Essay Writting

What is an Essay?
 The word Essay is defined in "The Concise
Oxford Dictionary" as "a literary composition
(usually prose and short) on any subject.“
 It is a written composition giving expression
to one's own personal ideas or opinions on
some topic; but the term usually covers also
any written composition, whether it
expresses personal opinions, or gives
information on any given subject, or details
of a narrative or description.
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Style
HINTS ON ESSAY-WRITING
General
Preparation
Special
Preparation

Observation Conversation

Defining Logical
Collecting
the Collection Selection Arrange-
Subject materials
ment
 Expository
Essays

Types
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Essays

Narrative
Essays
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should be
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should have of view language
a purpose throughout
the essay

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the first
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person
as story
pronoun ‘I’ is
welcomed.

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be
story Narrative organized!
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 Introduction
General statements
and information
about the topic
Body Paragraphs Body paragraph 1 Thesis statementlists
Support the main the main ideas
ideas of the thesis in the essay
statement Body paragraph 2
Begin with topic
sentences
Body paragraph 3
Conclusion
Brief summary of
main points of the
essay
Steps to Writing an Essay
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