2024 VS S2 English EYE P1 MS

1 Secondary 2 EYE Paper 1 2024- Section CSection C: Continuous Writing [30m]Suggested Essay OutlinesI.Question 3Write about a time when you formed a friendship with someone unexpected and explain how this has influenced your life.II.ScopeA.Question Type●Hybrid: Personal recount + exposition ●Task words: ‘Write about a time’ and ‘explain’B.Key Words and Question Requirements●a time – a single, specific occasion●formed a friendship with someone unexpected – unplanned friendship●explain how this influenced your life – explain the outcome of the friendship changed/impacted /created a meaningful outcome on your life●Describe the context or situation in which you met this unexpected person.●Explain why this friendship was unexpected (e.g., different backgrounds, circumstances, or initial impressions).●Describe how the friendship developed.●Reflect on how this friendship influenced you – consider any changes in perspective / learning something new / encourage personal growthIII.Essay StructureParagraph 1: IntroductionParagraphs 2-3: Background information why you would not have expected to form a friendship with this particular person + How the friendship was formed /What you did togetherParagraphs 4-5: Reflection on how the impact of the friendship has influenced your lifeParagraphs 6: ConclusionIV.Possible Points●Showed kindness to a friend which was not reciprocated / ended up with the friend being nasty as a response●Helped a friend but ended up sacrificing something of their own (time, comfort, money)●Helped a friend but got into trouble with someone elseMarker’s Comments:●35 students attempted this question!

2 ●Some students did not focus on the keyword ‘unexpected’ and spent too much time narrating on many events that built up the friendship. As a result, the second part of the question (influence on your life) was briefly attempted and lacked depth.●Better scripts were able to bring in interesting characters (e.g enemy, fellow competitor, bully, elderly figure) with appropriate descriptions (show-not-tell).I.Question 4Describe your ideal day in school and explain what makes the day perfect.II.ScopeA.Question Type●Hybrid (descriptive-reflective)●Task words: Describe, explainB.Key Words and Question Requirements●ideal day – a day that is imagined to be perfect●in school – context must be within physical (compound itself) or experiential (school-related activities) aspect of school life●what makes the day perfect – the reasons / significance of the elements that make the school day great●Describe an ideal school day in either 1) sequential order of events, or 2) 3 things that make a school day good ●Use descriptive techniques for the above – five senses, literary devices, sentence variety, emotive vocabulary●Describe emotions in the midst of experiencing these ideal aspects of school●Reflect on why these experiences make a school day perfect and their impact on you (can use describe-interpret-outcome structure)III.Essay StructureParagraph 1: Intro