Tip 24: Composition Writing

For the Primary 2's, writing composition for the very first time is like learning to walk on a tightrope, or at least I feel this way.

I made a list of items for my daughter so that she could use it to check against her own writing each time she has to do a composition.

1) Start(setting), body(problem-solution), ending. Do some upfront planning (5 minutes).

2) Start - make it interesting (descriptions, speech, feelings).

3) End - make it impactful/ memorable (e.g use of proverbs, saying, incorporate feelings).

4) Check tense, tense consistency, spelling, and ensure complete sentences.

5) Check punctuations marks - capital letters, comma, full-stop, inverted commas, exclamation marks, and question marks.

6) Show a rich/colourful vocabulary. (Find substitutes for common words such as "good", “bad”, "nice", "happy", "like", “sad”, “walk”, “run”, etc).

7) Read the story again after finishing, ensure flow is smooth and coherent.