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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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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
Cause: because, for, since Effect: results in, consequently, thus
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the writer provides an analysis of the problems and their solution
Problem and solution essay
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What is the best method for writing a problem and solutions essay
•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.
Problems and solutions essay
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you can present your recommendations based on the solution
Problem and solution essay
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The problem and solution essay has four components
Situation Problem Solution Evaluation
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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.
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.
Concerning issues Phenomenon Subtopic
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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 ______ ________
Solutions examples and possible solutions
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You need to go through several sources and analyze the effect that the solution had on the problem.
Evaluation
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Aims to persuade the reader to accept a certain point of view
Argumentative/Persuasive Esaay
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Explores a topic related to the life or interests of the writer.
Personal essay
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They are characterized by an intimate and informal style or tone.
Personal style
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A 5 paragraph essay looks like?
Introduction Body paragraph 1 Body paragraph 2 Body paragraphs 3 Conclusion
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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.
Outline
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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.
Outline
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It can be flexible and adaptable; you can add or remove points as needed.
Outline
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think of the outline as the
midpoint between your thoughts and the finished essay, which closely reflects your topic and thesis.
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How to write an outline
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
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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.
Thesis statement
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Some thesis statements simply state
The topic
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They also identify a main idea the writer is trying to prove in the composition.
Thesis statement
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The ____ ask a question; the _____ ______ answers according to the writer's opinion, based on his or her research.
Topic Thesis statement
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The essay is organized to explore
the question and support your answer or opinion.
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The concluding point of the line of inquiry motivated by the topic
Thesis
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Is not q restatement of the topic
Thesis
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Should be framed in relation to your topic. It is your opinion or argument on your topic
Thesis
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directly states the paragraph's main idea
Topic sentence
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introduces the main point of the paragraph
Topic sentence
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written in complete sentence
Topic sentence
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provides the central focus or message of the paragraph
Main idea

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