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Master Continuous Writing for the PSLE 2025: Key Changes and Top Tips
- Posted By Superadmin Lilbutmighty
- 07/23/2024
Hello everyone! I am Ms Sharifah and today, I want to share a very important update to help you master continuous writing for the PSLE 2025.
Recently, MOE has announced that from 2025 onwards, there will be some significant changes to the Primary English curriculum as well as how the examination format will be affected. For a comprehensive look at the changes for the different components, do check out this post by our director.
Changes in Continuous Writing
As you may already be aware, students are graded based on Content and Language for Continuous Writing. In the table below, I have listed down the mark breakdown for the component for the current and new syllabus:
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2024 |
from 2025 |
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Content |
20 marks |
18 marks |
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Language |
20 marks |
18 marks |
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Total |
40 marks |
36 marks |
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Note: 4 marks taken from this section and given to Oral (Paper 4) |
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You can see that the number of marks for this component has been decreased by four. Since this section is only affected by a mere change in marks – and not in terms of format or requirements – you need not fret as the techniques to achieve commendable marks remain the same. This means that you can continue practising what has been working well for you! On top of that, let me share with you other tips that you can consider to help you either maintain your good score or improve your skills in this section. Let’s take a look at each assessment criteria more closely.
Content
Generally, to achieve a good score for Content, you need to be able to ensure that the story is:
- logical and flows well
- thoroughly developed and highly interesting
- clearly related to the given topic and picture(s)
Below are some suggestions so that you are able to fulfil the criteria and achieve the best possible marks for Content:
Criteria: The story is… |
What you can do |
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…logical and flows well. |
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…thoroughly developed and highly interesting |
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…clearly related to the given topic and picture(s) |
• address the topic well by:
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Language
Meanwhile, to be awarded high marks for Language, you are advised to:
- use language accurately, with hardly any errors in grammar, spelling, expressionand punctuation
- have a wide variety of sentence structures
- use a wide variety of vocabulary appropriately
- have excellent paragraphing, sequencing and linking of ideas
Let me share some simple tips as to how you can do well for this criteria:
Criteria: |
What you can do |
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Uses language accurately |
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Uses a wide variety of sentence structures |
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Uses a wide variety of vocabulary appropriately |
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Has excellent paragraphing, sequencing and linking of ideas |
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Remind yourself of the tips mentioned above and use them consistently in your writing. The change in syllabus will most likely not affect your grades if you continue employing these simple yet effective techniques.
I hope this article has been helpful to you in understanding how to better equip yourself to master continuous writing for the PSLE 2025. Do check out our other post related to this here and to aid you in your revision, you can also check out previously tested topics here.
Have fun writing, budding writers!
Ms Sharifah
Ms Sharifah has now been a teacher for nine years, teaching primary school students with various levels of learning ability. Her students recognised her as a very patient educator in teaching them and making lessons fun. Parents have also given kind feedback on how their children grew to enjoy reading and writing after attending lessons with Ms Sharifah.
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