English Assessment Books

[Chenonceau]

Improving Story


I broke up story building from compo writing. I did that in early P4 to stimulate the imagination. For every suite of pictures, I asked for 5 alternative story lines. Then I picked one that I like. Keep doing this until your child can generate fast and well an interesting story line with a twist. This is a fun activity because Mommy and Kid can both let their imagination run wild.

We try to think what everyone will write, and we do the opposite... or something unexpected.

Using Yummy Adjectives
After you write the essay. Go through every sentence and add in yummy adjectives. This trains the child to use big words.

Write short sentences
Shorter sentences protects the child from grammar errors.

Characterize
Focus on one character in the pictures and give it a personality that is a bit exaggerated.

Put all this together and you will spice up your writing a bit. I hope it helps. This is what I did with my son.

[pixiedust]

:thankyou:


Great tips, Chenonceau ! Better than any compo book in the market.

[Chenonceau]

pixiedust:

:thankyou:


Great tips, Chenonceau ! Better than any compo book in the market.

:welcome:

[Lynn2]

Hi Chenonceau,


Thanks for the great tips.

May I ask, what about for the upper pri students, who want to build up good tension for the compo?what is the way to go about in doing it?thank you.

Cheers
Lynn2

Chenonceau:

Improving Story

I broke up story building from compo writing. I did that in early P4 to stimulate the imagination. For every suite of pictures, I asked for 5 alternative story lines. Then I picked one that I like. Keep doing this until your child can generate fast and well an interesting story line with a twist. This is a fun activity because Mommy and Kid can both let their imagination run wild.

We try to think what everyone will write, and we do the opposite... or something unexpected.

Using Yummy Adjectives
After you write the essay. Go through every sentence and add in yummy adjectives. This trains the child to use big words.

Write short sentences
Shorter sentences protects the child from grammar errors.

Characterize
Focus on one character in the pictures and give it a personality that is a bit exaggerated.

Put all this together and you will spice up your writing a bit. I hope it helps. This is what I did with my son.

[janet88]

Brenda10:

Champion:

Yea, understand that teaching compo is very tedious and really time consuming . I have outsource that but am not very happy with the Tutor's attitude so am contemplating to change after the SA1 :(....

We also outsourcing both compo. I do agree writing compo. at home is very tedious and take up more than the require timing and left very little time for other homework.

Hey Brenda,
Agree with you 100%. Compo is very tiring and tedious esp since I have no idea where to start. So these 2 areas are outsourced...don't know how his Eng writing is now, but definitely better than what I am doing with him. With these 2 areas outsourced, quality time can be spent revising the weaker areas.

[Chenonceau]

Lynn2:

Hi Chenonceau,


Thanks for the great tips.

May I ask, what about for the upper pri students, who want to build up good tension for the compo?what is the way to go about in doing it?thank you.

Cheers
Lynn2

Chenonceau:

Improving Story

I broke up story building from compo writing. I did that in early P4 to stimulate the imagination. For every suite of pictures, I asked for 5 alternative story lines. Then I picked one that I like. Keep doing this until your child can generate fast and well an interesting story line with a twist. This is a fun activity because Mommy and Kid can both let their imagination run wild.

We try to think what everyone will write, and we do the opposite... or something unexpected.

Using Yummy Adjectives
After you write the essay. Go through every sentence and add in yummy adjectives. This trains the child to use big words.

Write short sentences
Shorter sentences protects the child from grammar errors.

Characterize
Focus on one character in the pictures and give it a personality that is a bit exaggerated.

Put all this together and you will spice up your writing a bit. I hope it helps. This is what I did with my son.

Have you tried...

(1) starting the compo with its end?
(2) hint throughout the compo about the ending?
(3) describe situations of great fear/ happiness without revealing the reason

I'm not really the best person to advise. We kinda do it without really knowing how we do it. I hope this helps.

[Trapwithin]

Chenonceau:

Lynn2:

Hi Chenonceau,


Thanks for the great tips.

May I ask, what about for the upper pri students, who want to build up good tension for the compo?what is the way to go about in doing it?thank you.

Cheers
Lynn2


[quote=\"Chenonceau\"]Improving Story

I broke up story building from compo writing. I did that in early P4 to stimulate the imagination. For every suite of pictures, I asked for 5 alternative story lines. Then I picked one that I like. Keep doing this until your child can generate fast and well an interesting story line with a twist. This is a fun activity because Mommy and Kid can both let their imagination run wild.

We try to think what everyone will write, and we do the opposite... or something unexpected.

Using Yummy Adjectives
After you write the essay. Go through every sentence and add in yummy adjectives. This trains the child to use big words.

Write short sentences
Shorter sentences protects the child from grammar errors.

Characterize
Focus on one character in the pictures and give it a personality that is a bit exaggerated.

Put all this together and you will spice up your writing a bit. I hope it helps. This is what I did with my son.

Have you tried...

(1) starting the compo with its end?
(2) hint throughout the compo about the ending?
(3) describe situations of great fear/ happiness without revealing the reason

I'm not really the best person to advise. We kinda do it without really knowing how we do it. I hope this helps.[/quote]Good tips. Thanks for sharing.

[Champion]

Hello all daddies and mummies,

Guess all must be busying coaching kids for SA1 . Me too . Taking a break to log into KSP to rest my mind

Yesterday was at Jurong West (again) for some domestic errands and my \"legs carried me into\" this small traditional bookshop. Can't resist the temptation and went to the assessment books section . Alas, saw the book(s) - Basic English Grammar by Learners Publication, which I remember Janet & Plum-Cake had recommended in one of the forum thread. [p.s. I try to upload the pic using this new \"upload image to tinypics plugin\" but it does not work leh

http://www.learners.com.sg/productdetail.aspx?id=252&cid=1

So \"coincidentally\" :drool: , they left only with one copy each of the blue colour and the yellow colour. So being member of the \"KiasuParents\" - I went to the cashier and bought them! :!: The cashier lady was very polite and said,\" I left with only these 2 copies in my shop and won't be placing anymore orders. I will only place order towards the end of the year when they come together with the school textbooks!\"

So, part of 1st $600 went to these 2 books and the rest (hopefully ) I can save some for the June Holidays when Popular has the 20% Discount Vouchers. :celebrate:

[Lynn2]

Hey, champion,


No need to wait till june cos now ntuc members are given 20 percent discount from now till 15 may,

Cheers
Lynn2

Champion:

Hello all daddies and mummies,
Guess all must be busying coaching kids for SA1 . Me too . Taking a break to log into KSP to rest my mind

Yesterday was at Jurong West (again) for some domestic errands and my \"legs carried me into\" this small traditional bookshop. Can't resist the temptation and went to the assessment books section . Alas, saw the book(s) - Basic English Grammar by Learners Publication, which I remember Janet & Plum-Cake had recommended in one of the forum thread. [p.s. I try to upload the pic using this new \"upload image to tinypics plugin\" but it does not work leh

http://www.learners.com.sg/productdetail.aspx?id=252&cid=1

So \"coincidentally\" :drool: , they left only with one copy each of the blue colour and the yellow colour. So being member of the \"KiasuParents\" - I went to the cashier and bought them! :!: The cashier lady was very polite and said,\" I left with only these 2 copies in my shop and won't be placing anymore orders. I will only place order towards the end of the year when they come together with the school textbooks!\"

So, part of 1st $600 went to these 2 books and the rest (hopefully ) I can save some for the June Holidays when Popular has the 20% Discount Vouchers. :celebrate:

[QuiteKSMum]

Thanks, Lynn2, for sharing!