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Essay Writing Flashcards

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1
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The word essay is derived from the?

A

French infinitive essayer

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What is the meaning of French infinitive essayer?

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to try or to attempt

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3
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What is essay first meant in English?

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a trial or an attempt

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4
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What is also essay first meant in English?

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Alternative Meaning

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5
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What is an Essay?

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It is analytic, interpretative, or critical literary composition

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True or False

It is much shorter, less systematic, and formal

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True

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7
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Is an Essay from a limited and often personal point of view?

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Yes

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8
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Give the 8 Tips in Writing an Essay

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  • decide what kind of essay to write
  • brainstorm your topic
  • research the topic
  • choose a writing style
  • develop a thesis
  • outline your essay
  • write you essay
  • edit you writing to check spelling and grammar
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9
Q

Identify this

Written as literary essay piece
Purpose of educating target audience

A

Informative Essay

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What is this?

To expose, present, and avoid presenting arguments or personal opinions

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Informative Essay

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What is the use of Introduction?

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To grab the attention of the reader
To introduce the topic

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12
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Identify this

One-sentence statement
Expresses main idea of essay

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Thesis statement

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What is a thesis statement?

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It expresses the main idea of an essay or text and is a one sentence statement

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Give the three (3) parts of the Informative Essay

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Introduction
Body
Conclusion

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15
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What is the bulk part of an essay?

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Body

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16
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This contains all the important facts that support or provide evidences to the thesis statement

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Body

17
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This part summarizes the essay

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Conclusion

18
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True or False

The conclusion discourages the reader to seek out more information about a topic

A

FALSE, it encourages them

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