essentials of composition

Essentials Of Composition : 

Essentials Of Composition Bhasker shreeraj

Essentials Of Composition : 

Essentials Of Composition What is a Paragraph A group of sentences A clear main idea Supporting information Part of a longer composition A miniature essay!

Essentials Of Composition : 

Essentials Of Composition A Paragraph has….. Unity Support Coherence Good Language Variety of Structures

Essentials Of Composition : 

Essentials Of Composition Unity… One main idea Topic Sentence Other sentences support

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Essentials Of Composition Coherence…. Well organized details Spatial (scenes) Chronological (dates/events) Importance logical A clear, sensible connection Linkers/connectors

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Essentials Of Composition Good Language Grammatical Accuracy Correct Punctuation Apt Vocabulary Variety of Structures

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Essentials Of Composition Variety Short and long sentences Variety of structures

Essentials Of Composition : 

Essentials Of Composition Types of Paragraphs Descriptive – to tell/to describe Narrative - to express/to entertain Expository – to inform/to explain Persuasive – to influence/to persuade

Essentials Of Composition : 

Essentials Of Composition Process of Writing G ather - relevant information O rganize – meaningful sequence D raft – first/rough draft E dit – check, revise, refine P ublish - final version

Essentials Of Composition : 

Essentials Of Composition Before Writing a student must have Knowledge of language Vocabulary Ideas

Essentials Of Composition : 

Essentials Of Composition Organisation of Ideas Unity of ideas: one idea leads to another Selection of relevant ideas: relevant to the topic Order of time , place , sequence and importance Order of familiarity: known to unknown Order of complexity: simple to complex Order of agreement: agreeing point to dis agreeing point

Essentials Of Composition : 

Essentials Of Composition Order of Balanced structure : beginning – middle - end Selection of title : only for picture composition

Strate gy for developing guided composition : 

Strate gy for developing guided composition Variety of Exercices: Construction from tables Jumbled sentences Conversion exercises from +ve to –ve , Ist person to II nd person , past to future

Strate gy for developing guided composition : 

Strate gy for developing guided composition Pre writing steps Give paras Ask to read n identify topic sentence with a title Give sentences for rearranging Hold brain storming sessions on a topic Elicit , write , arrange and give title

Strate gy for developing guided composition ed composition : 

Strate gy for developing guided composition ed composition Parallel sentences : Ex: Gopal is a 5 yr old boy He resides in Hyderabad He has brothers and sisters Questions and answers Fill in the blanks Expansions

Picture composition : 

Picture composition Steps in Picture Composition: Present the picture Encourage oral discription Write the descriptions Ask students to suggest title

Story building from the picture : 

Story building from the picture meant for higher level students Provide appropriate vocabulory Encourage to build own sentencese Free expression of ideas Dialogues can also be generated

Things to remember : 

Things to remember Allow to put all ideas Atleast ask them to tell all things in the picture Prepare a rough sketch Arrange in sequence Good conclusion Good draft Suitable title

Suggestions : 

Suggestions Encourage imagination Choose simple , easy , interesting pictures Insist on rough draft Give ample instructions Good discussion Encourage students

Slide 20: 

Rearrange It contains, of course, the meanings of difficult words. One of the most important reference tools that you must possess is a dictionary. It also gives you the pronunciation of the words. You do possess one, perhaps, but I doubt whether you are aware of the different kinds of information it contains. The dictionary can be referred to for the various grammatical forms of the words. Every college dictionary should provide at least these four kinds of information about words, namely, pronunciation, meaning, grammatical patterns and usage. Finally, a good dictionary contains illustrative sentences or phrases, showing how words are actually used.

Slide 21: 

Write a paragraph Of about fifteen sentences (250 to 300 words) using the hints below: English – global language – more than a 100 countries – nearly 50% world population – internal and international communication – library language – research and publications – web language