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Descriptive Essay
Descriptive writing portrays people, places, things, moments and theories with enough vivid detail to help the reader create a mental picture of what is being written about. Appealing-to-the-Senses Description: Let the reader see, smell, hear, taste, and feel what you write in your essay.
Spatial-Order Description: Show the reader where things are located from your perspective.
Narrative Essay
As a mode of expository writing, the narrative approach, more than any other, offers writers a chance to think and write about themselves. When you write a narrative essay, you are telling a story. Narrative essays are told from a defined point of view, often the author's, so there is feeling as well as specific and often sensory details provided to get the reader involved in the elements and sequence of the story.
When the writer uses this technique, he or she must be sure to include all the conventions of storytelling: plot, character, setting, climax, and ending. It is usually filled with details that are carefully selected to explain, support, or embellish the story. All of the details relate to the main point the writer is attempting to make.
A childhood event. Think of an experience when you learned something for the first time, or when you realized how important someone was for you. Achieving a goal. Think about a particularly meaningful achievement in your life. This could be something as seemingly minor as achieving a good grade on a difficult assignment, or this could be something with more longlasting effects, like getting the job you desired or getting into the best school to which you applied. A failure. Think about a time when you did not perform as well as you had wanted. Focusing on an experience like this can result in rewarding reflections about the positive emerging from the negative.
Comparison/Contrast Essay
Writing a comparison/contrast paper involves comparing and contrasting two subjects. A comparison shows how two things are alike. A contrast shows how two things are different. When you choose a topic, be sure not to choose two totally unrelated subjects. You must start with subjects that have some basic similarities. For instance, you could choose to compare/contrast two movies, two authors, two modes of transportation, or two sports figures, but you would not want to try to compare train travel and Babe Ruth!
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Piece of cake, right? Theres a catch, however. It is up to you to argue why those similarities and differences matter; otherwise, you dont have much of a paper.
Definition Essays
A definition essay defines a word, term, or concept in depth by providing a personal commentary on what the specific subject means. Most people will agree on what trees, windows, computers, and pencils are in general. However, abstract terms, such as love, pain, or patriotism, have different meanings for different individuals since such terms play on peoples feelings more than their physical senses.
The definition essay provides a personal, extended definition of such terms by linking or comparing the term to a previous definition and by illustrating how that term should be applied.
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Example: A good teacher is someone who has a mastery of the subject taught, excitement for the material, and upholds the rules. OR A good teacher is someone who assigns easy assignments, does not mark anyone tardy, and gives lots of extra credit.
Problem/Solution Essays
This is your chance to outline a specific concern in your world and motivate your readers to help you do something about it. You may change the worldor at least your own backyard.
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Choose a topic-Most of us have issues we are passionate about, so choose something that interests you personally and something that you have an opinion about. Narrowing Your Focus- Most of us would like to fix global warming or world hunger, but these topics are simply too big to cover in a high school or college essay. You will need to narrow your topic to a manageable level.
Cause/Effect Essay
Cause and effect essays are concerned with why things happen (causes) and what happens as a result (effects).
Argument Essay
The argumentative essay is a genre of writing that requires the student to investigate a topic, collect, generate, and evaluate evidence, and establish a position on the topic in a concise manner. Argumentative essay assignments generally call for extensive research of literature or previously published material. Argumentative essays must establish a clear thesis and follow sound reasoning.
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