VOCABULARY ON SPECIFIC SCENARIOS IN WRITING

 Salam to all my beloved students, here are several phrases and words related to scenarios and/or expressions.This interesting list helps you in attracting the audience in your writing. Good Luck. Please transform the passive vocabulary to active vocabulary ; use them!! **I HAVE PLENTY OF THEM,IT'S JUST THE TIME CONSTRAINT**

EXPRESSING SHOCK, SADNESS

1. She felt her world going to pieces.
2. The bad news of her father's death in accident choked her.
3. They were consumed by bitterness and anguish at the lost of their only son.
4. On hearing the news, he sank into the couch.
5. He went the weak at the knees on hearing the news.
6. They stood motionless as they were still in a state of shock before the aliens.
7. The pain in my heart was excruciating
8. Shock struck me like a thunderbolt
9. Tears welled in my eyes once again, as the radio blasted "Yesterday Once More' song.
10. My heart felt like it was caving in because my sorrow was too much to bear.
11. She had been very stoic throughout her three-year illness.

TEARS AND SADNESS
1. He cried his heart out
2. Her eyes billowed with tears, streaming slowly down her cheeks.
3. Tears started to roll down uncontrollably as I felt a great sense of loss.
4. My tears soaked the comforting pillow which I clutched for long.
5. Mixed with spots of sweat, a little droplets of clear crystal of liquid kept dripping down my cheeks.
6. I murmured softly to my kid's ears as tears welled up in my eyes.
7.She started shaking, while something running her cheeks, marking a clear trajectory of torrential tears.
8. The tears were leaving glistening trails mapping to the full extent of his sadness.

WRITING TECHNIQUES FOR PMR AND SPM!!

• TEACHER NEEDS TO BE CLEAR IN THE FOCUSED SKILLS 
• Students need to be PERSONALLY INVOLVED 
• PARTICIPATE IN TAILORED EXERCISES 
• REFINE, EXPAND WRITING SKILLS 
• CHOOSE RELATED TOPIC ONLY 
• CLEAR END SPECIFIC GOAL:
  well-written introduction and conclusion, 3 paragraph of informal letter etc 
• GENERAL LONG ESSAY- require ss to work in groups

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1. Topic should be focused

2. No extranuous or loosely related information to the essay 

3. Less or no grammarical error, errorless structured sentences

4. Smooth transition with good organisational pattern e.g.

   A good organised essay should have intro, middle, conclusion with transition markers

5. Supporting ideas with details : giving example.
  Mention(M), Elaborate(E), Example(E)
6. Vivid language, mature word choices
7. Has convention of Standard English(puntuation,spelling, comma )
8. Variation in sentence structures .
   e.g. : Gerund etc.

HOW TO BRAINSTORM IDEAS FOR ESSAY

There are three methods to brainstorm ideas: 
>>Create a List
>>Draw a Mind Map
>>Ask and Answer Wh-questions

Create a List
This method is simple and effective. All you need to do is to create a list of words and phrases related to the essay topic chosen.

Essay Topic: The Advantages and Disadvantages of the Internet
Email is cheaper
Pornographic
Explicit content
Skype – free online call
Internet messenger like ICQ, MSN messenger, Yahoo Messenger
Virus
Hacker
Internet Hacking
Online Banking
Blog
... (The list goes on and on until you really run out of ideas)

Draw a Mind Map
You can choose from a variety of mind maps to draw. Then, you should write the points on the mind map. Do not waste your time drawing a complex mind map.

Using mind map, all your points are grouped together neatly for easy reference. Mind map is highly recommended for reflective essays and factual essays.
Ask and Answer Wh-questions
Ask yourself as much as possible Wh-questions related to the essay topic chosen. This writing method is suitable for descriptive essays, narrative essays and reports.