THE ABC OF COMPOSITION WRITING /COMPOSITION A composition is the way in which a whole or a mixture is made up. It is composed of various components. Composition writing has to do with putting down your ideas, opinions or thoughts in writing. This is done in an organized way so that your reader is able to understand it. Reasons for writing compositions • To inform. • To persuade. • To call readers’ attention to something. • To express feelings. • To entertain. • To give pleasure. There are four types of composition writing • nNarrative -: A narrative composition is a kind of writing where you talk about what happened to you or what you witnessed. It is like telling a story. A narrative composition also talks about a main idea or lesson learned. You may consider the following in writing a narrative essay. • Identify the experience that you want to write about. For example, your experience could be on “my first day in school”. • Think about why the experience is important to you. • Spend some time to remember what happened and write it down. • Descriptive -: this is a kind of essay where you explain the physical appearance of somebody, something or a place. One reason for writing a descriptive essay is so that your reader can identify what you have described once he or she sees it. For example, i magine that you want to write a descriptive essay about your father. This means you have chosen to write about your father’s physical appearance and the way he interacts with people.