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GRADE 903K

ENGLISH A

MRS. K. BALSINGH
TYPES OF ESSAYS
THERE ARE FOUR MAJOR
TYPES OF ESSAYS:

► 1. Descriptive essays
► 2. Narrative Essay
► 3. Expository Essay
► 4. Argumentative Essay
DESCRIPTIVE ESSAYS

►A descriptive essay asks writers to


describe something vividly—object,
person, place, experience, emotion,
situation, etc., but more commonly you will
be asked to describe something abstract —
emotions, experiences, or something
outside of your typical experience.
A descriptive essay allows writers to:

► be creative and have the freedom to express, especially when


the topic is personal about them and what they care about.
for example, their favorite food or their culture.
Even though this sounds easy, this type of essay tests the writer’s
ability to make appropriate word choices and have a strong
creativity to help readers visualize the overall picture of what they
are writing about.

A descriptive essay normally starts with introducing the subject or


object of description, continuing with giving an overall picture, and
then going into details.
Step-by-step guide to a descriptive essay.

► Choose a specific essay topic and start brainstorming from there.

► Focus on only one idea and expand on it, rather than spreading your
essay thin to touch on different ideas.

► Once you settle on a topic, for example thunderstorms, you should


write down a few related words: colors, sky, sea, cloud, rain, etc.
Writing down those related words will help you have an overview and
develop the essay from these descriptive words.
Follow the structure:
Start with a bold introduction, ease into the body paragraph with specific and
sensory details, then end with a summary in the conclusion paragraph.
► A good introduction normally starts with a hook that invokes curiosity and
urges the readers to learn more. After the hook, you should provide more
context about what the readers can expect and what your essay will cover.
► Choose figurative and vivid language: Since the main point of a descriptive
essay is in the sensory description, focus on providing vivid sensory details to
enhance the description. Besides mentioning what something looks like, add
what it feels, smells, sounds, or tastes like. Besides description, you can bring
your emotions into the essay to connect with readers on a deeper level.
► Use transition words to lead the reader: It’s easy to fall deep into rambling
about senses and descriptions. A solution to that is to use transition words to
lead readers into the right stage of emotion. Having transition words will also
help you understand the logical flow of the essay and have a good
organization for the structure of the essay.
ESSAY EXAMPLE
I watched a thunderstorm, far out over the sea. It began quietly, and with nothing visible except tall dark
clouds and a rolling tide. There was just a soft murmur of thunder as I watched the horizon from my
balcony. Over the next few minutes, the clouds closed and reflected lightning set the rippling ocean
aglow. The thunderheads had covered up the sun, shadowing the vista. It was peaceful for a long time.
I was looking up when the first clear thunderbolt struck. It blazed against the sky and sea; I could see its
shape in perfect reverse colors when I blinked. More followed. The thunder rumbled and stuttered as if it
could hardly keep up. There were openings in the cloud now, as if the sky were torn, and spots of
brilliant blue shone above the shadowed sea.
I looked down then, watching the waves. Every bolt was answered by a moment of spreading light on
the surface. The waves were getting rough, rising high and crashing hard enough that I could hear them.
Then came the rain. It came all at once and in sheets, soaking the sand, filling the sea. It was so dense I
could only see the lightning as flashes of light. It came down so hard the thunder was drowned.
Everything was rhythmic light and shadow, noise and silence, blending into a single experience of all five
senses.
In an instant it stopped. The storm broke. The clouds came apart like curtains. The rain still fell, but softly
now. It was as if there had never been a storm at all, except for a single signature. A rainbow, almost
violently bright, spread above and across the water. I could see the horizon again

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