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THIS WEEK;

You will write a composition which provides types of something to support your main idea.

BEFORE YOU START;CHOOSE YOUR TOPIC AND BRAINSTORM ABOUT YOUR MAIN IDEA;

You have to set a criteria to classify your topic

You have to divide the topic into three categories

TYPES OF BOOKS (criteria: “content”)

informative fiction

reference

TYPES OF BOOKS (criteria: “audience”)

childrenteenagers

adults

TYPES OF BOOKS (criteria: “function”)

To have pleasure

To get information

To educate

THEN YOU HAVE TO DECIDE WHICH CATEGORIZATION TO USE

IN YOUR COMPOSTION

TYPES OF BOOKS (criteria: “content”)

informative fiction

reference

TYPES OF BOOKS (criteria: “audience”)

childrenteenagers

adults

TYPES OF BOOKS (criteria: “function”)

To have pleasure

To get information

To educate

INTR

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HOOK;

Start with an interesting beginning about the topic.

Write a general, not specific sentence or question

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND INFORMATION;Give some specific informatıon about the topic.

Do not give too much details.

Write at least two sentences.

Your BACKGROUND INFORMATION should be connected to your HOOK.

INTRODUCTION

THESIS STATEMENT;In your last sentence;

Tell the topic,

Use specific vocabulary according to the topic you choose such as type, kind, sort, classify, categorize, group, divide into

Tell your criteria (in terms of what?, according to what?)

List the ideas that you are going to talk about in your body paragraph.

INTRODUCTION

FOR EXAMPLEWe can classify books as children’s, teenagers’, and adults’ books in terms of audience.

Children’s, teenagers’, and adults’ books are the types of books according to the audience.

There are many kinds of books such as children’s, teenagers’, and adults’ books in terms of audience.

According to the audience, there are three sorts of books.

Books can be divided into three groups in terms of audience.

Books can be categorized as children’s, teenagers’, and adults’ books according to the audience.

We can group books as children’s, teenagers’, and adults’ books according to the audience.

BODY

FIRST TYPETransition + Topic sentence + Details☀ First,… ☀ First of all,…☀ First type/kind/sort of… is … (N)☀ First type/kind/sort of… is that … SENTENCE☀ One major kind/type/sort of…is…(N) ☀ One major kind/type/sort of…is that…SENTENCE

SECOND TYPETransition + Topic sentence + Details☀ Second,…☀ Second type/kind/sort of… is … (N)☀ Second type/kind/sort of… is that … SENTENCE☀ Another type/kind/sort of… is … (N) ☀ Another type/kind/sort of… is that … SENTENCE☀ An additional type/kind/sort of …is… (N) ☀ An additional type/kind/sort of …is that…SENTENCE

THIRD TYPETransition + Topic sentence + Details☀ Finally,…☀ The last type/kind/sort of… is … (N)☀ The last type/kind/sort of… is that SENTENCE☀ A further type/kind/sort of…is…N☀ A further type/kind/sort of … is… SENTENCE

CONCLUSIO

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Use a transition,In conclusion,…In Summary,…To summarize,… To sum up, To conclude,… In short,… In brief,…All in all,…Summing this whole thing up,….)

Restate the THESIS STATEMENT with different words.Summarize the BODY paragraph,CLOSE with an advice, prediction, Suggestion, or Opinion.