What about ambiguous cases and sketching triangles in S.O.T ?

At least 105 in P2 ?

I can assure you that 90+ isn't very rare . A Ketua Pemeriksa provided us with answer scripts [ re-typed ] , bounded in a folio-like format . There are about 30 sample karangan's ( Bahagian B ) and all scored above 90 . After reading all of those , I can tell you that examiners want to look at length and ungkapan-ungkapan menarik , not so much about the strength of your supporting points . Most of them were rambles , they went on and on , beating around the bush , but what made these karangan's stand out were their range of words used . You must be really good at " goreng-ing " to score in BM 1 , that's all I can say . But a candidate will never get 100 in his/her Bahagian B Karangan , that's for sure .

I've read your General Pembukaan and Penutup . I like them , short and succinct , but they sound familiar . Which brings me to a point :

For students who want to push their Bahagian B Karangan to 90+ , try coming up with your own examples . Realise that an examiner will read hundreds of scripts ; the same structure and cliche 'pendahuluan' , 'penutup' and even 'kata-kata menarik' can be daunting --- try to improvise ! Come up with your own choice of words , statements , and quotes .

Inserting quotes into your karangan can really increase the length , and make it sound more interesting . Try it . Memorise about five so you can place at least one in your perenggan isi . I just thought about this idea today , when preparing for school in the morning . SPM does that to you . Inspirations here and there , when you're short of time .

Also , watch out for tatabahasa mistakes . I know that when writing karangan at SPM level , we tend to write so much that tatabahasa doesn't matter anymore . Hence , you have phrases like ' di kalangan ' , ' pada masa kini ' , ' marcapada ini ' , ' di peringkat ' , ' daripada segi ' , and what-not cropping up . Try to minimise tatabahasa errors . While examiners may overlook or even ignore most of them if they are not too serious ( especially in Bahagian A where tatabahasa errors are usually ignored , they mark by impression ) , it's best that you try to write with correct grammar , to prevent ' ayat lewah ' and ' ayat tidak gramatis ' .

Since some of you shared your methods to generate a enough words for an appropriate-length essay , here's mine . Bear in mind this method is probably familiar to N.S students as it's proposed by a conglomerate of GC BM's in N.S .

Method for isi : IMBaKUP

ISI - Your main point . You can state this deductively , or inductive ; depends on your preference , and how much you want to vary your way of introducing points .

MENGAPA ? A question to help you generate your first huraian . Ask yourself , WHY [ ISI ] ?


Bagaimana ? A question to help you generate your second huraian . Ask yourself , HOW [ ISI ] ?

KESAN - What if [ ISI ] doesn't work out ? What if [ ISI ] works out ? How will [ ISI ] pan out in the future ?

PENEGASAN - What same of you may call [ Kesimpulan Kecil ] . Reiterate your stand . This is extremely important to divert the examiner's attention back to the main point , if your huraian's have diverged from the main point . A good penegasan will reinforce your stand and also trick your examiner into believing that you had done well to support your main points with suitable supporting details .

UNGKAPAN - Throw in some good quotes , interesting phrases or peribahasa that you might remember . You can place these in between your huraian's as well .

Remember that you needn't follow the order . M , Ba , K , U can switch places . And for each M , Ba , K , U , you can add more than one ; you can ask the questions several times and provide different answers --- making your karangan long in a short period of time . That's it for now .

mingissms , here are my concerns :

Your technique can be used for Q2 and Q3 [ assuming that we ignore Q4 and Q5 ] , because Q1 normally wants points from perspektif 'diri sendiri' .

But with Q2 and Q3 , it isn't always 'Langkah-langkah' or 'Kesan-kesan' . With the fact that not all Q2 and Q3 questions are about 'masalah' in mind , I'm interested to know how you'd come up with pendahuluan's or even isi's for questions like these :

1 . Huraikan faedah-faedah yang anda peroleh dengan menguasai kemahiran ICT [N06]
2 . Sediakan teks ceramah 'Menghargai Jasa Ibu Bapa' [N06]
3 . Tuliskan teks syarahan 'Rukun Negara Membentuk Rakyat Berkualiti' [N07]
4 . Jelaskan kebaikan bekerja lima hari seminggu . [N07]
5 . Jelaskan ciri-ciri sebuah petempatan idaman anda sekeluarga . [N08]
6 . Sediakan teks syarahan yang bertajuk 'Pertanian Merupakan Sebuah Perniagaan' [J12]
7 . Bincangkan pertumbuhan saluran TV [J12]

Thanks !

Thank you very much .

But for the ICT question , it states 'Anda' . So you can't use ibu bapa / kerajaan , etc .

Cutting the stem obliquely means slanting the blade when cutting . You will need to cut it rapidly several times for a gas bubble to form as you may not get it at first .

I see . I get it now . Sorry for the confusion . Thanks for the tips , I have more insights into writing karangan right now to add to my karangan writing arsenal . As for the last few points , I may find it a little difficult to 'huraikan' them .

Plant Reproduction may come out , it has never appeared , but has appeared numerous times in trial papers .

Yes , the Isi Tersurat provided had long winded explanations that I thought were irrelevant , but required in the answer scheme .

Answer them .

No , I meant Isi Tersurat for rumusan . Sorry if I said Isi Tersirat .

No , for Rumusan , your Isi Tersurat must be exactly the same as the ones in the mark scheme . This , I'm sure of .

Not banking on the bursary , then ?

Nope . I've personally called a Ketua Pemeriksa to confirm this . That's why it's important to choose the short isi's .

I think I've been stressed , for like 5 years now . My main aim after PMR ( even before the results were out ) was SPM .

Finding peace would be it . I'm not in a hurry to enroll for a January Intake PreU course . I just want to let loose , to go out with friends more , explore new places , try to enjoy the stillness that surrounds me , meditate more often , read more books --- learn things that I haven't been able to learn ; like more philosophy , art , music and literature . To drive around my kampung , to just see things ; and immerse myself in those moments . Oh , and , SLEEP more , like sleeping every single time , if the there's opportunity to do so .

I'll be letting loose for a couple of months . Only then would I start delving into books for A-Levels / STPM , and plan on where to study , how to get funding , what to do if I don't get funding , etc .

For now , it's about preparing for SPM at a very relaxed , procrastinator's pace . I think I've worked enough , I think we all did .

I'd recommend active , because you're planning the experiment. , and SPM mark schemes have them in active voice .

Lets just say that the past year book was written with the intention of not directly copyrightng mark schemes as it's prohibited .

For structured , do this :

Nilai X . Watak [perlu/harus/mesti/ada , depending on the situation] + KK1/KK2 + Stem Soalan

Note : Stem Soalan is not needed for full marks . The requirement was removed in the year 2010 . But we tend to write it to feel good inside . Only one KK , KK1/KK2 is needed for full marks . Some students write all , some write one , but that doesn't affect the marks . Some write definisi , which is fine too as the KK's are in the definisi .

Example :

Nilai rasional . Ali boleh berfikir tentang keburukan menghisap rokok .

As for the KK , post yours here so we can cross-check . There is an official list of KK , but those are provided to examiners only . Normally , teachers would tweak the KK a bit for students to facilitate in answering essay questions . Some are longer , some are shorter . It's best to refer to a list provided by a seasoned examiner .

If you interchange serta with dan , if serta is in the KK , you won't get marks . If serta is not in the KK , you will get full marks . For definisi questions you can provide KK only for definisi and score full marks . But A+ students won't take the risk , you get what I mean ?

An interesting thing to note :

Last year , there weren't any 'jelaskan' , 'terangkan' , or 'huraikan' questions in SPM Pendidikan Moral , only 'maksud nilai' and KBKK questions for the structured part . So students only needed to use their answering techniques for the essay section .

Some of your KK's are erroneous ! You did a good thing to have brought that up . So where should I start ? Show you my list ? Then you'd have to get used to a new list of KK's , if that's okay with you .

NO --- As I've said , there were no 'huraikan' questions in SPM 2012 .

Experienced , but is she an examiner ?

Sorry , but I'm naturally OCD-ish when it comes to Moral . I'm never satisfied until I know the teacher who teaches me is an examiner , and an experienced one at that .

This owes to the fact that nobody got an A+ for Moral in 2011 from my school . 2011 was a nightmarish year for Moral , hope 2013 won't be .

This post has been edited by maximR: Oct 14 2013, 04:31 PM

Many ! Even with candidates who scored 99-100 marks in Trials .

93-94 I believe .