[Writing Tip] Avoid using boring words

Dear parents,

We have learnt in class that we can avoid using boring words in oral exams and composition writing Emotion words like 'happy' or 'sad' can be replaced with synonyms with different extent to accurately convey what we are feeling.

As a class, we listed out different words that can replace 'said' after working in clock buddies.



After that, pupils did a Word Cline in class (pair work). A word cline is a way of building vocabulary for them, by looking at words that all fit into a particular category, and arranging them in order of strength, or how strongly they represent the idea.

Some examples done by pupils:
Arranging by volume of voice (soft to loud)





Arranging by emotions:




I have found some synonym posters online to help your child expand on his/her vocabulary choice.

You may want to select a few words from each list for your child to learn, and consolidate learning through creating their own word clines. There is no right or wrong answers for word clines as they are based on the child's understanding of the words. However, it will be good if they understood the meaning of the words selected before attempting the word cline.

Poster credits to writeathome.com.



I will keep you posted with more resources and exam tips!


Sincerely,
Ms Cindy Chan