the essay Flashcards
An essay
Is a paper that discusses, describes or analyzes one topic
Short non fiction work that presents a single main idea, or thesis, about a particular topic
Essay
Informative or Expository essays
Explores a topic with the goal of informing or enlightening the reader
Explores a topic with the goal of informing or enlightening the reader
Informative or expository essays
You have to give a complete description of the topic
Descriptive or definition essay
This essay it’s all about what, why and how of the essay topic
Descriptive or Definition essay
You have to describe a place, event, concept or experience that is appealing to the readers five senses
Descriptive or Definition essay
This essay requires the writer to describe something in depth by adding your perspective
Descriptive or Definition essay
While making a descriptive or definition essay you should ensure to:
Use controversial words to make it strong
Process essay
Tells you about a task and the method to complete it
It involves a step by step guide to making or doing something
Process essay
Comparison Essay
finding similarities and differences between two or more objects
Cause and effect essay
You have to describe why something has happened and its effects
It’s is built on the consequences or effects of something (positive or negative)
Cause and effects essay
Thesis statement
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 the:
Thesis statement
The outline
A structured plan that organizes the main ideas and supporting points before you
start writing.
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.
The outline
It’s NOT a restatement of a topic
Thesis
THE THESIS OF YOUR ESSAY
SHOULD:
BE FRAMED IN RELATION TO YOUR TOPIC.
directly states the
paragraph’s main idea
Topic sentence
Topic sentence
introduces the main
point of the paragraph
It is written in complete sentence
Topic sentence
