COMPOSITION WRITING SKILLS
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A) THEME
•Main idea of a composition
•Theme can be given in the topic eg:
Describe a time when there was a serious storm in Singapore which caused widespread flooding.
(I will describe the results of the storm.)
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One Word Topic
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•In some cases, the theme is not given in the topics :
•Dreams
•Slavery
•Television
•Pollution
•Crime
•Deserts
•Accidents
•Dancing
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•Use one of these approaches :
•FATIMAH
•F : Factual
•A : Attitudes
•T : Types
•I M : Importance to man
•A : Advantages/Disadvantages
•H : Historical
•S: Story / Personal recount
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SOMETIMES ONE CAN COMBINE 2 OF THE ABOVE APPROACHES
MAKING A PLAN
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TIPCAT
•I : Importance
•P : Place
•C : Classify
•A : Advantages
•T : Theme
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STARTING A
COMPOSITION-----------------
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TAPS
•T : Theme
•A : Action
•P : Proverb
•S : Speech
Other starters:
•Flashback
•Action : Shocking
statement
•Quotation
•Definition
•Description : environment
, people…
LINKING
WORDS
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To link paragraphs
ENDING A
COMPOSITION------------
FST
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SOMETIMES ONE CAN COMBINE 2 OF THE ABOVE APPROACHES
•Theme : Describe different
types of accidents
types of accidents
•AND/OR
•Describe the different
causes/consequences
of accidents
causes/consequences
of accidents
•People attitudes towards
“accidents”
“accidents”
MAKING A PLAN
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TIPCAT
•T : Time order
•I : Importance
•P : Place
•C : Classify
•A : Advantages
•T : Theme
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STARTING A
COMPOSITION-----------------
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TAPS
•T : Theme
•A : Action
•P : Proverb
•S : Speech
Other starters:
•Flashback
•Action : Shocking
statement
•Quotation
•Definition
•Description : environment
, people…
LINKING
WORDS
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To link paragraphs
•In addition
•Besides this
•Furthermore
•Nevertheless
•However
•Despite this
•Later on
•Before this
•On the other hand
•Another reason
•In other countries
•In future
•Finally...
ENDING A
COMPOSITION------------
FST
•F : Future
•S : Sum up
•T : Theme
PLAN YOUR
ESSAY WELL
PLAN YOUR
ESSAY WELL
•FATIMAH
•TIPCAT
•TAPS
•FST
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