What is a turning point story?
For the Primary 6 English composition exam, turning point stories are quite common.
A turning point story shows the complete change of the main character as he goes through a change of attitude or behaviour.
What is a turning point?
A turning point is the time at which a situation starts to change in an important way.
This means that when writing a Primary 6 English composition, there must be an important scene in the middle of the story which changes the direction of the story.
Generally, it should be a serious event. This event will then provide a strong reason for the main character’s complete change of behaviour and attitude.
How to write a turning point story?
For the purpose of writing a positive story, the story should :
- Begin with the main character’s negative behaviour
- Experience of a turning point in the middle of the story
- End with a positive change of the main character’s behaviour
Which parts of the story to emphasize?
When writing a Primary 6 composition, it is vital to know that writing more is not always better.
To score in the PSLE composition exam, the writing should place emphasis on the parts of the story which convey a positive meaning and lesson.
- The turning point – The event which changed the main character must be described in detail as one complete scene.
- The positive change – The story should describe in detail how the main character changed for the better. This means writing in detail exactly what he did that showed that he changed for the better (1 to 2 paragraphs).
Learning more about how to write a turning point story
For better understanding of how to write a turning point story, news articles such as this asiaone article are an excellent source of knowledge for children.
By going through such articles in our writing classes, children often find it it easier to grasp concepts such as a turning point as they are able to identify the turning point in the article and apply it to their writing.
Our Primary 5 and Primary 6 writing classes make extensive use of news resources to widen children’s knowledge of community and current affairs. Call us today to find out more about our writing programmes.
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