Ai Tong School EL Workshop for Parents Date: 23 January 2016 Time: 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.
Programme Programme Presenter PSLE Examination format Mrs Ellene Lee Expectations Situational Writing Mdm Julia Ho Continuous Writing Mr Casey Low Oral (Reading Aloud & Ms Magdalene Voo Stimulus-based Conversation) Comprehension Open-ended Ms Nur Asrini Question & Answer Mrs Ellene Lee
Objective Inform of examination format Strengthen school-home collaboration Teaching and Learning during EL lessons strategies processes
Paper 1 (55m) Continuous Writing Situational Writing Content (20m) Task fulfilment (6m) Language and Language (9m) Organisation (20m)
Paper 2 (95m) Booklet A Booklet B Grammar MCQ (10m) Grammar Cloze (10m) Vocabulary MCQ (5m) Editing for Spelling Vocabulary Cloze (5m) & Grammar (12m) Visual Text Comprehension Cloze (15m) Comprehension (8m) Synthesis & Transformation (10m) Comprehension Open-ended (20m)
Paper 3 (20m) / Paper 4 (30m) Paper 3 (Listening Compre.) Paper 4 (Oral) 20 MCQ qns Reading Aloud (10m) Text-based Stimulus-based Conversation (20m)
Key Pedagogies/Strategies Learning Pedagogies/Strategies Outcomes • Listening & Viewing • Shared Book Approach (SBA) • Modified Learning Experience Approach • Speaking & (MLEA) Representing • Learning Centres • Reading & Viewing • Supported Reading (SR) • Writing & • Logical reasoning (Contextual Clues) • Questioning techniques (5W1H) Representing • Oral techniques (S.E.X.I) • Language Use • Story Plot Mountain (SPM) • Text analysis (P4C-Question Quadrant) • Question analysis (5 question types) • Inquiry-based learning (P4C-COI)
Expectations of Pupils Take ownership of learning Apply strategies taught for the various sections Complete work assigned Be proactive seek help voluntarily take down relevant notes Keep up with filing EL file (FA/ SA/ STELLAR learning sheets/ companion booklets/ school-based worksheets) Writing file (Situational Writing/Continuous Writing)
Situational Writing Strategies
Assessment Criteria Situational Writing (15m) Task Fulfilment (6m) Language and Organisation (9m)
Recommendations (Task Fulfilment) 1. Assessed for content: Top band: 5 to 6 content points Middle band: 4 to 5 content points Bottom band: 1 to 3 content points 2. Assessed for: Purpose Audience Context (tone of writing)
Source: PSLE 2009 Paper 1 Situational Writing
Your Task Imagine you are the girl in the pictures. Write an email to the Manager of Bedok Public Library to inform him of the librarian’s good deed. You are to refer to the given pictures and details for your email.
In your email, include the following information: • when you were at the library • the name of the librarian on duty • what you discovered at the bus stop • how the librarian helped you • why you could not thank her • why you feel thankful to the librarian
How should our pupils approach SW? 1. Scan through the pictures to have an idea of the context given. 2. Read the question (Your Task) carefully: identify Purpose, Audience, Context (PAC)
Context: Formal / Polite Your Task Imagine you are the girl in the pictures. Audience Write an email to the Manager of Bedok Purpose Public Library to inform him of the librarian’s good deed. You are to refer to the given pictures and details for your email.
How should our pupils approach SW? 3. Identify the six content points mentioned in the question: number them on the question paper 4. Highlight and tag the answers for the six content points in the stimulus.
In your email, include the following information: • when you were at the library 1 • the name of the librarian on duty 2 • what you discovered at the bus stop 3 • how the librarian helped you 4 • why you could not thank her 5 • why you feel thankful to the librarian 6
1 2 5 4 3 6
5. Structure your answer: Salutation – address the right audience Paragraph 1/ Introduction – purpose statement – use an appropriate tone (formal/ informal) Paragraph 2/ Main body – six content points – use the question stems to present the points Paragraph 3/ Conclusion – reiterate the purpose/general closing Signing-off (complimentary close) – use an appropriate tone (formal/ informal)
Checking mechanism: 6. Cancel the ‘numbers’ on your question paper as you write your answer to ensure that all content points have been addressed. 7. Check your answer to ensure that you do not commit careless errors in terms of grammar, expression, spelling and punctuation. Note: A good answer is one that is succinct. Avoid the inclusion of unnecessary details!
Text Types Formal Letter, Email and Notice (To a person of authority / For a formal context): Request Compliment Complaint Invitation Information Suggestion Informal Letter, Email and Notice (To loved ones / peers / For an informal context) Report: After witnessing an accident or incident
Salutation Formal Informal Report D ear S ir, H i M ary, T o: T he P rincipal D ear P rincipal, H i U ncle B ob, T o: M r L im D ear R esidents, H i D ad,
Complimentary Close (Signing-off) Formal Informal Report Y ours s incerely , R egards , R eported b y : M ary C hia M ario C hia Mary (for salutation with 6F Signing - off name, e.g. Mr Lim) Y ours f aithfully, M ary C hia (for salutation with general name, e.g. Manager)
SW Sample A Dear Sir, I am writing to inform you of a librarian’s good deed. I was at the Bedok Public Library on 5 October 2009. The librarian on duty was Miss Lily. When I was at the bus stop outside the library, I discovered that my wallet was lost. Thankfully, Miss Lily found my wallet and she helped me by returning it to me at the bus stop. As the bus driver was hurrying me to board the bus, I could not thank Miss Lily. I am thankful to Miss Lily as I would not have been able to get home if she did not return my wallet to me. Please thank Miss Lily on my behalf for the good deed she has done for me. Thank you. Task fulfilment: 6 Yours faithfully, Language and Organisation: 9 Mary Chia
SW Sample B Dear Manager of Bedok Public Library, wrong purpose I am writing to compliment Lily for the good deed she did. missing year On 5 Oct I was at the library. The name of the librarian on duty was Lily. I found out that my wallet was missing at the bus stop. Ms Lily saw that I have dropped my wallet in the library. She was very helpful and returned the wallet to me. I could not tank her because I rush to get on the bus. I feel thankful to the librarian because she help me. vague Please compliment Lily for the good deed. Task fulfilment: 3 Regards, informal tone Language and Organisation: 5 missing surname Mary
SW Sample C missing purpose statement Hi Manager, informal tone wrong context How are you? I hope you are fine. 5 October 2009 I was at the libary to borrow some books. After borrow books I go say goodbye to Lily and I walk out of the libary. Sunddenly, lily see a wallet on the floor. She go and take it and she open. She is surprise that I drop my wallet in the libary. She quickly run out the libary and give me back wallet. The no link to question bus driver ask me to hurry so I quickly go in the bus. Thank you to lily vague because she help me. Task fulfilment: 1 missing conclusion Language and Organisation: 2 missing signing-off
Continuous Writing Strategies
Continuous Writing Components Content development (20 marks): Relevance of ideas presented in the composition Well-linked and interesting development of composition Language and Organisation (20 marks): Accuracy in the use of grammar, spelling punctuation and expressions Consistent use of appropriate vocabulary Logical sequence, linking of ideas, paragraphing
Continuous Writing One topic Unpack the topic based on the prompts provided in the question Three pictures Composition must be based on at least one of the given pictures
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
Process of Continuous Writing • understand topic • decide from by unpacking it whose • think of possible perspective you story idea relevant are writing from to any picture • plan content & language of story • present story with a logical flow with connectors and links • do content • highlight thoughts and emotions check • make use of appropriate vocabulary • do PTS and expressions from Word Wall check
Process of Continuous Writing • understand topic by unpacking it • think of possible story idea relevant to any picture
Unpacking the topic of Courage Helping Having the will Stand up for someone in to do something something or danger where you think is right someone that others might not others may not stand up for COURAGE Simply being Doing brave, Involves something that both physical Something that you usually and mental you dare to do would not do action
Making links to picture stimulus How can we link each picture stimulus to the topic? From whose perspective (point of view) can you write from?
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