What is an Essay?
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An essay is a group of paragraphs
written about a single topic and a
central main idea.
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The word Essay is defined in “The
Concise Oxford Dictionary” as “a
literary composition(usually prose and
short)on any subject.”
Four Major Types of Essays
• Narrative Essay: Telling a Story
• Descriptive Essay: Painting a Picture
• Expository Essay: Just the Facts
• Persuasive Essay: Convince Me
The Structure of an Essay?
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The Introduction: Explains the topic with
general ideas. It also has the thesis
statement and comes at or near the end of
the paragraph.
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The Main Body: Explain and support the
thesis statement.
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The Conclusion: Summarizes or restates the
thesis and the supporting ideas of the essay.
The Introduction….
…is usually five to ten sentences.
…catches the reader’s interest.
…gives the general topic of the essay.
…gives background information about the
topic.
• …states the main point(thesis statement) of
the essay.
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How to make an introduction
interesting?
• …interesting facts or statistics.
• …a personal story or example.
• …an interesting quotation.
Thesis Statements for Logical
Division of Ideas
• The thesis statement of a logical division
essay often indicates the number of
subtopics.
Ex. Inflation has three causes.
• It may even name the specific subtopics:
Ex. Inflation has three causes: excessive
government spending, unrestrained
consumer borrowing and an increase in
the supply of paper money.
Concluding Paragraph
The conclusion has three purposes:
• It signals the end of the essay starting
with a transition signal.
• It reminds your reader of your main points
by summarizing your subtopics or
paraphrasing your thesis.
• It leaves your reader with your final
thoughts on the topic.
CONTENT
1 Paraphrasing of question
2 Definition of terms
3 Example
4 Generalization
5 Lesson learned
RUBRICS FOR SCORING
7-10 relevant sentences with correct
Grammar and legibility in writing
3-6 relevant sentences with correct
Grammar and legibility in writing
1-2 relevant sentences with correct
Grammar and legibility in writing
0 irrelevant sentence or phrase
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