Tips for writing a composition

APPENDIX 3

Questions

Conclusion

Summing up

Coming back to the topic

Digressions

Changing the topic

Giving details

Moving on

Demonstration of graphs and slides

Introduction of the first point

Main points

Stating objectives

Introduction

APPENDIX 2

Use Animations and Transitions Sparingly in Classroom Presentations

Let's face it. Students love to apply animations and transitions every place they can. This will certainly be entertaining, but rarely will the audience be paying attention to the message of the presentation.

Apply animations to graphics to make a point, not to entertain. Using preset animation schemes will apply action to titles and bullet points, keeping the slide show consistent and interesting. Remember, the slide show is a visual aid and not the objective of the classroom presentation.

Useful phrases for making a presentation:

· Good morning/good afternoon ladies and gentlemen

· The topic of my presentation today is...

· What I'm going to talk about today is...

· The purpose of this presentation is...

· This is important because...

· My objective is to...

Let me outline the structure of my presentation

The main points I will be talking about are

· firstly...

· secondly...

· next, finally... we're going to look at...

· Let's start/begin with...

· I'd like to illustrate this by showing you...

· Now let's move on to...

· I'd like to expand on this aspect/problem/point

· Let me elaborate on that

· Would you like me to expand on/elaborate on that?

· I'd like to turn to something completely different

· I'd like to digress here for a moment and just mention that...

· Let me go back to what I said earlier about...

· I'd like to recap the main points of my presentation

ü first I covered

ü then we talked about

ü finally we looked at

· I'd now like to sum up the main points which were:

· I'm going to conclude by... saying that/inviting you to/ quoting...

· In conclusion, let me... leave you with this thought/invite you to

· Finally, I'll be happy to answer your questions.

· Now I'd like to invite any questions you may have.

· Do you have any questions?

1. Do remember and use the seven C’s of composition:

Clarity - the writing is clear, lucid

Coherence - parts of the writing "stick" together, are connected

Completeness - no parts are missing, has a beginning, middle, and end

Conciseness - condensed, brief, no extra, unneeded padding

Concreteness - solid, united

Continuity - continues in sequence or order

Correctness - rightness, rectification of errors, revised without errors

2. Do use the writing process: brainstorm, organize, support; write rough draft, revise, rewrite until work is error-free and clearly communicates your ideas; do final write for publication, assignment, or posting.

3. Do use correct spelling and a variety of correctly used words (increase your vocabulary). Check for words that sound the same but have different meanings so that the correct word is used. (Examples: it's and its; your and you're; their, there, and they're). Use synonyms for overused words, but be sure the synonym "fits" the way you use it in a sentence.

4. Do use correct punctuation and capitalization, even in poetry.

5. Do use correct sentence beginnings. Unless used in dialogue, certain words are not strong sentence starters. Coordinating conjunctions (such as and, nor, but, or), there, that, and this (unless used as adjectives before a subject) and well should be avoided.

6. Do make all work believable and understandable to the audience (your readers). You need to know to whom you are writing, who will be reading your work.

7. Do use active voice most of the time in writing. Passive voice is to be used seldom and only when it cannot be avoided, because passive voice many times destroys accountability.

8. Do keep verb tenses consistent.

9. Do not write more words than it’s stated in the task.

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