2022 PSLE Discussions & Strategies (born in 2010)

[Zeal mummy]

Yes I would agree on that too, that Chinese compo usually ends with a moral value or a lesson well learnt. 经一事长一智 …. has been very useful for my kids.

[gigi20]

Trying to get some views on a Eng compo my child has written. He added a one liner to explain one of the characters was an ex convict, so as to explain why he was being picked on all the time. Just a one liner and one time mention of ex convict. Teacher underlined the word and feedback not tp use it again and was naturally marked down. Is this MOE guideline or just the teacher? I thought this is creative writing and should not be restricted?

[zac's mum]

What was the topic? Did the teacher explain why should not use the word?

[Imp75]

I think in SG, we use ex-offenders rather than ex-convict? That would be a less offensive word as we talked about inclusiveness.

[gigi20]

Teacher didn’t explain why to him. Topic was a promise I think. My child wrote the father promised the daughter he will be there for her performance. But due to work employer held him back and make things difficult due to him being ex convict. So he couldn’t make it for the performance and broke his promise. He said he extracted this part from a model compo from his tuition centre… Hahaha

[00skyblue00]

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Teacher didn't explain why to him. Topic was a promise I think. My child wrote the father promised the daughter he will be there for her performance. But due to work employer held him back and make things difficult due to him being ex convict. So he couldn't make it for the performance and broke his promise. He said he extracted this part from a model compo from his tuition centre... Hahaha

I am not a teacher, just a parent.

Ex convict sounded like a term used by an adult. A child would use a nicer term. Kids have a better way to paint the picture, esp. comes to their own parents

[zac's mum]

Maybe the story doesn’t need to mention ex-convict at all. Employer likes to make things difficult for / bully her father, reason is irrelevant since the main thing is he couldn’t keep his promise due to somebody else’s fault.


I agree maybe the model compo is not suitable for primary school kids. I think I saw one tuition centre having a scenario of a (primary school kid) feel elated, “as if I had won the lottery” :whut: Which underage kid buys lottery tickets?

[ChiefKiasu]

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Teacher didn't explain why to him. Topic was a promise I think. My child wrote the father promised the daughter he will be there for her performance. But due to work employer held him back and make things difficult due to him being ex convict. So he couldn't make it for the performance and broke his promise. He said he extracted this part from a model compo from his tuition centre... Hahaha

Oooh... interesting... maybe your son will be a writer for some powerful kdrama....

[gigi20]

:lol:

But now I think he should just stick to the normal usual convention of writing.. Hahaha..
And the tuition centre is one of the well known centres in sg... lol

ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2080002\" time=\"1661670263\" user_id=\"3:

Oooh... interesting... maybe your son will be a writer for some powerful kdrama.... :lol:

[chenlaoshi]

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Sharing some Prelim CL compo questions for reference while preparing for PSLE CL compo:

HCL
- （情境）这件事让我明白做事不应该半途而废
- （情境）我泄露了邻居的秘密，害他被责骂
- （完成）我在房间里做功课，突然听到喊叫声
- （完成）考试时我正苦恼，突然有人想我抛来一张纸

CL
-（看图）姐姐带弟弟去小贩中心用餐，一位阿姨站了起来，姐姐和她相撞，姐姐的手被烫伤
-（看图）哥哥带弟弟去买食物，路上碰到他的朋友、和朋一起友踢足球，弟弟跟一只小猫玩，后来哥哥发现弟弟不见了

CL
-（看图）哥哥买了汉堡包，回到家后把它放在桌上，弟弟恶作剧、在汉堡包里放了很多辣椒酱，哥哥吃后咳嗽、非常生气（妈妈正好回到家）
-（看图）女孩在地铁站看到一个书包，打开一看发现里头有平板电脑和钱包，后来把它交给工作人员（失主来认领）