To summarize, the narrative essay

• is told from a particular point of view
• makes and supports a point
• is filled with precise detail
• uses vivid verbs and modifiers
• uses conflict and sequence as does any story
• may use dialogue

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The Expository Essay

The Expository Essay attempts to explain the subject to the audience.   This may be accomplished by

• explaining a process;
• comparing or contrasting two items;
• identifying a cause-effect relationship;
• explaining with examples;
• dividing and classifying;
• or defining  

Depending on the type of expository essay, the way you support details may vary. The process essay will employ chronological (time) order; the essay which compares or contrasts, explains with examples, or divides and classifies may use an order of importance (most-to-least important or least-to-most important); the essay which employs causal analysis may identify a cause and then predict its effect or start with the effect and seek to identify its cause.

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The Persuasive Essay

This form of essay is challenging.  There is alot involved in this type of essay.  When writing a Persuasive Essay, you have to try and convince the reader that your point of view or action is correct.  You have to prove your point of view to your readers.  To accomplish this, you must develop a limited topic which is well defined and debatable, meaning you can argue more than one side.  It is important that you understand other sides of the position so that you can defend your point of view, especially when someone else tries to prove you wrong.  So, it is a good idea to know what you are presenting.  In the essay, only one side of the issue is presented. 

Like all kinds of five paragraph essays, there is a specific format to be followed.

• The topic sentence should be a statement of position (not fact).  That position must be clear and direct.   Ask yourself "What point am I trying to make?"  The topic sentence should direct the readers to follow along with your logic towards getting them to support your position.   Do not make it personal so do not use personal pronouns. Make it definite.
• Then, in the same introductory paragraph, state the three best reasons that you have to support your position as the remainder of the opening paragraph. These reasons become the topics of each of the three supporting paragraphs. Again, be sure they are able to be supported with additional separate facts.
• In the body of the essay, you must use specific evidence, examples, and statistics and not broad generalizations or personal opinions to persuade the reader. They're not going to believe you if you do.  Each topic sentence for the support paragraphs have been introduced in the beginning paragraph. Each additional sentence must be related to the topic and the sentence that came before it. This way, the logic of the argument is easy to follow.
• Be sure to use adequate transitions between paragraphs as they make it easy for the reader to follow the logic of the presentation.
• As you closes the essay, it is most important to to clearly redefine the topic and restate the most compelling evidence cited in original form. Remember, this is the last chance to remind the reader and convince him/her to accept the writer's position.
• Do not introduce new material in the conclusion.

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Assignment

Using the Outline Form in Lesson 2, deconstruct each of the essays above.  When you have completed all three outlines, place in your Digital Locker.   Click here to open the Outline Form.