2012 PSLE Discussions and Strategy
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Part 9
Q5. Which part of the fulfilled dream was the happiest for the triplets?
Point 1: The answer to the question “Which part” means that the subject being referred to has got more than one part. In this case the subject is “fulfilled dream” and refers to the triplets’ trip to Madrid. The question is asking about a specific part of the triplets’ trip to Madrid and I know it is the part when they were at the stadium watching their idols play a soccer game.
Point 2: I need to input all the details from the passage about this event so, this is the list of details: “game at the stadium”, “hosted by their Spanish soccer stars”, “many goals scored”. I believe I need to add the last phrase about the goals because it contributed to the triplets’ joy and the word “happiest” appears in the question.
Answer: During their Madrid trip, the triplets were the happiest while they watched a soccer game hosted by their Spanish soccer idols and saw their idols scoring goals.
That’s it! Congrats if you survived this .
It must be remembered that the purpose of education is not to fill the minds of students with facts... it is to teach them to think, …. and always to think for themselves.
-- Robert Hutchins
Parting thoughts:
FN1: I can only share with you what DD and I would have done with this passage and hope that there are some helpful strategies in the above posts for you and your DC. As such, it is not a prescriptive method but for that you need the help of a qualified specialist.
FN2: Yes, this takes forever initially, but DD got better at it over time.
FN3: After all this time and effort, we never wanted to ever see the passage again so just as well we did it thoroughly the first time round.
FN4: Corrections are critical; your DC must have a rational explanation why his /her answer is not acceptable; otherwise, he/she has not learnt.
FN5: There are always a range of acceptable answers which are and should be accorded full marks. However, to expedite marking, usually only the “model answer” is given. This can frustrate the child because too often, the child cannot see the difference between his/her answer and the model answer and there is no one available to explain it to him/her. -
psle2011mum:
:salute: :salute: to you psle2011mum! :snuggles: :hugs:Part 9
I have just copied and saved the part 1 to 9 of your posts to my p.c.! :thankyou: :thankyou: for your time and effort to type out and share with us! My DD1 is in P4 this year so all your above posts come in handy for me!
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Hi Parents,
Yeh!!! I finished my homework [ P4 annotations ]:). I promised a P6 one and I have it somewhere on one of the PCs but before I post that, do let me know if there is a better way of doing this - the posts are so long and all my highlights/bold/colour from my Word document don't get carried over so I re-do them after pasting them onto the Editor....sorry, very IT challenged... so you see God is fair
My very best wishes to the Little Dragons taking their PSLE journey this year...
I wish you patient parents every day
Inspiring Teachers along the way
The helping hand of many a friend
A world of learning that does not end.
God bless each and every one of you -
Hi Champion
Most welcome and hope it helps.
Don’t be constrained by what I wrote though, develop it with your DD1 and all her siblings will benefit too. Gb! -
psle2011mum:
:thankyou: :thankyou: psle2011mum! :snuggles:Hi Champion
Most welcome and hope it helps.
Don't be constrained by what I wrote though, develop it with your DD1 and all her siblings will benefit too. Gb!
Really appreciates your effort to share with all of the KSP parents here! Hereby wishing you a prosperous Dragon year! Huat ah! :celebrate: :celebrate: -
tclhub:
Hi tclhubDear psle2011mum
Thanks for your tips on typing out the OE compre passage and marking the annotations on the typed document I tried this once and DD said it was very useful and wanted me to do the same in future. I am fine to put in efforts to do it now for practice. But do you think she would be so reliant on this method that it would not be practical when working on the actual paper in future? Are you able to share your friend's DC's experience? Thank you for your advice and generous tips once again and may God bless you and your family.
PS. By the way, I bought the Oxford books on English strategies and found them extremely useful, thanks for the recommendations!
Great to hear that your DD is finding annotating useful. Depending on how your strong your child is, you may want to continue this for a short while [ like one or two more, fully done for you] just to show her the many different tools she can use to annotate, but after that, she should be starting on her own with you alongside to scaffold/support; your DD needs to take the first steps but you can nudge her in the right direction as she verbalises her thoughts to you. Let go gradually and she may not even realise she's off on her own.
DD's initial efforts were poor but this is a \"thinking process\" skill and takes time to develop and perfect, so you shouldn't be discouraged if the pieces for anywhere up to three to six months are nowhere near useful. You can also \"mark\" the annotations [ leave the questions out] and start small - even by paragraphs first, so that your DD can press on with developing this skill.
Glad you found the Oxford Essentials books useful too.
Gb! -
psle2011mum… this looked like a gargantuan effort. My heartfelt thanks for taking the time. You’re a blessing.
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Dear psle2011mum
Thank you once again for your efforts in putting in your advice on how to annotate! It gave a much clearer picture of the ‘thinking process’ behind the annotations done. I still need to practise a lot based on how you have done them with your DD. Your explanations have been extremely helpful! Extremely grateful and appreciative of your time and efforts! God bless!
To all parents reading the posts here, have a Happy New Year and all the best to you too as you walk through with your DC the journey of learning…enjoy the new year holidays! -
Dear psle2011mum, thanks for the very detailed sharing. It looks so simple in theory.. Just circle this and highlight that but when it comes to reality, there is so much effort to practice it. I salute you! I am sure I will gain much from your \"step by step\" guide
I wish you and your loved ones a very properous year of dragon ! -
Hi psle2011mum,
Wow, just came online and was starled by all the buzz of messages thanking you. Went few webpages back to catch on…and you know what?? I was really left shocked at the amount of postings you had done for comprehension OE annotations…
Amazing really and my heartfelt thanks for the great effort (I am wondering if I would be ever able to post anything like that after my DD completes her PSLE…)
Just managed to copy all the 9 parts and will need more than an hour definitely to completely read and understand it.
Thank you so much…
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