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EWS Term 3 · U5

Extended writing for purpose

By the end of this unit
  • Create a controlled description
  • Develop an extended discursive argument
  • Write a review with reasons

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ගෙවීමට පෙර වැඩපත්‍රයේ අන්තර්ගතය, ගාස්තු සහ ලබාදෙන දිනය WhatsApp මඟින් තහවුරු කරගන්න.

පාඩම් සටහන් මුද්‍රණය කරගන්න.
01SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Create a controlled description

Learn it simply

  • Description helps the reader experience a person, place, or moment.
  • Choose a viewpoint and move through the scene deliberately, perhaps from a wide view to one small detail.
  • Use precise nouns and verbs as well as sensory detail: 'water dripped from the torn awning' is more specific than 'it was a bad place'.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

Water dripped from the torn awning.

Moderate / Add a little

A single lamp trembled in the dark shop window.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

Description helps the reader experience a person, place, or moment. Choose a viewpoint and move through the scene deliberately, perhaps from a wide view to one small detail. Use precise nouns and verbs as well as sensory detail: 'water dripped from the torn awning' is more specific than 'it was a bad place'. Select a few connected impressions rather than forcing all five senses into every paragraph. A description can contain movement, but a task focused on description should not turn into a plot-heavy narrative.

කෙනෙකු, තැනක් හෝ මොහොතක් සිතේ මැවෙන ලෙස පිළිවෙළකට විස්තර කරන්න. නිවැරදි වචන හා ගැළපෙන දර්ශන කිහිපයක් තෝරාගන්න; විස්තර ලිවීමක් අනවශ්‍ය සිදුවීම් රැසක කතාවක් බවට හරවන්න එපා.

Plan before drafting: identify the reader, the purpose, and the information that must be included. Select a small number of useful details and place them in a logical order. After writing, check the effect on a reader who does not know your intentions. Revise unclear meaning first, then check sentence boundaries, verb forms, spelling, and punctuation.

ලියන්නේ කාටද, ඇයිද සහ ඇතුළත් කළ යුතු කරුණු මොනවාද යන්න මුලින් සැලසුම් කරන්න. අදහස් පිළිවෙළට ලියා, අර්ථය පැහැදිලි කර පසුව වාක්‍ය, ක්‍රියාපද, අක්ෂර වින්‍යාසය හා විරාම ලකුණු පරීක්ෂා කරන්න.

At 9093 AS Level, relate terminology to actual meaning, form, structure and language. Reading analysis and writing craft should inform each other. Avoid identifying a feature without explaining its role, and avoid a commentary that claims choices absent from the text. This is an original selected-skills sequence for Papers 1–2, not a complete set of examination tasks.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

Optional extra unit worksheet

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ඒකකය පුහුණු වීමට වැඩපත්‍ර සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු හෝ ආදර්ශ පිළිතුරු මාර්ගෝපදේශයක් ලබාගත හැකිය.

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02SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Develop an extended discursive argument

Learn it simply

  • A discursive argument explores a question through connected reasoning and reaches a justified position.
  • Define the issue and key terms, identify serious perspectives, and weigh relevant evidence rather than giving every view equal space mechanically.
  • Each paragraph should develop a step in the reasoning and connect it to the question.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

A policy may be useful in crowded cities but less practical in rural communities.

Moderate / Add a little

A conclusion can support a proposal while stating the conditions needed for success.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

A discursive argument explores a question through connected reasoning and reaches a justified position. Define the issue and key terms, identify serious perspectives, and weigh relevant evidence rather than giving every view equal space mechanically. Each paragraph should develop a step in the reasoning and connect it to the question. A qualification can strengthen a judgment by identifying the conditions under which it holds. The conclusion should synthesise the discussion and answer the precise question. Avoid a memorised introduction that could fit any topic without revealing what this argument will examine.

Plan before drafting: identify the reader, the purpose, and the information that must be included. Select a small number of useful details and place them in a logical order. After writing, check the effect on a reader who does not know your intentions. Revise unclear meaning first, then check sentence boundaries, verb forms, spelling, and punctuation.

ලියන්නේ කාටද, ඇයිද සහ ඇතුළත් කළ යුතු කරුණු මොනවාද යන්න මුලින් සැලසුම් කරන්න. අදහස් පිළිවෙළට ලියා, අර්ථය පැහැදිලි කර පසුව වාක්‍ය, ක්‍රියාපද, අක්ෂර වින්‍යාසය හා විරාම ලකුණු පරීක්ෂා කරන්න.

At 9093 AS Level, relate terminology to actual meaning, form, structure and language. Reading analysis and writing craft should inform each other. Avoid identifying a feature without explaining its role, and avoid a commentary that claims choices absent from the text. This is an original selected-skills sequence for Papers 1–2, not a complete set of examination tasks.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

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ඒකකය පුහුණු වීමට වැඩපත්‍ර සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු හෝ ආදර්ශ පිළිතුරු මාර්ගෝපදේශයක් ලබාගත හැකිය.

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03SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Write a review with reasons

Learn it simply

  • A review describes and evaluates an experience, product, book, or performance for a particular reader.
  • Give enough information to establish what is being reviewed, then explain strengths and limitations using specific examples.
  • A review is not just a plot summary or a list of adjectives.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

The clear diagrams help beginners follow the process.

Moderate / Add a little

The small print may make the guide difficult to use in low light.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

A review describes and evaluates an experience, product, book, or performance for a particular reader. Give enough information to establish what is being reviewed, then explain strengths and limitations using specific examples. A review is not just a plot summary or a list of adjectives. Consider criteria that matter to the audience, such as clarity, usefulness, enjoyment, access, or value. A balanced evaluation can still reach a clear recommendation. Make it clear when a judgment is your experience rather than a universal fact.

විචාරය කරන දෙය හඳුන්වා, නිශ්චිත උදාහරණවලින් එහි හොඳ හා අඩු පැති පෙන්වන්න. කතාව නැවත කීම පමණක් නොකර, ඔබේ තීරණයට හේතු දක්වන්න.

Plan before drafting: identify the reader, the purpose, and the information that must be included. Select a small number of useful details and place them in a logical order. After writing, check the effect on a reader who does not know your intentions. Revise unclear meaning first, then check sentence boundaries, verb forms, spelling, and punctuation.

ලියන්නේ කාටද, ඇයිද සහ ඇතුළත් කළ යුතු කරුණු මොනවාද යන්න මුලින් සැලසුම් කරන්න. අදහස් පිළිවෙළට ලියා, අර්ථය පැහැදිලි කර පසුව වාක්‍ය, ක්‍රියාපද, අක්ෂර වින්‍යාසය හා විරාම ලකුණු පරීක්ෂා කරන්න.

At 9093 AS Level, relate terminology to actual meaning, form, structure and language. Reading analysis and writing craft should inform each other. Avoid identifying a feature without explaining its role, and avoid a commentary that claims choices absent from the text. This is an original selected-skills sequence for Papers 1–2, not a complete set of examination tasks.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

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ඒකකය පුහුණු වීමට වැඩපත්‍ර සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු හෝ ආදර්ශ පිළිතුරු මාර්ගෝපදේශයක් ලබාගත හැකිය.

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මෙම ඒකකයේ සියලු පාඩම් ආවරණය කරන වැඩපත්‍රය සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු සඳහා WhatsApp මඟින් විමසන්න.

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ඒකකය පුහුණු වීමට වැඩපත්‍ර සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු හෝ ආදර්ශ පිළිතුරු මාර්ගෝපදේශයක් ලබාගත හැකිය.

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ගුරුවරුන්ට පාඩම් සැලසුම් කර ඉගැන්වීමටත්, දරුවන්ට හා වැඩිහිටියන්ට තනිව පුහුණු වී විභාගයට සූදානම් වීමටත් මෙම වෙබ් අඩවිය භාවිත කළ හැකිය. දෙමාපියන්ට නිවසේදී දරුවන්ට උදව් කළ හැකිය.

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ගුරුවරුන්ට පාඩම් සැලසුම් කිරීමටත්, දරුවන්ට හා වැඩිහිටියන්ට ස්වයං අධ්‍යයනය සහ විභාග පුහුණුව සඳහාත් මෙම වෙබ් අඩවිය භාවිත කළ හැක.