I] COMPREHENSIONS
Factual Story
- Factual involves passages based on non fiction topics which is informative in nature.
- Story involves passages based on fiction tales.
Core Learning :
- Comprehending direct answers.
- Framing indirect answers. [word/phrase]
- Answering questions based on understanding the passage.
- Changing direct speech [ indirect] speech
- Application of better vocabulary.
II] GRAMMAR
- Nouns [basic] [collective – Creative writing , ABSTRACT]
- Tenses [simple, continuous and perfect tense [ past participle]
- Adjectives [types, degrees]
- Adverbs [types and degrees]
- Pronouns [all types- 6]
- Prepositions
- Types of sentences
- Conjunctions [coordinating and subordinating conjunctions
- Subject and predicate [ with types of sentences also]
- Transitive and intransitive verbs
- Direct and indirect speech [ base level continues till grade 10]
- Active and passive voice [ base level continues till grade 10]
- Clauses
Understanding GRAMMAR topics aids in sentence and text structure in Creative writing
Basic: The moon shone in the sky. Amanda was a beautiful girl working hard on her project and her cat is asleep.
Grammar Power:
The glistening [ADJECTIVE] moon dazzled [VERB] radiantly[ADVERB] in the colossal [huge] sky. Amanda was an alluring [ADJECTIVE] girl working sedulously [ADVERB] on her crucial [ADJECTIVE] project while [CONJUNCTION] her charming [ADJECTIVE] cat dozed off [VERB].
III] CREATIVE WRITING TECHNIQUES
- Vocabulary [Learning basic words]
- Styles of Writing
- Similes
– The drink is cold.
– The drink is as cold as ice.
- Metaphor [Direct Comparison]
– The sun is gleaming like a gold coin in the sky [ SIMILE]
– The sun is a colossal gold coin in the sky.
- Idioms
– It is raining heavily.
– It is raining cats and dogs.
IV] APPLICATION
Vocabulary | Simile | Idioms |
i) Tina is happy because she is now famous. ii) Tina is elated as she is now renowned [famous]. | Tina is as elated as a lark for she is now as renowned as a celebrity. | Tina is on cloud nine as she has grabbed the spotlight [ become famous] in dancing. |
NOTE: please note , it is imperative for the children to read the creative writing books minimum thrice a week to ensure they are able to grasp and enhance the language learnt in class.
Opening the book right before the assessment will not work to see a great enhancement in your writing skills. [Unfortunately, it does not work like Aladdin’s magic lamp]
Every week the children are provided with one creative writing assignment which is required to be submitted in the following week for evaluation. Ensure regular submission of the writing assignment so that the child does not find it burdensome and monotonous.