How to Plan and Write a Strong Composition
Plan before you write.
A strong composition is easier when you know your characters, setting, problem and ending before you begin.
Today’s goal
Plan a complete story and write an opening that makes the reader want to continue.
You will practise
Understanding the prompt, organising events, choosing details and checking your work.
PLE-style prompt: Write a composition about a day when an unexpected visitor came to your school.
1Unlock the prompt
Underline the words that tell you what must happen. Do not change the main event.
Who? An unexpected visitorWhere? Your schoolWhat happened?How did it end?
2Make a three-part plan
BeginningIntroduce the school day, the main character and the first sign that something unusual is happening.
MiddleShow the visitor’s arrival, the problem or surprise, and how people react.
EndingResolve the event and explain what the main character learned or felt.
3Study a model opening
The morning had begun like every other Monday. We were copying notes from the board when a loud cheer rose from the school gate. Our teacher stopped writing and turned towards the window. Someone we had never expected to see was walking across the compound.
Why it works: It establishes the setting, creates contrast and ends with a question in the reader’s mind.
Your planning desk
Type short notes first. Full sentences can come later.
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