202TST20B3 ACTIVITY

1. English Essay Writing 101
•Essaywriting101

2. Types of Essays
Narrative Essay writing- The learner has to give an account
of events or incident in the form of a storyline.
Descriptive Essay writing- The learner paints a picture with
words.
Persuasive Essay writing- sharing your point of view or an
opinon in an objective manner to persuade the reader.

3. Types of Essays
• Writing based on visual stimuli- The learner will be
asked to interpret a picture and be able to create
an essay topic based on the visual.
Discursive Essay writing- The learner has to
present both sides of the argument.

4. Parts of an essay
 An introduction is the smallest
part of the essay which typically
consists of five to six lines. It
introduces the topic, provides a
thesis statement and provides a
brief summary of what the body
paragraphs will be about.
 The body paragraph usually
includes three paragraphs each
discussing a different point.
 The conclusion is the final part of
the essay which summarizes all
the points of the essay and
provides a solution.

5. The Essay
writing process
Picture from:
http://www.slideshare.net/insta
ntessaytyper/essay-writing-in-
english?from_m_app=android
 It is also important that
learners proofread
their work before
submitting their final
drafts. A good essay in
English needs to have
no plagiarism in it.

6. Common mistakes
made in essay
writing
The use of informal language in
academic writing is a common
mistake that most learmers make
and this results in them losing
marks.
 Learners should using slang,
Jargon and rather use simple
English to avoud such
mistakes.
http://www.slideshare.net/A
myHamilton05/common-
mistakes-in-english-while-
writing-
essay?from_m_app=android

7. Common mistakes
made in essay
writing
Colloquilism is an informal way of
writing which can be regarded as
casual and conversational
everyday speech. It includes
contradictions such I'll, we've
and so forth.
This type of writing is not
suitable for academic essay
writing and therefore learners
should avoid using contradictions
at all times.
http://www.slideshare.net/AmyHamil
ton05/common-mistakes-in-english-
while-writing-
essay?from_m_app=android

8. Common
mistakes in
essay writing
Using the same word more three
times in an essay will make one
lose marks and it will be circled
with a red pen.
Such mistakes should be avoided
by using synonyms.
http://www.slideshare.net/AmyHamil
ton05/common-mistakes-in-english-
while-writing-
essay?from_m_app=android

9. Common mistakes
made in essay
writing
The most common error in essay
writing is comma splice. Learners
should know where and when to
use commas in a sentence. It
thus important to know the
purposes of all punctuation
marks.
http://www.slideshare.net/AmyHamil
ton05/common-mistakes-in-english-
while-writing-
essay?from_m_app=android

10. References
5 must know tricks for english essy writing in
Singapore. Domyessay.biz
• http://www.slideshare.net/DoMyEssay/5-
mustknow-tricks-for-english-essay-writing-in-
singapore?from_m_app=android

11. References
• Essay writing in english. Instantessaytyper
Available from:
http://www.slideshare.net/instantessaytyper/essay-writing-in-
english?from_m_app=android
Hamilton05, A. Common mistakes in english essay writing
http://www.slideshare.net/AmyHamilton05/common-mistakes-
in-english-while-writing-essay?from_m_app=android

12. References
Mars1,S. English essay.
http://www.slideshare.net/SophiaMars1/english-
essay-70414646?from_m_app=android
Step-by-step guide to English essay writing. China
Customom Essay Writing
http://www.slideshare.net/ChinaCustomEssayWritin
g/stepbystep-guide-to-english-essay-
writing?from_m_app=android

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