I bet you have already done most if not all of the questions. In the Results section, it would be safe if you clearly display each of the reading(and calculation) of the quantity of quinine in the body before and right after every dosage is given.

You should also list out any formula that you are utilising and clearly explain on how you applied them into the given problems. You can't do the equation unless you have all the variables.

This post has been edited by RED-HAIR-SHANKS: Sep 9 2014, 01:49 AM

Hello, sagethesausage, scgoh123 and BlueMuffin.

Do any of you know or have been taught on the methods to construct each of the paragraph for the body in PA essay? I don't think I have much trouble starting up and ending it with my intro and conclusion, and do most of you follow up this kind of format for each paragraph :

Main point (Ayat isi) ➔ Reasons/Factors(Punca) ➔Effect(Kesan) ➔Examples(Contoh) ➔Closure(Penutup isi)

For example:
Nyatakan cabaran yang dihadapi oleh IKS(Industri Kecil dan Sederhanda) dalam meghadapi persaingan produk....

Salah satu cabaran yang dihadapi oleh IKS(Industri Kecil dan Sederhana) ialah kekurangan kewangan dan modal. Hal ini demikian kerana kebanyakan IKS yang wujud masih bertaraf hijau dan berperintis. Natijahnya, kekurangan modal akan menyebabkan pembelian bahan mentah terbatas. Pembiaya dan pelabur juga enggan melabur dan memberikan bantuan modal disebabkan kurangya kepercayaan dan keyakinan terhadap rekod kecemerlangan yang ada pada IKS. Oleh hal yang demikian, masalah kekangan kewangan dan modal ini harus dihadapi dan diselesaikan sekiranya pemasaran IKS ingin berkembang maju.

Is it suffice?

This post has been edited by RED-HAIR-SHANKS: Sep 9 2014, 02:12 AM

It is more than enough. For every isi, you only need two extra simple huraian.

Mind the word limits.

Normally, if 5+0, try to write 6+0

and if 2+3 or 3+2, try to write 3+3 to play safe

Huraian isn't very important. Don't write so long.

I'm no P/A expert, but I believe this will generate ideas for you and it makes your essay more defensible. It applies to almost all kinds of scientific writings and argumentative essays. This technique is called The Toulmin's Model of Argumentation.

Example #1:


Example #2:

I don't think any of my friends have been informed that we can write another additional point(isi) for every essay as we are obliged to strictly follow the requirements from the question given. So, we won't usually write more than 5.

Weird, my teacher told us the other way around regarding the elaboration part in our essay since it's one of the factors that contributes to the marks in our essay. So, he incited us to write down as many examples as we could.

Thanks for your help, appreciate it. While I might have no problem thinking up of an idea or elaboration in my head, I do have problems from converting my ideas and convey them into my essay. It often seems to be a daunting task for me.

Permit me to say a capital “PRACTICE!”

Hi I wanna ask about this. I also have the statistics of the arah aliran from 2005 to 2012. But instead of talking about the effects and drawbacks of the changes, I wrote about the punca. May I also know how to approach it in your manner since the effects and drawbacks are quite wide? Btw, I've already handed it in, just curious to know.



5 isi should be enough but some people may want to write more because apparently if your isi doesn't match the marking scheme, it'll be rejected. Your huraian is good but normally we don't have a penutup isi. We normally use contoh.

This post has been edited by OTRoad: Sep 9 2014, 07:30 PM

No. Trust me, ISI is way much more important than huraian. Is your teacher a STPM marker?

I write an extra point for all three terms last time, and my result was B+ (wrote one essay wrong, my fault, should be 5+0 but I wrote 2+3), A- (gave up all structure questions for 2nd term), and A for third term using the particular format.

Stress the isi. If your isi is wrong, your huraian will not be looked at all, and you will get no points for the whole point, including isi.

Whereas if your huraian is wrong but isi is correct, you still get your marks for isi.

By the way, you are given 50 extra words allowance, meaning if it says 'tidak melebihi 350 patah perkataan', you're free to write UP UNTIL 400.

Keep the introduction and closing paragraph as short as possible. They don't contribute a single point.

Trust me, I survived STPM PA by using this method for all three terms, and my final grade was A.

And I've got two great teachers (plus my teacher) in my school who published Longman PA and Pelangi PA. They are completely trustworthy. =)

The method that I usually use is based on the concept of Yin-Yang, where any ideas can be expanded upon almost endlessly. If you write about the punca, you can also follow up with the akibatnya.

Well, that's true. Then I guess I can talk about the effects in general. Though not year by year since the effects are likely the same every year.

The purpose of the assignment is to test your ability to analyze, interpret and evaluate statistical information.

do you guys have any trial or past year question? mind sharing? for biology and chemistry especially. i looked for it on the net and found few of it.

Practicing and cramming right now won't do much good for me for my preparations towards the trials, but it might as well aid me in the long run, especially for my first term.

That's what I'm afraid of, a piece of derailed-essay. You might think that you'll do just fine after you've complete the essay, but you never know that you've written an essay that was off-topic and only the result can tell if you make it or not...

This post has been edited by RED-HAIR-SHANKS: Sep 10 2014, 09:32 PM

When is your trial? If your's already finished not too long ago, might as well share with us? Pardon me though, my trial only ends on 25th of September and I'll only post them up here once I got my hands on them. So, you will just have to wait for the moment.

Haha i would glad to share with you guys but unfortunately, my trial will be on 30th sept. so sorry i couldnt help but i post my trial question for sure after this. so we could exchange perhaps?

That's a deal!

Anyway, how's your preparations towards your trials? I don't take Biology as one of my subjects, but at the mere glance of the discombobulating Krebs Cycle and the way some of my friends perpetually recapitulate them every single day in my class often seems to leave a sense of awe in me.

Thanks for the info. But, a friend of mine that is taking tuition for PA in IBM(Institut Bukit Mertajam) told me today that his PA tuition teacher barred her students from writing for more than 5 isi in any given essay. My friend claimed that she was one of the chief marker for the PA subjects and therefore has experiences in marking PA essays. Now, I'm not going to start a debate of telling whether which method is safe and effective to garner higher marks, but I think I'll just ask for more clarification for the time being.

And also, could you please tell me on how you're able to secure high marks in both the objective and structure question? My teacher gave me a lot of exercises and yet I can't even secure a score of more than 7 or 8 out of the total 15 questions. And structure questions seemed to be a tough nut to crack for me if given the fact that I'm clueless in what needs to be answered. More often than not, I will write down what I know that pertains to the given question and the answers might be long and verbose, and yet I end up getting nil. I would really like to further know your mastery over these 2 sections.

This post has been edited by RED-HAIR-SHANKS: Sep 11 2014, 02:28 PM

Oh! The Citric Acid Cycle.

Here are two interactive animations that help students to grasp the concepts in Biochemistry. Share with your classmates!

Rodney Boyer's Concepts in Biochemistry textbook



Pratt and Cornely Essential Biochemistry textbook

I gave up all structured questions for semester 1 and semester 2 entirely. I got a B+ for first sem (my fault, I wrote on essay wrong) and A- for second term. I merely focused on the graph and the essay (by using the particular format I mentioned above) for second term. Dasar are too difficult for me to remember.

Unless there's a change in requirement for PA Esei, or else I guarantee the method I mentioned above is safe. It helps me secured an A for my PA.

At the end of the essay, I even wrote (284 patah perkataan). It's safe, really.

Thanks for these vital animations. I'm going to inform them about this.

Worry not about the word count. I've been told that it's alright to write more than the limit of the words given, but what I do fear is my inability to write out a decent essay with a correct format.

It's unbelievable that you're able to score a 4.00 pointer for your overall PA CGPA albeit the fact that you were unable to garner a lot of marks out of the structure questions, which brings me to another point, how were you able to achieve this feat? Did you focus more on the essay sections and the graph for the first and second term respectively knowing that you are about to lose lots of marks in structure questions?

Pardon me for asking too much questions that I deemed superfluous and thanks in advance.