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Essay: Ms. Gracezhelle V. Javier, LPT

This document provides an overview of the key elements and structure of an essay. It discusses the main parts of an essay as the introduction, body, and conclusion. The introduction should catch the reader's attention and introduce the topic and main idea. The body paragraphs should each support the main idea and work together cohesively. The conclusion should remind readers of the focus without introducing new information. Additionally, the document outlines different types of essays like formal and informal, as well as forms like descriptive, narrative, expository, persuasive, and argumentative. It also defines important elements to consider like audience, purpose, subject, and tone.

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Essay: Ms. Gracezhelle V. Javier, LPT

This document provides an overview of the key elements and structure of an essay. It discusses the main parts of an essay as the introduction, body, and conclusion. The introduction should catch the reader's attention and introduce the topic and main idea. The body paragraphs should each support the main idea and work together cohesively. The conclusion should remind readers of the focus without introducing new information. Additionally, the document outlines different types of essays like formal and informal, as well as forms like descriptive, narrative, expository, persuasive, and argumentative. It also defines important elements to consider like audience, purpose, subject, and tone.

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Essay

Ms. Gracezhelle V. Javier, LPT


Essay
•Is a short non-fiction, non-imaginary
work about a subject.
•It may be classified by tone and style
(formal and informal).
•Purposes depend on what the writer
wants to write about.
THREE MAIN PARTS (Essay)
• Introduction
• Body
• Conclusion
Introduction
•Shows the topic sentence of the
essay.
•It should be effective so the readers
are encouraged or motivated to
continue reading.
Ways to write an effective essay
introduction:
1. Catch the reader’s attention (direct
announcement, a quotation, a question, a
definition, an unusual comparison, or a
controversial position/opinion);
2. Introduce the topic of the essay;
3. Introduce the main idea; and
4. Introduce the purpose of the essay.
Body
•Includes body paragraph.
•Develops the main idea of the essay.
Characteristics of effective body
paragraphs:
1. Explain, illustrate, or provide evidence to
support the main idea of essay;
2. Discuss only one aspect of the main idea;
3. Work together with other body paragraphs
to support your essay’s main idea;
4. Work together with other body paragraphs
to create a clear, cohesive paper/essay.
Conclusion
•Brings the essay to a logical end.
•It should be brief, predicting
outcome to main idea, giving an
opinion, and quotes.
Characteristics of an effective
conclusion:
1. Remind readers of the primary focus of the
essay;
2. Avoid introducing new ideas; and
3. Avoid apologies.
TYPES OF ESSAY
• Formal Essay
• Informal Essay
Formal Essay
•Also called “impersonal essay”.
•The content is informative and
scientific in nature.
Informal Essay
•Also called “familiar/personal essay”.
•It expresses personal experiences or
observation on human nature.
•Purpose: entertain > inform.
FORMS OF ESSAY
• Descriptive
• Narrative
• Expository
• Persuasive
• Argumentative
Descriptive Essay
•An essay that illustrates by using
sensory words in order to bring to the
reader’s imagination what is being
talked about.
Narrative Essay
•An essay that tells a story of the writer
or other’s story.
•Usually found in the feature writing
sections of newspapers and
magazines.
Expository Essay
•An essay that explains something so
that reader can understand.
Persuasive Essay
•An essay that convinces the reader
to think in a certain way.
Argumentative Essay
•An essay that shows assertion
(opinion, theory, hypothesis) about
some phenomenon or phenomena is
correct or more truthful than the
others’.
ELEMENTS OF ESSAY
• Audience
• Purpose
• Subject
• Point of View
• Theme
• Mood
• Tone
• Style
•Audience – it refers to whom the essay is
intended for.
•Purpose – it refers to the intention in
writing the essay.
•Subject – it is the topic discussed in the
essay.
•Point of View – it is how the ideas are
told to the reader.
•Theme – it refers to the lesson or
message of the essay.
•Mood – it refers to the feeling which the
writer would like the reader to
experience or get from the essay.
•Tone – it is the attitude of the writer
towards his/her subject.
•Style – is the special way in which the
ideas of the essays are developed.
• Three main parts of essay • Elements of essay
• Introduction • Audience
• Body • Purpose
• Conclusion
• Subject
• Types of essay
• Point of View
• Formal
• Theme
• Informal
• Mood
• Forms of essay
• Tone
• Descriptive
• Narrative • Style
• Expository
• Persuasive
• Argumentative
Source:
• https://www.slideshare.net/ceciliamanago/an-
introduction-to-essay

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