2024 SA2 P3 model Compositions -Dialogue, Characterisation & Conclusions

Writing is an essential component for Primary 3 students. When students are in primary 3, they are ready to learn how to paragraph their ideas and develop characters and interesting plots. We first teach our P3 students how to plan their plots at the start of the year. By having a clear introduction, rising action, falling action, and conclusion, students will practice formulating their own plot lines and understanding the importance of a clear start and ending. As the P3 year progresses, they will practice adding in characterisation, and WOW words and phrases.

At TF, our P3 and P4 students write weekly. Completing a composition every week, followed by Paper 2 components, is not always easy for younger students. We feel proud of our P3 students when they work diligently despite the challenges. We feel even happier for them when they score well for their end-of-the-year examinations.

This year, our P3 students who started in January 2024 in both Bukit Timah and Hougang branches did well in their SA2 compositions. They scored between 15-18 marks for their end-of-the-year composition exams.

Is starting the process of writing early important?

Yes, we believe so. When young students write regularly, they develop correct sentence structures and are mindful of their tenses and punctuation. This translates into their Paper 2 components as well.

We told our P3 students that we would put up their SA2 compositions as models and they were very excited about that. As we have almost 7 great compositions, we will post them month by month.

Below are 2 compositions. One student is from our Hougang branch and another is from our Bukit Timah branch. Both students scored 17/20. They had planned out their plots, using both the pictures given and the title theme (one of the schools gave the title). They added dialogue and named their main characters, giving some characterisation. Both students ended their composition by reflecting on what their characters had learnt.

Composition 1

It was a hot and sunny day. Tim and Max were being brought down for recess. “I can’t wait to eat all of the delicious food down there!” Max said. They were both smiling happily. They walked down the stairs all the way to the canteen.

Tim queued for the noodles stall, while Max queued for the rice stall. They sat down on a bench and started to eat. The food was delicious! They enjoyed it a lot. Tim finished his bowl of noodles and returned it, while Max did not finish his bowl of rice and did not return it.  “Hey, Tim! Want to play tag?” Max asked Tim, forgetting about what he should do after eating his food in the canteen.   

Tim replied, “Uhh, okay!”

They started playing tag. They had a whale of a time while playing tag. A girl was trying to find a seat after buying her food at the canteen.  She decided to sit beside her friends. When she got closer to her friends, a crow suddenly swooped down and ate Max’s leftover food left on the canteen table. The crow swooping down made her drop her food and she started crying.

When Max saw that, he realised the consequences of him leaving his leftover food on the table. He told a teacher about the incident and the teacher helped him and the girl clean up the mess on the canteen. Then, he asked Max to apologise to the girl. Max apologised sincerely to the girl.

Max reflected on what happened that day. He was ashamed of what he had done. He would not do that again. Luckily, the crow did not injure anyone.  Max learnt a lesson. It was to return his tray and help keep the canteen clean for everyone.

Composition 2

Staying Safe

It was a sunny and bright morning. Jim was in school, walking to the washroom. When he went to the toilet, the whole floor was wet. It went up to his ankle. It was flooding!

  Jim saw that Jill and James were splashing water everywhere. Jill and James were best friends, and they were always was up to mischief. That was why Jill and James always got scolded. Their uniforms were all wet, and the mirrors were all dripping with water.  Jim was so shocked that he stood rooted to the ground. He thought, “Oh! What a mess! Why are they always so mischievous and stubborn?” Coming back to reality, Jim knew he had to do something. 

“Stop! It is dangerous! Someone can slip and fall and hurt themselves, ” Jim yelled at the top of his lungs. However, they rolled their eyes and continued to play.

“I said stop!” he screamed again. The boys stopped splashing and said together, “You’re not a teacher, you have no authority to stop us.” Then they resumed splashing, they laughed and they left the tap on. Jim had no other choice but tell the teacher about it.

“So class, this is…”

Suddenly Mrs Wong heard a loud bang. Jim came bursting in. Mrs. Wong asked what was the matter and what took him so long. “Jill and James are playing with water, in the toilet!” Jim said, panting after running back from the toilet. 

Mrs. Wong asked. “What? Jill and James are playing with water?”

Jim nodded his head. Mrs. Wong’s head became as hot as fire, and her face became as red as a tomato.

 “Those two rats!” Mrs. Wong yelled. Mrs Wong stomped into the boys’ toilet. When Jill and James saw Mrs. Wong, they stopped and did not move an inch.

She said, “Detention, both of you! In the principal’s office.”

When they were at the principal’s office door, they were dripping wet from playing with all the water in the washroom. They hung their heads in shame as they were reprimanded severely. 

From that day onwards, Jill and James were always obedient. Once bitten, twice shy. There was no use crying over spilled milk. They learnt to be obedient and never play dangerously ever again.