TIPS AND TECHNIQUES SPM DW.pptx

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SPMENGLISH LANGUAGE

PAPER 1 DIRECTED WRITING [DW]

MADAM ZARINA MOHAMED YUSUFSMK KAMPUNG JAMBUTAIPING PERAK



2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

FORMALLETTER

INFORMALLETTER

X X X X

REPORT X X

SPPECH/TALK X X

ARTICLE X

PAST YEARS' QUESTIONS



THE MARKS

FORMAT 3 MARKS

CONTENT 12 MARKS

LANGUAGE 20 MARKS

TOTAL 35 MARKS

YOU SHOULD KNOW YOUR

PAPER



What happens if you suddenlyforget the format ?

Do not worry.

Look at the notes below the question.The question usually tells you what it

requires from you.

THE FORMAT – 3 MARKS



• When writing your article , you should remember:

• To give a suitable title (F1)

• To give your name as the writer (F2)

• To use all the information given

• To provide an ending (F3)

• To add two other reasons why your friend was chosen

•

That your readers are students of your school• For your article, you will receive up to 15 marks for

the format and content points, an up to 20 marks forthe quality of your writing

Example 1 ( SPM 2008 )



• When writing your report, you must:

• Address your report to the principal (F1)

• Provide a title (F2)

• Include your name (F3)

• Use all the notes given

•

For your report, you will receive up to 15marks for the format and content points, anup to 20 marks for the quality of yourwriting




• When writing the talk, you must remember

to:

• Greet your audience (F1)

•

Mention the purpose of the talk (F2)• Include all the points given

• End your talk appropriately (F3)

• For your talk, you will receive up to 15 marksfor the format and content points, an up to20 marks for the quality of your writing




REMEMBER:• If 12 content points are given, all the content

point marks are there. Use all the points given. You do not have to provide extra

points.• If 10 content points are given, it means you

need to give 2 more points of your own.

•

If only 6 content points are given, this meansother 6 marks are taken from the elaborationof each point given. Therefore, you have toprovide elaboration for each point.

CONTENT POINTS ( 12 MARKS )



BAND “A” MARKS ( 19 – 20 )

• The language is entirely accurate apart fromoccasional first draft slips.

• Sentence structure is varied and sophisticatedshowing that the candidate is able to use sentencelength and type to achieve an intended effect

• Vocabulary is wide and used with precision

• Punctuation is accurate and helpful to the reader

• Spelling is accurate across the full range of vocabulary

used• Paragraphs have unity and are appropriately linked

• The interest of the reader is aroused and sustainedthroughout the writing

LANGUAGE ( 20 MARKS )



THIS IS A STUDENT-FRIENDLY QUESTION.

YOU CAN EASILY GET MARKS FOR THISQUESTION.

HOWEVER MANY STUDENTS DO NOT REALISESOME OF THE THINGS THAT CAN MAKE THEM

LOSE MARKS EASILY TOO.

HERE ARE SOME COMMON PITFALLS MADE BYSTUDENTS

IMPORTANT THINGS TOREMEMBER



COMMONPITFALLS IN

ESSAY WRITINGDIRECTED WRITING



1. Poor time management.

Do not spend more thanthe allocated 45 minuteson this question. Otherwise

you will not haveenough time for the second

question. Remember thesecond question carries

more marks.



2. Lengthy essays• .Do not write too much. This question

does not make many demands on acandidate.

• Directed writing is a brief piece

of writing. All you have to do is use the given points and provide a sentence ortwo to elaborate on them. However, donot write too short an essay. A response

of 1½ - 2 pages is more than sufficient. After all, the more you write the moremistakes you are likely to make. Save thetime and energy for Continuous Writing



3. Avoid informal language•

This paper tests your writtenEnglish. Do not use spokenlanguage. Avoid using slang words(such as guys, dudes,breaky, toasty)

• Contractions (can’t, mustn’t etc)and informal language (wanna,

gonna, kid, ain’t )Toasty – warm and comfortable



4. Too many idiomaticexpressions

• Some candidates tend to use asmany idiomatic expressions as

they can in their piece of writing.Reading a piece of writinglittered with such expressionsdevalues the merits the piece ofwriting may have.



5. PUNCTUATION•

Some candidates do not punctuatetheir sentences correctly. Makesure you end your sentence with afull stop and not a

comma. Also, make sure that thepronoun (I) is written in uppercase and not lower case (i) as isthe practice among somecandidates. NO TEXT LANGUAGEOR SPELLING

•





THANK YOU

ALL THE BEST

from me

MADAMZARINA

MOHAMEDYUSUF

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