1. An essay is an organized piece
of witing focused on a single topic
2. That topic is organized around a thesis, that
thesis is developed by supporting paragraphs
Introductory
paragraph
Background,
question or
surprising fact.
First
impression,
influence on the
will to read.
body
Develops the
idea presented
in the
introduction.
Each paragraph
develops an
idea.
Concluding
paragraph
Short, should
not add
information.
Restate thesis
stament.
3. Thesis Stament
It is the sentence in the essay that
states the thesis
Expressed in the introductory
paragraph
Not very general, neither very specific
4. The editing process
through reading
Think about the purpose
and the audience, read
as many times as
possible
Through collaboration
It is a way of finding out
what the audience think
and bear into mind
mistakes or
misunderstandings you
did not perceibe .
6. Narrative
It tells a story
It answers the five “w” (what, who, when,
where and why)
It include dialogues and parts of everyday
discurse.
Thesis statement is not needed, but can be
useful.
7. Cause and effects
May include only the causes or only the
effects.
May help explain why something happens
or, understand which are the consequences
of a fenomenom.
This essay allows us to identify patterns
and explain why things turned out the way
that they did.
9. Comparison and contrast
It should show not very obvious similarities or
differences between two persons, things or ideas.
There are two primary ways to organize your compare
and contrast paper:
Chunking: placing all of the information for each
individual subject in one place (chunk), and then
using similarities as transitions.
Piecing: giving pieces of the information for each
individual subject in each paragraph—arranging the
information by topic rather than by subject.
11. Classification essays
It sorts information into appropiate
categories.
The key is the choose of useful and
meaningful categories
the thesis statement and introduction
must define or explain the category
you plan to discuss
12. Persuasive essays
Its aim is to convince others.
A persuasive thesis statement is a
one-sentence description of your
topic and the argument that you
plan to make
