Writing a Writing a compositioncomposition

Five steps to writing a Five steps to writing a good compositiongood composition

1. Look at the picture given/ Understand the topic.

2. Think of your own experience3. Plan your composition4. Write your composition5. Check your composition

Step 1: Look at the Step 1: Look at the picturepictureIf a picture is given, look at it and try to understand the picture.

Step 1: Understand the Step 1: Understand the topictopicIf no picture is given to you but only

the topic, look at it and try to understand what you are asked to write about.

Topic: A flag – lowering ceremony

Based on the topic, you are asked to write about something that happened during a flag – lowering ceremony.

Step 2: Think of your Step 2: Think of your own experienceown experience

Have something similar to the picture happened to you before?

What happenedWhen it happenedWho did what?How was the problem solved?

What happened in the end

Step 3: Plan your Step 3: Plan your compositioncomposition

Use a writing plan. (Writing plan on the next slide)

Writing plan Writing plan (blank)(blank)

Setting(Where did it take place?)(When did it take place?)

Characters(Who are the characters?)

Body(What happened in the story?)(What was the problem?)

Ending(How was the problem solved?)(What happened in the end?)

Introduction

Writing plan (with Writing plan (with answers)answers)

Setting(Where did it take place?) Parade square(When did it take place?)Flag – lowering ceremony

Characters(Who are the characters?)The lower primary pupils

Body(What happened in the story?) Tom was distracted by a bird. He told his friend, Jim, to look at it. (What was the problem?) They did not sing the National Anthem.

Ending(How was the problem solved?)They were caught by the Discipline Master and were punished.(What happened in the end?)They promised to show respect by singing the National Anthem and not to be distracted again.

Introduction

Step 4: Write your Step 4: Write your composition composition – Introduction – Introduction

Write the introduction first.This part of your composition gives your reader some ideas of what your composition is about.

You can write about the setting and introduce the characters of your composition here.

Try to keep it short.

Step 4: Write your Step 4: Write your compositioncomposition - Introduction - Introduction

Sample introduction:

It was a fine Friday evening, everyone in the Lower Primary level was getting ready for the flag – lowering ceremony. Everyone was very eager to go home to enjoy their weekend.

Step 4: Write your Step 4: Write your composition composition – Body – Body

This part of your composition is where you elaborate and tell your reader more information of the problem.

You can try to use more adjectives here.

Step 4: Write your Step 4: Write your composition composition – Body – Body

Sample ‘Body of the story’:

Soon, Mr Tan gave the command and everybody stood at attention to get ready to begin the ceremony. While they were singing the anthem, Tom saw a bird flying above him. The bird was flying to its nest on a tree beside him. He quickly tapped John on the shoulder. John was standing in front of him. John looked up and saw the bird too. The excited boys started to talk about the bird. Their noisy discussion soon caught Mr Tan’s attention.

Step 4: Write your Step 4: Write your composition composition – Ending – Ending

This part of your composition tells your reader what happened in the end and it closes your story.

Step 4: Write your Step 4: Write your composition composition – Ending – EndingSample ‘Ending’:

Mr Tan immediately stopped the boys from talking. After the National Anthem, he explained to them that it was not respectful to talk during the National Anthem. He punished them by asking them to sing the anthem again. The boys were sorry for their actions and promised not to do it again.

Step 5: Check your Step 5: Check your compositioncomposition

Read your composition and check for mistakes.

Look out for these mistakes:- spelling- punctuation (commas, full stops and capital letters for proper nouns)- tenses (If you are writing something that has already happened, you should use the

past tense. Use present tense only if you are

writing on events that are about to happen.)

Final CompositionFinal Composition It was a fine Friday evening, everyone in the

Lower Primary level was getting ready for the flag – lowering ceremony. Everyone was very eager to go home to enjoy their weekend.

Soon, Mr Tan gave the command and everybody stood at attention to get ready to begin the ceremony. While they were singing the anthem, Tom saw a bird flying above him. The bird was flying to its nest on a tree beside him. He quickly tapped John on the shoulder. John was standing in front of him. John looked up and saw the bird too. The excited boys started to talk about the bird. Their noisy discussion soon caught Mr Tan’s attention.

Mr Tan immediately stopped the boys from talking. After the National Anthem, he explained to them that it was not respectful to talk during the National Anthem. He punished them by asking them to sing the anthem again. The boys were sorry for their actions and promised not to do it again.