Writing2

MUET WRITING TASK 2

Date : August 2, 2019
Venue : Lecture Hall 1

PRESENTED BY:
MS.NORHAWANA MOHD NOR
MS. NEELAVATHI RAMASAMY

THE ELEMENTS OF ESSAY WRITING

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH

 Introduce the topic briefly.

 Ways to do:
 Definition
 News report
 Anecdote or short story
 Controversial or thought
provoking statement(s)
 Proverb or saying
 General Statement

Type 1: Definition

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Type 2 : News report

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Type 3 : Anecdote / Short Story

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Type 4 : Controversial / Thought
Provoking Statement(s)

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Type 5 : Proverb or Saying

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Type 6: General Statement

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THESIS STATEMENT

 Guideline / reference for :
 writer to organise the ideas
 Audience (reader) to see the
focus of writing

 2 types
 General (without main ideas)
 Specific (with main ideas)

 2 categories
 Expository

TOPIC + 3 MAIN IDEAS

 Argumentative

STAND + TOPIC + 3 MAIN IDEAS

Agree Disagree

SHOULD SHOULD NOT
2 sentences
1 complete sentence

Position:
The last sentence of
introductory paragraph

Parallel (part of speech)

Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sx42_C10zw

Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl-vvX0G1L4

TOPIC SENTENCE

 Is the answer of the task or question given

SHOULD SHOULD NOT

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1 complete sentence In points

(SVA) (main idea only)

Main idea → Topic
Sentence

Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygscce2dSBU

SUPPORTING DETAILS

 Consist of 2 elements
 Elaboration
 Explain the topic sentence
 Why, How, When, Where)

 Example (What)

 Example of supporting details
 Real life example
 Current issues
 Criticism on current issue
 Statistics
 Proverb
 Quotes

CONCLUDING SENTENCE

 Tied up or recap the discussion
given in the paragraph.

 You may use the following words
 Hence
 Thus
 Therefore
 To sum up

CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH

 Wrap up the ideas mention in
body of paragraph

SHOULD SHOULD NOT

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statement points or ideas

PREPARED BY:

NORHAWANA MOHD NOR
English Language Lecturer
Kolej Matrikulasi Labuan

SESSION 2019 /2020