Presentation By:

Rana Sameer, Syed Ammar Hassan, Ali Shayan,

Ahtisham Qasim , Hamza Nasir, Ammar Aziz.
Essay
An essay is a "short formal piece of writing.. dealing with a single subject "

Types of Essay
There are Four types of Essay
1. Narrative Essays
2. Descriptive Essays
3. Expository Essays
4. Argumentative Essays
Narrative essays
A Narrative essay is one that tells a story. This is usually a story about a personal experience you had, but it may also
be an imaginative exploration of something you have not experienced.

Descriptive essays
A Descriptive essay provides a detailed sensory description of something. Like narrative essays, they allow you to be
more creative than most academic writing, but they are more tightly focused than narrative essays.

Expository essays
An Expository essay provides a clear, focused explanation of a topic. It doesn’t require an original argument, just a
balanced and well-organized view of the topic

Argumentative essays
An Argumentative essay presents an extended, evidence-based argument. It requires a strong thesis statement clearly
defined stance on your topic.
Thesis Statement
A thesis statement is a sentence that sums up the central point of
your paper or essay. It usually comes near the end of
your introduction.
Your thesis will look a bit different depending on the type of essay
you’re writing. But the thesis statement should always clearly state
the main idea you want to get across. Everything else in your essay
should relate back to this idea.
Opening Paragraph
A good introduction paragraph is an essential part of
any academic essay. It sets up your argument and
tells the reader what to expect.
The main goals of an introduction are to:
Catch your reader’s attention.
Give background on your topic.
Body of Essay
The body of the essay is where you fully develop your argument. Each
body paragraph should contain one key idea or claim, which is supported
by relevant examples and evidence.

Topic sentence – the first sentence in a body paragraph that tells the
reader what the main idea or claim of the paragraph will be.

Explanation – Explain what you mean in greater detail.

Evidence – Provide evidence to support your idea or claim. To do

this, refer to your research.

Comment – Consider the strengths and limitations of the

evidence and examples that you have presented. Explain how
your evidence supports your claim (i.e. how does it ‘prove’ your
topic sentence?).
Concluding and Closing
The conclusion is a very important part of your essay. Although it is
sometimes treated as a roundup of all of the bits that didn’t fit into
the paper earlier, it deserves better treatment than that! It's the last
thing the reader will see, so it tends to stick in the reader's memory.
A good conclusion should do a few things:
1. Restate your thesis
2. Synthesize or summarize your major points
3. Make the context of your argument clear
Sign Posting
Signposting means using phrases and words to guide the reader
through the content of your essay.

There are two main types of signposting

Major Sign Posts : introductions, conclusions and outlining main
arguments/ the direction of the argument in paragraphs/opening
phrases.
Linking words and short phrases : connecting words help guide the
reader through the argument by linking ideas, sentences and
paragraphs.