ESSAYS
Essays – Essays is a short piece of writing on a particular subject that can contain several paragraphs. Types – Explain each type of essay and state its purpose Persuasive (Argumentative) It’s the one making readers agree with your opinion with an argument that happened. Expository (Informative) This is not intended to persuade your reader but to instead educate them. Definition or Description The fiction- writing mode for transmitting a mental image of the particulars of a story. Process (How-to) Gives you examples of how to do each step to make your essay. Compare and Contrast A rhetorical style that discusses the similarities and differences of two or more things like ideas, concepts, items, places, etc. Cause and Effect A relationship between events or things where one is the result of the other or others. Analytical/Critical It asks the writer to make an argument about a particular book, essay, movie, etc. Evaluative It’s based on or relating to an assessment to form an idea of the value of something. Interpretive Relates to or provides an interpretation on someone or something. Narrative (Tells a story) A spoken or written account of connected events or stories. Personal Statement/Anecdote To give insights into how you became passionate about your chosen field of study. Research The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions. Timed To demonstrate disciplinary knowledge by producing a writing sample within a limited time period. Document Based Question (DBQ) A question that is given to you and you suppressed to answer in your essay.
