<![CDATA[PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40]]>

Osso bucco:
@jjchang


This is the daughter here! Thank you so much for taking the time to check out my blog! In Primary 4 I attended Learning Lab English for about 4 months before stopping entirely... I would probably attribute my passion for writing to reading voraciously at every single opportunity I could find. šŸ˜„ It's probably most important to get a grasp of the language and how to apply the vocabulary from the book itself than memorising a list of so called \"å„½ę¬”å„½å„\" as instructed by most teachers, but of course a diverse range of vocabulary can never hurt.

Regards,
JR ā¤
Hi JR
You have demonstrated how your passion in learning good writing skills and hunger for highest standard in writing, motivated yourself, putting in time and hard work to achieve your goal. Just like someone who is passionate in Mathematics and always keen to do worksheets and solve puzzles, writing out solutions and many other ways to solve the problem, even documenting the learning process to allow more efficient and effective way of learning the subject.
There are many kids like mine, who love to read all kinds of books but only a few like you would read them several times, noting down interesting phrases and descriptive words for future applications. Something I hope my kids will eventually learn to appreciate. To those without passion, like me, it would be a chore than pleasure. Wonder if all these were propelled because of motivation to write passionately or just because of PSLE? could be both? Without PSLE, would so much effort have put in anyway?
I enjoyed the part on using different sentence structures and wondered if these are part of the MOE curriculum or your own initiatives? And the clever way of dissecting the parts of essays to like how we learnt English Literature in Secondary levels. Was it taught in class or your own initiatives? Would be wonderful if all children are taught like that and enjoy the art of writing as you have.
Thank you for sharing šŸ˜ƒ

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/60613/psle-english-continuous-writing-score-40RSS for NodeFri, 01 May 2026 01:21:19 GMTTue, 06 Dec 2016 12:39:02 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40 on Tue, 06 Dec 2016 10:27:18 GMT]]>Thank you for sharing, we are grateful

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1738812https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1738812Tue, 06 Dec 2016 10:27:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40 on Sat, 08 Oct 2016 15:12:36 GMT]]>Thank you for your generous sharing.

Osso bucco:
Dear parents,

My daughter took her PSLE last year (2014) in Methodist Girls' School, achieving a score of 270. She has posted her composition notes in the following website https://pslerevision.wordpress.com/

Hope you'll find it useful!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1724779https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1724779Sat, 08 Oct 2016 15:12:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40 on Mon, 26 Sep 2016 03:07:29 GMT]]>Hi JR - Thanks for your kind reply and sharing. All the best to you!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1721099https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1721099Mon, 26 Sep 2016 03:07:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40 on Tue, 20 Sep 2016 03:21:33 GMT]]>Hi JR,


Thanks so much for sharing your passion. I have printed all your works and made sure my children read through them thoroughly ; )

Keep up the good work and God bless.

Cheers
Dido

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1719864https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1719864Tue, 20 Sep 2016 03:21:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40 on Tue, 29 Sep 2015 12:36:41 GMT]]>@jjchang


This is the daughter here! Thank you so much for taking the time to check out my blog! In Primary 4 I attended Learning Lab English for about 4 months before stopping entirely... I would probably attribute my passion for writing to reading voraciously at every single opportunity I could find. šŸ˜„ It's probably most important to get a grasp of the language and how to apply the vocabulary from the book itself than memorising a list of so called \"å„½ę¬”å„½å„\" as instructed by most teachers, but of course a diverse range of vocabulary can never hurt.

Regards,
JR ā¤

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1585343https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1585343Tue, 29 Sep 2015 12:36:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40 on Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:53:59 GMT]]>Hi Osso Bucco, your daughter writes well. Did she go for any EL writing course/tuition? Thanks for sharing.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1584420https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1584420Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:53:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40 on Fri, 11 Sep 2015 07:45:42 GMT]]>Dear parents,


My daughter took her PSLE last year (2014) in Methodist Girls' School, achieving a score of 270. She has posted her composition notes in the following website https://pslerevision.wordpress.com/

Hope you'll find it useful!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1576857https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1576857Fri, 11 Sep 2015 07:45:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40 on Fri, 20 Mar 2015 17:32:55 GMT]]>Dear all,


As the new compo format for PSLE this year requires the child to write more about internal struggles, what are the books that one should read to write better ? Any recommended author ? What books are rich in using personifications, metaphors etc?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1479959https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1479959Fri, 20 Mar 2015 17:32:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40 on Mon, 30 Jun 2014 17:29:09 GMT]]>me too. pls share with me.


Thanks[/quote]

Hi Duckieduck,

Iā€™m using a few books compilation highly recommend by my girlā€™s tutor which is really helping her. I will PM you.[/quote]


Thanks Wandi_flora. Really appreciate your kind gesture.

I am considering sending my kids for tuition. But there are so many centres out there in the market. it is really difficult to know which is the best for my kids. Do you mind to share more about your girlā€™s tutor?

Thanks.[/quote]

Hi Duckieduck,

sure i dont mind! My girl used to score 50++ for her English at the end of last year. I was worried sick and I was seeking help here and someone was kind enough to share her tutorā€™s contact and experience. Now my girl is scoring 76++ for her English and she is more confident in expressing herself now.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1321567https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1321567Mon, 30 Jun 2014 17:29:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40 on Wed, 25 Jun 2014 17:21:24 GMT]]>

Wandi_flora:
duckieduck:

[quote=\"adribaby\"]Hi...can anyone recommend a good creative writing book?



me too. pls share with me.

Thanks

Hi Duckieduck,

I'm using a few books compilation highly recommend by my girl's tutor which is really helping her. I will PM you.[/quote]
Thanks Wandi_flora. Really appreciate your kind gesture.

I am considering sending my kids for tuition. But there are so many centres out there in the market. it is really difficult to know which is the best for my kids. Do you mind to share more about your girl's tutor?

Thanks.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1318899https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1318899Wed, 25 Jun 2014 17:21:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40 on Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:51:31 GMT]]>

anonymousguru:
Hey everyone!


I was once a PSLE candidate about two years ago. I normally got above 30s for my compos and I thought that maybe I could help. I realised about on or two months before the PSLE some of the tips that helped me through.

1. A Controlled, Imaginative Mind
Nothing beats an essay that is different from the others and many students achieve this, but they do not know that balance is the key. Make up something, but also make it somewhat believable. Use a range of vocabulary and make detailed, vivid description if the situation you are writing about is somewhat unlikely, but don't make the details too far-fetched.

2. 'It was all a dream.'
Please DO NOT USE THIS. Teachers will most likely fail students that use this conclusion. It makes the teacher think that you are not skilled enough to conjure up an appropriate ending.

3. Minimize Grammar Mistakes
Content makes up most of the marks but the language factor has a considerable chunk of marks as well. By minimizing your grammar errors (about 3 or 4 for the entire essay) you can secure marks in the event your story deems unsatisfactory. This can be achieved through more grammar practices and usage of good grammar in everyday dialogue.

4. Memorizing essays is not the way to go.
I remembered my mother forcing me to memorize A* essays about a month before. What was the result? I never used any part of it whatsoever. The only way you can achieve a versatile writing style is to incorporate positive elements of people's work. You may choose to annotate the passages and then point out the good places and start using them in your writing. Memorizing can wear down the brain during the exam and cause an undesirable side-effect also known as 'blanking out'.

5. Start reading!
Give your child a book (preferably fiction). But don't overwhelm them. Just two or three books they really, really want or really like. Then let them read it over and over, till they know the contents of the book roughly. This helps boost imagination and a more creative essay. Picture books (but not throughout) are also quite good. because they can incorporate some of the key characteristics of the character into theirs in their essay.

Writing is a slow and gradual process that can be learnt through examining good writing habits of others. Let your child write everyday, and it will be second nature to them. Memorization I feel is not the way to go because if your child blanks out during the exam, all that he/she has memorized is all they have and they will be left stranded in the exam.

Hope this helps, and sorry for the long post!

Just curious.... Guru (means teacher in Malay). So, are you an adult posing as a child or a child using mummy's account.... :?

Anyway, thank you for your advise. šŸ˜„

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1318219https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1318219Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:51:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40 on Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:07:48 GMT]]>

Wandi_flora:
duckieduck:

[quote=\"adribaby\"]Hi...can anyone recommend a good creative writing book?



me too. pls share with me.

Thanks

Hi Duckieduck,

I'm using a few books compilation highly recommend by my girl's tutor which is really helping her. I will PM you.[/quote]Can you pm the title of the book too?
Thanks :thankyou: :udawoman:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1318217https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1318217Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:07:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40 on Tue, 24 Jun 2014 16:45:12 GMT]]>

duckieduck:
adribaby:

Hi...can anyone recommend a good creative writing book?



me too. pls share with me.

Thanks

Hi Duckieduck,

I'm using a few books compilation highly recommend by my girl's tutor which is really helping her. I will PM you.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1318213https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1318213Tue, 24 Jun 2014 16:45:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40 on Sun, 22 Jun 2014 15:11:53 GMT]]>

adribaby:
Hi...can anyone recommend a good creative writing book?


me too. pls share with me.

Thanks

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1316849https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1316849Sun, 22 Jun 2014 15:11:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40 on Sun, 22 Jun 2014 15:05:10 GMT]]>Hey everyone!


I was once a PSLE candidate about two years ago. I normally got above 30s for my compos and I thought that maybe I could help. I realised about on or two months before the PSLE some of the tips that helped me through.

1. A Controlled, Imaginative Mind
Nothing beats an essay that is different from the others and many students achieve this, but they do not know that balance is the key. Make up something, but also make it somewhat believable. Use a range of vocabulary and make detailed, vivid description if the situation you are writing about is somewhat unlikely, but donā€™t make the details too far-fetched.

2. ā€˜It was all a dream.ā€™
Please DO NOT USE THIS. Teachers will most likely fail students that use this conclusion. It makes the teacher think that you are not skilled enough to conjure up an appropriate ending.

3. Minimize Grammar Mistakes
Content makes up most of the marks but the language factor has a considerable chunk of marks as well. By minimizing your grammar errors (about 3 or 4 for the entire essay) you can secure marks in the event your story deems unsatisfactory. This can be achieved through more grammar practices and usage of good grammar in everyday dialogue.

4. Memorizing essays is not the way to go.
I remembered my mother forcing me to memorize A* essays about a month before. What was the result? I never used any part of it whatsoever. The only way you can achieve a versatile writing style is to incorporate positive elements of peopleā€™s work. You may choose to annotate the passages and then point out the good places and start using them in your writing. Memorizing can wear down the brain during the exam and cause an undesirable side-effect also known as ā€˜blanking outā€™.

5. Start reading!
Give your child a book (preferably fiction). But donā€™t overwhelm them. Just two or three books they really, really want or really like. Then let them read it over and over, till they know the contents of the book roughly. This helps boost imagination and a more creative essay. Picture books (but not throughout) are also quite good. because they can incorporate some of the key characteristics of the character into theirs in their essay.

Writing is a slow and gradual process that can be learnt through examining good writing habits of others. Let your child write everyday, and it will be second nature to them. Memorization I feel is not the way to go because if your child blanks out during the exam, all that he/she has memorized is all they have and they will be left stranded in the exam.

Hope this helps, and sorry for the long post!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1316848https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1316848Sun, 22 Jun 2014 15:05:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40 on Mon, 09 Jun 2014 06:02:42 GMT]]>We came across this blog which shows how a teacher used ICT to help teach pupils how to write. It seemed pretty cool. He was leveraging on something that pupils are readily interested in, to teach them how to write.


Sharing it for everyone to consider using. šŸ™‚

http://mrparkinsonict.blogspot.co.uk/20 ... iting.html

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1308569https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1308569Mon, 09 Jun 2014 06:02:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40 on Fri, 25 Apr 2014 09:19:26 GMT]]>

adribaby:
Hi...can anyone recommend a good creative writing book?

It really depends on the current skill level your child is at in his/her writing. Many of the creative writing books available in the market is simply a collection of cliches and \"good\" phrases/vocabulary. For weaker pupils who are still trying to string their ideas together coherently, these will help.

But for stronger writers, they become unhelpful and in some cases damaging crutch...

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1274885https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1274885Fri, 25 Apr 2014 09:19:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40 on Fri, 14 Feb 2014 13:10:32 GMT]]>Hiā€¦can anyone recommend a good creative writing book?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1214716https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1214716Fri, 14 Feb 2014 13:10:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40 on Tue, 22 Oct 2013 22:37:31 GMT]]>

hhgold:
Hi, my DD used to score either full marks or 1/2 or 1 marks less than total marks in oral until P4. While i noticed in P5, she scores atleast 4-5 marks less than total marks. She says she did well in Oral. When i drill with her, she seems to be perfectly fine. Just curious, why is there such a drop? Is there a high expectation in P5 English?

Honestly, I cant accurately tell through the details just provided. I would need to hear the child speak before an Oral assessment can be made. There could be multiple reasons; higher expectations, different test questions, test readiness of the pupil, etc... Also oral assessments, despite the rubrics are notoriously subjective...

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1127893https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1127893Tue, 22 Oct 2013 22:37:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40 on Mon, 21 Oct 2013 05:27:36 GMT]]>Hi, my DD used to score either full marks or 1/2 or 1 marks less than total marks in oral until P4. While i noticed in P5, she scores atleast 4-5 marks less than total marks. She says she did well in Oral. When i drill with her, she seems to be perfectly fine. Just curious, why is there such a drop? Is there a high expectation in P5 English?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1126347https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1126347Mon, 21 Oct 2013 05:27:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40 on Mon, 21 Oct 2013 04:04:19 GMT]]>

hhgold:
What is the max score a student can get in P5 English composition and P5 English Oral

40/40 for Continuous writing and 30/30 for Oral. But I think what is more useful is understanding the components that make up the scores and the expectations of those components.

Cheers,
Advanced Academia

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1126281https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1126281Mon, 21 Oct 2013 04:04:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40 on Mon, 14 Oct 2013 10:28:10 GMT]]>What is the max score a student can get in P5 English composition and P5 English Oral

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1121099https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1121099Mon, 14 Oct 2013 10:28:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to PSLE English Continuous Writing - score 40 on Thu, 12 Sep 2013 03:08:49 GMT]]>One of the challenges many parents and tutors face while trying to coach developing writers is the how they constantly "tell" you what is happening in the story but fail to "show" it in a detailed descriptive fashion. Hence, the common writing adage; ā€˜Show donā€™t tellā€™.


How have you all managed to help kids improve in this area? So far, two of the most effective method I have tried is to have kids try the ā€˜Zoom-in/Zoom-outā€™ strategy where they highlight key scenes and then have them zoom-in on the details of those key scenes to describe them in greater detail and have that incorporated into the writing.

The second strategy I use are for those who are grammatically stronger. I have them identify the function of the various words in a sentence (parts of speech). After that, have them look at the commonly repeated sentence structures. And usually, the stories that are not very descriptive have repetitive Subject - Verb - Object, sentence structures. After that, I then have then try to mix it up a little; start with a prepositional phrase, use appositives, etcā€¦

Are there any other strategies that you found useful?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1094196https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1094196Thu, 12 Sep 2013 03:08:49 GMT