Introduction
In this pre-university programme, there are two types of essay writing that you have to master. One is Expository Writing or Expository Essay, and the other one is Argumentative Writing or Argumentative Essay.
In expository writing, as the word 'expository' would suggest, you write to expose or to tell something to the readers.In our pre-university programme, usually you will be asked to expose or tell the reasons for a particular event/incident; or the qualities of something, for example the qualities of an excellent student.
Among the types of questions that you can expect for Expository Writing in this programme are:
a) What are three qualities that a student should have in order to become successful academically?
b) What are the reasons for the popularity of reality shows, for example Akademi Fantasia?
c) Discuss three ways how you have exercised your independence.
In contrast, in Argumentative Writing, you write to argue a certain stand and persuade readers to agree with you. So you would have to present points to make readers agree with what you believe. Your points must be strong and convincing in order to make readers agree with you.
The kinds of questions you can get for Argumentative Writing in this programme are:
a) Living away from parents is different from living with them. Give your opinion.
b) The Matriculation programme is better than the Form Six Programme. Do you agree?
c) Globalisation has brought more harm than good. Do you agree?
For your information, in the MUET, only Argumentative Writing tasks are given.
Format
No matter what kind of writing you are doing, the format is the same.
Your essay must have at least 5 paragraphs following this order:
a) Introduction - 1 paragraph
b) Body - 3 paragraphs
c) Conclusion - 1 paragraph.
In each paragraph, you have important elements that you must insert, which are:
a) Introduction - Thesis Statement
b) Body - (In each paragraph) A Topic Sentence + Elaboration + Concluding Sentence
c) Conclusion - Restatement of the Thesis
* For Argumentative Writing, in the Introduction, you need to have 2 important elements, that is
i) the Stand
ii) the Thesis Statement.
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