STUDIES OF WRITTEN ENGLISH
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One of the most effective exercises in good writing is a free composition.
Free composition is a piece of independent writing (3—5 pages in length). You are free to select the subject, to decide on the pattern of writing (narrative, descriptive, argumentative, expository), and to choose writing technique (keywords, topic sentences, connectives and transitions).
In the process of free composition there are three main points to consider: what to say — selection of a subject and the theme, how to arrange the material in the best order, and how to express your thoughts in the best possible language.
The theme and subject should be selected with care so that you know exactly what you mean to write about and what is the purpose of writing — is it describing, entertaining, persuading or instructing?
"The British Isles" is, for instance, of descriptive nature, "How We Kept Mother's Day" is both entertaining and instructing, Judy's letters are sincerely persuading.
Composition must be unified and complete. It must have a beginning, middle, and end. It must be coherent; that is, systematic in its presentation, with reference to time, to point of view, and to situation. It must reveal your attitude or judgement towards material and characters or towards your reader, or both.
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