Write a composition

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1,2

What is a composition?

It is piece of writing that expands a topic or idea. 

(English-Ed.com)

Throughout history, man has changed his physical environment in order to improve his way of life.

          With the tools of technology he has altered many physical features of the earth. He has transformed woodland and prairies into farmlands and manmade lakes and reservoirs out of river irrigation purposes or hydro-electric power. 

         The pollution of water is equally harmful. In the sea, pollution from oil is increasing and is killing enormous members of algae, fish and other forms of marine life. The whole ecological balance of the sea is being changed.

Structure of a paragraph

Introduction

Body

Conclusion

90 words

Man and his environment

• Capture the reader's attention with an interesting fact, detail, incident or description.
• Give background information needed.
• Express the main idea of the composition
• Do not include empty expressions like "In this composition I will...."

Introduction

Introduction

• Keep your readers in mind.
• Try to make your message as clear as possible. 
• Write complete and varied sentences with vivid words. 

Body

Body

• Empasise the main idea without restating it exactly. 
• Round up the composition.
• Do not use empty expressions like: 
  "I have just told you about... " or "Now you know about..."
  

Conclusion

Conclusion

• Write a composition (text) of 100 to 150 words about
  
  The least/most favourite subject taught at school and why.
  

Task 

 Gather data

1. Prepare 3-4 questions you will ask your classmates to find out about the (least) favourite subject taught in school and the reasons why.
2. Speed date w/ at least 5 classmates
3. Summarise the data in your own words. 
   

Task

The least/most favourite subject taught at school. 

Step 1/5

Write a paragraph

Inform the reader about the topic. 

Structure your composition > 
introduction sentence - examples - concluding sentence. 

Formulate meaningful sentences. 

Write without stopping. Don't think about spelling, grammar or punctuation, but write legibly. 

Task

The least/most favourite subject taught at school. 

Step 2/5

Exchange work with a student 

You will now read and correct your classmate's work 
> grammar, spelling, punctuation
> structure: intro - body - conclusion 

> correct or expand the use of meaningful sentences 

Task

The least/most favourite subject taught at school. 

Step 3/5

Exchange work with yet another student 

! Someone other than your previous classmate

Read the work and decide if the message is clear. 

Correct if necesserary. 

Task

The least/most favourite subject taught at school. 

Step 4/5

Return the work to its writer. 

Read your final work. 

What reasons do you classmates give for the least favourite subject in school? 

Task

The least/most favourite subject taught at school. 

Step 5/5