HOW TO ANSWER DIRECTED WRITING

MARKING ASSESSMENT
• FORMAT - 3 MARKS
• CONTENT - 12 MARKS
• LANGUAGE - 20 MARKS
 STEP IN ASNWERING DIRECTED WRITING

• STEP 1 - READ THE QUESTION

• STEP 2 - IDENTIFY R.A.F.T
• STEP 3 - COUNT THE CONTENTS
• STEP 4 - READ THE REMINDER
• STEP 5 - PREPARE VERB AND WRITE SENTENCE
FOR EACH CONTENT
• STEP 6 - WRITING ESSAY

• 250 WORDS.
 WHAT IS RAFT

• RAFT IS THE TECHNIQUE TO HELP YOU TO

UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION AND WRITE THE
ESSAY
R ROLE
A AUDIENCE
F FORMAT
T TOPIC
 FORMAT OF WRITING

• FORMAL LETTER
• INFORMAL LETTER
• ARTICLE
• REPORT
• SPEECH/ TALK
 PRACTISE RAFT

• Many of your schoolmates are not interested in sports.

You have carried out a survey on the reasons for their
lack of interest. Based on your findings, write a report to
the Principal regarding the matter. In your report, give
reasons for the lack of interest in sports and provide
suggestions to overcome the problems
• You are the secretary of the History Society in your
school. The society members went on a trip recently. You
have been asked to write a report about this trip for your
school magazine. Write your report based on all the notes
below.
• You are the Secretary of the Residents’ Association in
your housing estate. Write a letter to the director of the
local municipal council to complain about the problems
you and the other residents are facing.
• You recently attended a leadership camp organized by
your school. At the camp, one of your friends was chosen
as the best camper. You have been asked to write an
article about your friend for your school magazine.
• Your friend, who lives in another town, has written to you
to ask for advice on how to be a successful student. Write
a letter to your friend advising him/her what she/he should
do to be an outstanding student. Use the note below to
write your letter.
• Your father wants to buy a computer but he is not sure
whether it is better to buy a laptop or a desktop computer.
He asks for your opinion. After doing some research, you
come up with some information on both computers.
• Your school recently organised a cleanliness programme
in conjunction with ‘My Beautiful Malaysia’ programme,
launched by the Ministry of Education. As the head
prefect of your school, write a report to the principal
regarding the campaign at your own school. Use the
following notes to write your report.