what are essays

7/31/2019 What Are Essays

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WHATWHATAREARE

ESSAYS?ESSAYS?


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Definition:Definition:

short literary composition on a

single subject, usually presenting

the personal view of the author


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Types of essays:Types of essays:

Academic essays

Descriptive essay

Narrative essay

Comparative essay

Argumentative essay


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Planning to write essays:Planning to write essays:

Basically there are four stages involved in

essay writing:

(i) Pre-writing;(ii) Draft;

(iii) Editing; and

(iv) Final draft/essay


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Planning to write essays:Planning to write essays:

Use writing strategies to help one in writing

Mind-mapping,

OutliningBrainstorming

Free writing

Read and understand the questions askedIdentify main issue,

understand new key terms


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Pre-writing StagePre-writing Stage

Four stages in essay writing:

1. pre-writing

2. draft

3. editing

4. Final draft/ essay


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Pre-writing StagePre-writing Stage

think about the essay topic

gather information

Jot down ideas related to it in the form of abulleted list,


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Drafting StageDrafting Stage

Choose an outline and stick closely to it

You can begin with the section you are

most comfortable with.you can use free writing - writing whatever

comes to mind


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Editing Stage

After writing the essay draft, reread the

essay and edit it.

check the accuracy of content, clarity ofexpression, grammar, vocabulary and other

aspects such as spelling, punctuation,

format, and so on.


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Final Draft Stage

rewrite the final essay neatly.

check that the format used is correct


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TYPES OF ESSAYSTYPES OF ESSAYS

Explanation essay

Argumentation essay

Discussion essay


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Explanation essayExplanation essay

An explanation essay usually starts with

a general statement, followed by a

series of explanations to support thestatement.


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Argumentation essayArgumentation essay

It is persuasive in nature and begins

with a thesis statement.

It clearly states your side of the

argument


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ExamplesExamples

An healthy breakfast is said to be an

important meal of the day because it gives

the person all the essential nutrients that

the body requires and also helps in facing

the challenges of the day

Though people argue that examinations

cause too much of stress and tension in

students, they are important in evaluating

the student's knowledge


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As children love to indulge in fast foods

and spend their time in front of the

television or by playing video games,

obesity in children has become a commonhealth problem


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Discussion essayDiscussion essay

It is very similar to the argumentation

essay, except that it discusses both sides

of the issue and lets the readers decidefor themselves.


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Forming

opinions

explain discuss

What has What are


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DISCOURSE MARKERSDISCOURSE MARKERS

Words and phrases that help to develop

ideas and relate them to one another

The function of anyway is to signal achange in the direction of the

conversation

can be used to focus, clarify, contrast,change the subject, show agreement or

disagreementRefer to pg 32 for more examples


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Types of Discourse MarkersTypes of Discourse Markers

Time sequence markers

Before, since, as, until

First(ly), initially, second(ly), third(ly), thenAddition and contrast markers

And, in addition, further, also, both,

However, but, albeit, though, on the other hand,in contrast, on the contrary


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Types of Discourse MarkersTypes of Discourse Markers

Contrast, deduction, example, addition,

summation markers

But, whereas, on the contrary

And, in addition,

For example

Therefore, thus, though

To summarise, in summary, in conclusion

Cause and effect markers

So, but, because, as, if, the reason, provided that,

in comparison


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WRITING PARAGRAPHSWRITING PARAGRAPHS

An essay consists of three sections:

An introduction

The bodyA conclusion


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An introductionAn introduction

introduces the topic of the essay that gives

readers an understanding of what your

essay is all aboutSupporting sentences

Concluding sentence


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Throughout human history, the physical

universe has often presented dangers to explorers.

For example, when primitive humans left their tribal

villages to search for food and water, they risked deathor injury from dangerous animals. Later, when people

sailed the oceans in search of new lands for settlement

or trade, many died in terrible storms. Similarly, the

ocean of outer space has many dangers, but it alsohas several unique challenges for explorers


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The bodyThe body

Contain supporting evidence for the essay

list all your main points to support your

topic and expand each main point into aparagraph

provide examples, quotations, facts, and

other evidence to support this paragraph.


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One of the challenges that is unique to space is

the fact that space is a vacuum, which is a risk for

various reasons. First, in a vacuum there is no

atmosphere and therefore no air pressure. Without airpressure, the human body has no oxygen to sustain

itself. After too many minutes without oxygen, a

person would lose consciousness and eventually die.

Also, in a vacuum a person's blood will graduallybegin to boil. Finally, without an atmosphere, the rays

of the Sun can cause radiation poisoning.


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The concluding sentenceThe concluding sentence

summarise the whole essay, thus making

clear to your readers your understanding of

the essay topics.Summarise all your points discussed in the

essay


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There are other difficulties involved with space

exploration, but these are three of the most important

ones. In summary, without adequate air pressure, the

unprotected human body may be seriously harmed in avacuum. In addition, meteors can threaten human life

and damage spacecraft. Finally, the lack of water in

space means that human life may have a difficult time

surviving on other planets. As one can see, thechallenges of space travel are rather different from

terrestrial dangers


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