P2 Writing

Booklet
Term 1

Name:
Class:
Developing Writers@ Lower Primary

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 Overview (Term 1)

Big Book Title Writing

Unit 1: Modified Language Experience Approach

Chicken Rice Class/Group/Individual Writing

Unit 2: Write a story based on picture cues. (Class

Writing)
Bad Dreams
Title: A Nightmare

Write a story based on picture cues.

Unit 3:
Mr Gumpy’s Title: A Class Outing
Outing

Unit 4: Modified Language Experience Approach

A Day in the Class/Individual Writing
Kitchen with
Grandma

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Name: ( ) Date:

Big Book Title: Chicken

Rice We are learning to

(WALT):

[Link] our favourite food.

2. state our reasons, feelings and thoughts about why we like it.

Thinking and Planning

Word Web
Think of words that have similar meaning to ‘tasty’.

tasty

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My Delicious Graphic Organizer
Questions to think about:

 What is my favourite dish? (Introduction)

Topic Sentence:

 Where do I usually buy it from? / Who cooks this? (Idea#1)

 What are some of the ingredients in the dish? (Idea#2)

 How does it taste? (Idea#3)

 How does it smell, look or feel? (Idea#4)

 Why do I like this dish? (Conclusion)

Concluding Sentence:

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Name: ( ) Date:
Composing
Title:

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Name: ( ) Date:

Big Book Title: Bad

Dreams We are learning

to (WALT):

1. write a story about having a nightmare.

Cloze Passage

Fill in the blanks with the words in the boxes. Each word can only be used
once.

horror movie relieved frightened nightmare

sharp screamed went to bed promised

The clock struck twelve. Tom was watching a (1) alone at

the living room while his parents were sleeping soundly. He was so (2)

when the scary monster in the movie appeared suddenly.

When the movie ended, Tom (3) . Very soon, he fell

asleep. He had a (4) that he would never forget. He dreamt of the

horrible monster in the movie. It has big jaws and (5) claws.

Tom (6) as the monster chased him.

“Time to wake up!” Tom’s mother was trying to wake Tom up. Tom woke up with a start.

He was (6) that it was only a dream. He (8) his mother

he would never watch any horror movies.

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Thinking and Planning
Look at each picture and write the ideas and words or phrases you can think of.

Introduction
-characters (who)
-setting (what, where,
when)

horror movie

Problem (Event 1)

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Problem was
worsened (Event 2)

Problem was
solved

Conclusion

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Write a story about having a nightmare

midnight

horror

movie

frightened

show ended
went to bed
had a dream

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Arh!!!

strange
place scary
monster
sharp
gigantic
fierce
chasing

woke up

fell off the

bed relieved
learnt a lesson

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Name: ( ) Date:

Big Book Title: Mr Gumpy’s

Outing We are learning to

(WALT):
1. write a story about having an outing with your classmates.

Cloze Passage
Fill in the blanks with the words in the boxes. Each word can only be used
once.

animals enjoyed excited heavy

big bus swinging elephants

An Outing to the Zoo

Last Friday, our teacher brought my classmates and I to the zoo. We felt (1)
because it was our first outing. We went there by bus. Before we entered the zoo, our teacher
gave us a briefing and a map each.

When we walked past the different enclosures, we saw many different (2)
. Some were (3) and fierce
like lions and tigers while others were small and gentle like goats and rabbits. The monkeys
were very active as they were (4) from tree to tree. At 11 am, we
had a snack break. After the break, we proceeded to Elephants of Asia to watch some (5)
performing. Everyone cheered at the sight of the elephants. The elephants were so strong that
they could carry (6) logs. We liked the show very much.

Finally, it was time to go back to school. We waved goodbye to the animals and got on the

(7) . We (8) the outing very much.

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Thinking and Planning
Look at each picture and write the ideas and words or phrases you can think of.

Introduction
-characters (who)
-setting (what, where,
when)

Problem (Event
1)

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Problem was
worsened (Event 2)

Problem was
solved

Conclusion

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Composing
Write a short story based on the pictures below.

school
outing to the
zoo excited

animals
monkeys

ignore the instructions

feed the monkeys

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fell into a
pond was
struggling
save

felt sorry

learnt a lesson

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Check your writing by ticking a box below one of the
faces. We have done this.  Oops,
we forgot to do this.

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I have written in the first person.

I have described the events (shown in pictures)

in an appropriate sequence.

I have used past tense.

All my sentences start with capital letters.

All my sentences end with full stops.

I have spelt the words correctly.

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Name: ( ) Date:

Big Book Title: A Day in the Kitchen with

Grandma We are learning to (WALT):

1. write a personal recount describing how we had spent time with our
family doing something meaningful or enjoyable.

Thinking and Planning

My Delicious Graphic Organizer

 Think of an enjoyable time you had with your

family. When was that? (Introduction)
Sentence starter:

 What did you do? (Idea#1)

 Where did you go with your family (Idea#2)

 How did you feel about spending time with your

family? (Idea#3)

 Do you think it is important to spend time with your

family? (Conclusion)

Concluding Sentence:

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Name: ( ) Date:
Composing

Write an experience in which you spent time with your family doing
something meaningful or enjoyable.

Title:

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Check your writing by ticking a box below one of the
faces. We have done this.  Oops,
we forgot to do this.


I have written in the first person.

I have described the events in an appropriate

sequence.

I have ended my writing with how I feel about

spending time with my family.

I have used past tense.

All my sentences start with capital letters.

All my sentences end with full stops.

I have spelt the words correctly.

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