DIRECTED WRITING TEMPLATE FOR SPM

Step 1: READING THE QUESTION

Remember the F.A.C.T.S
FORMAT
AUDIENCE
CONTENT
POINTS
TASK(S)/ TENSE
SCENARIO
Step 2: UNDERSTANDING FORMAT (relevant aspects of format)
F1
F2
F3
Step 3: UNDERSTANDING AUDIENCE
Tone to be employed:
_________________________________________________________
Step 4: UNDERSTANDING CONTENT POINTS
What are the points about? Is the verb provided?
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
C9
C10
C11
C12

Step 5: UNDERSTANDING TASK(S)/ PURPOSE OF WRITING and

TENSE
a) Task (s):
________________________________________________________________
List words related to the task(s)/ synomyn (use a thesaurus). How do
you express the same idea using different words.
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
b) Tense to be used: ________________________

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Step 6: UNDERSTANDING SCENARIO (Information that cannot be
changed)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Step 7: PLANNING YOUR ESSAY / PARAGRAPHING (3 minutes)
How many paragraphs do you need? How do you put the points in
paragraphs?
Introductio
n
Paragraph
#1
Paragraph
#2
Paragraph
#3
Paragraph
#4
Paragraph
#5
Paragraph
#6
Conclusion

Step 8: WRITING YOUR ESSAY (within 30 minutes)

Your essay should about 1 page to 2 pages. Remember you must get 3
marks for FORMAT and 12 marks for CONTENT. Dont forget to ELABORATE
your points.

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Step 9: EDITING YOUR ESSAY USING THE SPOTCAP METHOD (5

minutes)
Spelling
Preposition
Order of words
Tense
Choice of
words
Agreement,
Punctuation

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