ENGLISH tECHNIQUE

c) CONTINUOUS WRITING

Section C of the SPM English Paper 2 presents a question on Continuous Writing.

Students are advised to spend about one hour on this section.

5 topics will be given and choose only ONE.

1. Recognise the type of essay you are going to attempt i.e. whether it’s a narrative,
descriptive, expository, argumentative or reflective.
2. Understand the chosen topic so that you do not write out of point.
3. Plan what you are going to write about.
4. Include enough good and relevant points.
5. Organize your points well and present each new or main point in a separate
paragraph.
6. Show coherence in paragraphs.
7. Use idiomatic expression and include the active voice for narrative essays.
8. Vary the length and structure of sentences
9. Introduce your essay impressively and conclude it in a meaningful or original
way.
10. Check for spelling, punctuation, grammatical correctness, especially the usage of
tenses and pronouns.
11. Factual topics should as far as possible be avoided. This is because the material
you use must be based on facts and not "guess work".