1. How to write a good composition Hawaly Educational Zone Fatma Bint Al Yaman School Presented by Haleema Ashoor Supervised by H.O.D Eman Ben Salma School Manager Baderia Al Zankawe

2. There are different ways of writing composition: 1- A report or an account 2- An email 3- A letter 4- A dialogue or a conversation 5- A short story

3. The techniques of writing a report 1- Leave a space before you start writing the paragraph. 2- Start with the main idea. 3- Draw an outline for the topic you want to write about. A- Introduction (main idea) B- The body (helping ideas) C- Conclusion

4. The techniques of writing an email 1- Start with Hi, Hello, …………………… 2- End with Best wishes, with love, ………

6. The techniques of writing a letter The techniques of writing a letter P.O. Box 6578 Al-Zahra ’ a Kuwait 23/12/2009 Dear Mona, Introduction ……………………………………………............................................ ………………………………………………………………………………………………. …. Body …………………………………………………………………………………….. … ………………………………………………………………………………......................... ………………………………………………………………………………………………. …. Conclusion …………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. … …. Yours Your beloved son / daughter My best wishes / with love Huda Ahmed

8. The techniques of writing a dialogue or a conversation 1- Always imagine you ’ re sitting face to face with the other person. 2- The dialogue should be true to life (not only questions and answers)+( include expressions and language functions) Aseel: What did you do yesterday? Amal: Oh, I was so busy? After I had practised sport at the club, I went to the cinema. Aseel: How could you go there without telling me ? Amal: I ’ m so sorry. I really wanted to tell you, but there was no time.

9. The techniques of writing a short story - A: It should include four basic parts : - 1- Characters - 2- Setting - 3- Plot - 4- The ending - B: It should have a moral lesson.

10. A short Story A short story Once upon a time, a poor fisherman was fishing when he suddenly …………………………. …................................................ ……………………………………….. ……………………………………….. ……………………………………......

11. Capital letters and Punctuation Marks: Capital letters are used : a- At the beginning of each new sentence. ( We visited our relatives during the weekend.) B- First person singular. (My family and I will travel next month.) C- Names of people: Mona / Nora / Ali

12. d- Countries & cities: France / London / Al-Zahra ’ a …….. e- Nationalities: Egyptian / Syrian / American f- Religions: Islam / Christianity g- Days & months: Saturday / Monday March / April h- Famous places: Scientific Centre Al-Sha ’ ab Park i- Newspapers & magazines: Al-Watan / Al-Qabas d- Countries & cities: France / London / Al-Zahra ’ a …….. e- Nationalities: Egyptian / Syrian / American f- Religions: Islam / Christianity g- Days & months: Saturday / Monday March / April h- Famous places: Scientific Centre Al-Sha ’ ab Park i- Newspapers & magazines: Al-Watan / Al-Qabas

13. Most common Punctuation Marks: a- Period / full stop (. ) - Used to end sentences, requests and commands. His name is Ahmed. Please make sure to tell her I ’ m coming. Most common Punctuation Marks: a- Period / full stop (. ) - Used to end sentences, requests and commands. His name is Ahmed. Please make sure to tell her I ’ m coming.

14. b-comma (, ) - Used before coordinating conjunctions: I like to play basketball, but my sister likes to play handball. - Used after introductory expressions such as: Yes / Well / Surely / No Yes, I ’ m going to attend the meeting.

15. - Used to separate items in a series. Yesterday, I bought bread, milk, cheese from the supermarket.

16. C- Question mark (?) -used to end direct questions, incomplete questions and expressions intended as questions. * What ’ s your name? *Really? When? *What about going to the cinema?