PRIMARY 3

PARENTS’ WORKSHOP

Saturday 28 MARCH 2015

ENGLISH

WORKSHOP OUTLINE

P3 EL Exam format

Oral

EPPS teaching strategy (Oral Package)

Parental Involvement and Support

Writing

EPPS teaching strategy

Parental Involvement and Support

EXAM

FORMAT

P3 SA1 AND SA2

TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS Component Content Marks Percentage

Oral

Reading aloud 6

16% Stimulus-based

Conversation

10

Listening

Comprehension

Picture matching 4

14% Note taking 5

Listen to text and answer

questions

5

Composition

Guided writing – series of 3

pictures with a given topic,

guiding questions and helping

words.

20

20%

P3 SA1 AND SA2

TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS Component Content Marks Percentage

Language Use And

Comprehension

Vocabulary 6

50%

Grammar 8

Grammar Cloze 8

Comprehension Cloze 5

Editing 4

Synthesis 3

Comprehension 1 8

Comprehension 2 8

ORAL – STIMULUS BASED

CONVERSATION

STIMULUS BASED CONVERSATION

Topics tested will be within the experience of the

students i.e. the conversation topic will definitely

not be about purchasing a house.

Two parts to the stimulus based conversation:

Part 1 : Make reference to the given stimulus and

talk about it in broad term. Students need to draw

on prior knowledge of the topic. Importance of

general knowledge.

Part 2 : Personal response about the topic with

justifications and elaborations.

PRIMARY 3 STIMULUS BASED CONVERSATION SNACKS

(a) Look at the pictures. Which one of the snacks would you choose as an afternoon snack? Tell me why?

• Which item/items would you prepare for your friends as a snack when they come over to your house?

(b) What types of food should you avoid in order to have healthy teeth and gums? Tell me why?

• Can you tell me what else must we do to ensure that we have healthy teeth and gums?

(c) Besides choosing the right food, what else must we do to stay healthy?

• Can you tell me some of your habits to stay healthy?

HANDS-ON ACTIVITY

Write down your responses to the questions

to the stimulus.

(refer to Appendix A)

HANDS-ON ACTIVITY

What were some of the difficulties you faced

in preparing the answers to the questions?

What do you think will the challenges be for

our P3 students?

How do you think they should be guided?

EPPS

ORAL STRATEGY

A.R.E

WHAT IS A.R.E

A nswer the question.

Give a R eason for your answer.

Share an E xperience.

LET’S TRY!

LET’S TRY!

ANSWER THE QUESTION

“I would choose the fruits as an afternoon snack.”

(a) Look at the pictures. Which one of the snacks would you choose as an afternoon snack? Tell me why?

GIVE A REASON FOR YOUR ANSWER

“Out of all the food available, fruits are the healthiest choice of snack. It does not contain artificial sugar, fats or oil. I recall learning this during my Health Education lesson. Fruits contain a lot of vitamins, and this is good for my body.”

(a) Look at the pictures. Which one of the snacks would you choose as an afternoon snack? Tell me why?

SHARE AN EXPERIENCE

“In fact, I have the habit of eating an apple every day during my teatime. I find the apple sweet and crunchy! And like what mummy says, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. This is perhaps why I am fit like a fiddle.”

(a) Look at the pictures. Which one of the snacks would you choose as an afternoon snack? Tell me why?

PUTTING IT TOGETHER!

I would choose the fruits as an afternoon snack.

Out of all the food available, fruits are the healthiest choice of snack. It does not contain artificial sugar, fats or oil. I recall learning this during my Health Education lesson. Fruits contain a lot of vitamins, and this is good for my body.

In fact, I have the habit of eating an apple every day during my teatime. I find the apple sweet and crunchy! And like what mummy says, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. This is perhaps why I am fit like a fiddle.

LET’S TRY!

(b) Which of the snack above should you avoid in order to have healthy teeth and gums? Tell me why?

PUTTING IT TOGETHER!

To have healthy teeth and gums, we should avoid food that are too sweet. This means we should avoid the donuts and sweet drinks.

During Health Education lessons, my teacher taught us

that eating too much sweet stuff can cause our teeth to decay. This means that our teeth will spoil, and we will have to pull it out/extract it!

In fact, this is why mummy does not allow me to eat too much sweet stuffs. Our form teacher will also nag at us when he sees us drinking sweet drinks!

LET’S TRY!

(c) Besides choosing the right food, what else must we do to stay healthy?

PUTTING IT TOGETHER!

To stay healthy, we will need to exercise regularly, and have enough sleep.

Exercising helps to build up our muscles, and improve our immune system. This will make us fit and strong! Having enough sleep will make sure that we have enough energy for the activities we do.

In fact, this is why mummy makes me go to bed by 10 pm every night. She wants me to be well rested, and to be able to concentrate in class.

LET’S RECALL

What is A.R.E ?

A nswer the question.

Give a R eason for your answer.

Share an E xperience.

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT

STIMULUS BASED CONVERSATION

Encourage your child to read widely, not just

story books.

Read newspaper articles with your child.

Start collecting information on general topics.

Practice with your child using the Oral

Resource Booklet

Reinforce the A.R.E strategy.

P3

WRITING

Students to write based on at

least one of the pictures given.

They will be taught how to make

links between the given

theme/topic and one or two of

the given pictures. They are not

required to link all three

pictures.

P3 CONTINUOUS WRITING

WRITING PROCESS CYCLE

Class Writing

Group Writing

Individual Writing

EPPS TEACHING STRATEGY The emphasis in class will be on the planning stage

and brainstorming of ideas.

Students will be taught how to make links between the

given theme/topic and one or two of the given pictures.

Students are not required to link all 3 pictures.

Students are encouraged to use first person narrative

as there will be more scope for development i.e. writer’s

thoughts, feelings and vivid descriptions.

List of appropriate vocabulary and phrases

will be introduced.

P3 CONTINUOUS WRITING

Samples of

P3 writing (Refer to Appendix B)

PARENTS’ ROLE AT HOME

CONTINUOUS WRITING

Practice makes perfect. The more they write, the

more ideas they have and the more confident they

become.

Guide them in the planning stage by linking the

given theme/topic with the pictures.

Discuss with your child the various ideas.

More importantly get your child to think through

whether their ideas are realistic.

Suggest alternative words and phrases to make

the composition interesting.

Q&A

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