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ELEPS - UPSR English Language Enhancement

Programme for Sarawak (UPSR)

English Unit Academic Management Sector

Sarawak State Education Department 2012

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WRITING STRATEGIES

THE UPSR WAY



UPSR ENGLISH LANGUAGE

PAPER 2:

SECTION C



Decide at which band you can start the pupils from.

Start weak pupils at Band C to build a good

foundation first before proceeding to Band B.

Remember that few pupils can start from Band A.

Remember that success in examination is about hard

work and the right attitude, not luck!

Remember! Don’t teach

UPSR exam papers BUT

teach GOOD ENGLISH !



INTRODUCING SARAWAK BAND C

These are sentences that are :

• SHORT• CORRECT ( MEANINGFUL )

• SIMPLE



INTRODUCING SARAWAK BAND B

These are sentences that are :

• CORRECT

• CLEAR

• RELEVENT

Simple sentences are made interesting through the

use of :

• Adjectives

• Adverbs

• Common conjunctions to make simple compound

sentences.



TIPSPay attention to :

• subject-verb agreement.

• correct punctuation.

• correct spelling• good handwriting.



An easy and effective way to make

Band B and Band A sentencesBand C

This is a man.

Drilling pupils to move to Band B

Band BEncik Affendi is a good man.

Band A

Encik Affendi, the Headmaster , is a hardwork ing and respon s ib le man.

This is a good

fat

tall

man.

USING ADJECTIVES



An easy and effective way to makeBand B and Band A sentences

Band C

She runs.

Drilling pupils to move to Band B

Band BAmira runs fast.

Band A

Amira runs as fast as lightning to the finishing line.

She runs quickly.

fast.

away.

USING ADVERBS



An easy and effective way to makeBand B and Band A sentences

Band CMy teacher is kind.

My teacher is hardworking.

Using conjuction ‘and’

Band B – compound sentence

Using conjunction ‘while’

Band C

Mary is reading.

Peter is singing.

Band B

Amirah stood by the big window.

Amirah looked at the children playing.

Band A : Compound sentence

My teacher is kind and hardworking .

USING CONJUCTIONS TO MAKE COMPOUND SENTENCES

Mary is reading whi le Peter is singing .

Amirah stood by the big window and looked at the children playing .



rain ing cats and dogs

1.It was raining. Band C

2.It was raining very heavi ly . Band B

3.It was rain ing cats and dogs . Band A

Exposing your pupils to the beauty of the English Language



A Common Myth Among Year 6 English Language Teachers:

To score Band A , pupils must write a fantastic essay with bombastic

words , expressions and sentences !!

As a result, many potential Band A pupils were unable to score because

they wrote too many ‘complicated ‘ sentences instead!!

Important Tips

Perhaps the 2 most important factors are :

1.The correct subject-verb agreement.

2.The correct tenses.



A stitch in time saves nine.

Meaning:

A timely effort will prevent more work later.

Good handwriting starts with the Year 1 and 2 pupils. We should

not wait till they are in Year 6. A stitch in time saves nine.



Food For Though t

To teach pupils good English, our English must first be good!

As we are accountable for our pupils’ standard of English,

dear teachers:

1.How good is your English?

2.What are you doing to maintain your good standard of English?

3.If you know that you need to improve your English,

what are the positive steps you have taken?

Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.

James Baldwin

Good teachers are those who know how little they know.

Bad teachers are those who think they know more than they don't know.

R. Verdi

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