How
to write an essay?
What
is it an essay?
An essay is an extended piece of writing whose purpose is to present a particular
point of view. It could be defined as academic writing to validate, analyze,
interpret, or set facts regarding a particular issue. Lozano, L. (2020).
Types
of essays:
·
Literary essay.
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Argumentative essay.
·
Scientific essay.
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Expository essay.
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Philosophical essay.
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Critical essay.
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Sociological essay.
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Historical essay.
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Descriptive essay
·
Synoptic essay
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Analytical essay
·
Exploratory essay
·
Review essay
Steps to write an Essay
1. Decide the kind of essay
you want to write:
·
Do you want to write an argumentative, descriptive,
synoptic, analytical, exploratory, or a review essay? What is your purpose?
2.
Brainstorm and Research your essay topic.
Be
sure you have a clear vision of your topic. Then, write an introduction to
begin your essay, at least two or three body paragraphs to develop the
introduction, and a conclusion to end the essay. Use transitions to help the
readers understand the organization of the ideas. Phillips, D. (2001).
3.
Develop a thesis:
·
Do
you want to present your point of view and persuade your readers?
4.
Edit your essay:
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Did you support your
ideas, give examples, reasons, facts, and details?
·
Did you stick to
vocabulary and sentence structures you know?
·
Are you sure about your
spelling, and grammar?
5.
Evaluate your essay:
5.
Do you have very strong organizational, structural, and grammatical skills?
4.
Do you have good organizational, structural, and grammatical skills?
3.
Do you have adequate organizational, structural, and grammatical skills? Does your essay contain errors?
2.
Do you show evidence of organizational, structural, and grammatical skills that
still need to be improved?
1.
Do you show a minimal ability to convey ideas in written English?
References:
Lozano,
L. (2020). How to write an essay?
Phillips,
D. (2001). Longman Introductory Course for the TOEFL Test. Second Edition. New
York. Pearson Education Editorial.
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