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1.You heave graduated as the valedictorian of your class

2.You reached home and celabrated with your family and friends.

3.You have reached a milestone and graduated university.

4.We ate a scrumptious meal. We then went to the movies before going to the arcade. My parents then surprised me with a gift

5. Before the celebration you felt excited and nervous.

During the celebration,you felt happy and proud but a little nervous.After the celebration,you felt satisfied and a little sad.

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Q1:The celebration is about a boy having a birthday party.

Q2:The party would be held at his condominium function room

Q3:The boy has invited his friends and family to this special occasion.

Q4:During the celebration, there will be games, cakes, presents ,decorations , songs and most importantly spending time with family and friends.

Q5: feel very ecstatic, and grateful for the friends being there for the party.

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Picture 3

1) completion of primary school and crossing a big milestone in her life

2) with her fiends and family at Universal Studios

3) A graduation is to celebrate your completion of primary school and how hard you have worked to reach this big milestone

4) play and spend quality time with friends and family

5) Before : excited, nervous

During : happy, surprised

After : grateful

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The celebration is a surprise party for the mother who gave birth to a baby called Jimmy.

At home

Mum, Dad, Ashlyn(older sister), Jimmy(baby brother)

To congratulate the mother on giving birth to jimmy

Family baked a fruit cake, decorate the house with many balloons, have mother’s favourite food(sushi and ice cream ), family gave a cup with the words ’congrats’ printed on it

Family is excited to see mother’s reaction, everyone happy during and after

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The celebration is about a gradation party.

I celebrated it with my family and friends.

I celebrated it because I managed to get into my dream university and was over the moon.

I gave a speech as the valedictorian, standing in front of the whole school. During the

afterparty, I ate lots of food and talked with my friends.

Before the celebration: nervous(to do the speech)excited(for the afterparty)

During the celebration: I felt as happy as a lark.

After the celebration: I had mixed feelings , it was a bittersweet occasion; I would miss my friends and the school.

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Picture 1:

1) Micheal got four points for PSLE.

2) Grandparents are flying in from China to celebrate and Micheal has no idea that his parents invited his grandparents to celebrate with them.

3) Micheal can get into a goods secondary school so his family wants to celebrate.

4) Micheal and his parents went to the movies in the afternoon after lunch and went home for a dinner celebration where his grandparents were in the house waiting to surprise Micheal.

5) Before the dinner celebration , Micheal felt happy that his family was celebrating his PSLE results, but a bit disappointed that his grandparents were not there.

During the dinner celebration, when his grandparents surprised him in the house, he felt elated and joyous.

After the dinner celebration, he felt thankful towards his parents for inviting his grandparents, and thankful that his grandparents had flown from China to celebrate his PSLE results with him.

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1)birthday celebration

2) Grandparents brought Max to the park to distract him he thought that they had forgotten about his birthday but turned out that when he got home, there was a birthday celebration.

3) he felt upset at first when he thought that his grandparents had forgotten about his birthday but in the end , he felt happy and thankful.

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Picture 3

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SEE: I see a cup that has the word Congrats printed in cursive and has multi coloured stars on it.

THINK: l think the cup is a present for a celebration as a gift.

PLOT: it is Cheyanne Phua’s birthday

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See: I see a mug with the words ‘congrats’ on it.

Think: I think somebody won or achieved something and has been given a mug that says ‘congrats’.

Wonder: I wonder what the person did to achieve/win this mugs.

I wonder who it is given by?

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See: I see a cup with the word ‘congrats’ printed on it

Think: I think that the cup is for the sister whose baby brother was just born. It is to congratulate the sister on having a younger sibling.I think the baby brother will have a good life.

Wonder: I wonder is there a party? What gender is the baby?

Plot: A mother just gave birth to a baby at the hospital. The parents are having a surprise party for the sister who is at home with the grandparents.

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I see a girl graduating and holding a script/ certificate in her hand. She is pointing at it proudly. I think she is giving a speech. She might be going onto the stage alone and receiving an award! I wonder if she is the valedictorian of her class and if that is why she is receiving an award and looking very proud.

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See - a cup with the word ‘congrats’ on it

Think - it is a gift for someone who is having a celebration

Wonder - who is it for? what celebration is this? who is it from? why does it say ‘congrats’?

Plot - Jean received a cup with the words ‘congrats’ from her aunt for getting into her dream school.

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Chritmas!

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Recap your common mistakes from your previous writing, 'Being Punctual'.

Check for spelling, punctuation and expression errors.

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You will be writing Draft 1 as a group on foolscap (1 hour).

Share your ideas confidently and be open to hearing others' ideas.

You can take turns to write on the foolscap (one paragraph per person).

Keep track of time and stay focused.

Raise your hand if you have questions / require feedback.

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Explode the moment Sample

(from 4 Hi 2025)

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Quotes (Can be used in the introduction or ending):

A) “Celebrate the little things, for one day you may look back and realise they were the big things.”

B) “Life should not only be lived, it should be celebrated.”

C) “Happiness is doubled when you share it with others.”

D) “The best part of celebrating is being together.”

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After choosing your picture (1, 2 or 3), make a post to answer the questions as a group:

1) What is the celebration?

2) Who do you celebrate with, and where?

3) Why do you celebrate?

4) What do you do during the celebration?

5) How do you feel before, during and after the celebration?

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Strategy: Show Not Tell

Surprise/Shock

eyes widened in shock

jaw dropped / mouth agape

speechless

taken aback

heart skipped a beat

froze on the spot

jumped back in shock

face lit up

cheeks flushed red

in disbelief

Happiness/Gratitude

grinning from ear to ear

eyes sparkled with joy

laughter bubbled out of me

clapped my hands in delight

hugged everyone tightly

face ached from smiling

happiness swelled in my chest

joy spread through me like fireworks

the room glowed with laughter and cheer

wished the moment would last forever

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Example of using STW to think about the plot

See: A child holding hands with two elderly people.

Think: He will celebrate his birthday with his grandparents.

Wonder: What kind of celebration will he have?

Plot: Billy will have a surprise birthday celebration spent with his grandparents. His grandparents could be surprise guests as they stay far away and he rarely sees them.

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Introduction Strategies Recap

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Parts of the story

For the theme 'a celebration', it is not necessary to have a 'problem' occur. Instead, we can focus on building up to the celebration, the most exciting part of the story.

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As a group, post a picture of a celebration you know of.