03 JANUARY 2012
at the beginning of this class, Miss ZU remind we all to do the online quiz.
to we learnt about NON-LINEAR writing. when Miss ZU asked about the meaning of non-linear writing everyone become silent for the moment. so, non-linear writing does not have a paragraph. it is in graph, table or article. we must change it to linear.

Tips on How to Do:

Spend 5 minutes reading the graphs/charts etc.

Make sure you understand axes. 

Make sure you follow lines on graph. 

Focus on the key information.

If two graphs – compare.

Think about the time period – tenses.

Vary your vocabulary.

Organize information clearly.

Write neatly.

NON-LINEAR WRITING FORMULA:

TITLE

1) OV + CI

2-3) KFs

4) P (1) + P (2)

Firstly extract the TITLE from the question and underline it.

OV- what does the stimuli presents 

Answer: a bar graph, diagram, pie chart, pictograph, newspaper or article.

CI- what is the general trend of all the stimuli combined? 

Answer: increasing, decreasing, consistent or fluctuating

For the second and third paragraph, we need to identify the Key Features(KFs) which are the most outstanding ideas from the stimuli. Do not make any external assumptions. 

For the closing, it consists of minimum two sentences, prediction (P1) and proposal (P2).

P (1)- what future trend can you predict?

P (2)- what recommendation can we propose?

Answer: the government or company can....

TIPS:
1. WRITE THE TITLE AND UNDERLINE

2. WRITE IN 3 PARAGRAPHS (MINIMUM, BODY CAN BE MORE THAN 1 PARA)

3.1ST SENTENCE WRITE THE TYPES OF GRAPHS/DIAGRAMS/HEADLINES ETC.

4. 2ND SENTENCE WRITE THE MOST OUTSTANDING POINT

5. BODY - WRITE ONLY INFORMATION THAT IS OUTSTANDING (KEY FEATURES, NOT FEATURES.. FEATURES JUST MEANS EVERY SINGLE POINT, YOU NEED TO BE SELECTIVE IN CHOOSING THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES ONLY)

6. CONCLUSION IS JUST ONE SINGLE SENTENCE AS SUMMARY.

7. ALL WORDS AFTER 200 IS NOT CHECK/READ/EXAMINED. EXAMINERS WILL NOT READ AFTER THAT SO STICK TO THE WORD LIMIT.

8. TRY TO LINK ALL THE INFO AND EXPLAIN IT IN A SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE WAY.

9. TITLES ARE CONSIDERED 1 WORD (BUT I COULD BE WRONG)

At the end of this class Miss Zu give a some task to do. It's the group presentation. We need to present it at night class on Thursday.