Types of composition

They are found in magazines and newspapers (e.g.the school newspaper, magazine, etc.)

• letters

• articles

• reports

They are similar to articles but have more formal, factual style, and each kind has its own special formal and features.

• letters

• postcards

• reports

They are written to a specific person/group (e.g.your parents, the city Council,etc) for a specific reason (e.g. to make a complaint, to apply for a job, etc.)

• letters

• articles

• reports

Instructions, leaflets, advertisements and Memos are

• informative writing

• formal

• informal

Types of reports are:

• reviews

• assessment

• news

• descriptive composition

• narrative description