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WRITING WORKSHEET: PHOTO COMPOSITION Page 1

PHOTO COMPOSITION

Description :

1. The aim of this writing worksheet is to enhance the students’ writing skills.

2. Worksheet 1 is intended to build recount writing competence.

3. Students will learn to derive information from pictures given in order to

increase their ability to write.

4. Student will learn how to study the photo in detail, list information, include

their own creative input, and organize the information in a logical sequence.

PICTURE STUDY

Look at the following photo. To help you describe the picture, you will need to ask

yourself some questions.

STEP ONE

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WRITING WORKSHEET: PHOTO COMPOSITION Page 2

: Who are the people in the photo?

Karen Dina Paul Mr. Arief

( a foreigner) (a girl) (a foreigner) (a teacher)

: What happened/was happening?

Karen and Paul were having a vacation in Indonesia.

Dina and her father were spending her school holiday.

: Where did this take place?

(a) at the beach

(b) under the coconut tree

: When did this happen?

(a) in the morning

(b) in the school holiday

Question 1

Question 3

Question 2

Question 4

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WRITING WORKSHEET: PHOTO COMPOSITION Page 3

: COMPOSING THE STORY. To write the

composition, ask yourself these questions

1. How did they feel?

2.What happened in the picture?

3. What happened before this? (Use your imagination)

4. What happened after that? (Think creatively)

5. What and who were at the beach?

6. How was the situation at the beach?

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Question 5

STEP TWO

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Now write the story