This document provides an overview of different types of essays: expository, narrative, descriptive, and argumentative. It defines each type and provides guidelines for writing them. The expository essay investigates an idea through comparison/contrast, definition, or cause and effect. The descriptive essay creates a vivid description of an object, person, place, or experience. The narrative essay tells a story. The argumentative essay takes a position on a topic and supports it with evidence. For each type, the document outlines the basic structure and offers tips.

1. A tutorial by The makers of LanguageFrenzy
Summarizing the Common Core standards into
bite size chunks

2. This course focuses on improving your skills with writing
paragraphs which build your essay skills.
There are several types of essays in which you need to
be familiar with and which we will cover in this course.
Types of Essays:
• The Expository Essay
• The Narrative Essay
• The Descriptive Essay
• The Argumentative(Persuasive) Essay
Writing an Essay

3. Expository Essay
(definition,compare and contrast,cause and effect)
• The expository essay is a genre of essay that requires the student to investigate an
idea, evaluate evidence, expound on the idea and set forth an argument in a clear
and concise manner.This can be accomplished through comparison and contrast,
definition, example, the analysis of cause and effect etc.
• The structure of the expository essay is held together by the following:
• A clear confined and defined thesis statement that occurs in the first paragraph of the essay.
• Clear and logical transitions between the introduction, body, and conclusion.
• Body paragraphs that include evidential support.
• Evidential Support (whether factual, logical, statistical, or anecdotal)
• A bit of creativity!
• A conclusion that does not simply restate the thesis, but readdresses it in the light of the
evidence provided.

4. Descriptive Essay (Definition)
• The descriptive essay is a genre of essay that asks the student to describe
an object, person, place, experience, emotion, etc.This genre encourages
the student’s ability to create an written account of a particular
experience.What is more, this genre allows for a great deal of artistic
freedom (the goal of which is to paint an image that is vivid and moving in
the mind of the reader.)
• Here are some guidelines for writing a Descriptive Essay:
• Take time to brainstorm.
• Use clear and concise language.
• Choose vivid language.
• Use your senses!
• What were you thinking?!
• Leave the reader with a clear impression.
• Be organized!

5. Narrative Essay
• When writing a narrative essay one might think of it as telling a
story.These essays are often anecdotal, experimental, and personal-
allowing the student to express herself in a creative, and quite often,
moving essay.
• Here are some guidelines for writing a narrative essay:
• If written as a story, the essay should have all parts of the essay.
• When would a narrative essay not be written as a story.
• The essay should have a purpose.
• The essay should be written in a clear point of view.
• Use clear and concise language throughout the essay.
• The use of the first person pronoun, "I” is welcomed!
• As always be organized!

6. Argumentative Essay (Persuasive)
• The argumentative essay is a genre that requires the student to
investigate a topic, collect, generate, and evaluate evidence, and
establish a position in a concise manner.
• The structure of the Argumentative Essay is held together by the
following:
• A clear, concise well developed thesis statement that is written in the first
paragraph.
• Clear and logical transitions between the, introduction, body paragraphs, and
conclusion.
• Body paragraphs that include evidential support.
• Evidential support(whether factual, logical, statistical, or anedotal)
• A conclusion that does not simply restate the thesis, but presents it in a new
light presented.

7. This has been a tutorial provided by
LanguageFrenzy. Making the fast on
Common Core Standards into little
bite-size chunks small enough for
children.