Week 1 Chapter 6 Composing Essays --1.pptVIP

Chapter 6 Composing Essays I. Purpose: How to write an essay. II. Content: 1.????? Criteria of a good composition 2.????? Steps in writing a composition 3.????? Three main parts of a composition 4.????? Types of writing III. Important points: Types of writing Criteria of a good composition It should have something interesting and /or important, and if possible, something new, to say and that this ‘something’ is expressed clearly, accurately, and appropriately. Steps in writing a composition 1. Planning a composition a. putting down all the relevant facts b. thinking of a proper theme and deciding on our purpose c. re-examining our list of details and outlining 1) Types of outline 2) rules for writing outline 2. Writing the first draft ?3. Revising the first draft ?4. Making the final copy Three main parts of a composition 1. the beginning???????????????????? 2. the middle 3. the end Types of writing 1. Narration: narrative writing includes stories, biographies, histories, and news items. Five aspects in a narrative a.???purpose b.???Selection of details c.???Context d.???Organization e.???Point of view Exercise: Choose one of the topics and write a composition about 120 words.? 1.? A visit to my hometown (or a city) (for your reference: when you paid the visit; what kind of weather it was; where you went; who went with you; what you did and saw on the way; the route that you followed; when you started back home…)? 2.? A traffic accident (for your reference: when you went out; whether you walked or went by bus; what you saw on the way; how the traffic accident happened; any person was injured in the accident; when the ambulance or policemen arrived; what you did there…) 2 Exposition: means explaining. Five aspects in a exposition a. illustration b. comparison and contrast c. cause and effect d. classification and division Exercises: 1.Choose one of the titles and write a composition of about 120 words. 1)?True Love (using extended definition) 2)?Var