Writing:
Developing a
Composition
Md. Fazlur Rahman
Professor
IER. Dhaka University
Types of Writing
Descriptive writing
Narrative writing
Argumentative/persuasive
Expository
Cause and Effect
Problem and solving
The Writing
Process
The Basic Steps of
Writing:
1. Generating Ideas
2. Organizing your ideas
3. Writing a first draft
4. Revising
5. Proofreading
Three Techniques of Gathering Ideas
1. Brainstorming
2. Branching
3. Free writing
Organizing Ideas
-Ideas in a paragraph or essay
should be organized logically.
- To achieve a logical organization,
you will need to test various ways to
group and arrange your ideas.
Writing a First draft
-A first draft expresses your ideas in
sentences and paragraph form.
- Think of it as your first draft
attempt to get your ideas down on
paper without worrying about :
- spelling, punctuation,
- capitalization, and grammar.
Revising
Aim of revising-
-To make the writing better
-More complete
-More interesting
-More meaningful and effective
Continue
Revising often involves:
-Changing
-Adding
-Deleting
-Rearranging ideas.
Proofreading
What is proofreading?
Proofreading is check for errors.
Proofreading looks for errors in
-Grammar
-Spelling
-Punctuation
-Capitalization
Exercise
Write a composition
on ------------------
What is an essay
?
An essay is a group of paragraphs
about one subject. It contains one
key idea about the subject, which is
called the thesis statement. Each
paragraph in the essay supports or
explains some aspect of the thesis
Parts of an
essay
1.Introduction ( Introductory
paragraph)
2.Body (one or more paragraphs)
Introductory
Paragraph
Introductory paragraph should
have three things:
1. It should introduce and establish the
topic of the essay.
2. It should present the thesis statement of
the essay in a way appropriate to its
intended audience.
3. It should create interest in the reader of
the essay.
The
body
The body of the essay should
accomplish three things
1. It should provide information that supports
and explains thesis statements
2. Each main supporting point should be
presented in its own separate paragraph.
3. Each paragraph should contain enough
detailed information to make its main point
understandable and believable.
The Concluding
Paragraph
Concluding paragraph should
accomplish two things
1.It should reemphasize but not
restate the thesis statement
2.It should draw the essay to
close.
