1 / 19

Seizing the day

Seizing the day. One composition at a time…. Assessment Objectives for Paper 1. Candidates should be able to Communicate clearly and effectively to suit purpose, audience, context and culture Write in internationally acceptable English Plan, organize and write coherently and cohesively

carrington
Download Presentation

Seizing the day

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Seizing the day One composition at a time…

  2. Assessment Objectives for Paper 1 Candidates should be able to • Communicate clearly and effectively to suit purpose, audience, context and culture • Write in internationally acceptable English • Plan, organize and write coherently and cohesively • Write relevantly, showing development of ideas • Write creatively on a given topic or situation • Use appropriate vocabulary with clarity and precision • Use correct grammar and punctuation, and spell accurately

  3. Overview • Argumentative • Expository • Descriptive • Narrative • Personal recount • Situational writing

  4. Writing an argumentative essay • Step 1: What are your options? AGREE DISAGREE

  5. Step 2 • What are your 3 main points? 3 1 2 Deforestation Energy consumption Industrial activity

  6. Structure (Argumentative Writing) Thesis Statement INTRODUCTION Argument ONE (for) Argument TWO (for) BODY Argument THREE (for) Argument (against/rebuttal) Restating of Thesis Statement CONCLUSION

  7. Expository • Compare and contrast • Classification • Cause and effect

  8. Expository Technique 1- Compare and Contrast • To use compare & contrast effectively , note the following: • Compare & contrast things that have something in common • State your aim in the thesis statement • Choose either the first or second pattern of comparison/contrast and STICK to it • Use transitional words for coherency

  9. Expository Technique 2 - Classification • Involves sorting information into different categories • Expository title 1: Organising Your Time • Expository title 2: Freedom We can organise our time in different ways. For me, I spend my time in the following four ways: doing school assignments, spending time with my family members, hanging out with my friends and being alone to enjoy my hobbies Freedom is the liberty to engage in what is deemed worthy pursuits as well as the power to refrain from indulging in what may be pleasurable but harmful. Therefore, in my opinion, there are basically two types of freedom: “freedom to” and “freedom from”. BENEFITS: Classification gives an essay a definite structure & simplifies the writing such that we can deal with categories (and not have to deal with individual items)

  10. Expository Technique 3 – Cause & Effect • One of the possible techniques to EXPLAIN a topic Topic: “What are some causes and effects of Singapore’s metamorphosis from a first world to a third world nation in one generation?”

  11. Expository structure • Body paragraph 1 • Topic sentence • Supporting details • Paragraph concluder Conclusion Restate thesis statement (rephrase) New possibilities • Introduction • Opening • Thesis statement • Body paragraph 2 • Topic sentence • Supporting details • Paragraph concluder • Body paragraph 3 • Topic sentence • Supporting details • Paragraph concluder

  12. Descriptive • Descriptive vocabulary • Transferring your sense experiences to the reader • Structure- 5 part style similar to exposition

  13. Writing effective narratives • Importance of relevance • Understand the structure of a narrative • Introduction • Describe the setting • Introduce the main characters • Complication • Climax • Resolution • Important aspects of a story • Theme • Dominant emotion • Descriptive details • Dialogue

  14. Personal Recount • Understand what the question means • Break it into constituent parts • Who, what, where, when, how, why • Introduction complication reflection resolution

  15. Situational writing • Information processing • Task requirements • Formality level • Organization • Format • Every word counts- especially in bold print • Take note of tenses- especially modals

  16. Situational Writing Mark Scheme • Task fulfillment (10 marks) • Purpose • Situation and audience • Format • Information • Justification • Tone and register • Language (20 marks)

  17. ALWAYS IMPORTANT • TENSE • SENTENCE STRUCTURE • PUNCTUATION • VOCABULARY (PRECISION) • RELEVANCE • STRUCTURE

  18. GOLDEN RULES • PLANNING • ACCURACY OVER COMPLEXITY • HANDWRITING • REFLEXIVE CHECKING

  19. REVISION STEPS • Just Write and Slices of Life • Your own writing • Writing essay plans • Discussions with friends

More Related