Situational writing is a lifelong skill that can be easily mastered. We introduce students to the assessment criteria to share what examiners are looking for. We equip your child to identify not only the purpose, audience and context of the given situation but also how to apply that information.

In addition to that, we expose to the range of tested situations, a variety of formats and the appropriate register for each situation. Most crucially, we share a unique planning template that will ensure maximal task fulfillment and point amplification.

Narrative writing is a style that students are generally comfortable with. We leverage on that to share some plot elements and complications your child can introduce to their stories to distinguish their writing from their peers.

Prior to that, we guide your child in performing a question analysis to ensure that they understand the demands of the question. While what is said is important, how it is said is even more important.

Therefore, we expose your child to an array of language features to equip them with the ability to express themselves as accurately and vividly as possible. We analyse successful introductions with your child to determine how to capture and sustain a reader’s attention; likewise with conclusions so that you child ends their essay powerfully.

We also present two pieces of writing for your child to study language use, and content and organisation to ascertain what a piece of writing truly compelling.

With these skills, your child will:

✔ Discover their voice and unique expression of it

Exposition is a style of writing unique to secondary school and is often mixed with the narrative style in mixed-genre or hybrid questions. In this session, we outline some features of good descriptive writing.

We introduce some crucial tools so that your child can perform a question analysis to determine which format to select and which question to choose.

We share a couple of templates for your child to begin brainstorming critically and creatively, and organising those ideas neatly. We then suggest connectors that will enable your child to present their thoughts in a logical and coherent manner.

With these skills, your child will:

✔ Understand the features of good descriptive writing

The greatest challenge in argumentation for most students lies in the formation of a substantiated opinion.

To ease your child into that, we introduce them to Paul and Elder’s 8 Elements of Thoughts to enable them to perform a question analysis.

Often times, what may appear to be the easiest question to tackle might end up being the toughest to argue for. This allows them select a question that is best suited for them.

Most crucially, we share a robust framework to equip your child with the tools to brainstorm critical and creative points. We then provide your child with an outline they can use to plan their essays comprehensively and coherently.

Recognising that each child is unique, we take pride in extending care and attention to each and every child during each group session.

In each session, your child will write at least one piece of writing on the given topic. The teacher will mark every piece with the intention of elevating and boosting your child’s thought and writing processes to the highest possible level.

We do not mark to penalise but to gain clarity on where your child’s strengths and areas for growth lie.

We firmly believe that writing is a journey and it is one that we will embark on with your child responsibly.

Our feedback is an excellent opportunity for us to nurture confidence in your child that makes expressing their views effortless and flawless.

In our detailed feedback, we either pose questions to prompt your child to reconsider their writing or suggest words and/ or phrases to show your child how their thoughts can be expressed more precisely.

With this feedback, your child will:

✔ Build self-awareness and self-evaluation

✔ Recognise areas of strength