Composing: Mixed Bag
Write a response to ONE of the following.
You have 1hr 10 mins. Aim to produce 3-4 A4 pages on each title.
Ø Write a blog article (serious and/or humorous) for our school
website titled “10
Ø Ways to Survive Secondary School”.
Ø Write a descriptive essay on the beauty and the ugliness in our
modern world.
Ø Write a short story in which a small moment has a deep
significance for the main character.
Ø Our greatest asset is our education system. Agree or Disagree
Ø In the modern world there is no such thing as a ‘generation gap’.
Ø Write out the speech you would give at your brother’s/ sister’s
wedding.
Ø Write a talk persuading us to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle
Ø Write a speech where you nominate someone for an award.
Ø Propose some changes in the way our school is run at a student
council meeting.
Ø Prepare a lesson you would give to a First Year group in any
subject, any topic.
Ø Argue for or against the motion that: Ireland should lower the
voting age.
Ø Ireland’s digital consent of 16 is inconsequential.
Ø TV talent shows are destroying the music industry.
Ø Beauty pageants do more harm than good.
Ø Doctor assisted suicide should be legalised in Ireland.
Ø Celebrities should not be role models.
Ø Write a light-hearted speech about your pet hates in life.
Ø Write a newspaper article in which you uncover and expose a
scandal.
Ø Write an entertaining descriptive essay for or against the motion
that the future of publishing is digital.
Ø Write a personal essay entitled ‘I’m weird but that’s OK.’
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