SMKB Drama Team

Congrats to SMKB English Drama team for winning the District Level English Drama Competition which was held in SMK Putatan on 5th April 2011. They also won Best Script and Best Performer. Get ready for the State Level in KDCA on 9th - 12 May 2011. Break a leg! :-D

P.S. I wanna personally thank the principal for her continuous supports. Mr. Peter and Mdm. Jelsie for helping to train the students. Mdm. Elizabeth, for being very supportive throughout. Mdm. Elisyanti, Mdm. Annie and Mdm. Malliga for coming and giving their moral support during the competition. Thank you too to Mdm. Aspah and all the Special Education teachers for helping out in the process of making the drama. Without all these support and co-operations, we won't be able to produce this awareness play. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. And to the team, You are the best when you do your best. And you know it! ;-)

SPM Writing

What is an 'A' script for Continuous Writing?

An 'A'script has the following features:

1 accurate language - few slips only, no serious errors like errors in tenses

2 accurate spelling across the board

3 precise vocabulary - do not be too obsessed with idioms and flowery phrases. many students use bombastic words but it is not suitable.

4 interesting and original...write from the heart

5 correct tone - if it is formal, then use a formal tone, if it is a friendly letter, then it should sound informal...


Jun, go ahead and write your imaginative essays but be careful about your errors. Do not write too long. Leave about 10 minutes for editing.

Answering your questions

If you are good in English, try to write an original piece instead of memorising. If someone else happens to write the same essay or if the examiner has read it before, then, you might get lower marks. 

Some students memorise essays and produce a perfect piece. However, when examiners read their directed writing, their language is not as good as the continuous writing. Therefore, your marks for continuous writing will be lowered.

Continuous Writing

Tips:

1 Do not memorise whole essays and try to fit it into the given titles. You may try to memorise certain phrases or interesting introductions but if your language does not match the directed writing, your marks will be pulled down. 

2 Write about what you know. For example, if your interest is football, then write a story about football. If you like Korean drama, write something Korean, making use of your knowledge and vocabulary. Originality will get you more marks.

3 If you are quite weak in narrative writing, go for the reflective or factual essays.

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