1. Continuous Writing (Compositions)

• Covers themes which will be tested in school examinations
• Guides students on how to generate relevant ideas and how to plan before writing
• Provides descriptive phrases that help to improve language and content
• Teaches narrative writing techniques

Example: How to write an interesting introduction, how to show and not tell

2. Situational Writing

• Cover text types that will be tested during school examinations.

Example: Email (informal/formal), letter (informal/formal) and report writing

• Teaches students format for each type as well as how to write relevantly so as to score well

3. Model Compositions

• Teaches students how to fully develop the theme
• Exposes students to many good words/phrases and descriptions which they can use in future compositions
• Teaches writing techniques and how these can be used
• Guides students on how to read and analyse a piece of writing and then annotate it for future revision

4. Writing Skills

• Teaches a specific writing techniques per worksheet
• Guide students on how to use these writing techniques through a demonstration and a short writing assignment

5. Marking of Scripts

• Scripts are marked for:

  – Language errors

  – Suggestions for improvement

  – Summary of strengths and weaknesses