teaching students how to structure their ideas effectively. Through theme-based writing, group discussions, and guided brainstorming, we transform reluctant writers into confident storytellers.

Primary Composition Writing Classes: Focused Skill Development

Our Primary Composition Writing Classes focus specifically on mastering the art of writing impactful compositions. We use proven teaching methods to help students understand story structure (introduction, climax, and resolution), character development, and plot coherence. With weekly writing practices and teacher reviews, students see continuous improvement in both creativity and technical accuracy.

Primary English Composition Class: Crafting Strong Narratives

Our Primary English Composition Class empowers students to craft well-developed narratives that capture attention. Students learn to write with purpose, clarity, and originality. Our dedicated tutors provide step-by-step guidance on planning, drafting, and revising compositions — skills that are crucial for excelling in school exams and national assessments.

Primary English Classes Singapore: Trusted by Parents Nationwide

Creative Learning’s suite of Primary English Classes in Singapore is trusted by parents across the country. With a low student-teacher ratio, customized lesson plans, and a supportive learning environment, we help every child reach their full potential. Whether your child needs help catching up or wants to get ahead, we have a programme that suits their needs.

Conclusion

Investing in the right English and writing class is one of the best ways to support your child’s academic journey. At Creative Learning, our carefully designed programmes — from Primary 3 Composition Writing Classes to Primary 5 English Classes — ensure that students are equipped with the skills, strategies, and confidence they need to succeed.

Explore our full range of programmes here and give your child the head start they deserve.

[creativelearningblog]

Online English Composition Writing Classes for Primary School students

CreativEdge Learning Education’s Mastery in Teaching English Composition Writing for Primary School Students.

In the intricate tapestry of education, the ability to express oneself through the written word stands as an essential skill. For primary school students in Singapore, mastering English Composition Writing isn’t just a stepping stone; it’s a cornerstone of effective communication and academic excellence. In this journey of nurturing young minds, CreativEdge Learning Education shines as a beacon of expertise, specializing in the art of teaching English Composition Writing to primary school students.

The Significance of English Composition Writing: English Composition Writing isn’t confined to the pages of textbooks; it’s a skill that transcends classrooms and extends into daily life. The ability to convey thoughts, emotions, and ideas coherently and creatively lays the foundation for academic success and lifelong communication. In Singapore’s education system, English Composition Writing is a vital component, and proficiency in this area can open doors to limitless opportunities.

CreativEdge Learning Education’s Commitment: CreativEdge Learning Education recognizes the paramount importance of English Composition Writing. Their commitment to excellence in education is exemplified by their specialized focus on this critical skill. With a team of dedicated educators, a wealth of experience, and a passion for nurturing young talent, CreativEdge Learning Education stands as a trusted partner in the educational journey of primary school students.

Tailored Curriculum: One size does not fit all in education, and CreativEdge Learning Education understands this implicitly. Their English Composition Writing program is tailored to cater to the unique needs and abilities of each student. Whether your child is just beginning to explore the world of composition writing or is aiming for advanced proficiency, CreativEdge Learning Education’s curriculum adapts to ensure that every student reaches their full potential.

Fostering Creativity and Critical Thinking: At the heart of CreativEdge Learning Education’s approach is the belief that composition writing isn’t just about structure and grammar; it’s a platform for creativity and critical thinking. Their educators go beyond the basics to encourage students to think independently, develop their unique voices, and approach writing as a form of self-expression.

Effective Feedback and Guidance: Mastery in composition writing requires guidance and feedback. CreativEdge Learning Education’s educators provide constructive feedback that goes beyond correcting errors; it empowers students to understand their strengths and areas for improvement. This nurturing environment fosters growth and confidence in writing abilities.

Beyond the Classroom: Education doesn’t end when the school bell rings, and CreativEdge Learning Education recognizes the importance of holistic learning. Their approach extends beyond the classroom, with supplementary materials, workshops, and activities that inspire a love for writing and a deeper understanding of language.

In Conclusion: CreativEdge Learning Education’s specialization in teaching English Composition Writing for primary school students isn’t just about academic achievement; it’s about unlocking the potential within each child. In a world where effective communication is a prized skill, their program equips students with the tools they need to excel academically and thrive in the years to come. By nurturing creativity, critical thinking, and a deep appreciation for the written word, CreativEdge Learning Education empowers young minds to become confident, expressive, and eloquent communicators — skills that will serve them well throughout their lives.

[literaryvein-reblogs]

Writing Notes: The Classical Period

The Classical Period of music - an era that lasted from approximately 1730 to 1820, although variations on it extended well into the middle of the 19th century.

Classical period composers and performers came from Europe, but it did not take long for the music to find its way to European colonies around the globe.

Many composers and musicians were based in the Austrian capital of Vienna, which was the musical center of Europe during the time period.

Musicologists and casual music fans use the general term "classical music" to describe the work of composers ranging from J.S. Bach to Igor Stravinsky to Philip Glass. The Classical period, though, is a specific era in music history that spanned much of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Characteristics of Classical Period Music

Important forms of the Classical period include the string quartet, opera (including opera buffa and opera seria), trio sonata, symphony (traditionally written in sonata form), string quartet, and solo concertos for a variety of instruments. These musical forms have several elements in common.

Simplicity: Compared to the Baroque period music that preceded it, Classical period music places greater emphasis on simplicity, tonal harmony, single-line melodies, and enlarged ensembles. Unlike the extravagant melodies and ornamentations of high Baroque music, the new style of music framed somewhat simple melodies and buttressed them with large ensembles. Melodies could be appropriated from folk music and arranged to produce musical development with various modulations in tonality, tempo, and dynamics. This trend would only expand during the Romantic period, which followed the Classical era.

Classicism: The beginning and middle of the eighteenth century showed a surge in a stylistic movement known as Classicism, whose adherents revered Classical antiquity, including the works of early fifth-century Greek artists and the architecture of Classical Greece. Admiration for the art of Classical antiquity manifested in the musical taste of the eighteenth-century Classical era. The standard musical forms that dominated the musical compositions of the Classical period aimed to embrace order, simplicity, strength, and a celebration of humanity—all of which aligned with a reverence for Classical Greece.

Increased accessibility: During the Classical period, many composers still worked in the courts of aristocrats, but public concerts were commonplace throughout Europe, which allowed members of the middle classes to partake in the musical forms. This made Classical era music somewhat more egalitarian than much of Baroque music, which was often presented as chamber music exclusively for upper-class audiences.

Instruments of the Classical Period

During the Classical period in music history, the piano overtook the harpsichord and organ as the primary keyboard instrument. Other musical instruments prominently featured in the new musical style included:

violin

viola

cello

double bass

flute

clarinet

oboe

bassoon

French horn

trumpet

trombone

timpani

Composers of the Classical Period

Vienna was the epicenter of European Classical music, and the composers who worked out of Vienna were sometimes referred to as members of the Viennese school.

Great composers of the Viennese school included Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert, and Ludwig van Beethoven, all of whom are foundational to the Classical period of music (although Beethoven's later works are commonly linked to the Romantic era).

Other famous composers of the period included Johann Christian Bach, Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Antonio Salieri, and Muzio Clementi.

Classical era music followed the late Baroque period of music.

It maintained many styles of the Baroque tradition but placed new emphasis on elegance and simplicity (as opposed to Baroque music’s grandiosity and complexity) in both choral music and instrumental music.

It was followed by the Romantic period.

Source ⚜ More: Notes & References ⚜ Writing Resources PDFs

[hallowedhaunting]

Tagged by @hekateinhell! tysm🫶

What’s the origin of your username?: I was trying to come up with a memorable enough username that would fit The Vibe because I originally wanted this to be an art account, then proceeded to not post art for two years lol. I wanted something that had a motif of both religion+horror since I tend to make (original) art around that concept. Also a primary reason I love The Vampire Armand

OTP(s) + ship name: Anything involving Armand (except Bianca sorry queen I’m just heterophobic). Especially Armand/Daniel… but TVL Lesmand has a grip on me too………………… and Venice era……………………………………. Prior to Armand I was obsessed with Usami/Tsurumi from the Golden Kamuy manga and Ash/Eiji from Banana Fish lol

Favorite color: Black and red!

Song stuck in your head: I have been listening to Rosegarden Funeral Party lately, but especially their song Follow. It is so early Devil’s Minion coded to me! 

I have also been listening to Secret Shame's discography quite a bit

Weirdest habit/trait: Probably that I talk to myself constantly when I’m alone (like full on animated conversations). I had to curb this in college because I’d constantly misjudge when my roommates were home 😭 remnants of a highly isolated childhood lol

Hobbies: Drawing, writing, music composition, playing piano + singing, finding and altering vintage fashion+furniture, fashion in general…….

If you work, what’s your profession?: I am a piano teacher!

If you could have any job you wish, what would it be?: Hmm, probably to be a writer or artist! Though I know the realities of doing those professionally would be far less rewarding than painting Renaissance figures as Armand

Something you’re good at: Baking!

Something you hate: Minimalist interior design (or what I like to call grey box houses). I have a physical revulsion response when I see it

Something you collect: Lately hardcover books! I have a custom hardcover of The Vampire Armand ❤️. I also have a hardcover of Cry to Heaven by Anne Rice!

Something you forget: Genuinely everything lol my best friend remembers my life better than I do

What’s your love language?: Hah I’ve never thought about this for myself but I certainly show love to others through acts of service!

Favorite movie/show: …I don’t watch enough television to have an answer for this 😭. (Feel free to recommend shows or films— I am trying to change this!) I am constantly reading, though, and my favorite books are East of Eden by John Steinbeck, The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber, Cry to Heaven by Anne Rice, and of course The Vampire Armand ❤️

Favorite food: Any kind of curry

Favorite animal: Cats! But I love all animals and insects (especially moths and beetles)

What were you like as a child?: My childhood nickname was terremoto (earthquake) if that says anything lol. My church also had my photograph on the wall because I had so much scripture memorized at such a young age. #scripturewarrior

Favorite subject at school: Literature

Least favorite subject: I was so extraordinarily bad at math I got put in the special ed class for algebra 

What’s your best character trait?: Likely my positivity and optimism. I am generally a very cheerful person. I am also incapable of judging others which is in some ways a positive trait and has gotten me into some terrible situations otherwise lol

What’s your worst character trait?: I have categorically lacked self-respect throughout my life. I’m working on it 🫡

If you could travel in time, who would you like to meet?: Extremely recent history, but I am a bit too young to have done this in my own life– I would have LOVED to talk to Anne Rice about her work. As a person she fascinates me. I would also love to meet a distant female ancestor, especially one from prehistory

I tag @relicsofasaint and anyone else who’d like to do this! 🫶🫶

[mariacallous]

ChatGPT has already wreaked havoc on classrooms and changed how teachers approach writing homework, since OpenAI publicly launched the generative AI chatbot in late 2022. School administrators rushed to try to detect AI-generated essays, and in turn, students scrambled to find out how to cloak their synthetic compositions. But by focusing on writing assignments, educators let another seismic shift take place in the periphery: students using AI more often to complete math homework too.

Right now, high schoolers and college students around the country are experimenting with free smartphone apps that help complete their math homework using generative AI. One of the most popular options on campus right now is the Gauth app, with millions of downloads. It’s owned by ByteDance, which is also TikTok’s parent company.

The Gauth app first launched in 2019 with a primary focus on mathematics, but soon expanded to other subjects as well, like chemistry and physics. It’s grown in relevance, and neared the top of smartphone download lists earlier this year for the education category. Students seem to love it. With hundreds of thousands of primarily positive reviews, Gauth has a favorable 4.8 star rating in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

All students have to do after downloading the app is point their smartphone at a homework problem, printed or handwritten, and then make sure any relevant information is inside of the image crop. Then Gauth’s AI model generates a step-by-step guide, often with the correct answer.

From our testing on high-school-level algebra and geometry homework samples, Gauth’s AI tool didn’t deliver A+ results and particularly struggled with some graphing questions. It performed well enough to get around a low B grade or a high C average on the homework we fed it. Not perfect, but also likely good enough to satisfy bored students who'd rather spend their time after school doing literally anything else.

The app struggled more on higher levels of math, like Calculus 2 problems, so students further along in their educational journey may find less utility in this current generation of AI homework-solving apps.

Yes, generative AI tools, with a foundation in natural language processing, are known for failing to generate accurate answers when presented with complex math equations. But researchers are focused on improving AI’s abilities in this sector, and an entry-level high school math class is likely well within the reach of current AI homework apps. Will has even written about how researchers at Google DeepMind are ecstatic about recent results from testing a math-focused large language model, called AlphaProof, on problems shown at this year’s International Math Olympiad.

To be fair, Gauth positions itself as an AI study company that’s there to “ace your homework” and help with difficult problems, rather than a cheating aid. The company even goes so far as to include an “Honor Code” on its website dictating proper usage. “Resist the temptation to use Gauth in ways that go against your values or school’s expectations,” reads the company’s website. So basically, Gauth implicitly acknowledges impulsive teenagers may use the app for much more than the occasional stumper, and wants them to pinkie promise that they’ll behave.

Prior to publication, a spokesperson for ByteDance did not answer a list of questions about the Gauth app when contacted by WIRED over email.

It’s easy to focus on Gauth’s limitations, but millions of students now have a free app in their pocket that can walk them through various math problems in seconds, with decent accuracy. This concept would be almost inconceivable to students from even a few years ago.

You could argue that Gauth promotes accessibility for students who don’t have access to quality education or who process information at a slower pace than their teacher’s curriculum. It’s a perspective shared by proponents of using AI tools, like ChatGPT, in the classroom. As long as the students all make it to the same destination, who cares what path they took on the journey? And isn’t this just the next evolution in our available math tools? We moved on from the abacus to the graphing calculator, so why not envision generative AI as another critical step forward?

I see value in teachers thoughtfully employing AI in the classroom for specific lessons or to provide students with more personalized practice questions. But I can’t get out of my head how this app, if students overly rely on it, could hollow out future generations’ critical thinking skills—often gleaned from powering through frustrating math classes and tough homework assignments. (I totally get it, though, as an English major.)

Educational leaders are missing the holistic picture if they continue to focus on AI-generated essays as the primary threat that could undermine the current approach to teaching. Instead of arduous assignments to complete outside of class, maybe centering in-class math practice could continue to facilitate positive learning outcomes in the age of AI.

If Gauth and apps like it eventually lead to the demise of math homework for high schoolers, throngs of students will breathe a collective sigh of relief. How will parents and educators respond? I’m not so sure. That remains an open question, and one for which Gauth can’t calculate an answer yet either.

[megbritt]

Ok last job journal/productivity/studyblr-esque type post I promise ! Then I will return to my whimsy and return to the usual broadcast. Moving forward, posts like this will end up being on their respective blogs, but I digress. But for now, please bear with me.

I GET ASKED LIKE THE SAME THREE QUESTIONS ALL THE DAMN TIME (instagram dms, tumblr asks, even irl at every tech meetup imaginable what have you; im just directing you all here to this post from now on LOL)

questions like "how did you get into software engineering professionally"

"what is your technical background"

and arguably, more importantly "did you go back to grad school"

in this essay, i will sksksk

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how did i get into swe

i have a bachelors degree in comp math, also known as applied mathematics - computer science emphasis. despite the name, i didnt really feel like i was a cs major regardless since most of my electives i chose as an undergrad were mainly theory.. I didn't take a lot of swe-centered courses. My courses in undergrad primarily focused on topics such as combinatorics in latex, n-color cyclic compositions, and linear algebra in r.

after my bachelors degree i ended up going to grad school to obtain a masters degree in theorical physics since i fell so daymn hard in love for physics as an undergrad- oof im !

missed coding for a few years.. ended up going to coding boot camp to sharpen my skills here we are <33

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what is my technical background

basically answered above !

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did i go back to grad school

no.

I currently am enrolled in a grad school level computer science course at the moment. But I'm enrolled as a "non-seeking degree grad student", or at least that's what it says on my transcripts. Currently, I'm still trying to figure out if I'm ready to commit to a second round of grad school for a second masters or phd.

May or may not take a few more grad level cs courses in the fall & spring; we'll see!

I am enrolled for the fall to take a bunch of random community college courses, one of which is cs, the others of which are like art lol.

The programming language class will be quite nostalgic, cause it's the same programming language i learned as an undergrad.. aww 🫶 It's quite unfortunate I don't really use that language at any of my jobs though.. One of my jobs primary focuses on C# backend so yeah c:

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how am i going to focus on all this whilst working multiple jobs

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

WE'LL SEE LOL

Quite frankly, I'm barely holding on as it is. Have already contemplated either deferring to the next cohort or dropping the class entirely and waiting until next year but LOL

Somehow it's working out rn !

I kind of blame this on the fact that no one told me classes started two weeks ago??? I basically registed for this class thinking it would start in about two weeks or something NOT THE VERY NEXT DAY I MEAN LOLOL we're like three weeks into the course already as I'm writing this

I kinda do feel like I was just thrown into the fire with this one. It didn't help that I answered a skills survey maybe a bit too accurately i mean x3 kind of regretting answering it TOO honestly.. I should've put I was a beginner at everything cause level 1's group project is to get a front-end only project up and running. easy peasy why cant i do that. BUT IM IN THE HIGHEST LEVEL at level 3 we're all professional devs and we have to turn in a fullstack app with aws lambda and the works.. a working database and everything WHYY?!? LOL

It's nice though that we all have similar schedules though cause we're all working devs in the team but

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The transition from not going to school for a few years bc of work to full blown working full-time with multiple jobs on the side AND going to grad school again but this time its part-time

HAS BEEN ROUGH LOL no denying

But I will admit I'm having a lot of fun.

I'm glad that before this I was, ya know, going to disneyland on the reg, and/or raving, going to as many raves as I can. Attending concerts like the concert junkie I am lol

I still plan to do these things of course, but I think it'll be a significantly less amount than before.

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tl;dr im a massive nerd (but i prefer scholar ! it sounds better lolol)

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Lastly, I just wanted to plug my two new tumblrs I made recently!

You can find me there on those two, probably talking about my classes or work or other news. And productivity! megbrittstudies.tumblr.com & notreallystudyingcs.tumblr.com

　

Thank you for reading this far !! ily ! ♡

[nikoldragonne12]

Answering questions about Czechia (part 1)

Hello.

During summer, I received and then answered a few questions about my home country - specifically, I received 1 question directly under a poll about Czechia and then 2 questions in a private chat. Everything from 1 person... but that's fine.

It took me a long time before I was able to get to a public answer (although I did answer the person in their private chat), but, here's the 1st one (the other two will be in different posts).

So, the first question @ropeydopeyiwillchokethee gave me was:

Q. N. 1. "What is the public opinion on Czech Artists? Specifically Dvorak and Alphonse Mucha."

Before you continue, a small warning: I will be using our czech names of the cities/towns/villages + the actual way we write the names of the artists - I'm just used to it, sorry 😅):

I won’t lie, Antonín Dvořák and Alfons Mucha belong to a group of the most popular artists among czech citizens in my opinion: at least at schools I’ve been attending, we were actively taught about these two (in Music and Art classes at my primary school/elementary school and in History classes at my grammar school).

I don’t know how it is at other schools but considering my peers know very well who Dvořák and Mucha were, I’m sure they were educated about them, as well.

Plus, there’s actually a lot of other ways people can learn about these two men: there are documentaries, there are books, there are series, Mucha's art is often used as a design on magnetic bookmarks, mugs, etc. (I own some of these myself), and Dvořák's compositions are known to this day and several of them are still played - he even has a museum in a village named Vysoká u Příbramě you can attend.

Of course, like always and everywhere, there are some people who don't pay attention at school and/or don't care about any type of art, so these wouldn’t know who you are talking/asking about but most Czechs know who Dvořák and Mucha were, respect their part in our history and even enjoy what they gave us.

So, in conclusion, I’d say that Czech opinions of these two artists are pretty positive.

Truly sorry for the delay - I can't promise I'll be faster next time, I can only try to.

[relicsongmel]

Alright I figured since I ramble about them so much it's time I made a post talking all about my two darling girls!!! As some of you already know, these are my two (pseudo) self-insert characters; their primary canon is based around the events of Pokemon Black and White and their sequels.

images made using Picrew and Love Nikki (with the latter having the closest I could get to their canon outfits)

Sylvia Goldwood

Gender: female (she/her)

Orientation: pan(demi)romantic demisexual

Birthday: March 10th

Height: 5'8

Hair color: light blonde

Eye color: aqua

Color scheme: light blues, whites, and silvers/grays with occasional darker blues, yellows, greens, and purples

Ethnicity: Unovan (Martha her mother is from Icirrus City, Roger her father is from Driftveil City)

Interests: music (singing, piano, flute, composition), theater, gardening/botany, baking, poetry, dancing, swimming, boating, foreign languages

Fashion is romantic and feminine with frequent floral elements

Born in Nuvema Town and lived her whole life there

Her father was a musician and aspiring composer who died a little over a year after she was born. Her mother is a florist

Inherited Roger's love of music despite never knowing him. Dedicates herself wholly to the musical arts and shows an exceptional level of skill for her age, but develops burnout as a result of her perfectionist nature and harsh self-criticism born from the pressure she felt to succeed. Leaves on a Pokemon journey for a change of pace and to search for the mythical Pokemon Meloetta in hopes of rekindling her inspiration.

Personality: ambiverted, imaginative, deceptively slow to trust, selfless to a fault

Notable Pokemon: Samurott, Cinccino, shiny Gardevoir

Denise Hitoki

Gender: female (she/her)

Orientation: biromantic demisexual

Birthday: September 10th

Height: 5'4

Hair color: blonde

Eye color: dark gray

Color scheme: greens, browns, and other neutral tones with occasional blues and yellows

Ethnicity: half Unovan, half Johtonian (Jennifer her mother is from Icirrus City, Ryuji her father is from Goldenrod City)

Interests: reading, video games/anime, drawing, writing, playing guitar/songwriting, tree climbing, mythology, history

Fashion is minimalist and practical, avoiding unnecessary flourishes

Born in Ecruteak City and lived there with both parents; moved to Aspertia City with her mother at about 13 years old

Both parents are top-class Pokemon breeders who spent their teens and early twenties competing in competitions worldwide; after their marriage her mother starts a business selling various Pokemon care products. Her father assists her but tends to work from home so he can focus on taking care of Denise

Her parents' marriage grows unstable and her father abandons the family when Denise is 10. She and her mother have wildly different responses to this, which becomes a source of conflict as Dena becomes frustrated with her mother's state of denial and Jen is incredibly ill-equipped to deal with her daughter's grief on top of her own while now facing the challenges of being a single mother. Denise has a long depressive period before she leaves on a Pokemon journey to escape her home life and possibly find her father.

Personality: introverted, blunt, logical, fiercely loyal to her loved ones

Notable Pokemon: Ninetales, Glaceon, Zoroark

Other facts about the girls:

Martha and Jen are sisters, making Sylvia and Denise cousins. They are two years apart in age (with Sylvia as the older of the two) and each leaves on her respective journey at 18 years old.

Sylvia started as a Bleach OC and used to be named Lilybell, while Denise was created for an unfinished lineup of characters representing musical keys (she was D minor, hence her name). Both are drastically different characters now than how I envisioned them at the time of their conception.

Sylvia's tag [#little songbird] is a nickname Roger used for her when he was still alive.

Denise's tag [#forest for the tree] is in reference to her last name, which means "solitary tree." It symbolizes her tendency to isolate herself due to recurring abandonment issues as a result of her father's disappearance, even though trees usually thrive in community by nourishing each other through interconnected root systems. However, after letting go of her fears and allowing others into her life (finding her "forest" so to speak), she becomes a source of shelter, strength, and comfort for those around her.

Sylvia can be shortened to Syl and Denise to Dena (pronounced "DEE-nuh"); they have a few other nicknames but those are the most common ones.

The descriptions in this post pertain to the main timeline; that is, Sylvia and Denise's adventures across Unova and a few other regions they travel to with the background details exactly as described above. Several other AUs exist, most notably two PLA AUs (one for each of them), Denise's Paldea AU in which she and her mother move there instead of Unova, and a few different Sylvia AUs in which her confrontation with Team Plasma plays out slightly differently. In addition to these, I occasionally put my girls in the universes of other franchises (Bleach, Stardew Valley and Ace Attorney to name a few), but many details there are far less consistent considering the characters weren't created with those universes in mind. As such I generally don't like to discuss them as much, but they are very fun nonetheless and often help me recontextualize how I view their canon storyline.

And that's the overview! Thank you to anyone who's read this far—my lovely ladies mean the absolute world to me and I hope you found their backgrounds interesting <3

[kroashent]

Mermay 2024 - 3 - 'Love and Peace'

Beneath the waves of the Mor Bras, the Great Sea that surrounds the Armorican Peninsula, there is a city lost to time. Ker-Ys was once the jewel of a great kingdom, a beacon of prosperity and magic. But dark forces worked against the city and it was destroyed in a powerful magical storm, its princess condemned to live alone as a mermaid in her ruined home. But Ahes was resilient and clever, discovering that, while she could never again be human, she could make other Marie-Morgane. Taking in the lost and outcast of Alvez, Ys-Beneath-the-Waves rises again.

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Val's Notes: The prompt for this one, suggested by a viewer was "Love and Peace" I originally was going to go for a different vibe on it and use Renee and Ailinor for "warrior/armor" but went in a different direction. I went pretty deep on the design here.

The medieval concept of "Courtly Love" is very important to the Marie-Morgane, and part of their intricate Courtship ritual, of which the cleric Ailinor, and her paramour, the knight Renee, are a great example. I wanted to do something that showcased their relationship a bit more, since they are probably my favourite couple of the Marie-Morgane (Sorry Adele/Fleur!)

I decided to make an homage to one of the iconic Modern interpretations of the middle ages, the unparalleled work of Edmund Leighton in his 1900 masterpiece Godspeed in feel and composition.

I tried to replicate the architecture in the scene, but replace it with the quiet, lonely atmosphere of the sunken city of Ys-Beneath-the-Waves. The city was once the grandest in the North, but was destroyed by magic, nature and treachery. It is a ruin, overgrown by coral and maritime floraa, and the Marie-Morgane share it with fish, turtles and other creatures, including some rather nasty ones.

This scene takes place at the gate leading out of Castle-Hill, one of the three high points of the city. Ker-Ys was built within a great seawall, a network of balconies and bridges reaching from the sea-level gates down to the Lower Wards. When the city flooded, the city was quickly destroyed as water rushed down from the breaches walls.

For Renee's outfit, I really wanted to give her something that stood out as part of her new world, not merely her old human armor. She wears a tight, form-fitting shark-leather shirt, a coral gorget and a pair of turtle-shell pauldrons, fitted together with a thick shark-leather belt. Her weapon is an espadon, a polearm developed by the Marie-Morgane resembling the fin and bill of a swordfish, which serves as the primary weapon of the average soldier. The strip of cloth tied around the espadon you may recognize as part of Ailinor's old cleric robes, a token given to her girlfriend!

I changed the poses from Godspeed, as the keen-eyed may notice. In the original, the Lady ties a token to the knight's arm as he rides into battle. This moment of intimacy is held at arm's length, in accordance to the tropes of Courtly Love, but Renee and Ailinor have moved from that expression to a more direct, open and intimate relationship, closing the emotional distance that exists as the ideal of Courtly Love. They also meet alone, as Renee patrols the upper levels of the city, rather than a fleeing moment as an army marches away.

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Back in 2019, I launched a special series for Mermay, an art project to develop a small, but important part of the lore of Alvez, the world of Kroashent. The Marie-Morgane of Ys-Beneath-the-Waves are one of several merfolk races of the world. For this project, I decided to "adapt" each of the Dungeons and Dragons Character Classes into a character as they may appear in Alvez, then transform these characters into mermaids with art and short stories! Since then, I've been working hard on developing the world and the characters who live, there, even writing an ongoing novella, Kroashent: Bal des Loups, which you can read right now, for free!

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Planning on revisiting Ys-Beneath-the-Waves once more this Mermay and checking in on all the Marie-Morgane. I am currently looking for prompts to help inspire this set, so suggestions are welcome if you have ideas for the other girls!

First of 2024 - Ahes

https://www.tumblr.com/kroashent/749315089989091328/mermay-2024-1-welcome-back?source=share

Previous - 'Dance' with Isra and Mairead

https://www.tumblr.com/kroashent/749398157297942528/mermay-2024-2-dance

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Journaling - Visual Outline

The most important principles of design are unity and variety, balance, emphasis and subordination, directional forces, repetition and rhythm, and scale and proportion.

Unity is when a piece of art has consistent or similar elements that go together.

An example of unity is Composition in Red, Blue, and Yellow by Piet Mondrian because he uses primary colors and also repeated lines.

Variety is when a piece of art has diverse elements, which is the opposite of unity.

An example of variety is Wassily Kandinsky’s Composition VII. This piece is part of a series and focuses on figurative work. There isn’t any unity to this piece, but that is what makes you want to look for meaning in it.

Balance is a way of arranging different influences so that the end result is equilibrium.

I found another Kandinsky picture and wanted to use it to illustrate balance. I really like his art. I know that Squares with Concentric Circles technically was done as a color study, but I think it’s beautiful and it reminds me of Andy Warhol’s style.

Emphasis is the way an artist draws attention to a certain part of a work of art through placement, size, color, or a different color.

Subordination is used by artist to make some areas of a piece of art more important than others. This is accomplished through placement, color, or size to get the desired effect.

Directional forces are used by artists to draw the viewer’s attention along different paths.

Repetition is when an artist uses the same elements more than once. Rhythm is an ordered repetition of dominant and subordinate elements in a design or work of art.

A famous piece of art that shows repetition is Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans. At first glance it looks like it’s just the same can of soup over and over again, but when you look closely, you will see that there are all different flavors. Each can was framed separately, but arranged in 4 lines of 8 cans each.

Scale is how the sizes of different objects relate to each other. Proportion is how different parts of a work of art relate to each other and the work overall.

Scale is famously illustrated by Raphael in The School of Athens. I first saw this picture in one of my Humanities classes. Raphael painted Plato and Aristotle in the middle of the painting, where you eye is immediately drawn. They appear to be bigger than the other people in the background, which shows how important they are in the scene being painted.

Writing and Looking

The artwork I chose to create a recipe for is Andy Warhol’s “Marilyn Diptych,” Fig. 24.23, from page 24.5. Warhol used the same image of Marilyn Monroe 50 times. The 25 images on the left are silk-screened using 5 colors – green, red, pink, yellow, and black. The 25 images on the right are black and white, and they resemble negative strips from a roll of film. There is unity and repetition because the same image of Marilyn’s face is the focal point of each rectangle, although each image is slightly different from all of the others in one way or another. Balance is achieved by having all of the color images grouped together on the left and all of the black and white images grouped together on the right. Additionally, when all of the individual rectangles are grouped, they create two larger rectangles that ultimately create one large rectangle of all of the images.

Connecting Art to My World

Color affected me when I used spray paint to create graffiti on the exit door of my mom’s dance studio. I used different hues that had been used to create the mural of a dancer on one of the walls. The values were both light and dark and the intensity was bright. I wanted the door to look cheerful for our students. The colors were highly saturated so they stood out against the door which was painted grey. I didn’t cover the entire door, so the grey would peek out and provide a contrast to the vibrant colors. If I had to pick a color scheme for my life, it would be monochromatic with different shades of blue. I find blue to be a peaceful and soothing color for me, and it reminds me of being at the beach.

Art Project

I decided to paint a canvas for this project, as I find painting allows me to be creative and clear my mind. I titled this piece, “Light Shining Through the Water.” To be honest, I had created another painting and I hated it, so I painted over the canvas and started over. My brother was very honest and told me I would be better off just pouring red paint over the whole thing and turning that in!

This is what it looked like as it was in process…the path was painted yellow (and it can still be seen even though I painted over it, but in the second painting it looks like a shaft of light).

It was a happy accident, because the second piece felt like it created itself. It represents shafts of light cutting through the water to reach the seaweed below. This is how memories of my Dad come to life for me.  Each piece of seaweed is a memory I treasure. When the light shines through, that memory comes back to me and makes me smile. Missing him is represented by the dark areas of the painting, but the light reminds me that his spirit is still with me.   

Group 4 - Interactive design allows users on apps or websites engage with elements like animations and videos to enhance the user experience. If the site experiences high engagement and/or users coming back to spend additional time on the app or website, the goal has been achieved. Interactive design takes a website from boring and passive to interesting and immersive, and can even sneak in educational elements!

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Melo Jr. Mania? Kiyan Anthony Already Turning Heads as 'Cuse Freshman to Watch!

The whispers are getting louder, folks. According to a national hoops scribe, Syracuse basketball's prized 2025 signee, Kiyan Anthony, is already a freshman to keep a very close eye on next season! Yes, we're talking about the son of 'Cuse legend and recent Hall of Famer, Carmelo Anthony. The bloodline is strong, and the buzz is building!

This 6-foot-5 four-star shooting guard is a key cog in the Orange's impressive four-man 2025 recruiting class, which currently sits at a solid No. 10 nationally according to the 247Sports Composite. Recently, CBS Sports' Cameron Salerno dropped an article highlighting eight freshmen to monitor in the upcoming 2025-26 campaign. While most of the names were top-10 national prospects, Salerno made sure to include Kiyan Anthony, who, let's not forget, absolutely cooked at the Jordan Brand Classic last month.

Salerno didn't shy away from the obvious comparison, writing, "It's unlikely the younger Anthony will replicate the success his father had during one of the greatest one-and-done seasons in college basketball history." Fair point. But he also emphasized Kiyan's potential impact: "...the 6-foot-5 guard should have a chance to impact winning for a program that has fallen on tough times in recent years... The Orange have missed the NCAA Tournament in four consecutive seasons. This could be a make-or-break year for coach Adrian Autry. Anthony is a skilled shotmaker capable of being a primary option on offense. His upcoming season at Syracuse will be one to monitor."

Look, on paper, Syracuse's 2025 high school class is legit. But the real question is how much burn will Kiyan Anthony get in Adrian Autry's rotation? On one hand, the kid is a threat from beyond the arc. If the 'Cuse wants a real shot at dancing in the 2026 NCAA Tournament, they desperately need to improve their three-point shooting after a rough 2024-25. Anthony could be the answer.

On the other hand, the Orange's roster is currently sitting at 12 scholarship players after the recent commitment of Cincinnati transfer Tyler Betsey, and that includes a decent number of guards and wings. Anthony had a strong senior season for powerhouse Long Island Lutheran, a consensus top-10 national high school team. He's proven he can play at a high level.

The Rankings Don't Lie: Kiyan's Legit!

In case you needed further proof that Kiyan Anthony isn't just riding his dad's coattails, check out his final 2025 rankings from the major recruiting services:

247Sports Composite: No. 33 overall, No. 7 SG, No. 1 in New York

On3 Industry Ranking: No. 33 overall, No. 11 SG, No. 1 in New York

247Sports: No. 32 overall, No. 7 SG, No. 1 in New York

ESPN: No. 35 overall, No. 8 SG, No. 1 in New York

On3: No. 29 overall, No. 10 SG, No. 1 in New York

Consistently ranked as a top-35 national prospect and the best player in New York? Yeah, this kid's got game.

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The hype surrounding Kiyan Anthony is real, and for good reason. He's a talented scorer with a pedigree that's impossible to ignore. While expecting him to be "Melo 2.0" right away is unfair, he definitely has the tools to make an immediate impact for a Syracuse team hungry to get back to the Big Dance. Keep your eyes glued to the Carrier Dome next season, folks. The Kiyan Anthony era is about to begin, and it could be electric!

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