Essay Flashcards
Is a paper that discusses, describes or analyzes one topic
Essay
It can discuss a subject directly or indirectly, seriously or humorously
Essay
It can describe personal opinions, or just reports information
Essay
It is a short nonfiction work that presents a single main idea, thesis, about a particular topic
Essay
It is written to convince someone of something or to inform the reader about a particular topic
Esaay
An essay can be written from any __________, but essays are most commonly written in ____ ______ (_) or _______ ______ (subjects can be substituted with the __,__,___ or ___ pronouns)
Perspective
First person (I)
Third person
He she it or they
Explored a topic with the goal of informing or enlightening the reader
Informative or Expository Essays
Types of informative or expository essays
Descriptive essay
Process essay
Comprarison essay
Cause and effect essay
Problem and Solution essay
You have to give a complete description of the topic
Descriptive or Definition essay
An essay all about what, why, and how of the essay topic
Descriptive or Definition Esaay
You have to describe a place, event, concept, or experience that is appealing to the readers five senses
Descriptive or definition essay
An essay that requires the writer to describe something in depth by adding your perspective
Descriptive or definition essay
Ensure to use controversial words in your writing piece to make it
Strong
Descriptive or definition essay signal words
Is
Refers to
Can be defined as
Means
Tells you about a task and the method to complete it
Process essay
It involves a step by step guide to making or doing something
Process essay
Process essay signal words
First
Second
Next
Following
Is based on finding the similarities and differences between two or more subjects
Comparison essay
Comparison essay signal words: similarities and differences
Similarities: both, also, like, similarly
Differences: unlike, differs from, in contrast
You have to describe why something has happened and its effects
Cause and effect essay
It is built on the consequences or effects of something; they can be either positive or negative
Cause and Effect essay
Gives the reader a clear relationship between the two subjects
Cause and effect essay
The main is to provide supporting evidence and demonstrate the cause and effect relationship between the two ideas
Cause and effect essay
The results in the body paragraphs can be based on assumptions but must be valid
Cause and effect essay
Cause and effect essay signal words
Cause: because, for, since
Effect: results in, consequently, thus
the writer provides an analysis of the problems and their solution
Problem and solution essay
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
• in this essay, a writer has to justify the solutions and show how they can be implemented.
Problems and solutions essay
you can present your
recommendations based on the solution
Problem and solution essay
The problem and solution essay has four components
Situation
Problem
Solution
Evaluation
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
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
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
You need to go through several sources and analyze the effect that the solution had on the problem.
Evaluation
Aims to persuade the reader to accept a certain point of view
Argumentative/Persuasive Esaay
Explores a topic related to the life or interests of the writer.
Personal essay
They are characterized by an intimate and informal style or tone.
Personal style
A 5 paragraph essay looks like?
Introduction
Body paragraph 1
Body paragraph 2
Body paragraphs 3
Conclusion
A structured plan of a piece of writing that organizes the main ideas and supporting points of an essay before you start writing.
Outline
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
It can be flexible and adaptable; you can add or remove points as needed.
Outline
think of the outline as the
midpoint between your thoughts and the finished essay, which closely reflects your topic and thesis.
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
•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
Some thesis statements simply state
The topic
They also identify a main idea the writer is trying to prove in the composition.
Thesis statement
The ____ ask a question; the _____ ______ answers according to the writer’s opinion, based on his or her research.
Topic
Thesis statement
The essay is organized to explore
the question and support your answer or opinion.
The concluding point of the line of inquiry motivated by the topic
Thesis
Is not q restatement of the topic
Thesis
Should be framed in relation to your topic. It is your opinion or argument on your topic
Thesis
directly states the paragraph’s main idea
Topic sentence
introduces the main point of the paragraph
Topic sentence
written in complete sentence
Topic sentence
provides the central focus or message of the paragraph
Main idea
