English Paper 1: Composing (Help Please)

Burswood

Does anyone have any tips whatsoever on the Composing section of Honours English Paper 1 ?

My best area is short story/narrative. Should I use certain techniques?
I'm quite confused..

Professional Griefer

For narration;
First or third person narration.
Expression of personal feelings.
Conversational language.
Detailed descriptions.
Realistic dialogue.
Humour/Sadness.
Thought-provoking reflections.

Those are what our notes say on it. Check out Text 2 from 2003, thats a good piece of narration.

For argument;
A beginning with a clear, main statement.
Evidence - facts statistics etc to prove their point.
A structure that is planned and logical, so as it can be coherent.
A conclusion that draws together the main points for the argument.

Bascially, Introduce - thesis.
Put together a body of evidence using facts and/or stats.
Draw a reasoned conclusion.

For Persuasion;
An attention-grabbing opening.
Emotional language and imagery.
Use of the personal 'I' and 'We'.
Evidence - facts, stats, etc to prove a point.
Repetition.
Epigrams(short, witty, memorable lines).
Slogans.
Rhetorical questions.
Exaggeration.
Humour.
Contrast + Comparison.
Syntax.
Lists.
Trying to conclude in the imperative.

Thats all I got, hope that helps.

Burswood

It does!

Thank you very much