Help your child get better at compo.
Take a photo of the composition and get comprehensive AI feedback based on the PSLE English marking rubrics.
Your vivid image, "came gushing out like a dam," makes Kim's confession feel powerful and real.
Make Kim's learning clearer by turning the apology into a scene with an upset classmate. Show her explaining her choice and repairing the friendship before forgiveness.
- Aligned to MOE English syllabus
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A mark and a few ticks don't show your child what to change.
A teacher marking a class set rarely has time to comment on every line, so a composition often comes back with a mark, a few ticks and "add more details". With no answer key, your child needs someone to point at the exact sentences and say what to change. Playwrite does that for every compo, within minutes.
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02Submit the composition
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Jenny asked Joyce to escuse her, then asked him in an ferious manner. “John, why didn’t you put your cutlery back?” Jenny than walked away.
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Discover what went well, what to fix, and what to practise next.
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The next day, my phone rang just as I headed to school. It was Tim. "Hi Kim. I caught a cold, probably from yesterday, and will be on MC the entire week," he told me. I gulped. It was not my fault, right?1 As I entered my classroom once again, I noticed that a few seats were empty. Then, Ms Lim confirmed it.2 "Class, five people are sick today..." she announced.
When I returned home, Mother walked in. "I got an email that said there was a flu outbreak in school. Kim, you don't have anything to do with this, do you?" she enquired. I could not hold it in anymore. The truth finally came gushing out like a dam that just broke.3 Tears brimming in my eyes, I apologised profusely, bitterly regreting4 my actions.
- Show, not tell. "Gulped" shows Kim's sudden worry and guilt before the feeling is named.
- Slow this reveal down. A pause or Kim's nervous reaction would make the news more dramatic.
- Vivid simile. Kim can no longer keep the secret in, so the confession feels sudden and powerful.
- Spelling. Double the "t" before adding "-ing": regretting.
Content Feedback
Relevance to question
L3Kim's careless choice matters when she sees "a few seats were empty" and admits the truth, but the ending states the lesson instead of letting us watch her practise it.
Plot development
L3A clear chain of cause and effect, from Kim going to school ill to the outbreak. To improve, slow down the apology: show one friend's reaction and Kim's response before forgiveness is earned.
Language Feedback
Organisation of writing
L3Time markers like "The next day" keep the order clear. Start a new paragraph whenever the place or action changes.
Grammar and spelling accuracy
L4Clear past-tense narration. Watch words that sound alike, such as "advise" for "advice" and "pass" for "past".
Vocabulary and expression
L4Dialogue and Kim's own thoughts draw the reader in, and the dam simile makes the confession vivid.
Playwrite also comes with tools to guide the practice.
- IntroductionWho, what they want, where and when...
- Rising ActionFirst... Just then... Because of that...
- ClimaxThe biggest moment, second by second...
Guided planning
Shape the plot on a story mountain before the first sentence.
- Search e.g. “nervous”
- a knot in my stomachStarter
- heart hammeringMy phrase
- the sky bruised purpleStarter
- shoulders saggedMy phrase
Phrase bank
A searchable library of strong phrases, plus the ones your child saves, on hand while they write.
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Model compositions
A library of full compositions to read for ideas when your child cannot get started.
One membership for all of PSLE English.
Composition marking is only one part of the Playwrite membership, from $19.90 a month on the annual plan. The 7-day trial opens every component: 12,000+ questions across all four papers, in MOE exam format and marked on exam rubrics.
- Paper 1
- Composition
- Situational Writing
- Paper 2
- Grammar
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- Cloze
- Editing
- Synthesis & Transformation
- Comprehension
- Paper 3
- Listening Comprehension
- Paper 4
- Reading Aloud
- Stimulus-based Conversation
Questions parents ask
How is a PSLE composition marked?
Continuous writing is the longer task in Paper 1, worth 36 marks. Your child writes at least 150 words on a given topic, based on at least one of three pictures. The script is marked in two halves of 18, each placed in one of five bands:
- Content (18 marks) judges how relevant the story is to the topic and pictures, and how well its ideas are developed. The top band asks for a thoroughly developed plot with original ideas, such as a reflection on events or a surprise.
- Language and organisation (18 marks) judges sentence variety, vocabulary that creates mood and vivid images, accuracy in grammar, spelling and punctuation, and how purposefully the paragraphs link.
Most of the difference between bands lies in development: band 3 describes a story that is adequately developed, band 5 one that is thoroughly developed, and a rushed climax or ending is what keeps most scripts in band 3. At P3 and P4 the same scheme is marked out of 10 and 10, with four bands. See the full marking scheme, band by band.
How can my child score well in PSLE composition?
Strong compositions come from three habits that writing research supports:
- Plan before writing. Work out what the topic is really asking, then map the plot on a story mountain so the problem builds to one well-developed climax and an ending the narrator earns.
- Study good models. Reading model compositions shows what vivid, precise language looks like in a real story, which teaches more than memorising phrases.
- Revise against specific feedback. The biggest gains come from feedback that names one or two things to change in the next piece, such as showing fear through what a character does instead of a stock phrase.
Playwrite supports each step: guided planning on a story mountain, a library of model compositions and a phrase bank, and marking on the PSLE rubric within minutes, with notes on your child's own sentences and a clear next step for every piece.
Will Playwrite's mark match my child's school marks?
Can AI really mark a composition like a teacher?
Yes, and in some ways it goes further. A teacher marking a full class set rarely has time to comment on every line. Playwrite reads all of it:
- Built with teachers. The marking was designed with former MOE teachers who have marked exam papers for years, and tested on a large bank of real student writing.
- A reason for every mark. Each criterion in the rubrics gets a level and an explanation, not just a total.
- Notes on your child's own sentences. Specific phrases are marked as working well or worth changing.
- Ideas for the key moments. Suggestions for developing the parts of the story that matter most.
- A revised version. Your child's composition, rewritten, so they can see how the same story could be more vivid and original.
Know what to improve, and how to score better.
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