Messages, stories and review

A note passes a small message to another person. Before writing, decide who will read it and what they need to know. A note to a friend may begin with the friend’s name, give the important message and end with your own name. Use short, complete sentences so the reader does not have to guess.

For example, ‘Dear Senu, Please bring my storybook tomorrow. Thank you. From Dinu.’ tells the reader what to bring and when. This is different from writing a list of unrelated sentences. Names need capital letters, and each sentence needs its ending mark. Read the note as if you were the person receiving it: is the object clear, is the time clear and is the request polite? Do not include private personal details when practising a note online.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

A simple story can introduce a person, show a small event and explain what happens at the end. ‘A boy sees a lost puppy. He asks an adult for help. The puppy goes home safely.’ The events connect around one idea. A story is easier to follow when its people and actions stay clear.

Picture support helps us plan before writing. Name the person first, then use a pronoun when the reader knows who it means. Use familiar past forms only when they have been taught; at this stage, a short present-tense retelling can still communicate the sequence. Do not switch randomly between past and present. Read the ending and ask whether it finishes the small event introduced at the beginning. A good short story is clear, not simply long.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

Checking means reading again with a purpose. First ask whether the writing says what you want. A sentence may have perfect letters but still miss the important idea. Next, check one feature at a time: capital letters, spaces, full stops and familiar word spellings. Looking for everything at once can make a young writer overlook easy improvements.

Read the sentence aloud slowly. Does it include who or what you mean and an action or description? Compare a word with a trusted model when necessary instead of guessing repeatedly. For reading, return to the exact line that supports an answer. For speaking, try the same short message again with one clearer word or a more confident beginning. Improvement comes from noticing a useful change; a page does not need to be covered with corrections to show learning.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.