GCE O-Level English Guided Compositions

This O level composition guide book has several features which are unique in that they help a student to achieve a much better style of writing in the composition exams.

Writing well is not such a difficult task if you have the correct skills. This book has a few key steps which help one to improve within a short frame of time provided that the student practices these skills patiently.

Every single composition in this book has an exercise for the student to practice his skills. The most important composition writing skills are taught at the end of every composition. The problem in approaching questions from different genres is addressed too. Every genre requires different ways in breaking down the question. The following techniques are examined in the practices following each essay.

• Introduction techniques for narrative
• Introduction techniques for descriptive
• Introduction techniques for reflective
• Introduction techniques for argumentative and hybrid
• How to break down the question
• How to build up the story
• How to write the climax (for narrative)
• How to write the resolution/conclusion
• How to write the stand (for argumentative)
• How to write the pros and cons
• How to break down the points (for argumentative and hybrid)

All practices are accompanied with answers to help a student mark his own work. The answers are written with the aim of helping the student perfect the techniques which are taught in the practices. If the student manages to complete some of these practices, there will be a noticeable improvement in his work. Completion of all the practices will mean that the work would have reached the level of excellence.

Contents

• Section A: Descriptive compositions
  20 practice units
• Section B: Narrative Essays
  20 practice units
• Section C: Reflective Essays
  20 practice units
• Section D: Argumentative Essays
  20 practice units
• Section E: Hybrid Essays ‐ Expository, descriptive, argumentative
  21 practice units
• Section F: Situational Writing
  15 practice units
• Answers