ESSAY WRITING
○ Submitted by :Qurat ul ain razzak
Roll no :1002.
Submitted to :mam Sadia

● What is essay ?
● Classification of essay
● Parts of essay
● Characteristics of essay
● Tips to write effective essay

What essay writing is ?
➢ Essay writing is basically a piece of paper
➢ The word essay is derived from a Latin word
‘exagium' meaning the presentation of the case
➢ Essay is basically a written work usually tell how
well you understand the topic .
➢ Essay is generally based on a single subject or
topic

Classification of essay
● There are four major types of essay
✓Descriptive ✓Narrative
✓Expository ✓Argumentative

Descriptive Essay
● Painting a picture with the help of words
the way of writing by using words to
describe something by creating a clear
image in the mind of the reader ,the reader
become more connected to the writing

Narrative Essay
● Narration means story telling ,this type of
essay allows the writer to tell a story the
story may be based on actual events and
imaginary events in the ye line created by
the auther ,some examples of narrative type
essays are fairy tales and auto biographies .

Expository Essay
● Expository writing contain extra information
based on facts figures statics .This type of
essay seeks to explain a topic to reader by
analyzing and evaluating information it is
about how or why something happens

Argumentative Essay
● In Argumentative essay ,you are
typically asked to take position on an
issue or topic and support your position
with evidence .It's purpose is to
persuade the reader to agree with the
arguments being made .

Parts of Essay
● Generally the academic essay has
three parts that are as follows.
Introduction
body
conclusion

Introduction
Tells the reader what the writer is going to
present and what they are about to learn
Body
Main content that provide
evidence to prove and
persuade the writers
particular point of view
G

A good essay must have these chracterististics
that are
Conclusion
Wrapup or summerization
CHRACTERICS
● Unity, order ● Brevity
● Style ● Personal touch

● Means the material and ideas
must have unity
Unity
Order
● Order in thoughts or should not be
written in irregular manner
Brevity
● It must be consice,straight forward
and direct

Style ● It should be easy, simple ,commprehend
able and clear in thoughts
Personal touch
● must be inevitable ,logical ,expressive,and
must have real essence