Q&A - P1 English

[Tinkerbelle]

mwchua:

Tinkerbelle:

My P1 DD's sch expects them to write compo with 3 paragraphs.

Wow so advanced !!

Tks

A comment made by my girl's English teacher is that she writes her composition in a very descriptive manner...

I told my girl to imagine & pretend, but apart from that don't know what else to teach her...

Any tips to share?

Hi Ming,
Advanced?? Thought that is the norm?? You mean your gal's sch's doesn't do that?

Wow!! Your DD must be doing very well in compo for her teacher to say she writes in a descriptive manner. That's excellent for a P1 to know that. Very encouraging. Sounds like your DD loves to write. well done. :lol:

My DD2 writes whatever comes to her mind and in her enthusiasm, she always forgets to punctuate.. :roll:

I also tell my DD to imagine she's in the same situation and write about what she would do. A few good phrases never goes astray. Usually compos that score well are the ones that have good content, are coherant, use good phrases and have few or no grammatical and spelling errors.

DD's sch is big on phrases. The students are expected to have at least 3 good phrases in their compo. DD's teacher asked the class to learn 2 or 3 phrases for each feeling (eg. happy, sad, tired etc). This has indeed helped my DD. Now, I just have to work on her punctuation...haha

Just checking, does your DD's sch mark compo with the same weightage as my DD's sch? 6 marks for content and 4 marks for language (includes grammar, spelling and punctuation) . So total mark is 10 marks. Tks

[pokemon]

[quote]Just checking, does your DD's sch mark compo with the same weightage as my DD's sch? 6 marks for content and 4 marks for language (includes grammar, spelling and punctuation) . So total mark is 10 marks. Tks :D[/quote]
Tinkerbelle,

my ds sch is also having the same weightage as your dd sch.

[Tinkerbelle]

pokemon:

[quote]Just checking, does your DD's sch mark compo with the same weightage as my DD's sch? 6 marks for content and 4 marks for language (includes grammar, spelling and punctuation) . So total mark is 10 marks. Tks

Tinkerbelle,

my ds sch is also having the same weightage as your dd sch.[/quote]Hi pokemon,
Tks. :lol:

Is everyone preparing for SA2 ? Good luck. :celebrate:

[mwchua]

Tinkerbelle:

pokemon:

[quote]Just checking, does your DD's sch mark compo with the same weightage as my DD's sch? 6 marks for content and 4 marks for language (includes grammar, spelling and punctuation) . So total mark is 10 marks. Tks

Tinkerbelle,

my ds sch is also having the same weightage as your dd sch.

[/quote]Yes, my girl's school is also having the same weightage for composition grading.

However, there does not seemed to be much coaching given by her English teacher on the essence of writing a good composition... This poor mummy also does not have much creative flair. So far relying on some of the model composition books I sourced from Popular

[caroltansn]

Hi all


My ds (K2) asked me 4 simple questions over the weekend when he was trying to fill up a puzzle and I am stuck! :?
e.g. as full as ....(what animal?), as hungry as.... (what animal?)

I told him I will find out and let him know... so I search high and low and managed to find only these. However, I have no confident that they are correct and I'm sure they are not complete... Can anyone out there help to correct me and/or add on to make this list complete?

As fast as a cheetah/deer

As slow as a snail

As lazy/fat as a pig

As clever as a monkey

As hungry as a wolf/bear

As happy/cheerful as a lark

As quiet/timid as a mouse

As fierce as a lion

As silly as a goose/sheep

As curious as a cat

As playful as an otter/a kitten

As ugly as a scarecrow

As wise as serpent/an owl

As busy as a bee/an ant

As tired as a dog

As gentle as a lamb/dove/rabbit

As fat as a pig

As nervous as a cat

As quick as bunny/lightning/a flash

As loud as thunder

As light as a feather

As easy as ABC/123

As deep as the ocean

As high as the heavens

As clear as crystal

As far as the east is from the west

As smooth as silk

As good as new

As sweet as honey

As bitter as gall

As cold as ice

As hard as a rock

As bright as the sun

As rich as Croesus

As flat as a pancake

As sad as night

[snowman.022851697]

There are infinite, and the list is not exhaustive, anyone can come up with one at any second… therefore, the list will never be complete…

[yewteemum]

carole,


google for list of simile and u can venture from there…

[Ymy]

Hi! Can anyone help me ? Which one is correct?

Realized or realised?
Thanks

[ridcully]

Ymy:

Hi! Can anyone help me ? Which one is correct?

Realized or realised?
Thanks

Both are correct but 'realised' is preferred. 'Realised' is British English, which is the spelling standard used in Singapore.

Rgds
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[Ymy]

Hi! Thank you for your reply. My DD wrote realized in her comp, her teacher changed to realised. Now I know how to explain to her . Thanks!