How can your child write an interesting story about “a surprise”? One technique our pupils learn at LiteracyPlus is to Show, rather than Tell. When pupils describe what their character experienced using “Showing” techniques (e.g. A chill ran down his spine), rather than tell the reader (e.g. He was scared), it makes their masterpiece much more captivating. This composition about “A Surprise” was written by Lim Zhi Rui, one of our P4 students.

In this composition, Zhi Rui uses a great deal of “Showing” techniques. She incorporates sensory descriptions and also describes the facial expressions and reactions of the characters to make her story interesting.

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LiteracyPlus has a skills-based approach in our lessons and we believe in equipping our pupils with the necessary skills to make their stories more interesting to the reader. The Showing techniques that Zhi Rui used help the reader to visualise the scenes clearly and additionally, she used these techniques to invoke a sense of suspense. Great work, Zhi Rui!

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