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Functional Writing
Book review
Title: The Caucasian chalk circle ½
Author: The Betolt Berch ½
Year: 2012 ½
Price: Ksh500 ½
Reviewed by: Student ½
Publisher: Target Publication Limited ½
Total 3 marks
Content
- Brief summary of the text.
- Highlight main themes – Nepotism, 1 Abuse of power, class struggles, motherhood e.t.c.
- Describe the core/key conflict/general problem. 1
- Give reactions to the text based on the:
- How you find the book – interesting, 1 provocative.
- Do you agree with the author’s opinion: 1
- The student should end with an overall view of the book, offer opinion/advice to the potential reader. 1
Weakness and Stress 1
Format (3 marks)
Content (7 marks)
Language and tone
E-mail
From: Another “yahoo.coom/Email ½
Date: ½
To: mkubwa”yahoo.com
CC: (Optional)
Subject: Permission to stage a performance ½
Content: Introduction 1
Request to perform 1
Give reasons why it is important to perform 1
Conclusion 1
Signing off: Names ½ (left side of page)
marto answered the question on June 11, 2019 at 07:55
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OR
b) Write a story ending with:
'….. it was then that I realized that I had ruined my life by making...(Solved)
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OR
b) Write a story ending with:
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Date posted: June 11, 2019. Answers (1)
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EITHER
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OR
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Date posted: June 11, 2019. Answers (1)
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a) Write a story ending with the following sentences:
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Or
b) Write a composition illustrating the saying
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or
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Date posted: June 7, 2019. Answers (1)
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(b) Write a composition based...(Solved)
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Either
(a) Write a story that begins:
'.... It was an extra-ordinary sight that will remain imprinted in my memory….
Or
(b) Write a composition based on the proverb:
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Date posted: June 7, 2019. Answers (1)
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OR
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a)Write a story beginning with the words; The whole neighborhood was full of shouts …………
OR
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Either
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Date posted: May 28, 2019. Answers (1)
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(i) The day Governor Abashwili was beheaded.
(ii) The day...(Solved)
Assume you are Grusha. Write a private journal you would prepare to keep the following experiences memorable.
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Date posted: May 28, 2019. Answers (1)
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Write an interesting story beginning with.
I had not thought it was such a big problem until I got involved.
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Having completed the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education successfully, you are invited to speak at the
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Date posted: May 24, 2019. Answers (1)
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(a) Write an interesting composition ending with … I trudged wearily and regretted why I left home without
permission.
Or
(b) Write a story to illustrate...(Solved)
Imaginative Composition
(a) Write an interesting composition ending with … I trudged wearily and regretted why I left home without
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Or
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Date posted: May 24, 2019. Answers (1)
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Either
(a) Write a story ending with the following words:
….’The experience left a permanent scar in my heart.’
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(b) Write a composition justifying or...(Solved)
Imaginative Composition (Compulsory).
Either
(a) Write a story ending with the following words:
….’The experience left a permanent scar in my heart.’
Or
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Date posted: May 24, 2019. Answers (1)