When it comes to writing for Primary 5, meeting the exam requirements is just as important as applying the writing skills like character voice. The main exam requirement is that the story must fully reflect the title. The story should show the idea or theme given in the title, so it is clear and relevant …
Character voice For Primary 5 writing, besides learning how to start the story with a flashback, giving a unique voice to the main character makes the story more interesting to the reader. In this post, we will use a story based on the title “A new experience” to illustrate how to effectively use character voice …
Although most pupils focus on the different ways to start a Primary school composition, knowing how to end it with a proper conclusion is just as important. Why is a conclusion important for a Primary school composition? A conclusion provides a complete ending to the story. By reading the conclusion, a reader should clearly understand …
The most important Primary 4 composition skills to master For composition writing at the Primary 4 level, most pupils read model compositions, memorise phrases and certain paragraphs , memorise different types of beginnings in order to score for the composition exam. However, most pupils fail to focus on the most important Primary 4 composition skills. …
For the Primary 4 composition exam, pupils are expected to be able to write a descriptive story of considerable length with meaningful content. The first step to doing this is to choose the right picture or pictures to write the composition. When choosing a picture to write a composition, pupils often select the one which …
In our last post, we touched on the SPACE writing strategy which Primary 2 pupils can easily understand and use to plan their compositions. Today, we will show how to plan a Primary 2 composition topic using the SPACE writing strategy. Plan a Primary 2 composition using SPACE To plan the story for a Primary …
Question: My child is in Primary 3 now. Should he memorise idioms and similes for his writing? Answer: Idioms and similes form a part of the required vocabulary that each student should possess but not the whole. It is beneficial for students to know the common idioms and similes and make use of a sprinkling …
