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 :
- Aids in comprehending direct answers.
- Framing indirect answers with the use of age appropriate vocabulary [word/phrase]
- Answering questions based on understanding the passage.
- Changing direct speech [ indirect] speech
- To be able to answer inferential questions based on child’s perception
II] GRAMMAR
- Tenses [Simple, continuous perfect tense (past participle) , perfect continuous tense]
- Adjectives (Degrees – Transformation of sentences)
- Types of sentences and its transformation -1
- Types of sentences 2 [simple, compound, complex] and its transformation
- Prepositions
- Conjunctions [ Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions, Correlative]
- Clauses and types
- Direct and indirect speech [ simple sentences, questions, imperative]
- Active and passive voice [ simple, questions, imperative]
- Miscellaneous transformation of sentences
- Articles
Understanding Grammar topics aids in sentence and text structure in Creative writing
III] CREATIVE WRITING TECHNIQUES
- Vocabulary [learning basic words]
- Styles of writing
- Similes
– It is cold .
– It is as cold as a ice.
- Vocabulary
– It is as frigid as a ice.
- Metaphor [ Direct comparison]
– The wind moves like water running over us. [Simile]
– The wind is water running over us.
- Idioms
– The children were sad.
– The children were down in the dumps.
IV] APPLICATION
This shows the liberty the children possess in the course to enhance their writing skills using the elements they want.
| Vocabulary | Simile | Idioms |
i) Adam was angry at his friend. ii) Adam was indignant at his comrade. | i) Adam was as indignant as a wasp at his comrade. | i) Adam hit the roof [ angry] when his comrade was being impish. |
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 assignemnt 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.