Expressive Writers, Impressive Writing (English Composition)
(suitable for P1 to P6)
The creative writing course aims to cultivate outstanding young writers. This course comprehensively trains children’s narrative writing skills, cultivates students’ higher language awareness, and trains them to master the basic skills of writing excellent essays.
CreativeWriting
What is it?
CreativeWriting instructs and guides your child to excel in English composition writing. Your child will be explicitly taught the structured process of writing narratives. This includes the language features of narrative writing, as well as gaining an understanding of the crucial elements in writing a story that make the reader want to continue and enjoy reading it.
Equipped with a greater sense of language awareness, your child will produce addictively entertaining compositions through arresting introductions, gripping climaxes and captivating conclusions.
Establish a strong foundation and prepare your child for success in PSLE composition writing with CreativeWriting at LCentral.
Why is it Important?
CreativeWriting is designed as an all-inclusive narrative writing skills programme to take your child’s English composition writing to an advanced level. CreativeWriting guides your child in writing an impressive narrative through:
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Brainstorming, discussing and evaluating narrative ideas;
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Enhancing creative thinking skills;
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Developing descriptive and figurative language;
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Applying dialogue and expressive vocabulary;
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Refining proofreading and self-editing skills;
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Applying LCentral’s writing tips and techniques; and
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Analysing model compositions to achieve high standards.
Two Levels Of CreativeWriting
EXPLORING NARRATIVES
Suitable for Primary 1, 2 and 3
(multi-level classes)
Following the Primary 3 Composition writing criteria as determined by MOE, Primary 1, 2 and 3 students work towards achieving Primary 3 writing outcomes. Students write a composition in narrative style based on a sequence of pictures or choice of three separate pictures.
Course Outline:
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Composition writing with a set of three given pictures and topic word(s)
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Language Features
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Descriptive and figurative language
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Narrative Structure – Paragraphs
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Orientation
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Sequence of Events and Complication
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Resolution
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Conclusion
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Proofreading and Guided Editing
UNDERSTANDING NARRATIVES
Suitable for Primary 4, 5 and 6
(multi-level classes)
Following the Primary 6 PSLE Composition writing criteria as determined by MOE, Primary 4, 5 and 6 students work towards achieving Primary 6 writing outcomes. Students write a composition in a narrative style based on a choice of three picture.
Course Outline:
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Composition writing with a set of three given pictures and topic word(s)
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Language Features
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Continuous writing style, first or third person perspective
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Descriptive and figurative language
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Narrative Structure – Paragraphs; linking of ideas
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Orientation
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Sequence of Events – developing the story line
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Resolution
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Conclusion
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Proofreading and Self-editing
The LCentral Edge
MOE Assessment Criteria
LCentral rigorously applies MOE’s assessment criteria to evaluate your child’s strengths or areas for improvement to excel in PSLE English. As the standard for measuring a student’s academic achievement, these guidelines are imparted to your child in every lesson at our Tuition Centre in Singapore, providing meaningful insight to accurately gauge their performance to help them achieve their personal best both at school and in examinations.
WorkBooks
Our comprehensive WorkBooks are designed with teacher-guided activities that progressively develop your child’s essential language skills in a carefully scaffolded process that propels them to meet or exceed the learning outcomes for each respective primary level.
All CreativeWriting WorkBooks are embedded with values education and cultivate independent learning skills.
LCentral Teachers
LCentral teachers, trained in the specialised delivery of Central’s programmes, play a critical role in educating, motivating and inspiring your child, making the most of every teaching moment.
Small Class Sizes
LCentral guarantees small class sizes with a maximum of 10 students enrolled in any class. Small class sizes allow for maximum personal engagement and individual attention and feedback, while also facilitating active participation in group discussions, the communicative approach to learning, and the nurturing of oral communication skills.
Progress Tracking
LCentral maintains high standards when monitoring and tracking students’ progress. Your child’s individual performance is regularly recorded through a process of effective and systematic progress tracking.
Through ongoing outcomes-based assessments, teachers identify strengths and specific areas for improvement. The written comments (feedback) in WorkBooks guide your child to meet the learning outcomes as per the MOE Assessment Criteria, and also make the WorkBooks an ongoing record of the teaching and learning process that has taken place in the classroom.
With the combination of these effective methods of progress tracking, LCentral is able to provide comprehensive insights to you on your child’s progress, strengths and areas for improvement.
Reporting to Parents
LCentral understands how important it is for you to be informed, so we proactively communicate your child’s learning outcomes and progress. Learning does not only take place in the classroom.
LCentral provides ongoing written and verbal feedback to parents through:
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Parent Contact — ad hoc discussions within the centre
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Phone Contact Meetings — teacher-parent phone discussions
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Parent-Teacher Meetings — pre-arranged formal meetings
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WorkBook Comments and Marking — activity-page marking, teacher comment boxes and student note-taking
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Student Reports
