Essay Types
Explains or informs about an event, process, issue or topic.
Expository
This happened because… OR A result of this was…
Cause and effect
Returning to the thesis statement or main idea (which was stated in the introduction) in the conclusion
Closing by return
Those people that the writer is intending to speak to specifically.
Audience
he term for specialized or technical language that is only understood by those who are members of a group or who perform a specific trade.
Jargon
What is the author's attitude toward a topic or audience?
tone
Tells a story of an event or experience
Narrative
Every society can be broken down into these groups…
Classification and division
Stating the main idea of a piece in the introduction of a work to ensure the reader is aware of the purpose and ideas of the piece before reading.
Thesis (statement)
prejudice
Bias
ordinary or familiar conversation, informal speech or writing.
Colloquial
A sentence or two that identifies the main points that will be addressed in the text?
thesis statement
Describes a person, place, event, object or process
Descriptive
A morning person vs. a night owl
Comparison and contrast
Using words such as and, but, and therefore to link one idea to the next?
transitional phrases
a worn out phrase
Cliché
way of speaking common to a particular area or group
Dialect
What are common errors in reasoning that will undermine the logic of your argument?
logical fallacies
Tries to win the audience over to an idea or point of view
Persuasive/ argumentative
One example of Newfoundland’s uniqueness …
Example and illustration
organizing the ideas of the essay in terms of direction?
spatial organization
the words, phrases, or passages that come before and after a particular word or passage in a speech or piece of writing and help to explain its full meaning
context
Impersonal language. It is used when writing for professional or academic purposes
Formal
What is a term that refers to a statement that may seem contradictory but can be true?
paradox
A popular method of voicing opinions in a public forum.
Letter of the editor
How to [make, be, obtain]…
Process Analysis
Mrs. J wants her students to ignore their phones as she would like their attention. What is the antecedent of "she"?
Mrs. J
Devices used to help the author emphasise particular parts of their writing.
Emphatic Devices
language of a particular place or age group eg. “groovy” “lit”
Slang
What is "you have to spend money to make money?" an example of?
paradox
What type of essay usually has a call to action at the end?
persuasive
What technique is used in this example: The different shades of the green stems and leaves were the perfect backdrops to the yellow, orange, and red petals that seemed to sway softly with the breeze.
description
The students like to play tetras with my desks, to seek water at the fountain, and to leave paper scraps on the floor.
parallelism
This term refers to how a writer reaches their point, encompassing the totality of the author's word choice, sentence structures, use of ...
style
What is the type of question where the answer already implied-it's purpose is to make a point rather than get information.
rhetorical question
What term refers to the distinct and individual personality that comes through in writing?
voice