Singapore Academic Guidelines

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How is Route2Write aligned to the Singaporean curriculum?
Primary 4
Primary 5
Primary 6
Secondary 1
Secondary 2
Secondary 3
Secondary 4
Primary 4 is equivalent to Route2Write's Grade 4 curriculum

Acquiring the Mechanics of Writing

Develop a positive disposition towards writing and representing.

Throughout All Units

Write neatly, legibly and fluently. Apply spelling skills and learner strategies accurately for writing frequently misspelled and multisyllabic words. *Support also the use of keyboarding and word processing skills to create texts.

Throughout All Units

Writing and Representing Creatively and Critically for a Variety of Purposes, Audiences, Contexts and Cultures, both Individually and Collaboratively

Apply skills for idea generation, selection, organisation, development, expression and revision so as to address the writer’s purpose, needs of the audience, context and culture in writing and representing. Pay increasing attention to the use of semiotic modes in text creation.

Throughout All Units

Create a variety of texts for different purposes, using an appropriate tone and register. Understand how the skills and knowledge of writing and representing specific types of texts can inform and be applied to the creation of other increasingly sophisticated texts of different types and/or forms.

Throughout All Units

Write and represent with an explicit awareness of the appropriate organisational structures and language features of texts for different purposes.

Throughout All Units

Primary 5 is equivalent to Route2Write's Grade 5 curriculum

Acquiring the Mechanics of Writing

Develop a positive disposition towards writing and representing.

Throughout All Units

Write neatly, legibly and fluently. Apply spelling skills and learner strategies accurately for writing frequently misspelled and multisyllabic words. *Support also the use of keyboarding and word processing skills to create texts.

Throughout All Units

Writing and Representing Creatively and Critically for a Variety of Purposes, Audiences, Contexts and Cultures, both Individually and Collaboratively

Apply skills for idea generation, selection, organisation, development, expression and revision so as to address the writer’s purpose, needs of the audience, context and culture in writing and representing. Pay increasing attention to the use of semiotic modes in text creation.

Throughout All Units

Create a variety of texts for different purposes, using an appropriate tone and register. Understand how the skills and knowledge of writing and representing specific types of texts can inform and be applied to the creation of other increasingly sophisticated texts of different types and/or forms.

Throughout All Units

Apply knowledge of appropriate organisational structures and language features to create a variety of increasingly sophisticated texts for different purposes.

Throughout All Units

Pay increasing attention to writing and representing texts that respond, argue, evaluate and/or persuade.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 7: Descriptive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Primary 6 is equivalent to Route2Write's Grade 6 curriculum

Acquiring the Mechanics of Writing

Develop a positive disposition towards writing and representing.

Throughout All Units

Write neatly, legibly and fluently. Apply spelling skills and learner strategies accurately for writing frequently misspelled and multisyllabic words. *Support also the use of keyboarding and word processing skills to create texts.

Throughout All Units

Writing and Representing Creatively and Critically for a Variety of Purposes, Audiences, Contexts and Cultures, both Individually and Collaboratively

Apply skills for idea generation, selection, organisation, development, expression and revision so as to address the writer’s purpose, needs of the audience, context and culture in writing and representing. Pay increasing attention to the use of semiotic modes in text creation.

Throughout All Units

Create a variety of texts for different purposes, using an appropriate tone and register. Understand how the skills and knowledge of writing and representing specific types of texts can inform and be applied to the creation of other increasingly sophisticated texts of different types and/or forms.

Throughout All Units

Apply knowledge of appropriate organisational structures and language features to create a variety of increasingly sophisticated texts for different purposes.

Throughout All Units

Pay increasing attention to writing and representing texts that respond, argue, evaluate and/or persuade.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 7: Descriptive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Secondary 1 is equivalent to Route2Write's Grade 7 curriculum

Acquiring the Mechanics of Writing

Develop a positive disposition towards writing and representing.

Throughout All Units

Apply spelling skills and learner strategies for writing accurately and consistently in internationally acceptable English (standard English). *Support also the use of keyboarding and word processing skills to create texts.

Throughout All Units

Writing and Representing Creatively and Critically for a Variety of Purposes, Audiences, Contexts and Cultures, both Individually and Collaboratively

Apply increasingly sophisticated and higher-order skills for idea generation, selection, organisation, development, expression and revision so as to achieve intended effects and precision of expression in writing and representing. Consider and evaluate how various semiotic modes work together to convey with impact the text’s intended message.

Throughout All Units

Create a variety of texts for different purposes, using an appropriate tone and register. Understand how the skills and knowledge of writing and representing specific types of texts can inform and be applied to the creation of other increasingly sophisticated texts of different types and/or forms.

Throughout All Units

Apply knowledge of appropriate organisational structures and language features to create a variety of increasingly sophisticated texts for different purposes.

Throughout All Units

Pay increasing attention to writing and representing texts that respond, argue, evaluate and/or persuade.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 7: Descriptive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Secondary 2 is equivalent to Route2Write's Grade 8 curriculum

Acquiring the Mechanics of Writing

Develop a positive disposition towards writing and representing.

Throughout All Units

Apply spelling skills and learner strategies for writing accurately and consistently in internationally acceptable English (standard English). *Support also the use of keyboarding and word processing skills to create texts.

Throughout All Units

Writing and Representing Creatively and Critically for a Variety of Purposes, Audiences, Contexts and Cultures, both Individually and Collaboratively

Apply increasingly sophisticated and higher-order skills for idea generation, selection, organisation, development, expression and revision so as to achieve intended effects and precision of expression in writing and representing. Consider and evaluate how various semiotic modes work together to convey with impact the text’s intended message.

Throughout All Units

Create a variety of texts for different purposes, using an appropriate tone and register. Understand how the skills and knowledge of writing and representing specific types of texts can inform and be applied to the creation of other increasingly sophisticated texts of different types and/or forms.

Throughout All Units

Apply knowledge of appropriate organisational structures and language features to create a variety of increasingly sophisticated texts for different purposes.

Throughout All Units

Pay increasing attention to writing and representing texts that respond, argue, evaluate and/or persuade.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 7: Descriptive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Secondary 3 is equivalent to Route2Write's Grade 9 curriculum

Acquiring the Mechanics of Writing

Develop a positive disposition towards writing and representing.

Throughout All Units

Apply spelling skills and learner strategies for writing accurately and consistently in internationally acceptable English (standard English). *Support also the use of keyboarding and word processing skills to create texts.

Throughout All Units

Writing and Representing Creatively and Critically for a Variety of Purposes, Audiences, Contexts and Cultures, both Individually and Collaboratively

Apply increasingly sophisticated and higher-order skills for idea generation, selection, organisation, development, expression and revision so as to achieve intended effects and precision of expression in writing and representing. Consider and evaluate how various semiotic modes work together to convey with impact the text’s intended message.

Throughout All Units

Create a variety of texts for different purposes, using an appropriate tone and register. Understand how the skills and knowledge of writing and representing specific types of texts can inform and be applied to the creation of other increasingly sophisticated texts of different types and/or forms.

Throughout All Units

Apply knowledge of appropriate organisational structures and language features to create a variety of increasingly sophisticated texts for different purposes.

Throughout All Units

Pay increasing attention to writing and representing texts that respond, argue, evaluate and/or persuade.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 7: Descriptive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Secondary 4 is equivalent to Route2Write's Grade 10 curriculum

Acquiring the Mechanics of Writing

Develop a positive disposition towards writing and representing.

Throughout All Units

Apply spelling skills and learner strategies for writing accurately and consistently in internationally acceptable English (standard English). *Support also the use of keyboarding and word processing skills to create texts.

Throughout All Units

Writing and Representing Creatively and Critically for a Variety of Purposes, Audiences, Contexts and Cultures, both Individually and Collaboratively

Apply increasingly sophisticated and higher-order skills for idea generation, selection, organisation, development, expression and revision so as to achieve intended effects and precision of expression in writing and representing. Consider and evaluate how various semiotic modes work together to convey with impact the text’s intended message.

Throughout All Units

Create a variety of texts for different purposes, using an appropriate tone and register. Understand how the skills and knowledge of writing and representing specific types of texts can inform and be applied to the creation of other increasingly sophisticated texts of different types and/or forms.

Throughout All Units

Apply knowledge of appropriate organisational structures and language features to create a variety of increasingly sophisticated texts for different purposes.

Throughout All Units

Apply knowledge of the relevant types and forms of texts to create hybrid texts.

Throughout All Units