Types of Essays
Types of Essays
Narrative
Narration is telling a story from a certain viewpoint, and there is usually a reason for the telling. All narrative essays will have characters, setting, climax, and most importantly, a plot. The plot is the focus of the story and is usually revealed chronologically, but there are sometimes flash forwards and flash backs.
In writing a narrative essay, remember to:
•Include sensory and emotional details, so the reader will experience the story, not just read about it
•Have the story support the point you are making, and make reference to that point in the first sentence.
•Write in the first or third person
Descriptive
Descriptive essays have text which describes traits and characteristics of people, objects, events, feelings, etc in intricate detail.
Whatever is being described will be thoroughly examined. For example, if you were describing roses, you would explain:
•Where they come from
•What they look like
•What colors they are
•How they grow and smell
When you write a descriptive essay, you want to involve the reader’s senses and emotions. For example, you could say, “I got sleepy” or describe it like this, "As I was waiting for Santa, my eyelids began to get heavy, the lights on the tree began to blur with the green branches, and my head started to drop." The second sentence gives vivid details to make the reader feel like he is there.
Exposition
Expository essays can compare, explore and discuss problems, or tell a story. An exposition essay gives information about various topics to the reader. It:
•Informs
•Describes
•Explains
In writing an exposition, the text needs to:
•Be concise and easy to understand
•Give different views on a subject or report on a situation or event
•Explain something that may be difficult to understand as you write your essay.
Remember that your purpose is to explain.
Argumentative
In an argumentative essay the writer is trying to convince the reader by
Narrative
Narration is telling a story from a certain viewpoint, and there is usually a reason for the telling. All narrative essays will have characters, setting, climax, and most importantly, a plot. The plot is the focus of the story and is usually revealed chronologically, but there are sometimes flash forwards and flash backs.
In writing a narrative essay, remember to:
•Include sensory and emotional details, so the reader will experience the story, not just read about it
•Have the story support the point you are making, and make reference to that point in the first sentence.
•Write in the first or third person
Descriptive
Descriptive essays have text which describes traits and characteristics of people, objects, events, feelings, etc in intricate detail.
Whatever is being described will be thoroughly examined. For example, if you were describing roses, you would explain:
•Where they come from
•What they look like
•What colors they are
•How they grow and smell
When you write a descriptive essay, you want to involve the reader’s senses and emotions. For example, you could say, “I got sleepy” or describe it like this, "As I was waiting for Santa, my eyelids began to get heavy, the lights on the tree began to blur with the green branches, and my head started to drop." The second sentence gives vivid details to make the reader feel like he is there.
Exposition
Expository essays can compare, explore and discuss problems, or tell a story. An exposition essay gives information about various topics to the reader. It:
•Informs
•Describes
•Explains
In writing an exposition, the text needs to:
•Be concise and easy to understand
•Give different views on a subject or report on a situation or event
•Explain something that may be difficult to understand as you write your essay.
Remember that your purpose is to explain.
Argumentative
In an argumentative essay the writer is trying to convince the reader by