Write a composition

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1,2

What is a composition?

• It is piece of writing where you share your ideas about a topic. 
• It has three parts: an intro, a body, and a conclusion.
• It is like telling a story or explaining something in an organised way so others can understand your thoughts clearly. 

Social media is a big part of teenagers' lives today. It helps us stay in touch with friends, share pictures, and learn new things.

 

However, it can also have some negative effects. Many teens feel pressure to look perfect or get lots of likes, which can make them feel bad about themselves. Also, spending too much time on social media can affect sleep and schoolwork. 

In the end, while social media can be fun and useful, it’s important to take breaks and remember that real life is more important than likes and followers. Stay balanced and use it wisely!

Structure of a paragraph

Introduction

Body

Conclusion

approximately 100 words

Social media: finding balance for teens

• Capture the reader's attention with an interesting fact, detail, incident or description.
• Give background information needed.
• Express the main idea of the composition
• Do not include empty expressions like "In this composition I will...."

Introduction

Introduction

• Keep your readers in mind.
• Try to make your message as clear as possible. 
• Write complete and varied sentences with vivid words. 

Body

Body

• Empasise the main idea without restating it exactly. 
• Round up the composition.
• Do not use empty expressions like: 
  "I have just told you about... " or "Now you know about..."
  

Conclusion

Conclusion

Write a composition (text) of 100 to 150 words about:

That which makes me unique. 

Think - Pair - Share

Write it in English

20 min.

Be sure your text has an introduction, a body and a conclusion. 

Task 

 Gather data

1. Prepare 3-4 questions you will ask your classmates to find out about the (least) favourite subject taught in school and the reasons why.
2. Speed date w/ at least 5 classmates
3. Summarise the data in your own words. 
   

Task

The least/most favourite subject taught at school. 

Step 1/5

Write a paragraph

Inform the reader about the topic. 

Structure your composition > 
introduction sentence - examples - concluding sentence. 

Formulate meaningful sentences. 

Write without stopping. Don't think about spelling, grammar or punctuation, but write legibly. 

Task

The least/most favourite subject taught at school. 

Step 2/5

Exchange work with a student 

You will now read and correct your classmate's work 
> grammar, spelling, punctuation
> structure: intro - body - conclusion 

> correct or expand the use of meaningful sentences 

Task

The least/most favourite subject taught at school. 

Step 3/5

Exchange work with yet another student 

! Someone other than your previous classmate

Read the work and decide if the message is clear. 

Correct if necesserary. 

Task

The least/most favourite subject taught at school. 

Step 4/5

Return the work to its writer. 

Read your final work. 

What reasons do you classmates give for the least favourite subject in school? 

Task

The least/most favourite subject taught at school. 

Step 5/5