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Essay Flashcards

1
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Is a paper that discusses, describes or analyzes one topic

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Essay

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It can discuss a subject directly or indirectly, seriously or humorously

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Essay

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It can describe personal opinions, or just reports information

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Essay

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It is a short nonfiction work that presents a single main idea, thesis, about a particular topic

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Essay

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It is written to convince someone of something or to inform the reader about a particular topic

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Esaay

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An essay can be written from any __________, but essays are most commonly written in ____ ______ (_) or _______ ______ (subjects can be substituted with the __,__,___ or ___ pronouns)

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Perspective
First person (I)
Third person
He she it or they

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Explored a topic with the goal of informing or enlightening the reader

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Informative or Expository Essays

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Types of informative or expository essays

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Descriptive essay
Process essay
Comprarison essay
Cause and effect essay
Problem and Solution essay

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You have to give a complete description of the topic

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Descriptive or Definition essay

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An essay all about what, why, and how of the essay topic

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Descriptive or Definition Esaay

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You have to describe a place, event, concept, or experience that is appealing to the readers five senses

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Descriptive or definition essay

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An essay that requires the writer to describe something in depth by adding your perspective

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Descriptive or definition essay

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Ensure to use controversial words in your writing piece to make it

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Strong

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Descriptive or definition essay signal words

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Is
Refers to
Can be defined as
Means

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Tells you about a task and the method to complete it

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Process essay

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It involves a step by step guide to making or doing something

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Process essay

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Process essay signal words

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First
Second
Next
Following

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18
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Is based on finding the similarities and differences between two or more subjects

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Comparison essay

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Comparison essay signal words: similarities and differences

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Similarities: both, also, like, similarly
Differences: unlike, differs from, in contrast

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You have to describe why something has happened and its effects

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Cause and effect essay

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It is built on the consequences or effects of something; they can be either positive or negative

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Cause and Effect essay

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Gives the reader a clear relationship between the two subjects

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Cause and effect essay

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The main is to provide supporting evidence and demonstrate the cause and effect relationship between the two ideas

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Cause and effect essay

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The results in the body paragraphs can be based on assumptions but must be valid

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Cause and effect essay

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Cause and effect essay signal words

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Cause: because, for, since
Effect: results in, consequently, thus

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the writer provides an analysis of the problems and their solution

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Problem and solution essay

27
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What is the best method for writing a problem and solutions essay

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•the best method of writing this essay is to offer numerous solutions and highlight their pros and cons

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• in this essay, a writer has to justify the solutions and show how they can be implemented.

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Problems and solutions essay

29
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you can present your
recommendations based on the solution

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Problem and solution essay

30
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The problem and solution essay has four components

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Situation
Problem
Solution
Evaluation

31
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The introduction begins with a topic (________) that interests us. It’s a recap of what you want to discuss with your audience.

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Situation
Problem and solution essay

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After mentioning the situation the next thing you should do is to determine the ________ _______ related to the ________ as mentioned above. The ______ must be described and demonstrated as a relevant problem to initiate the discussion process.

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Concerning issues
Phenomenon
Subtopic

33
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This is where your opinion comes into play, this is where it needs to be highlighted. It is mandatory to understandably mention ways of dealing with the problem at hand, providing _________ and ______ ________

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Solutions
examples and possible solutions

34
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You need to go through several sources and analyze the effect that the solution had on the problem.

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Evaluation

35
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Aims to persuade the reader to accept a certain point of view

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Argumentative/Persuasive Esaay

36
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Explores a topic related to the life or interests of the writer.

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Personal essay

37
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They are characterized by an intimate and informal style or tone.

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Personal style

38
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A 5 paragraph essay looks like?

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Introduction
Body paragraph 1
Body paragraph 2
Body paragraphs 3
Conclusion

39
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A structured plan of a piece of writing that organizes the main ideas and supporting points of an essay before you start writing.

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Outline

40
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It is an essay’s skeleton or like a roadmap that guides you through the writing process helping your ideas flow logically and coherently.

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Outline

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It can be flexible and adaptable; you can add or remove points as needed.

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Outline

42
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think of the outline as the

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midpoint between your thoughts and the finished essay, which closely reflects your topic and thesis.

43
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How to write an outline

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Carefully read your writing assignment.
2. Answer: What’s the purpose of the essay? Is it to inform, to persuade, to entertain?
3. Identify your audience.
4. Use resources to look up your information.
5. Take notes to use in your outline.
6. State your thesis

44
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•It’s a sentence or two in the introduction that announces your topic and what you want to say about it. Your entire composition will support the ideas presented in this statement.

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Thesis statement

45
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Some thesis statements simply state

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The topic

46
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They also identify a main idea the writer is trying to prove in the composition.

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Thesis statement

47
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The ____ ask a question; the _____ ______ answers according to the writer’s opinion, based on his or her research.

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Topic
Thesis statement

48
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The essay is organized to explore

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the question and support your answer or opinion.

49
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The concluding point of the line of inquiry motivated by the topic

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Thesis

50
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Is not q restatement of the topic

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Thesis

51
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Should be framed in relation to your topic. It is your opinion or argument on your topic

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Thesis

52
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directly states the paragraph’s main idea

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Topic sentence

53
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introduces the main point of the paragraph

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Topic sentence

54
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written in complete sentence

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Topic sentence

55
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provides the central focus or message of the paragraph

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Main idea

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