Essay Writing

Essay Writing
What is an Essay?

• Essay is a short piece of writing that describes ,clarify ,argue or

analyze a particular subject that usually has five or more
paragraphs.
• Essay can consist of number of elements including literary ,
criticism , observations.
• An essay is written about one topic that has several main points .
 Parts of an Essay

Essay has following parts:

• Introduction

• Body Paragraphs

• Conclusion
 Parts of an Essay​
Introduction
• An Introductory paragraph is the first paragraph in an essay.
It contains two parts:
1. General statement:
• A few sentence about your subject that catch the attention of your reader
2. A Thesis Statement:
• One sentence that tells your reader the main point of your topic and states the

overall "plan"of your essay.

 Parts of an Essay​​
Body Paragraphs

• The body consist of one or more paragraphs following the introduction.

• Each paragraph supports the main idea of your essay by breaking it down into
smaller ideas or sub-topics.

• Each body paragraph consists of a topic sentence and several supporting

sentences.

• A conclusion sentence draws the paragraph together

 Parts of an Essay​​
Conclusion
• The conclusion paragraph is the last paragraph in the essay
• It completes the essay by summarizing or repeating the most
important ideas
• The conclusion can also include opinion a prediction or a
solution to a problem
 Types of an Essay

There are many types of essay some are given

below:
1.Comparison and Contrast Essays
2.Narative Essays
3.Descriptive Essays
4.Cause and Effect Essays
5.Classification Essays
 Comparison and Contrast Essay

What is Comparison?

Similarities between two things.

What is Contrast ?

Difference between two things.

 Methods of Writing Comparison/Contrast Essay
Point by Point Method

• Arrange your paragraph according to

the main points, rather than by topic

• In this method, the writer talks about one

point of comparison between the two
subject in each paragraph.
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 Thanks

“You can’t look at the competition and say

you’re going to do it better. You have to look at
the competition and say you’re going to do it
differently.” – Steve Jobs