This document provides guidance on writing strategies for different proficiency levels. It recommends that low proficiency students use simple sentences, medium proficiency students use compound sentences, and high proficiency students use complex sentences. It also introduces a grid table tool that can be used for group discussions to elaborate on topics and add additional points, and notes that this tool is especially useful for teaching directed writing.

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Source: Noor Intan Mohamed (2016)
SIMPLE
SENTENCE
COMPOUND
SENTENCE
COMPLEX
SENTENCE
DIRECTED
WRITING
ARTICLE
LETTER
SPEECH
(Expose
students
to the
format of
the
above
genres)
CONNECTORS **MODAL
VERBS
(to advise)
CONTENT
POINTS
SUPPORTING IDEA
1
SUPPORTING
IDEA
2/EXAMPLES
Firstly must C1 exercise
regularly.
It is good to
exercise once a
week
so that you are
fit and healthy.
Next should C2 avoid taking
fast food.
This is because
these food do
not have any
nutrients
in them
For
example,
fries, chips,
burgers are
bad for your
health
especially if
taken daily.
Besides have to C3 NOTE:
*pronoun as in question
**modal verbs to give advise
***linkers used to expand the
supporting idea
Moreover need to C4
Furthermore ought to
In addition
Finally/Lastly C12
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For use in the different levels of
proficiency, here are the
recommended strategies:
 low proficiency students,
use simple sentences to
connect the ideas.
 medium proficiency
students, should be
encouraged to use a
compound sentence to
write supporting idea.
 high proficiency
students, must be
encouraged to construct
complex sentence(s) in
expanding the
supporting idea.
HOW TO USE GRID TABLE:
 a tool to carry out group
discussions for students
to elaborate on content
points or add points of
their own and elaborate
(if question requires
students to do so).
For example, a topic on how to
lead a healthy lifestyle could be
a topic for any three genres
listed below
This Grid Table is especially
useful for teaching Directed
Writing.
It is suitable for all levels of
proficiency and it is highly
recommended for use in
preparation for the examination.
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For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
*PRONOUN
you
we
QUOTES