2019 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2007)

[bluepencil]

wow, no more half mark for science open ended. why? as if life is not tough enough for open ended.

so its black or white, either you know or don’t know marking style? my child’s open ended is actually quite good but i still wonder what is the direction of primary science.
So if photosynthesis spelling is wrong for eg, concept is right, therefore no marks??

[bluepencil]

wow, no more half mark for science open ended. why? as if life is not tough enough for open ended.

so its black or white, either you know or don’t know marking style? my child’s open ended is actually quite good but i still wonder what is the direction of primary science.
So if photosynthesis spelling is wrong for eg, concept is right, therefore no marks??

[phtthp]

chenlaoshi\" post_id=\"1908515\" time=\"1556766711\" user_id=\"162894:

MyPillow\" post_id=\"1908486\" time=\"1556761536\" user_id=\"70594:

[quote=chenlaoshi post_id=1908458 time=1556720018 user_id=162894]3 SA1 CL picture compo topics so far:
- Boy saw a bag on MRT station platform, thought there might be a bomb in it
- Boy (while on his way to have his meal) helped old man who fell down
- Mother brought son to playground after having meal at fast food restaurant, while Mother was engrossed with her hand phone, stranger approached boy with toy car, boy disappeared from playground

I read from somewhere - to avoid writing topic on kidnap, terrorism, murder etc ... it is too much for a kid to handle .., story development, ending etc ?

Yup, extreme cases like death and murder should be avoided.

For that particular picture compo, it was only in the 5th picture that showed the boy's thought (that there might be a bomb inside the bag) via thought bubble and in the helping words there's \"alert\". Since there's only 1 \"picture\" left, the ideal ending will be the boy reporting the case, ended up being a false alarm but got praised for his alertness. :)[/quote]So far, up to p5 level, our primary schools' (sa1 / sa2) zuowen topics, seem to centre around

- good people do good deeds (hao ren zuo hao shi), eg.

- help a blind man cross the road, or
- help an old lady pick up oranges that dropped out from a broken, plastic bag, or

- bad people do bad deeds, or learn a lesson out of an incident or mischief
E.g. a naughty boy throw a stone at a nest of birds, frightened them until they fly out of the nest.


For psle (normal Chinese picture zuowen, not the ming ti zuowen) -
are fire accident, car accident, drowning accident, kidnap, terrorism, natural disaster zuowen topics, found within our p6 moe Chinese zuowen syllabus ?

[chenlaoshi]

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[quote=sweetbaby post_id=1907872 time=1556256868 user_id=16633]

Hi chenlaoshi,

Do you have the list of anticipated topics on your website? Do you sell online resources?

Hi sweetbaby,

A brief list of topics can found in the link in my previous post. I haven't done so but will try to release them during/after the week of my June holiday workshops.

In summary, 4 of the topics that has came out in 2019 SA1 are:
- 懂得为别人着想（图书馆）
- 帮忙做家务
- 户外学习
- 注意安全（组屋区）

【Chen Lao Shi's June 2019 School Holiday Chinese Language Workshops】 --> https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=85&t=93062&p=1906646#p1906646

Interestingly, one of the schools' SA1 oral this year tested the students using 2018's PSLE video - 友谊（互相帮忙、学）. This + another school testing on 懂得为别人着想（图书馆）+ past year oral videos not available in the 3 years series: won't be surprised if the videos get recycled in the future for Pri 5/6 school exams.[/quote]One more to add to the list: 学习新科技 (advantages of technology, how technology can add in learning process).

[chenlaoshi]

phtthp\" post_id=\"1908916\" time=\"1557064796\" user_id=\"35251:

chenlaoshi\" post_id=\"1908515\" time=\"1556766711\" user_id=\"162894:

[quote=MyPillow post_id=1908486 time=1556761536 user_id=70594]
I read from somewhere - to avoid writing topic on kidnap, terrorism, murder etc ... it is too much for a kid to handle .., story development, ending etc ?

Yup, extreme cases like death and murder should be avoided.

For that particular picture compo, it was only in the 5th picture that showed the boy's thought (that there might be a bomb inside the bag) via thought bubble and in the helping words there's \"alert\". Since there's only 1 \"picture\" left, the ideal ending will be the boy reporting the case, ended up being a false alarm but got praised for his alertness.

So far, up to p5 level, our primary schools' (sa1 / sa2) zuowen topics, seem to centre around

- good people do good deeds (hao ren zuo hao shi), eg.

- help a blind man cross the road, or
- help an old lady pick up oranges that dropped out from a broken, plastic bag, or

- bad people do bad deeds, or learn a lesson out of an incident or mischief
E.g. a naughty boy throw a stone at a nest of birds, frightened them until they fly out of the nest.


For psle (normal Chinese picture zuowen, not the ming ti zuowen) -
are fire accident, car accident, drowning accident, kidnap, terrorism, natural disaster zuowen topics, found within our p6 moe Chinese zuowen syllabus ?[/quote]Yup, as previously shared in this post on past year PSLE topics (https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=81235&p=1892920&hilit=chenlaoshi#p1892920), there are generally 4 types of theme
- 意外事件 accident
- 好人好事 good deed, kind acts
- 犯错改过 committing mistake (and learning from it)
- 偶发事件 (general) happening/event

How in depth depends on individual school's practices (作文练习/配套) but the main, broad themes - i.e. safety, righteousness, being alert, beware of strangers etc. appear are covered across the syllabus.

【Chen Lao Shi's June 2019 School Holiday Chinese Language Workshops】 --> https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=85&t=93062&p=1906646#p1906646

[FHP]

Is it true that to get 270 for PSLE, need to achieve 4 A*?

[peasants]

FHP\" post_id=\"1909041\" time=\"1557133417\" user_id=\"27202:

Is it true that to get 270 for PSLE, need to achieve 4 A*?

4 A* + 3 likely

[phtthp]

chenlaoshi:

Yup, as previously shared in this post on past year PSLE topics (https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=81235&p=1892920&hilit=chenlaoshi#p1892920),

there are generally 4 types of theme

- 意外事件 accident
- 好人好事 good deed, kind acts
- 犯错改过 committing mistake (and learning from it)
- 偶发事件 (general) happening/event

How in depth depends on individual school's practices (作文练习/配套) but the main, broad themes - i.e. safety, righteousness, being alert, beware of strangers etc. appear are covered across the syllabus.

【Chen Lao Shi's June 2019 School Holiday Chinese Language Workshops】 --> https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=85&t=93062&p=1906646#p1906646

hi chen lao shi,

Thank you very much, for above very useful, consolidated Summary listing of Normal Chinese zuowen topics, at one glance, from Year (2000 to 2018).


For Higher Chinese zuowen, do you happen to have also similar listing of topics, from Year (2000 to 2018),

- for wan cheng wen zhang (zuowen), and

- for qin jin (zuowen) ?


Thanks, a million

[chenlaoshi]

phtthp\" post_id=\"1909068\" time=\"1557149216\" user_id=\"35251:

Yup, as previously shared in this post on past year PSLE topics (https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=81235&p=1892920&hilit=chenlaoshi#p1892920),

there are generally 4 types of theme

- 意外事件 accident
- 好人好事 good deed, kind acts
- 犯错改过 committing mistake (and learning from it)
- 偶发事件 (general) happening/event

How in depth depends on individual school's practices (作文练习/配套) but the main, broad themes - i.e. safety, righteousness, being alert, beware of strangers etc. appear are covered across the syllabus.

【Chen Lao Shi's June 2019 School Holiday Chinese Language Workshops】 --> https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=85&t=93062&p=1906646#p1906646

hi chen lao shi,

Thank you very much, for above very useful, consolidated Summary listing of Normal Chinese zuowen topics, at one glance, from Year (2000 to 2017).


For Higher Chinese zuowen, do you happen to have also similar listing of topics, from Year (2000 to 2018),

- for wan cheng wen zhang (zuowen), and

- for qin jin (zuowen) ?


Thanks, a million[/quote]Hi phtthp,

My pleasure.

Yes, here it is (2007 to 2018): https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/5b9e53_9903b8a3f9314ea6ada2db2bdf9d615c.pdf

[phtthp]

FHP\" post_id=\"1909041\" time=\"1557133417\" user_id=\"27202:

Is it true that to get 270 for PSLE, need to achieve 4 A*?

yes, you need 4 A*, in order to reach 270 T-score