FINAL TOUCH

DIRECTED WRITING
FORMAT
F.A.C.T.S FORMAL LETTER

AUDIENCE - ROLE OF WRITER NEWSPAPER EDITOR (FORMAL)

CONTENT POINTS 12 POINTS

TASK(S) / TENSE PRESENT TENSE

SCENARIO / SUBJECT MATTER TO INFORM THE EDITOR OF THE

CURRENT TREND OF TAKING
DANGEROUS SELFIES.
FORMAT
EXAMPLE

• YOUR ADDRESS (MEMORISE 1 ADDRESS)

• RECEPIENT ADDRESS
EDITOR, <- POST
THE STAR NEWSPAPER, <- name of newspaper
....
• DEAR SIR,
• TITLE : THE CURRENT TREND OF TAKING
DANGEROUS SELFIES AMONG TEENAGERS
• SIMPLE INTRODUCTION
I am writing this letter as I am concerned about the
current trend of taking dangerous selfies among
teenagers.
• CONCLUDING REMARK
Thank you for your time and consideration.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

(RUZIANAH AG AHMAD) <- MUST FULL NAME

AUDIENCE - to determine TONE (language)

PEOPLE WITHOUT COUSIN INFORMAL

AUTHORITY FRIEND POLITE
UNCLE FRIENDLY
AUNTIE
PEOPLE WITH AUTHORITY PRINCIPAL FORMAL
MANAGER DIRECT
EDITOR RESPECTFUL
CHIEF OF POLICE POLITE
DIRECTOR

FORMAL WRITING:
• AVOID IDIOMS OR PROVERBS
• AVOID CONTRACTIONS (CAN'T, I'M)
• AVOID NARRATING OR LONG DESCRIPTIONS
CONTENT POINTS

• FIND ALL 12 POINTS!!!

• POINTS MUST BE WRITTEN IN FULL SENTENCES.
SUBJECT + VERB (SV)
• DON'T STRING THE POINTS. WRITE POINTS IN
INDIVIDUAL SENTENCES
• ORGANISATION - DEPENDS ON THE CONTENT
POINTS
HOW TO WRITE YOUR POINTS
LINKERS/ SUBJECT MODALS/ CONTENT CONJUNCTION ELABORATE
CONNECTORS VERBS POINTS

First, the teenagers like to take on high rise

selfie building.
this is dangerous because they may fall.

Then, they also take selfie with wild

animal.
they may get bitten if they are not
careful.
UNDERSTANDING TERMS
Organiser Penganjur Reason Sebab
Venue/location Tempat Cause Sebab
Date Tarikh Way Cara
Time Masa Types of Jenis
Occasion
Author
Peristiwa
Penulis
THANK YOU Effect
Benefit/Advantage
Kesan
Manfaat
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo
Price Harga Contact
ligula eget dolor. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, Menghubungi
nascetur ridiculus mus.
Prize Hadiah Transportation Pengangkutan
Activity Aktiviti Except Kecuali
Objective/Aim Objektif/Matlamat Characteristic Sifat
Fee/Charges Yuran Favourite Kegemaran
sample

• letter of complaint • example

Notes: 2. The floor is filthy (C1).

complaints The plates are left lying
• floor is filthy (C1) around (C2) on the dirty
floor. The place is also
• plates left lying around
infested with flies(C3).
(C2)
• infested with flies (C3)
Content point = 3marks
The floor is filthy (C1).
There are rubbish scattered
everywhere and dirty
footprints. Also, the plates
are left lying around (C2)
on the dirty floor. The place
is also infested with
flies(C3).