Types of Compositions
There are
four (4) basic types of compositions (paragraphs and essays) written in
academia and life:
TYPES
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CHARACTERISTICS
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1. Narrative
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Tells a story of a
person who overcomes a problem.
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2. Descriptive
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Describes a person,
place, thing or event appealing mostly to the senses.
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3. Persuasive
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Convinces readers with
a strong argument to accept a held opinion.
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4. Expository
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Informs readers
through explanation.
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Organisational Patterns
Organisational
patterns in writing are used to arrange and develop ideas for compositions.
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We use these 4 to arrange the ideas in all 4
types of compositions:
Types
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Definition
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Examples
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Chronological
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Narration: order that presents events as they happen in time.
Use wherever time and sequence are important,
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Story, narrative poem, explanation of process,
bibliography, history
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Spatial
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Description: order that describes objects according to location.
Use when it’s necessary to describe physical reality and spatial
relationships between persons, things or parts of things.
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Descriptions (near to far, back to front, left to right, top to
bottom)
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Importance
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Evaluation: order that gives details from least to most
important or reverse.
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Persuasion, description, evaluation
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Logical/Expository
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Classification: order that relates items and group
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Definitions, etc.
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þ These
7 are an extension of the logical/expository order used to develop paragraphs
for persuasive and expository compositions:
1.
Cause and effect
2. Classification
3. Definition
4. Comparison and contrast
5. Process
6. Illustration
7. Problem-solution
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