Preparing kids for P5 in 2011

[verykiasu2010]

Chenonceau:

I now know why DS has been given 1 compo a week lately. His file was just collected for checking by the HOD and VP. When files are collected for checking, it's the school's way of vetting the teacher's work. DS' teacher must be making up for lost time!!

only one compo per week ?

[Chenonceau]

verykiasu2010:

Chenonceau:

I now know why DS has been given 1 compo a week lately. His file was just collected for checking by the HOD and VP. When files are collected for checking, it's the school's way of vetting the teacher's work. DS' teacher must be making up for lost time!!

only one compo per week ?

You expect more? I don't think she could have given more without stressing the kids, though... But I wonder if that one compo a week succeeded in making up for lost time.

Oh well... who cares... I've given up expecting anything. I will just do what I can at home.

[janet88]

Chenonceau:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"Chenonceau\"]I now know why DS has been given 1 compo a week lately. His file was just collected for checking by the HOD and VP. When files are collected for checking, it's the school's way of vetting the teacher's work. DS' teacher must be making up for lost time!!

only one compo per week ?

You expect more? I don't think she could have given more without stressing the kids, though... But I wonder if that one compo a week succeeded in making up for lost time.

Oh well... who cares... I've given up expecting anything. I will just do what I can at home.[/quote]Same here. Where compo is concerned, be it EL or CL, I've washed my hands since I cannot offer any help. Yesterday's homework was CL 命题 type :gloomy: and he had never done it before...so I told him to do what he can.
Have to inform tutor this Saturday about it.

[Brenda10]

Chenonceau:

You expect more? I don't think she could have given more without stressing the kids, though... But I wonder if that one compo a week succeeded in making up for lost time.

Oh well... who cares... I've given up expecting anything. I will just do what I can at home.

Well said. Base on this rate of writing how to score during the exam?

[Brenda10]

janet_lee88:

Same here. Where compo is concerned, be it EL or CL, I've washed my hands since I cannot offer any help. Yesterday's homework was CL 命题 type :gloomy: and he had never done it before...so I told him to do what he can.

Have to inform tutor this Saturday about it.

This CL 命题 for compo. really not easy! For exam is advisable to choose the picture compo. to avoid out of point unless the child is very good in this area.

[janet88]

Brenda10:

janet_lee88:

Same here. Where compo is concerned, be it EL or CL, I've washed my hands since I cannot offer any help. Yesterday's homework was CL 命题 type :gloomy: and he had never done it before...so I told him to do what he can.

Have to inform tutor this Saturday about it.

This CL 命题 for compo. really not easy! For exam is advisable to choose the picture compo. to avoid out of point unless the child is very good in this area.

This 命题 type of compo...cannot attempt esp for Chinese.
I've told my son to avoid this type of situational writing for both EL and CL...with pic, he can't go out of point :xedfingers:

[phankao]

janet_lee88:

Brenda10:

[quote=\"janet_lee88\"]Same here. Where compo is concerned, be it EL or CL, I've washed my hands since I cannot offer any help. Yesterday's homework was CL 命题 type :gloomy: and he had never done it before...so I told him to do what he can.

Have to inform tutor this Saturday about it.

This CL 命题 for compo. really not easy! For exam is advisable to choose the picture compo. to avoid out of point unless the child is very good in this area.

This 命题 type of compo...cannot attempt esp for Chinese.
I've told my son to avoid this type of situational writing for both EL and CL...with pic, he can't go out of point :xedfingers:[/quote]But my ds2 - they are all told to do 命题 . All the Higher CL students, that is.

[Chenonceau]

DS had HCL Paper 1 and Paper 2 today. He sat pensively in the car and waited till I had concluded my business with some vendors. Then he commented in subdued tones… "In terms of language use (for compo) I think I performed my best yet under time pressure… but I went out of point". He had written 3 pages versus 1 page at the start of the year… and he used more "good phrases" and "cheng yu".


He had chosen something called "ming ti zhuo wen". He could only choose this or "wan cheng gu shi". So he chose "ming ti".

Oh well… I told him that we needed to celebrate victories wherever we found them and so I was still really happy that he had written 3 pages of CHINESE in 50 minutes… and was able to use many of the expressions he had memorized.

[pixiedust]

Chenonceau:

..I was still really happy that he had written 3 pages of CHINESE in 50 minutes... and was able to use many of the expressions he had memorized.

I would be over the moon if my son can do that and write <10 wrong words !
Great job your boy did ! He is pushing ahead with HCL ?

ming ti zhuo wen 命题作文 - is like our English continuous writing. Question gives a topic eg. A most unforgettable incident
wan cheng gu shi 完成故事 - a few pictures and helping words given in question. like our English picture comp (but English only 1 pic).

ming ti zhuo wen - because no pictures to guide the content, there is a risk of writing out of point (especially if kid tries too hard to fit memorised phrases into the topic) but better chances of higher marks. Since this is a school exam, I think it is a good experience for him to weigh the risk and benefit. My ds will never dare to attempt ming ti zhuo wen.

[Chenonceau]

Pixie… yeah lor… he wrote outta point. But ok lah… he learnt something. His marks won’t show it but he and I know he has made a lotta improvement and that’s what matters. It’s nothing a hug and a cuddle won’t fix. He told me HCL has no picture compo so he had to choose between "ming ti" and "wan cheng gu shi".


Yup! He is still with HCL. I keep wanting to change him out but he said that since he is already working so hard on Chinese, may as well give a shot at HCL. I’ll wait till end of year to make a decision… but he does have a point. May as well kill 2 birds with one stone.