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    The document provides an overview of the key elements of an essay, including: - An essay is a short work of non-fiction that discusses a specific subject and thesis in 3-33 paragraphs. - The main purpose of an essay is to inform and engage the reader on a particular topic. - There are four main types of essays: narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive. Narrative essays tell a story, descriptive essays describe something, expository essays explain or inform, and persuasive essays make an argument.

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    The document provides an overview of the key elements of an essay, including: - An essay is a short work of non-fiction that discusses a specific subject and thesis in 3-33 paragraphs. - The main purpose of an essay is to inform and engage the reader on a particular topic. - There are four main types of essays: narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive. Narrative essays tell a story, descriptive essays describe something, expository essays explain or inform, and persuasive essays make an argument.

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    The Essay: A (Re) Preview

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    The document provides an overview of the key elements of an essay, including: - An essay is a short work of non-fiction that discusses a specific subject and thesis in 3-33 paragraphs. - The main purpose of an essay is to inform and engage the reader on a particular topic. - There are four main types of essays: narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive. Narrative essays tell a story, descriptive essays describe something, expository essays explain or inform, and persuasive essays make an argument.

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    What
    What
    What
    What

    is an essay?
    is the purpose of an essay?
    types of essay are there?
    parts and elements does an essay have?

    What is an essay?
    A short (3-33 paragraphs) work of non-fiction writing
    about a specific subject and, usually, a thesis

    What is the purpose of an essay?


    There are many purposes to an essay; however the writers
    mission is generally to enlighten and interest the reader

    A story about something


    narrative

    descripti
    ve

    Types
    of
    essay

    What something looks etc.


    like

    expositor
    y

    persuasi
    ve

    analytica
    l

    comparison-contrast
    cause-effect
    how to

    Compare also
    argumentative

    E.g. literary/cultural/social
    criticism

    narrative

    expository

    persuasive

    analytical

    Memoirs of a gambler
    My trip through drug addiction.
    One day in Bangkok

    Bangkoks parks: islands of peace in a city of noise


    Best nightlife in Asia: Bangkok or Singapore?
    Main causes of pollution in Bangkok.

    Time for a new system of traffic management in


    Bangkok.

    The anti-hero in Hollywood films the last decade.


    Symbolism in Harry Potter.

    Parts and
    elements

    Anything
    else?

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