The document provides guidelines for writing a story based on notes, including reading the notes to get the general idea, deciding on tense, adding details, using dialogue and connectors, and checking for errors. It then gives exercises for students to practice writing sentences based on words and joining sentences into paragraphs using the notes provided. The last part gives a model question, notes, and answer for writing an essay on the importance of libraries.

1. WritingClass YL 1
PreparedbyMs Zhandra
NOTE EXPANSION
Guidelines
Read through notes add interesting details write story
Get general idea of story why? Decide on tense
When? Use dialogue
Where? Use sentence connectors
What? Use correct punctuation
How? Do not change the story line
1. Read through the notes to get a general idea of the story. While reading, try to
relate the notes to form a story.
2. Decide on the tense that you should use. The past tense is usually used when you
tell a story. If you wish to include a dialogue in your story, you must use the present
tense in the dialogue.
3. Make short sentences based on the notes given.
4. Add interesting details to your story. Make use of wh-question words- where, why,
when, what and how to help you elaborate on the notes given.
5. Use dialogue and give names to the characters to make your composition more
interesting.
6. Use sentence connectors such as therefore, suddenly, meanwhile, however and
besides to link up ideas and join sentences.
7. Remember to use correct punctuation marks, especially the full stop, to convey the
story.
8. Do not change the story line and make sure you include all the notes given in the
correct order.
9. Read through to check for any spelling or grammar mistakes.

2. WritingClass YL 2
PreparedbyMs Zhandra
Exercise 1
Write complete sentences using the words given below.
1. Amir-dislikes-ice cream- cake
2. Su Ming-coming home- train-tonight
3. Devi-failed-examination-did not study
4. Mazlan-sell-car- Mr. Tan-next week
5. Teacher-scolded-Rahim-forgot-book
Exercise 2
Join the sentences separated by the stroke (/) into a single sentence. Rewrite the
sentences to form a paragraph.
Example:
Last Sunday, Tom and Jerry were walking home. Tom and Jerry were walking home from
school. / Tom and Jerry saw a kitten in the drain. Tom and Jerry took the kitten home.
Last Sunday, Tom and Jerry were walking home from school. They saw a kitten in the drain
and took it home.
1. Yesterday, there was an accident on the highway. The accident caused a traffic jam.
The traffic jam was very heavy. / The accident happened at 8.30 a.m. People were on
their way to work.

3. WritingClass YL 3
PreparedbyMs Zhandra
2. Nicole opened the envelope. Nicole looked at the letter./ Nicole did not understand a
word of it. The letter was in French. / Nicole knew it was a mistake. She put the letter
back into the envelope. Nicole returned the letter to the sender.
3. Last week, my cousin got married. My cousin got married in Singapore. / I flew to
Singapore. I wanted to attend the wedding. / It was a grand wedding. Everyone
enjoyed themselves. / I flew back to Kuala Lumpur. I flew the next day.
4. The boys waited at the bus stop. The boys were waiting for the bus to arrive. / The bus
arrived. The bus was very crowded. / The boys did not get on the bus. The boys
continued to wait at the bus stop.
5. Father was not well. Father still went to work. / Later at work, Father felt dizzy.
Father’s colleague took him to the clinic. / The doctor examined Father. The doctor
could not find anything wrong with Father. / The doctor told Father to go home. She
told Father to rest for the day.
Exercise 3
Write a short paragraph using the notes given for each of the exercises below.
1. I – cycling home – chased – fierce dog – fell – drain – injured leg – taken – hospital.

4. WritingClass YL 4
PreparedbyMs Zhandra
2. Boys – planned – trip- Gunung Tembiling – cycled – early morning – climbing – two
hours – reached top – mountain – could see – whole of Bandar Tembiling
3. Coconut palm – useful palm- grows well – warm countries – lot of – coconut palms-
grown- Malaysia – along coast
4. Minah- heard noise – kitchen- investigate – switched on light – surprised- cat- kitchen
table
5. Nic k- sad-did not pass – Geography test - afraid-parents – scold - own fault - did not
study – regretted – spending time - watching television.
Model Question
Write an essay explaining the importance of libraries. Use the notes given below
to help you. Your answer should not be less than 120 words.
 What can we find in the library?
- information, books
 School libraries, public libraries
 Gain knowledge
 Students need reference books
 Books-expensive
 Rare books
 Some informative books – too expensive
 Mobile libraries – spread knowledge

5. WritingClass YL 5
PreparedbyMs Zhandra
Model Answer
A good library is a mine of……………... In it, we can find books on
almost any topic we can think of. In the past, there were fewer libraries. Today,
there are …………….. in every school and most towns have at least one public
library.
Nowadays, man’s knowledge is extensive. We can gain ……………… to
this knowledge through libraries. Students in schools and universities can hardly
pursue their ………………… without libraries. They need to refer to many
books and therefore they………………. the use of the reference
…………………. in libraries.
……………………, we cannot deny that books are expensive. Very few
people are able to …………………… all the books that they would like to read.
Besides, certain books are so …………………… that they are found only in
libraries. Some books are only used to …………………… knowledge in a
particular field. Although these books are informative, they may be too
expensive for most of us.
We can find mobile libraries in many parts of the worlds, these libraries
are especially ………………… to spread knowledge to remote regions of a
country. In many ways, libraries have contributed to the ……………………..of
mankind.
Studies access sections information
Purchase advancement However libraries
Require important rare advance