Monday, August 31, 2009

TYPES OF COMPOSITION

Descriptive
• May be factual or imaginary
• Attention to detail is important
• Be original but don’t be over-imaginative

Informative/factual
• Can be in the form of reports, explanations and instructions
• Be as direct and as accurate as possible
• Use factual information to support any statement you make

Narrative
• Tell a story
• Should contain interesting incidents, a main plot and climax
• Try a tell your story clearly and keep it simple

Discursive
• Present both side of the topic e.g positive & negative, advantage & disadvantage etc.
• Elaborate and give examples to support your points
• Include your point of view/opinion in the last paragraph

Argumentative
• Before writing, decide whether or not you agree with the view
• Make a list of all your arguments
• Write about one point in one paragraph, if possible

Open Title
• Free interpretation
• Can be treated as descriptive/narrative/informative/discursive,depending on the suitibility

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