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The Power of Doing 2nd Drafts By WR!TERS@WORK The following is a real question asked during a lesson at W@W, on one fine Saturday morning: “Teacher, when do students not need to do a second draft?” “When you get full marks for your composition, you do not need to do a second draft?” “Why?” “You [...]

Building a Bank of Stories for PSLE By WR!TERS@WORK A major fear of both parents and students alike is the dreaded Writer’s Block. Imagine going to your English exam, sitting down, waiting for the exam to start, and then opening the paper and reading the question to find out that you don’t know how to [...]

The Different Genres of O-Level Essays By WR!TERS@WORK First things first – what is a genre? When you watch a film or read storybooks, what kind of films do you like to watch? Some people like watching action movies which feature exciting, fast-paced fight scenes and car chases. Others like watching dramas, with plenty of [...]

PSLE Compo Writing Tips: How to Write More Interesting Compositions By WR!TERS@WORK Have you ever experienced receiving your essay and reading your teacher’s comments, only to find that she has marked “add elaboration”, “describe your ideas” or “description needed” on them with red ink? When getting such feedback, do you know what to do to [...]

Best Plot Twists to use for PSLE Compositions By WR!TERS@WORK Writing PSLE compositions requires a student to apply a variety of writing techniques to show your teacher, with the hope of getting a good grade. Even if a student has doubts about the quality of their sentences, their vocabulary, or their grammar, they can still [...]

PSLE Compo Writing Tips: How to Write Good Introductions “It was night again. The Waystone Inn lay in silence, and it was a silence of three parts.” This is the first sentence of the Name of the Wind, a fantasy novel written by Patrick Rothfuss. One of the most common tropes in a fantasy novel [...]

PSLE Compo Writing Tips: How to Edit Your Compositions (Part 2) By WR!TERS@WORK This article is Part 2 of the “Check your work!” series by WR!TERS@WORK. For more tips on how to check your answers again effectively, read Part 1 of the “Check your work!” series, where we discussed how to check the content of [...]

PSLE Compo Writing Tips: How to Edit Your Compositions (Part 1) By WR!TERS@WORK Many students will exclaim, at the end of writing their compositions, “Teacher, I’m done!” “You’re done writing, but have you checked your work again?” “I checked already.” “So quickly? You can take over my job then!” It is no secret that writing [...]

PSLE Compo Writing Tips: How to Craft Creative Composition Characters By WR!TERS@WORK If you’re struggling to plot a story out quickly, there is a secret to doing it fast that many students and teachers don’t know about. What’s the secret? The secret is that characters are people too. Characters are often overlooked by students writing [...]

Why You Need to Go for the WR!TERS@WORK PSLE Composition Boot Camp 2023! By WR!TERS@WORK   Are you a parent struggling to teach your child how to write a good PSLE Composition? Do you feel like you are unsure of how to write a story with a good plot, interesting characters, and a rich vocabulary? [...]