ENGLISH

ESSAY – “Exagium” that means Presentation of an Idea/Case.

What is an Essay?
An essay is an extended piece of writing that presents and supports a thesis or proportion.

 Essays are usually written in a discursive style, bringing together ideas, evidence and arguments to address a specific problem or
question.
Essays are a short piece of writing representing one’s side of the argument or one’s experiences, stories, etc. Essays are very personalized,
meaning, its style varies from one writer to the other.

NARRATIVE

 Tells a story.
 A story told from one’s imagination is a fictional narrative
 A story about actual events is nonfictional Narrative.
While telling a story may sound easy to do, the narrative essay challenges student to think and write about themselves. When writing a narrative
essay, writers should try to involve the reader by making the story as vivid as possible.
 “The Best kind of story for a narrative essay is one of you can use to reflect on a particular theme or Lesson.”

FORMS OF NARRATIVE WRITING

a. FICTION NARRATIVE- Literary texts that tell a story about imagined people, event and ideas.
b. NONFICTION NARRATIVE- Any kind of literary text that tells a story about real people, event, and ideas.

DESCRIPTIVE
 Paints a picture ( With Words)
 Describes a person, place, object or even memory of special significance.
 In a descriptive essay, the writer should show through the use of colorful words and sensory details.
 Helps the reader imagine your thoughts through your sensory words.
Descriptive Describes using sensory words and Asks the students to write about a person, Offers a vivid & detailed description of a
vivid verbs. object, feeling or experience. particular subject in a way that the readers can
picture it.

DESCRIPTIVE AND NARRATIVE WRITING

 DULL VERBS: Dull verbs only tells us the basic facts,
5 senses SAMPLE WORDS tacking descriptive dimention.
SIGHT Dazzling, gloomy, faint, smudged,
flashy, striped. ENGAGING VERBS: Tells us specific action, Describes in
SOUND Cackle, hiss, howl, screech, sizzle, details.
creak, and mutter.
TASTE Flavorless, rotten, savory, stale,
sugary, flavorful.
TOUCH Hairy, greasy, freezing, burning,
sticky, bumpy.
SMELL Aromatic, reeking, pleasant.

EXPOSITORY

 Explains something
 Step by step procedure
 Explain to the reader how to perform a given process.
 To investigate, and set fourth an argument concerning that idea in a clear and concise manner.

LANGUAGE USED AND TECHNIQUES

 USEFUL TIME PHRASES
 Last year/summer/month/week/yesterday
 One week ago
 On that day
 After an hour
 After a few minutes
 Suddenly/ out of the blue

 Aids the flow of the story. Readers can anticipate what’s next?
 Makes the paper sequential
 Sense of time
 Easy to read and imagine

TRANSITIONAL WORDS

 Transitional expressions can help tie ideas together. They also help your narrative flow from one paragraph or idea to the other. It
helps organize paragraphs to create a smooth and logical way of writing.

PERSUASIVE

 To convince the reader.

 It is an essay that convinces the reader to think in a certain way.
 CONVINCE THE READER ABOUT SOME POINT OF VIEW.

LANGUAGE USED AND TECHNIQUES

 Don’t use first person. A persuasive essay earns its credibility by achieving a certain level of objectivity. By making it personal
and using “I” statements, you make it sound more like a personal opinion, rather than a well- researched analysis.