The Food Book of Writing

Essays Essays – An Essay is a small academic composition. An essay usually focuses on one topic.

Types – Explain each type of essay and state its purpose Persuasive (Argumentative) - Supposed to convince the reader to do or not to do something.

Expository (Informative) - Uncovers things in detail to make it easier for the reader to comprehend.

Definition or Description - Defines different things ideas, perspectives and describes something to the reader so they can try and use their senses to feel what they read Process (How-to) - Explains how to do something.

Compare and Contrast - Interprets similarities and differences between two things.

Cause and Effect - Reveals the causes of things to the reader and justifies their effects.

Analytical/Critical - Analyzes a piece of literature from different viewpoints and evaluates the literary piece on their strong points and weak points.

Evaluative - Analyzes the text.

Interpretive - Compares the text.

Narrative (Tells a story) - A short story that is written in essay format Personal Statement/Anecdote - Explains a story and gives opinions Research - Revolves around a research question that is supposed to answer a specific question.

Timed - An essay that is written under a certain amount of time.

Document Based Question (DBQ) - An essay written after using documents to provide information.

Synthesis - Gathers information from a variety of sources to create a new idea.

Strategies/Planning Tips/Steps – Explain how to plan and organize essays and how to analyze and break down prompts.

Pre-writing/Prompt Analysis/Outlining - Write notes and brainstorm your ideas or what you are going to write for each paragraph of your essay.