This document provides an overview of essay writing. It defines an essay as a short written composition expressing personal ideas or opinions. Essays have characteristics like unity, order, brevity, style, and personal touch. There are four main types of essays: narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive. An essay consists of an introduction with a thesis statement, body paragraphs with a topic sentence and details/examples, and a conclusion that restates the main argument. Good essay writing involves planning, brainstorming, proofreading, and adding references.

1. ESSAY WRITING
Presented by: Khadeejah Khan
August 2020

2. 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

3. CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ESSAY
GOOD BAD
• Unity
• Order
• Brevity
• Style
• Personal Touch
• Brainstorming
• Research
• Outline
• Introduction
• Conclusion
• Citation
• Clichés (when over used)
• Meaningless sentences
• Filler words (e.g. ‘very’)
• Being repetitive and redundant
• Staying from the topic

4. TYPES OF
ESSAYS
• NARRATIVE
• DESCRIPTIVE
• EXPOSITORY
• PERSUASIVE
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5. TYPES OF ESSAYS cont..
• Narrative: In a narrative essay, the writer tells a story about a
real-life experience.
• Descriptive: A descriptive essay paints a picture with words.
A writer might describe a person, place, object, or even
memory of special significance
• Expository: In an expository essay, the writer explains or
defines a topic, using facts, statistics, and examples.
• Persuasive: a persuasive essay gives an opinion on a topic
and tries to convince the reader why that opinion should be
agreed with
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8. PARTS OF AN ESSAY
• INTRODUCTION
• BODY
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9. An introduction usually has three parts:
• The hook (or dramatic opener) consists of several
sentences that pull the reader into the essay.
• The transitional sentence connects the hook to the thesis
statement.
• The thesis statement is one of two sentences that states
the idea of the essay
INTRODUCTION
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BODY
Supporting Paragraphs:
• They make the body of your
work.
• They develop the main idea of
your essay.
• To connect your supporting
paragraphs, you should use
special transition words
TOPIC SENTENCE:
This sentence tells the reader what
the paragraph is going to be about.
DETAIL SENTENCE:
Your paragraph can have many
detail sentences. The detail
sentence tells your reader a little
more about your topic. Each detail
sentence must include an
EXAMPLE.
CONCLUDING/TRANSITIONAL
SENTENCE:
This sentence wraps up what you
have already told the readers and
gets them ready for the next
paragraph.
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11. The function of the essay's Conclusion is to restate the main argument. It reminds the reader of the
strengths of the argument: that is, it reiterates the most important evidence supporting the argument.
CONCLUSION
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12. GO THE EXTRA MILE
• PLAN
• BRAINSTROM
• PROOFREAD
• EDIT
• ADD A BIBLIOGRPAGHY
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13. REFERENCES
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Rita Zuba Prokopetz. (2020) Topic Sentence and Thesis Statement. Available from slideshare at
https://www.slideshare.net/RitaProkopetz/topic-sentence-and-thesis-statement (Accessed 15 August 2020)
Ayesha Saeed. (2017) Essay-Writing. Available from slideshare at https://www.slideshare.net/ayeshasaeed731135/essaywriting-
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(Accessed 16 August 2020)
Duberly Caldera. (2017) Essay and it’s types. Available from slideshare at https://www.slideshare.net/DuberlyCaldera/essay-and-its-types
(Accessed 16 August 2020)
Dbbanjo. (2010) Essay writing_powerpoint 1. Available from slideshare at https://www.slideshare.net/dbbbanjo/essay-writing-powerpoint-
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