Primary 3 - Picture Composition- Character highlight

Part of our learning composition skills is to understand a character and using a character to start the essay.

The following was written by our student Gennie Poh P3 from Yio Chu Kang Primary. She used the character strategy to start the composition. The story flows fluently and conversation was added to make the story interesting. Good Job Gennie! Keep it up!

     Mr Lim is a kleptomaniac. He enjoys the thrill of getting away with items he pickpockets. Every now and then , he will find delight in pinching things from stores.

    Last Friday, Mr Lim was at Hougang Mall. He saw a sea of people as there was a sale going on. His heart skipped a beat when he saw a wide variety of items.

    He had been thinking of buying a wallet for himself. Suddenly, he saw a grey wallet on the shelf. A naughty idea came to his mind. He secretly took the grey wallet and put it in his bag. His heart was pacing fast. He shot darting eyes everywhere hoping that no one had noticed him.

    As he walked towards the exit, the security alarm sounded. Mr Lim's face turned pale. He stood rooted to the ground. "Excuse me sir, are you sure you have pay for everything?" asked the security guard. Mr Lim did not know what to do. Just then, a man walked by. "Hey! You are the one who stole a grey wallet ! I saw you stealing!" shouted the man. "No! I ... I didn't ..." Mr Lim avoided his steady gaze.

    The security guard immediately brought Mr Lim to the police station. He was under arrest and was put in prison for two years. Mr Lim had learnt his lesson and promised himself that he would never steal again.