TASK 5 : FACTORS TO CONSIDER BEFORE SETTING A WRITING TASK NATASHA ZAIREEN BINTI ZUBIR

1. FACTORS TO CONSIDER
BEFORE SETTING A
WRITING TASK
NATASHA ZAIREEN BINTI
ZUBIR

2. STUDENT’S PRIOR KNOWLEGDE
A TEACHER MUST BE WELL AWARE OF STUDENTS’
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE ON THE CHOSEN WRITING TOPIC
BEFORE ASSIGNING IT TO THEM.
AN AMPLE AMOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE CAN FURTHER
IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF WRITING, WITH GOOD
SUPPORTING DETAILS AND ARGUMENTS.
BESIDES, THE STUDENTS WOULD FEEL MORE
COMFORTABLE TO WRITE IF THEY UNDERSTAND THE
TOPIC BEFOREHAND.

3. LINGUISTIC CAPABILITY
THE WRITING TASK WOULD SURELY TEST THE STUDENTS’
LINGUISTIC CAPABALITY AS THEY WRITE. THEY HAVE BE AWARE
OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE ESSAY THEY ARE ABOUT TO WRITE
IN ORDER TO MATCH ITS CORRESPONDING LINGUISTIC
ELEMENTS.
ELEMENTS LIKE TENSES, S-V AGREEMENT, MODALS ARE CRUCIAL
AS THEY ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS IN AN ESSAY. IF A STUDENT
FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THEIR IMPORTANCE, MOST LIKELY THEY
ARE UNABLE TO WRITE GOOD.
A TEACHER MUST MATCH THE WRITING TASK WITH THE
STUDENTS’ GENERAL CAPABILITY IN RECOGNIZING LINGUISTICS
ELEMENTS AND APPLYING IN AN ESSAY.

4. LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY
ANOTHER IMPORTANT FACTOR TO CONSIDER IS THE
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY OF THE WRITING TASK. THE
TEACHER MUST BE UNDERSTAND THE STUDENTS’
LEVELS IN PRODUCING ESSAYS.
WRITING TASKS THAT ARE TOO CHALLENGING CAN
HINDER THEIR PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS INTEREST
TO WRITE.
WRITING TASKS THAT ARE TOO EASY MIGHT RESULT IN
‘DISHEARTENED’ PIECE OF WRITING, WHERE THEY ARE
UNWILLING TO ADD IN COLOUFUL DETAILS OR
ARGUMENTS. THE STUDENTS DO NOT WRITE

5. AUDIENCE AND CONTEXT
CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS MUST BE GIVEN IN REGARDS TO AUDIENCE
AND CONTEXT TO THE STUDENTS.
A TEACHER SHOULD EMPHASIZE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE
TWO DURING LESSONS, ALSO IN PRACTICE.
A GOOD ESSAY SHALL ADRESS CORRECT GROUP OF AUDIENCE
AND IT SHALL BE WRITTEN AS A WAY TO DISSEMINATE
IDEAS/OPINIONS TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE.
BESIDES, CONTEXT IS ALSO IMPORTANT IN MAKING SURE THE
ESSAY PRODUCED IS LINE WITH THE TOPIC. THE TEACHER MUST
GIVE ATTENTION TO THIS PARTICULAR ASPECT WHILE TRAINING
STUDENTS TO WRITE.

6. LENGTH
THE LENGTH OF ESSAY COULD BE DETERMINED BY THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THAT ESSAY. IN MALAYSIAN
CURRICULUM, NORMAL CREATIVE WRITING COULD
EXTENDED UP TO FIVE OR SIX PARAGRAPHS. HOWEVER,
THE TEACHER SHOULD NOT LIMIT STUDENTS’
CREATIVITY IN WRITING.
DURING PRACTICE, TRY TO BE FLEXIBLE. ALLOCATE
LESSONS FOR SHORT PROSES AND ANOTHER FOR
LONGER ONES. THE STUDENTS WOULD SURELY BENEFIT
FROM THESE VARIETY OF WRITING TASKS.

7. THANK YOU
NATASHA ZAIREEN BINTI
ZUBIR
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