14 REPORT Recently, the Environment Club of your school organised a Green Earth campaign. As the secretary of the club,you have been asked to write a report on why it is important to conserve the environment to the school principal. In your report, include the following: Organiser - Environment Club Aims - make students aware of the importance to save the planet - encourage students to practise 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) in their daily lives Dates - 10-14 January 2020 Venue - School hall Participants - all students and teachers Activities -essay writing competition -poster drawing competition -treasure hunt -tree planting Remember to: − address it to the principal − provide your report a title − write your name − include all the points given − suggest TWO other ways to save the environment. Note: For your report, you will receive up to 15 marks for the format and content points , and up to 20 marks for the quality of your writing.
15 Let’s study the question and try to understand it. STEP 1 : KEYWORDS FROM THE QUESTION (WORDS COMMONLY USED) STEP 2 : KNOW THE FORMAT (3 MARKS) F1 To: F2 Title: F3 Reported by: ( ) Post (A) From the rubrics (B) From the given content: − Environment Club − Organise − Green Earth campaign − awareness − secretary − report − principal − address − include − elaborate − organiser − aim − practise − date − venue − participants − activities − aware − importance − encourage − daily − lives
16 Format(F)/Clues from the question What to write? Address it to the principal’ (F1) To: Title (from the question) (F2) Introduction: -Change the underlined pronouns.(You-my/I) ,- simply use the information given in the question. Recently, the Environment Club of your school organised a Green Earth campaign. As the secretary of the club,you have been asked to write a report on why it is important to conserve the environment to the school principal. STEP 3 : CONTENT POINTS AND ELABORATION Content Notes given in the Complete sentences of the content C1 Organiser -the Environment Club Organiser -the Environment Club C2 Aim: make students aware of the importance to save the planet The first aim was to.. C3 Aim: encourage students to practise 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) in their daily lives The second aim was to C4 Dates 10-14 January 2020 The dates were C5 Venue-School hall ………………venue …………. school hall C6 Participants all students and teachers The participants of the campaign were
17 C7 Activitiies-Essay writing competition One of the activities was C8 poster drawing competition Next, there was a… C9 treasure hunt There was also a…….. C10 tree planting Apart from that… there was a …… C11 a way to save the environment (own idea) One of the ways to protect our earth is………….. C12 A way to save the environment (own idea) Another way to safeguard our Mother Earth is…………………………………. Conclusion The programme was very ……………….. and the students to ………………………….. F3 Name (the reporter’s name) Signature Post (from the question) (F3) Reported by, ( )
36 DIRECTED WRITING: ARTICLE What is Article? An article is a piece of writing in a newspaper, magazine or other publication. Types of articles: ‘Magazine’, ‘Bulletins’, ‘Newsletters’ and ‘Newspaper’ articles Guidelines: Study the question and notes carefully – identify the topic Write a title that summarises the whole article – find the title in the question Write the name of the person or writer Write an introduction that is related to the topic Use all the points given – count and number the points (make sure there are 12 unless you have to add your own ideas) Add an idea for every point – supporting details, examples, reasons, descriptions, facts or statistics End your article with suitable conclusion – summarise the main ideas Examples of Opening and Closure for Article ARTICLE TITLE: _________________________________ by : ……………………….. INTRODUCTION Example A Hi! We meet again in this month’s edition of ‘Just English’. Just a month ago, I received a letter / an email from Ahmad, an SPM candidate from Johor Bahru who has requested me to write on .../ who has asked me on …................................... So in response to his letter / email, this month’s focus will be on …........................ . Example B Hi! We meet again in this month’s edition of ‘The Insider’ after a month long holiday. I have received a few requests from our readers who would like a) to know how to ................... / b) us to highlight a special feature on .......... / So for the benefit of our readers, here is some information on ............. .
37 GIVE THIS A TRY. Write your introductory paragraph and closure for the question below Crime prevention is a shared responsibility. Your teacher has asked you to write an article for your school magazine on how to ensure safety in the neighbourhood. Using the information in the poster below, write your article. Example C Hello! Welcome to this page. I have not written an article for a long time. Have you experienced ........? BODY _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ________ CLOSURE Example A I have come to the end of this article on …............. . Practise what I have mentioned just now./ May you find this beneficial to you. Remember, …...................................... . Best of luck / (any suitable response) . Example B That is all for this month’s issue on .......... . May you find the information given beneficial. Thank you for reading and see you in the next month’s issue. It will be on sale at the school cooperative store in July. Till then, bye.
38 Section A: Directed Writing (35 marks) (Time suggested : 45 minutes) You are the President of Fitness Club in your school. In conjunction with the National Sports Day 2021, you have been asked by your teacher to write an article for your school sports magazine. In your article, include the following: NATIONAL SPORTS DAY 2021 Programmes Zumba 5 KM Fun Run E-sports: Mobile Legend Traditional Games Food Stalls Benefits foster unity among teachers and students make friends with others from different classes promote healthy lifestyle and fitness identify sports talents improve teamwork and cooperation promote virtual and physical activities (give one more benefit) When writing your article, you must: - write a title for your article - write the name of the writer - use all the points given - give your own ideas when needed Note: For your article, you will receive up to 15 marks for the format and content points, and up to 20 marks for the quality of your writing
39 Practice 1: Task: Complete the table with rough ideas for the elaboration of points. ITEMS IDEAS Write a title for your article Write the name of the writer Introduction: You are the President of Fitness Club in your school. In conjunction with the National Sports Day 2021, you have been asked by your teacher to write an article for your school magazine. In your article, include the following: Title: NATIONAL SPORTS DAY 2021 Body: Programmes 1. Zumba - When/Time - Where/Venue - Who/Participants 2. 5KM Fun Run - The starting point? - When/Time - Where/Venue 3. E-sports: Mobile Legend - When/Time - Where/Venue - Who/Participants 4. Traditional Games - When/Time - Where/Venue - Who/Participants - Examples 5. Food Stalls - Examples of food - How much/Price Benefits 6. foster unity among teachers and students - from different races - participate in activities together
40 7. make friends with others from different classes - join group works - help one another 8. promote healthy lifestyle and fitness - awareness to be healthy and fit - participate in various activities 9. identify sports talents - join other competitions and games - boost spirit to be more active - develop skills 10. improve teamwork and cooperation - understand each other - tolerate - learn to work together 11. promote virtual and physical activities - many modern games that can attract younger generations - teenagers learn to play games wisely - learn to keep a balanced lifestyle 12. (give one more benefit) - develop interest to be active in sports Conclusion
41 Practice 2: Task: Fill in the blanks with suitable phrases. Title: 1._________________________ Author: 2._________________________ I am the 3._________________________ in my school. In conjunction with the National Sports Day 2021, I have been asked to write an article for my school magazine. National Sports Day is an annual event organised by the teachers and students of 4._________ _________________________. This article will describe the event such as the programmes and benefits. There were many programmes prepared by the organiser. Firstly, Zumba which was held at the 5._________________________. It started at 6._________________________ for _________________________. Everyone could join this fun activity. Next was 7.____________. The run was from 8._________________________ back to the school field. The route was familiar that students and teachers did not have problem running. After that, Form 4 and 5 students joined 9._________________________. It was one of the most 10._________________________ games among teenagers. There were 11.___________ for the winners. Other than that, there were 12._________________________ for Form 1 until Form 3 students. The games included congkak and batu seremban. Students could play individually or in a 13._________________________. Another highlight of the day was the 14._________________________. There were various foods such as 15.________________________________.
42 By participating in the National Sports Day event, both teachers and students would gain many benefits. It could foster unity among teachers and students as they 16.______________________________. Besides, they could make friends with other students from different classes. It would also help to 17.____________________________________________. They could definitely learn a lot from others. This event is also important to promote healthy lifestyle and fitness. Students need to 18._________________________. Sports would make them active and productive. Through this event, teachers could identify students with sports talent and 19._________________________. They would be able join more games and 20._________________________ in the future. Moreover, group activities were designed to allow 21._________________________ to improve their teamwork and cooperation. They learnt 22,_________________________ each other better. Furthermore, this event is interesting as it managed to promote both virtual and physical activities. Students could choose 23._________________________ for them. Another benefit is 24._________________________. It is important because 25._________________________. Last but not least, 26.__________________________________________________. Everyone should try to be more active and at the same time keep a balanced to their current lifestyle. It helps to avoid mental stress and other illness. It also 27._____________________________________.