Elementary Composition – Night

Hi everyone! I said I’d write a letter, so here’s an example. It’s a letter to my sister’s dog.

c/o Department of English Language and Culture,
Catholic University of Korea, Songsim Campus
43-1 Yeokgok 2-Dong, Wonmi-gu
Bucheon City, Gyeonggi-Do 420-743
South Korea
[email
phone number]

10 May 2006

Duncan Sellar
Dog House #5,
Winnipeg, Manitoba M5F 5T6
Canada

Dear Duncan,

My name is Gord. Maybe you don’t remember me, because I left Canada a long time ago. You’re a pretty stupid dog, so I guess it’s possible you forgot me. I am your master’s brother. I was thinking about you and I thought I’d write you a letter.

I was thinking about you because I think you’re very lucky to have my sister as your master. Have you ever realized that? I think you probably haven’t realized that, because you’re even dumber than most dogs! But you really are very lucky, because your master Annie is patient, generous, and kind to you.

First of all, Annie is always patient with you. She doesn’t get angry when you make a mess. For example, you once vomited on her bed, but she didn’t get angry. She just put you outside, and cleaned up the mess. She also never annoyed with you, even though sometimes you disturbed her life. For instance, you often made loud sounds and barked at the neighbour’s dog. However, Annie didn’t mind. She just accepted that as part of your personality, and that helped her to be very patient with you.

Next, Annie is generous to you. She always gives you treats and wonderful snacks. For instance, she bought you tasty dog bones for Christsmas, and last year she even bought you doggy-chocolates! She was also generous with her time. For example, she was always happy to take you for a run, or to play with you when you felt lonely. I think you had a much more generous master than other dogs.

Finally, I think Annie was also so kind to you. I remember her always being gentle with you. For example, when you were a puppy and your legs hurt because you were growing, she would hug you and play with you until the pain stopped. She also never punched or kicked you like some kids do when their dogs are misbehaving. For example, you once knocked her down the stairs. She fell on her head, and she was very dizzy and frustrated, but she didn’t even shout at you! She just said, “That’s okay, Duncan made a mistake.” I think very few dogs have such a kind master, don’t you?

For all of the above reasons, I think you’re such a lucky dog. I hope that you are very thankful for this, and that you remember this fact. Next time you see Annie, wag your tail very hard and give her a nice big lick on the face. She will appreciate it, and you will feel good showing your love to your wonderful master. If you have any questions about this letter or would like to contact me for any reason, please feel free to use the contact information above.

Sincerely,

Gord Sellar

I forgot to mention in class — your letter doesn’t have to be serious. You can discuss the class, but you don’t have to. I’d be just as happy if you wrote about how you feel about school in general, or discussed something else altogether. The exercise is just to write a letter in the format above, using all the writing skills we’ve learned in a slightly new context. One note: it’s important to remember to indent your letter — I can’t indent this because it’s on the internet! Also, please remember to double-space your letter when you type it for me! Any questions?

UPDATE: I don’t want to add pressuring homework to your workload, so I’m going to do the following: as long as the letter shows evidence of real effort, and includes some of the techniques we studied in class, then you get a check mark for it. All that needs to happen is I receive it, and read it, and you get a check mark, which is towards your homework grade. If you write a letter using none of the techniques we studied (and reminded ourselves about), then you get an X and your homework mark will not benefit from the assignment. I think that’s better for you than extra stressful homework. So relax, and have fun with this assignment. You’re very free to write whatever you like.

Seulki’s high scool friend, Miss Jung, is an unusual person. For example, she sings alomst every song, and sings everywhere. Actually she is a good singer. She has another unusual thing. It is her conversation ability. For instance, she can conversation with anybody smoothly although she likes to talk about sexual stories. 

She has shiny and clean skin on her small face. Her eyes are cute because they are smiling. It looks like Hyoree’s. She has long hair, but slightly curly and brown. She ties her hair up as ponytail, but her front hair is short, so it’s covering her forehead. She wears silver ring earrings, and blue glasses. She has beautiful teeth, but a pimple spot under her lips.

Joo Hyung’s mother is stingy. She does not want to pay an electrical charge. For example,she turns off a light when she watch TV at night. She rarely buy clothes. She does not want to buy a new clothes. For example, she often wears her husband’s clothes instead. She also does not want to spend money making up her face beautifully.For instance, she only put cosmetic sample on her face. In conclusion, I think she is a little stingy.

I wasn’t good to my parents. I often flew at my mother when she scolded me. For example, while I was idling about doing nothing, she saw me and scolded me. So, I irritably get angry. Second, I’m always treat coldly with mother. When she was sick, I ignored her as if nothing had happended. Finally, I always acted brusquely. For a long time, I have disliked about going shopping and walking arm in arm with mother. So, I have always went away from her. Indeed, I think I am very bad daughter.

By the way, sometime ago, I heard that mother have a joint rheumatism. Suddenly, I felt she was a very poor woman. I regret my rudely behavior with mom. So, I decide to be a goor daughter to my parents. Mom! I love you~

Sun-myoung’s friend has some bad habit. First, she doesn’t mind about other’s feeling. For example, when they met, she always hits them without any reasons. And then, she usually doesn’t apolocise friends. She doesn’t think whether others like her action or not. Second, she is possessive. For instance, when she lent other’s things, she always doesn’t return them. Probably, she think that everybody’s things are hers. Fainally, she is a magpie. When we are talking to each other, she always talks only herself. So, we don’t have a chance of speaking. In conclusion, she doesn’t have consideration.

 You can find this place easily. Sometimes, you need this place, especially, when you are sick. You can be given some medication in there. Moreover, you can buy something you need such as vitamin, bandage, antiseptic… Also, you counsel with master about your symptom in there. Even though you aren’t sick, you sometimes are supposed to go there. Where is this place? Guess there!

There are piano, computer, bed, closet and so on includes almost everything what I want. That place makes me comfortable, and keeps my privacy because I like being alone in peace when I”m there. Every single day, I’ve thought deeply there at the end of the day.So nobody disturb me at that time!Even its posithion could change, but the function didn’t change. I’ve done lots of things in there. That’s why I like this zone, and probably you do, too!