Composition and Letter Writing: Guided Writing in Persian
Composition and Letter Writing: guided Persian
The composition section asks for controlled Persian on a familiar topic or a letter. Marks depend on task fulfilment, paragraph logic, correct verb endings and appropriate register. For a topic composition, write a topic sentence, then two concrete details, then a conclusion; avoid lists without verbs. Plan three moves: opening purpose, two or three supporting details, closing. Use connectors such as اول, سپس, همچنین, اما, بنابراین, در پایان.
Letter conventions
A short informal Persian letter normally has salutation (دوست عزیز / دوست گرامی), greeting (سلام), body, and closing (با احترام / ارادتمند شما), then name. Keep one register: with a friend use تو and verb endings -ی; with a teacher use شما and -ید. Do not mix them.
Worked example
دوست عزیزم، سلام. امیدوارم حال شما خوب باشد. فردا در خانه ما مهمانی کوچکی داریم. اگر وقت داشته باشی، خوشحال میشویم که بیایی. با احترام [نام] Reasoning: the opening names the addressee; سلام sets the greeting; the invitation is one clear sentence; اگر ... داشته باشی uses the subjunctive after اگر; خوشحال میشویم agrees with 'we'. The closing is conventional.
Traps
Do not write English word order with Persian words; do not omit the final verb; do not use a formal closing after intimate تو throughout; do not invent difficult vocabulary you cannot spell.