WRITINGWRITING

If someone feels that If someone feels that they had never made a they had never made a

mistake in their life, mistake in their life, then it means they had then it means they had never tried a new thing never tried a new thing

in their life.in their life.EinsteinEinstein

Guide for Composition WritingGuide for Composition Writing

Before You StartBefore You Start

Before You StartBefore You Start Write your ideasWrite your ideas Ideas can be Ideas can be

jumbled upjumbled up Can rearrange Can rearrange

laterlater Write before you Write before you

forgetforget

No ideas?No ideas? Use your own Use your own

experienceexperience Use other people’s Use other people’s

experienceexperience Use sources from Use sources from

movies, books, movies, books, magazines, magazines, newspapers or TV newspapers or TV programmesprogrammes

Put ideas in orderPut ideas in order

The most important The most important ideas firstideas first

Less important ideas Less important ideas laterlater

Have an outlineHave an outline

Composition outlineComposition outline

An introductionAn introduction

The body – The body – several several paragraphsparagraphs

A conclusionA conclusion

IntroductionIntroduction

The first and most importantThe first and most important Clear, precise and effectiveClear, precise and effective States the themeStates the theme Tells the reader what to expect in the Tells the reader what to expect in the

rest of the compositionrest of the composition Make it interestingMake it interesting Arouse and maintain the reader’s Arouse and maintain the reader’s

interestinterest

The BodyThe Body

Begin each paragraph with a topic Begin each paragraph with a topic sentence.sentence.

Example:Example:

Samad’s hobby is reading. Samad’s hobby is reading.

The BodyThe Body

Elaborate on the topic sentenceElaborate on the topic sentence Add details, reasons or examplesAdd details, reasons or examples

Example: Example:

Samad’s hobby is Samad’s hobby is reading. He likes to go reading. He likes to go to the library.to the library.