This document provides information on different types of essays and how to write an essay. It discusses narrative, descriptive, reflective, and expository essays. It also outlines the steps for choosing a topic, making an outline, writing an introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion. The key points are that an essay is an organized collection of ideas about a topic presented neatly, there are different types of essays, and outlines and following a specific structure are important for writing a good essay.

2. The Word Essay means an “Attempt”. An
Essay is an Organised collection of Ideas,
Facts and Figures about the topic, nicely
written and elegantly presented.
Essay must be well structured, Organized,
well planned and stylishly presented.

3. Narrative:- An Essay
consists of the narration
of some events about
historical facts or eminent
personalities
•a) Historical/ Legendary
events
•b) True or Imaginary Stories
•c)Biographical Sketches
Descriptive:- It consists of
the description of some
places or things
•a) Countries/ islands,
Mountains, Seas and
Rivers
•b) Aspects and
phenomena of nature
•c)Towns and Buildings
Reflective:- It consists of
reflections upon some
topic which are generally
of an abstract nature
•a) Hobbies, Qualities
•b) Social, Political,
Economical and Domestic
Affairs
Expository:- It consists of
exposition or explanation
of a saying/ thesis:
•“Truth always triumphs”

6. Select the topic about which you
have detailed facts and figures.
The most important factor in
choosing a topic is the number of
ideas you have about that topic.

7. The purpose of an out line or diagram is to
put your ideas about the topic on paper, in
an organized format.
How to Make Out line:1. Begin your outline by writing Topic at
the top of the page
2. write down The Main Ideas, supported
by facts or information as sub heading

8. The introduction should be designed to attract the attention of
the reader and give him an idea of the essay’s focus.
1.
Begin with attention Grabber
a)
Starting information:- The information must be true and
verifiable. It should be a relevant fact that explicitly
illustrates the point you wish to make. If you use a piece of
amazing information, follow it with a sentence or two of
elaboration.
b)
Anecdote:- An Anecdote is a story that illustrates a point. It
should be short and simple
c)
Dialogue/Quotation:- it does not have to identify the reader,
but the reader must understand the point you are trying to
convey.

9. Each Main Idea that you
wrote down in your
outline, will become one
of the body paragraph.

10. Conclusion
is
the
logical consequences of
everything that has
gone before.

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