Q&A - P1 English
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mowmow:
Oh yes, used the wrong term. The school called it \"written expression\" for the examination. Children are expected to write about 60 words based on 4 pictures given. And it must be written in a story form, not just plain sentences. Teachers stress that the story must flow fluently. Really not easy to be P1 kids nowadays![/quote]For us definitely not compo or creative writing, just 5 sentences for SA1 and they need not be in order like a flow in composition yet, just interesting sentences.jedamum:
[quote=\"ks2me\"] which school is your child in to have creative writing in P1
if creative writing means compo (ie write 5-8lines of a pic given), my boy's neighbourhood school also have compo writing in P1.
i was quite surprised initially...the school did not term it as 'composition'; they term it as 'Written Expression'. i think it is getting common nowadays as compared to our time.... -
when my girl in P1, she also had to write composition based on 4 pictures. She was graded for content and language. Very difficult esp. the grammar as she often mixed up the tenses used. Have hard time explaining the grammar part to her.
This year she is in P2, she have to continue to write 'creatively', means content, grammar, vocabulary...
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mama_mia:
Yah, I know, the writing just need to get more and more sophiscated nowadays ( Prob, that's why The Learning Lab is so popular as it teaches \"Bombastic\" vocab). But come to think of it, it is actually quite a good idea to start young. In fact for my kids, they started doing written expression during their kindergarten days in Chiltern House. They need to write 5-8 sentences on an event which had happened in school, eg. their Sports Day, or their favourite food, etc, as weekend homework almost every week!when my girl in P1, she also had to write composition based on 4 pictures. She was graded for content and language. Very difficult esp. the grammar as she often mixed up the tenses used. Have hard time explaining the grammar part to her.
This year she is in P2, she have to continue to write 'creatively', means content, grammar, vocabulary... -
mowmow:
Thanks for your sharing...will have to start my 2nd girl when she is K1 next year. But i also came to realise that reading is very helpful to write creatively.
Yah, I know, the writing just need to get more and more sophiscated nowadays ( Prob, that's why The Learning Lab is so popular as it teaches \"Bombastic\" vocab). But come to think of it, it is actually quite a good idea to start young. In fact for my kids, they started doing written expression during their kindergarten days in Chiltern House. They need to write 5-8 sentences on an event which had happened in school, eg. their Sports Day, or their favourite food, etc, as weekend homework almost every week!mama_mia:
when my girl in P1, she also had to write composition based on 4 pictures. She was graded for content and language. Very difficult esp. the grammar as she often mixed up the tenses used. Have hard time explaining the grammar part to her.
This year she is in P2, she have to continue to write 'creatively', means content, grammar, vocabulary... -
Yup yup, mine neighbourhood school too... also have.
And it is also termed as Written Expression for us.
Jedamum, does this mean our neighbourhood school
a bit *atas? (*of good standard) Kekekee! :lol: Good to score
marks here to help boost overall marks. To be considered well
done.... hmmm... should be full marks naturally! Hehee... :lol:
But seriously... in my opinion 7-8 marks if for a 1st time effort
is quite good oredi, bearing in mind... minus any punctuation
errors, spelling mistakes, typo error
or tangled in the tenses
part... but to be content at just passing it, 5 marks bah...?
Paper 2 is the heaviest, having the bulk of the English
Language thrown into one paper... and to be completed
in only what...? An hour 15 mins or an hour and a half
thereabouts...? Vocab, grammar and comprehension in
Open Ended kinds and also MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)
in this paper carries the major weight of the child's language
performance... and this paper having the most tricky qns does
not offer much consolation too.
Bombastic vocab and good grammar skills i truly believe, can always
begin in the home.. Most times if a child speaks well, he will write well.
As parents, we can play with words in our course of the day each
time we converse with one another in the house. For example,
when food is served on the table during dinner, we can introduce
new words to mean delicious.. every day change the word delicious
to another word/phrase that means the same or to a word/phrase of
nearly the same meaning (synonyms).
Example :-
1. Don't you think the food looks delicious today?
2. Lunch sure looks tasty this afternoon..
3. Wow! What a mouth-watering feast!
4. Dinner is looking scrumptious, mummy..
That's 4 different words done in a week to express something
delicious. Repeat the words again when they have supper, snack.
Rotate the use of those 4 words as often as possible until they know
those are the words that can be used to describe delicious.
Now, we didn't need a proper lesson for that, did we? Its an indirect
effort to introduce new words to our children without so much as trying.
As for Grammar, again the home plays a good part in building the
foundations.. If as parents we're often confused with...
Common Errors :-
>Daddy, you see your girl she do her work like that..
>Mummy, he often do this to me...
>Do your child eat vegetables?
He does.. She does.. It does..
The child does.. The teacher does..
We do.. They do..
The children do.. The teachers do..
The home should be the child's first learning lab..
Cos language is first introduced by us. The Parents. -
Actually, why must the kid use bombastic words? I thought we should be writing simple and clear language. Does good description mean using bombastic words? Or maybe that’s why our teachers are setting complicated maths questions using complicated language…
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buds:
Example :-
1. Don't you think the food looks delicious today?
2. Lunch sure looks tasty this afternoon..
3. Wow! What a mouth-watering feast!
4. Dinner is looking [i]scrumptious[/i], mummy..
:!: I speak normal and very basic english to my children.... This word \"scrumptious\" never even knock on my head at all time when I speak... :oops:
buds, u r seriously by far a \"great great great teacher-mum\" I can see :moneyflies: :moneyflies: into my pocket now... k-chng...k-chng
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Ok lah, KS_me... Here you go.
Ka-ching... Ka-ching!
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Comprehension:
Every Sunday afternoon, Joy will go over to Julia's house to play...While they are playing, Julia's mother will always prepare sandwiches and drinks for them...\"
Qn: Julia's mother always prepares ___ for them.
(1) breakfast
(2) lunch
(3) dinner
(4) tea
What would be your answer?
My son was deciding between lunch and tea. He chose lunch as he said sandwiches as lunch could be taken in the afternoon. He was marked wrong and the answer given is tea. By superficial analysis, tea appears to be the most appropriate. However it stifled the child's analysis and thinking. It's very tempting for me to ask the teacher about it...do I appear too petty? :? -
tea time = snack time
sandwiches and cakes are usually served at snack time.
To me, it is definitely tea not lunch. You can’t say stife creativity just because sandwiches can be eaten for lunch.
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