1. English Composition Writing Workshop
Chongfu School
English Department
Miss Joyce Tang

2. Objectives assessment rubrics improve the child’s composition writing
Have a better knowledge of the writing
assessment rubrics
Gain a better understanding how to
improve the child’s composition writing

3. Content Writing (Paper 1) Examination?
What are the components of PSLE English and
Writing (Paper 1) Examination?
What are the assessment criteria for Writing?
How can we better prepare the pupils? 3

4. PSLE English Paper 1 – Situational Writing & Continuous Writing
Paper 2 – Language Use & Comprehension
Paper 3 – Listening Comprehension
Paper 4 – Oral Communication 4

5. Paper 1 Writing 5

6. Situational Writing Continuous Writing
Components of Writing
Situational Writing Continuous Writing 6

7. Weighting: 27.5% for merged stream Components of Writing
Content Marks
Language Marks
Total
Marks
Situational Writing 6m 9m
15m
Continuous Writing
20m
40m 7

8. Content – 20 marks Language – 20 marks
Continuous Writing
Content – 20 marks Language – 20 marks 8

9. Continuous Writing 2. Situational Composition
1. Picture Composition
2. Situational Composition
A minimum of 150 words is required. 9

10. Continuous Writing
Example of a Picture Composition 10

11. Continuous Writing
Example of a Situational Composition 11

12. Requirements of Continuous Writing
Type of Writing – Narrative Writing
- Formal Writing (no contraction is allowed.)
Purpose of Narrative Writing
- Tells a STORY 12

13. rising action/conflict/problem resolution/conclusion
Narrative Writing
Plot Structure
introduction
rising action/conflict/problem
climax
falling action
resolution/conclusion 13

14. rising action/conflict/problem climax resolution/conclusion
Narrative Writing
Plot Structure
Introduction
1/5
rising action/conflict/problem climax
falling action
3/5
resolution/conclusion
1/5 14

15. Continuous Writing Assessment Criteria for Content (20m)
Adequate ideas
Relevant/Logical ideas
Developed story line
No missing links in the story 15

16. Continuous Writing Adequate Ideas
Must cover all the points given in the
question and elaborate from there 16

17. Continuous Writing Relevant Ideas know what to elaborate
grasp what the main happening is
the introduction and conclusion must be
linked to the main happening for a ‘tight’
story plot 17

18. How to write better? 5Ws 1H What happened?
When did it take place? (Setting)
Where did it take place? (Setting)
Who was/were involved? (Characters)
Why did it happen?
How did it happen? (Manner)
How do you feel about what had happened? 18

19. How to write better? Introduction
It is not meant to fill the pages and meet the
length requirement.
It must be based on the given situation and
most importantly, it must serve a purpose –
introduce the main character and give
readers some background to the
composition/story.
Appropriately used, it creates the setting and
mood of the story. 19

20. How to write better? Examples of Introduction Weather
Dialogue/Monologue
Action/Sound
Flashback
End at Beginning 20

21. How to write better? Conclusion It is required, necessary.
It gives the story a closure.
It ‘closes the loop’. (link it to the introduction) 21

22. How to write better? Examples of Conclusion
Emotional State – how you felt after the
incident
Returns to the introduction
Ends with a rhetorical question
Ends with more questions
Moral/Proverb/Idiom (Avoid this! Usually it doesn’t turn out well unlike your Chinese composition) 22

23. How to write better? Introduction & Conclusion
Both are required, necessary.
Both must be connected to the ‘body’
of the story.
They should not be written in isolation.
Introduction & Conclusion must be thought through and not hastily written. 23

24. Continuous Writing
Introduction
Conclusion
Body 24

25. Continuous Writing Assessment Criteria for Language (20m)
Grammar – minor error
Spelling – minor error
Punctuation – minor error 25

26. Continuous Writing Assessment Criteria for Language (20m)
Sentence Structure – major error
Expression – major error 26

27. Continuous Writing Assessment Criteria for Language (20m)
Wide range of vocabulary
Adequate use of vocabulary
Appropriate use of vocabulary 27

28. Continuous Writing Assessment Criteria for Language (20m)
Sequencing, paragraphing & linking of
ideas and facts 28

29. Continuous Writing How to use wide range of vocabulary?
Have a word web for common verbs/ adjectives
Eat
Look
Walk
Say
Angry
Sad
Shocked
Happy
Good
Bad 29

30. Continuous Writing Have a word web for common verbs/adjectives Say
Angry
bellowed, growled, barked, hollered, commanded
Happy
chirped, cheered
Sad
whined, sobbed, 30

31. Continuous Writing Have a word web for common verbs/adjectives Happy
Ecstatic, jubilant, exuberant
In high spirits, on cloud nine
As happy as a lark, grinning like a Cheshire cat 31

32. How to write better? Requirements Mindmap – Plan the story Checklist32

33. Continuous Writing Things to avoid Overly long introduction
Irrelevant introduction
Abrupt/cliche conclusion 33

34. Continuous Writing Things to avoid 4. Supernatural themes eg. ghost,
monster, fantasy, aliens or dreams
5. Informal language eg Dad, Mum( can only be used in direct speech)
6. SMS language eg C u later 34

35. Continuous Writing Things to avoid 7. Contractions – eg. couldn’t
8. Abbreviations – eg. PA System, tv 35

36. Budding Writer Writing is the most demanding language skill.
Start small – eg describing a picture/scenario
Write frequently 36

37. Budding Writer
A Good Reader
A Better Writer
The Best Learner 37

38. Q & A 38

39. Thank You 39