Teknik Menjawab Section D (Novel) Paper 2 Bahasa Inggeris SPM (Sing To The Dawn)

Teks: Rozanah Zakaria

Bahagian D (Novel) mengandungi 15 markah. Untuk mendapat 15 markah, terdapat teknik-teknik khusus cara menjawab esei bahagian ini.

1. Tulis dalam 5 perenggan.

Contoh ini bagi soalan: 
With close reference of the text, choose a part of the novel that you like most.
(Pilih bahagian yang kamu paling suka dalam novel ini).

- Perenggan 1: Pengenalan (Introduction)
Contoh seperti ini, 'In the Novel Sing to the Dawn by Minfong Ho, the part that I love most throughout the novel is when Dawan succeeded in her attempt to convince her father to further her study in the City.'

- Perenggan 2/3/4: Isi/bukti (evidence).
Contoh penulisan seperti berikut. 'I like this part since Dawan shows that she respects her father by using kind words and not raising her voice while arguing with him about her winning the scholarship to further her study in the City. That way, it eventually worth it when her father decides to give her a chance to prove herself by granting her permission to study there.' (Menerangkan dengan jelas sebab mengapa bahagian ini dipilih sebagai bahagian yang kamu suka).

- Perenggan 5:Penutup (conclusion).
Contohnya: 'All in all, I like this part of the story for it shows how Dawan is matured for a girl of her age, putting respect for the elderly, namely her father, as of utmost importance. This shows how filial piety is uphold in this family, portraying Asian culture as a whole, where young ones have high respect for those older than them. It teaches me to be a person that should respeect everyone in my life, even at times when we have disagreement, like what Dawan has gone through. It also teaches me to hold firm with what I believe, as long as I am doing the right thing. I am really happy reading this part throughout the novel as it inspires me to be a firm, considerate and  better person in the future.' (Kesimpulan hendaklah menegaskan sekali lagi mengapa bahagian tersebut dipilih).

2. Bagi perenggan 2, 3 dan 4, terdapat beberapa langkah yang perlu diikuti bagi mendapat esei yang berkualiti tinggi penulisannya, sekaligus menarik minat pemeriksa dan membuktikan bahawa calon betul-betul telah membaca serta mendalami konteks penceritaan di dalam novel tersebut. Ikuti langkah-langkah di bawah:

a. Mulakan dengan sebab mengapa kita memilih bahagian tersebut.
b. Sertakan eviden-eviden daripada teks.
c. Huraikan eviden-eviden yang diberikan secara terperinci.
d. Tulis pendapat peribadi anda (POV: Point of View), tentang mengapa anda pilih eviden-eviden tersebut.

Ulang langkah a-d bagi setiap perenggan 2,3 dan 4.

Nota: Eviden daripada teks adalah contoh yang realistik yang diambil daripada penceritaan serta kejadian-kejadian (events) yang berlaku di dalam novel tersebut. Olah dengan ayat sendiri untuk menunjukkan kefahaman anda.

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