All About English Creative Writing

[xueyan]

Hi


Can somebody be kind enough to recommend any good creative writing class in punggol or north-east area.

I know there is only Mindstretcher. Are they good in CW?

Thanks.

[xueyan]

Hi


Is there any books on how to start and end a composition. I saw many books on such for Chinese compo but cannot find for English comp.

[jlwong79]

Joy of Learning 111:

Bluestar86:

Hi Joy of Learning111,


Would you be all to share if there is any structure to teaching primary school children creative writing. It is essential to have many good or bombastic words in the compo to score good grades? Also, do you conduct lessons for primary school children and at which level? Thanks.

There are different approaches with some commonalities. For lower primary, the focus is mostly on helping the children to gain basic language skills and proficiency in descriptive writing. For upper primary, the focus is more on narrative; this usually entails a plot mountain with introduction, rising tension, climax and resolution. For both levels, creative writing should be taught as an iterative process with plenty of rewriting and refinement.

Bombastic or purple prose is a big no. Such over-the-top language draws excessive attention to itself often to the point that the reader loses the thread of the content. Creative writing should be content-led, with vocabulary playing a supportive role only. Unfortunately, many tuition centres, teachers and tutors try to disguise their lack of ability to teach creative writing by resorting to the encouragement of bombasticity (I just made up this noun but it seems plausible).

Good words, however, are essential. By ‘good’ I mean words that are appropriate, precise and effective. For instance, it can be as simple as writing ‘wolfed down’ instead of ‘ate quickly’ or ‘sheepish’ instead of ‘embarrassed’.

Yes, I conduct lessons for primary school children at all levels. I will shortly send you a pm.

Are you providing any creative class for Primary 1? Please pm me

[jlwong79]

Any recommendation on creative writing for P1? Around North East area.

My girl is keen on writing so i hope to find a good teacher for her.

[acmum]

I need to find a place for my boy’s compo, tats his weakest link.


Anyone has a centre in hougang central to recommend?

[DecBaby]

Hi, i am looking for a good English Creative Writing tutor at Punggol. I am fine for a Private or small group tution. Pls pm me for recommendations. Thanks very much!

[sunkc2000]

Hi

Anyone knows if the creative writing class at Mindstretcher for P6 at Seletar mall or Waterwaypoint is good? Need urgent help to improve compo to prepare for coming PSLE.

[surprisemummy]

Can anyone recommend a tuition centre offering creative writing classes in Yishun? My neighbour who is a school teacher recommended Writers’ Guild Learning Centre as both of her children’s English composition scores improved. I was very impressed with their curriculum during the consultation session. However, I am frustrated as suitable timeslots are all full and my child is now on a waitlist. My child is taking PSLE next year so I really do not want to wait.

[tsh0202]

Any recommendation for good writing tutor or EL tutor?

For P5/6.

[despmom99]

Serena Greenhouse. My DCs were there. Their writing improved greatly as the teachers taught them writing skills explicitly. I remember my DC telling me about learning how to expand a moment etc They do not have many classes so may not have vacancies. One of my neighbours contacted the centre recently but there was no vacancy for her child’s level.