2023 SASS EL Prelims P1 SectB Ans

ST. ANDREW’S SECONDARY SCHOOL MARKER’S REPORT Subject: English Examination: Prelim Level/Stream: Sec 4E/5N Setter: Sujatha Marker: TYH/LSF Year: 2023 General Comments Paper 1 Section B: Situational Writing WRITING TIPS: USING ‘PAC’ For situational writing, students are required to use the visual text as a stimulus and write a text that suits the purpose, audience and context of the situation given in the question. To effectively do that, you must put yourself in the shoes of the person you are writing to. Ask yourself: • What is the PURPOSE of writing this text? What is the goal that you want to achieve? What reaction or response do you want from the reader? • Who is the AUDIENCE of this text? Who are you writing to? Is it a friend, family member, teacher, school principal or someone you do not know? • In what CONTEXT are you writing this text? What is the situation presented to you in the question? What are the circumstances affecting you and the reader at this point of time? “PAC” determines the register and tone that you should be using in your writing. “Register” refers to the style of language suitable for a particular situation and “tone” refers to the expression of the writer’s attitudes and feelings. Read the question carefully and think about the purpose, audience and context of the text, as well as the register and tone it requires. Question Analysis Criteria Points Identity (I) Class Chairman Purpose (P) To present ideas you have gathered for graduation and explain how each suggestion will contribute to the significance (special and memorable) of the occasion. Audience (A) Principal Context (C) Since it is a graduation event, as a Class Chairman, you want to play your part in making the graduation event a special and memorable one. Tone (T) Polite and enthusiastic tone Format (F) Formal letter

Criteria Points Language ● Use of conjunctions and connectors to show sequence, reason, contrast or consequences. ● Rule of 3 ● Parallel sentence structure, ● Use of modals to show formality and politeness e.g. Perhaps, you would like to…/ it would be good if you could…/Perhaps you could consider… ● It is written in clear, accurate English. ● The "register" (i.e. the level of language) is formal. For example, there should not be short forms such as "didn’t" and no colloquial language such as "guy" or “stuff”. ● No dialogues ● No contractions (e.g. can’t) Require- ments Students need to include the following: 1) Which two options you have chosen to mark this event. 2) How each suggestion would benefit the graduating students 3) How the school could organize and execute these ideas Exemplar of a Formal Letter by Cheng An Structure Remarks Format of formal letter: Designation, address, date, title, and other details are written as precisely as possible. Tan Chong An Class Chairman (4 Empathy) Blk 82 Jalan Nilai #14-58 Singapore 435082 2 August 2023 Name and Title here so no need to repeat in intro para Be s