TUTORIAL: COMPOSITION WRITING
FOR ALL 2ND YEARS/3RD YEARS
Obviously, no one can write a composition for you; but below are some tips and rules
for successful composition writing. Those that are of primary importance are:
1) TITLE;
2) INTRODUCTIONS AND CONCLUSIONS;
3) PARAGRAPHS AND SPACING IN GENERAL;
4) PUNCTUATION;
5) PRESENTING TITLES, QUOTATIONS & REFERENCES;
6) ORDERING & WRITING A COMPARATIVE COMPOSITION.
1) YOUR COMPOSITION TITLE SHOULD BE WRITTEN BETWEEN SPEECH
MARKS (OR “INVERTED COMMAS”).
EXAMPLE: “Write about your favourite childhood memories”.
Leave a space of one or two lines between your title and beginning your
composition.
On the first line of your composition, leave a space from the left-hand margin of
about 2/ 3 centimetres. In other words, begin as follows:
“I would like to introduce my composition by saying that………”
Repeat this spacing or indenting for each successive paragraph.
● 2) INTRODUCTIONS:
An introduction should be relatively short and comprise the FIRST PARAGRAPH
only. Even if your introduction is only two lines long, it still needs a paragraph to
itself.
EXAMPLE OF FIRST PARAGRAPH/INTRODUCTION:
“I have too many favourite childhood memories to mention in a single
composition, so I will select three of my best memories to write about here.”
BEGIN SECOND PARAGRAPH…….
● PHRASES WITH WHICH TO INTRODUCE YOUR INTRODUCTION:
1) I would like to begin my composition by saying that…….
2) I will introduce my composition by stating, firstly, that………
