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A PUNJAB EDUSAT SOCIETY PRODUCTION
ESSAY WRITING
Part II
Class X
ANCHOR-1
Good morning students.
How are you doing today?
Well you know that in today’s class we have to start with different types of essay.
But before we continue further let us see our learning objectives
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES -2
In this lesson students will learn
• Different types of essay.
• In this lesson they will study about narrative and descriptive essays.
• They will be able to define both types of essay.
• They will know the difference between the two types.
• Through various examples they will further improve their understanding and
knowledge.
ANCHOR-2
Well students before we start with the fresh concept do you remember what we have
learnt in the previous class.
Let us do some recapitulation
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RECAPITULATION of the previous class.
Well we learnt the key ingredients of how to write an essay.
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• Concentrate on the topic.
• Jot down the points.
• Compose these points
• .Organize your ideas.
• 5 essential paragraphs
Introduction
Body of the paragraph – 3 paragraphs

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Conclusion
ANCHOR
Well these were the points which we had discussed.
Well children is their any confusion or difficulty in this? If so, you can ask questions from
me.
Well ok so let us proceed further. In the previous class we just read what are different
types of essay?
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TYPES OF ESSAY
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• Descriptive essay
• Narrative essay
• Imaginative
• Reflective
• Define
ANCHOR
Well students today we will begin with NARRATIVE ESSAYS.
Let us hear this conversation.
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(Scene between a brother Vicky and a sister Pinky in their study room)
Vicky: hey di .how strange it feels after leaving your university.
I can’t put my mind off from those days.
Pinky : yes it is actually very strange.
You miss those small moments spent with your friends. We actually grow
up but with a sense of free world. We experience the new things as compared to the
present times where we have to become very responsible .
Vicky: now is the time when we can’t even think of escaping from your duties, our
responsibilities.
Pinky: yes remembering past time sometimes brings smile and sometimes brings tears
in our eyes.
Vicky: di do you remember that first day of our college?
That excitement , happiness, anxiety everything.
Pinky : yes all those mixed feelings. Hey brother you said you have to give article for
your college magazine.
Vicky: yes di but I can’t decide the topic.

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Pinky : what topic are we discussing here?
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Vicky: What?
Pinky: Why don’t you write on’ First day in college.’
Vicky: Yes di it will be very interesting too.
But di you know my language skills. I can’t write an essay
Pinky Well don’t worry. I am going to guide you in that.
Vicky: di so teach me everything about this.So that I can get good marks.
Pinky: OK. See such type of writing is called NARRATIVE ESSAYS.
There's nothing like reading a great narrative. Whether in novel or essay
form, a narrative piece of writing transports readers into the time and space of
the world portrayed by the writing.
ANCHOR
Students did you feel the emotions of that boy. This is called effective writing.
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What is narrative essay?
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A narrative essay is a piece of writing that recreates an experience through time.
There's nothing like writing a great narrative. Through reflecting upon an
event, and through recreating the experience for other readers, writing a narrative
essay can enable you to develop new, subtle, and rewarding perspectives.
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What are basic qualities of narrative essay?
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Basic qualities of a narrative essay: ARE:-
• A narrative essay can be based on one of your own experiences, either
past or present, or it can be based on the experiences of someone else.
• In addition to telling a story, a narrative essay also communicates a main
idea or a lesson learned.
Well students have you understood what is a narrative essay? Now what are the
key ingredients for it?That is what we are going to read now.
Let us get back to our conversation.
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(Show the brother and sister again.)
Pinky: You have to keep in mind some simple things to write a good essay.
Vicky : What are they?
PInky : As you know, in narrative essay we talk about some experience. So first think
about that experience.
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First steps for writing a Narrative essay:
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• Identify the experience that you want to write about.
• Think about why the experience is significant.
• Spend a good deal of time drafting your recollections about the details of the
experience.
• Create an outline of the basic parts of your narrative.
Brother : so basically rough points are to be made.
ANCHOR
So students, basically you have to jot down the points and compose and organize them.
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(Show Vicky and Pinky again.)
Pinky: now you have to see what all will you write?
Ok you tell me .
Vicky : see di, I can talk about my feelings , emotions , anything strange if happened
etc.
Pinky : So that means everything is vague and unclear.
Well listen to these points very carefully.
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. Writing about the experience:
• Using your outline, describe each part of your narrative.
• Rather than telling your readers what happened, use vivid details and
descriptions to actually recreate the experience for your readers.
• Think like your readers. Try to remember that the information you present is the
only information your readers have about the experiences.
• Always keep in mind that all of the small and seemingly unimportant details
known to you are not necessarily known to your readers.
Vicky : ok so I could write something like this.

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Do you remember your first day in the university? Well, I remember my first day I was
waiting all the summer to enter at the university. I felt excited and at the same time I
was very nervous because it was my first day in the university and I didn't know any
person. My first day in the university was good.
Pinky: Yes very good.
ANCHOR
Well students did you understand what all you have to keep in mind to write an essay,
There are special tips to follow.
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• It's often effective to begin your narrative with a paragraph that introduces
the experience and communicates the significance.
• Another effective technique is to begin the essay by jumping directly into
the narrative and then ending the essay with a paragraph communicating
the significance of the experience. This approach allows your readers to
develop their own understanding of the experience
• You might also consider introducing the experience in the first paragraph
but delaying your expression of the significance of the experience until the
end of the essay.
ANCHOR
Well depending upon the purpose of writing you can frame your beginning or end.
If you're having trouble choosing an experience to write about, take a quick glance
through these prompts. They might help you remember or identify a particularly
interesting or significant experience to focus on.
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A childhood event. Think of an experience when you learnt something for the first
time, or when you realized how important someone was for you.
Achieving a goal. Think about a particularly meaningful achievement in your life. This
could be something as seemingly minor as achieving a good grade on a difficult
assignment, or this could be something with more long-lasting effects, like getting the
job you desired or getting into the best school to which you applied.
A failure. Think about a time when you did not perform as well as you had wanted.
Focusing on an experience like this can result in rewarding reflections about the positive
emerging from the negative.
A good or bad deed. Think about a time when you did or did not stand up for yourself
or someone else in the face of adversity or challenge.

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A change in your life. Think about a time when something significant changed in your
life. This could be anything from a move across town to a major change in a relationship
to the birth or death of a loved one.
A realization. Think about a time when you experienced a realization. This could be
anything from understanding a complicated math equation to gaining a deeper
understanding of a philosophical issue or life situation.
ANCHOR
Well students just by following by these simple things you can write real Good essay
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Pinky: Can you write something now?
Vicky : Let me try.
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I didn't know how to arrive to my classroom. I was lost and I had to ask one person
about the building where I was going to take classes. This person was very nice and
told me the right direction. I walked to the building, and when I arrived I saw some
people and I felt strange.
I approached one girl and I asked for the classroom and we discovered that we were in
the same group and I felt less nervous. I introduced myself and she also did it, her
name was Nisha. We came in the classroom and the time to start classes began.
When we began our classes, all our classmates were quiet. Nobody talked.The teacher
arrived early. She started the class and after that we introduced ourselves. Then I saw
my other classmates and I looked at two girls. They were Geeta and Meena.
I approached them and I talked with Geeta and Meena . I introduced myself, then they
did the same and we began to know more about each other, like where we were from or
what we did. After that, we spent the rest of the day together until we had to go home.
I am always going to remember that day because I had the opportunity to meet more
people and the most important thing was that I had met the best friends that I have ever
had. Finally, I think that it is natural that on the first day we feel nervous, but the things
always have a happy ending. That's why I say that my first day in the university was
very good.
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Show Vicky and Pinky again.
Pinky: Hey Vicky,

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VERY GOOD JOB. NOW YOU PICK UP AND GIVE THIS ONE FOR YOUR COLLEGE
MAGAZINE.
ANCHOR
Well students if you pay attention, narrative essay is nothing but expressing any of your
experiences. Only. It is simple and easy to write too.
Well let us see how will be our next type, easy or difficult.?
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Our next type of essay is Descriptive essay.
ANCHOR
NOW STUDENTS DOES THIS NAME GIVE YOU ANY HINT AS PER THE
DEFINITION.
Well let me help you.
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What is descriptive essay?
ANCHOR
More than many other types of essays, descriptive essays strive to create a deeply
involved and vivid experience for the reader. Great descriptive essays achieve this
affect not through facts and statistics but by using detailed observations and
descriptions.
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But next crucial question is
What do you want to describe?
ANCHOR
Well as you get started on your descriptive essay, it's important for you to identify
exactly what you want to describe. Often, a descriptive essay will focus on portraying
one of the following:
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• a person
• a place
• a memory
• an experience
• an object
Ultimately, whatever you can perceive or experience can be the focus of your
descriptive writing.
Students always remember there is a particular reason to write a descriptive essay.
For Example:

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Imagine that you want to write a descriptive essay about your grandfather. You've
chosen to write about your grandfather's physical appearance and the way that he
interacts with people. However, rather than providing a general description of these
aspects, you want to convey your admiration for his strength and kindness. This is your
reason for writing the descriptive essay. To achieve this, you might focus one of your
paragraphs on describing the roughness of his hands, roughness resulting from the
labor of his work throughout his life, but you might also describe how he would hold your
hands so gently with his rough hands when having a conversation with you or when
taking a walk.
ANCHOR
Now children you must be wondering how you should write your description.
Yes it is very crucial work because this will decide the content of your essay.
Well If there's one thing you should remember as you write your descriptive essay, it's
the famous saying: show don't tell. But what's the difference between showing and
telling?
O.K. consider these two simple examples:
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• I grew tired after dinner.
• As I leaned back and rested my head against the top of the chair, my eyelids
began to feel heavy, and the edges of the empty plate in front of me blurred
with the white tablecloth.
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The first sentence tells readers that you grew tired after dinner.
The second sentence shows readers that you grew tired.
The most effective descriptive essays are loaded with such showing because they
enable readers to imagine or experience something for themselves.
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As you write your descriptive essay, the best way to create a vivid experience for
your readers is to focus on the five senses.
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• Sight
Eg. The light blue screen, spreading across the horizon was dotted
with spots of fluffy white cotton balls, the small birds crisscrossing like a
threaded black necklace. It was the most beautiful sight I had ever seen. I
could never believe that the sky could present such a serene view.

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• Sound
Eg. The cacophony of horns, the loud calling of the hawkers, the
jarring noise of heavy trucks and buses, and the cling clang of rickshaw
pullers and cycles makes Chandni Chawk a very noisy area, specially in the
evening.
• Smell
Eg.The sweet fragrance of Jasmine flowers,the mystic fumes filled
with the scent of numerous insence sticks mixed with the mouthwatering
aroma of Tandoori Chicken and Roasted Paneer made us walk faster to the
Wedding Venue.
• Touch
Eg. As I put my hand inside the earthen pot for a glass of water, I felt
something slippery and cold, sliding over my hand.slimy and slithery. Was it a
reptile? A chill ran through my spine, as I withdrew my hand instantly.
• Taste
Eg.The pungent aroma of ‘sarson’ made the dish more tangy in taste and I
could savour the whole amount of the tangy and delicious fish curry.
When you focus your descriptions on the senses, you provide vivid and specific details
that show your readers rather than tell your readers what you are describing.
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So is there any fixed procedure to follow?
ANCHOR
There is no fixed procedure to follow as such but there are certain tips which needs to
be kept in mind.
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Quick Tips for Writing Your Descriptive Essay
Writing a descriptive essay can be a rich and rewarding experience, but it can
also feel a bit complicated. It's helpful, therefore, to keep a quick checklist of the
essential questions to keep in mind as you plan, draft, and revise your essay.
ANCHOR
First you need to do planning of your descriptive essay.
Let us see how.
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o What or who do you want to describe?

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o What is your reason for writing your description?
o What are the particular qualities that you want to focus on?
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AFTER PLANNING NEXT STEP IS TO DRAFT YOUR ESSAY.
How? LET US SEE.
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o What sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and textures are important for
developing your description?
o Which details can you include to ensure that your readers gain a vivid
impression imbued with your emotion or perspective?
ANCHOR
Well I hope children by now you all must have understood how we are supposed to
write a descriptive essay?
Let us see one example to understand all our points in a better way.
EXAMPLE
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essay.
EXAMINATION HALL
The door to my Examination Hall is nearly always closed. It's the place I go to write my
papers and work in tranquility. Today, however, I'm inviting you in for a visit.
Although the hall is not too small, I hope you find it cozy. A big cheerful window lets in
the morning sunshine, which fills the room with its warmth and greets us with a bright
ray of light. Birds chirp outside, telling you to enter ,happily.
An old-fashioned doctor's desk with brass drawer handles is placed in front of the
window, where sits our Invigilator, when tired of taking his vigilant rounds.
Against the left wall are some book cases, sagging with the wise weight of cheap
paperbacks and a few expensive gold-spined volumes pushed in between. A painted
picture of Gandhiji hangs on the wall, looking at all of us. Won't you have a seat in the
tattered old green armchair tucked in the other corner? I know you smell the freshly
painted furniture. I renovated it specially for your visit. Use my favorite chair there in the

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corner though I do not get a chance to sit there for every examination.; it's the one with
a cracked handle, but it is a lucky seat for me.
Stay as long as you wish, but when you're ready to leave, be sure to close the door
behind you. I like the peaceful security of this place, when I come to write my
examination papers.
ANCHOR
Well students did you notice how beautifully the Examination Hall is described. Its small
and intricate details are kept in mind and they are woven very beautifully to give
pleasure to the students and readers.
Well students, now I am making you see and hear one essay. After reading you have to
answer few simple questions.
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A MARRIAGE PARTY,NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN.
My own marriage night became a comedy of errors when I was getting ready for the
great occasion, full of great dreams in my heart.Soon the groom was at our doorstep
and hurriedly I picked up my heavy’ lehnga’ to peep out of the window. I expected it to
be a night that dreams are made of; instead, I was provided with a less than perfect
evening.
I wanted to give Inder, my date and escort, a dazzling first impression by meeting him at
the door in my beautiful Wedding dress. When Inder arrived, he was met at the door by
my fathe instead of me, and he found my mother lying at my feet on the living room
floor, sewing the hem in my ‘lehnga’. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, my
mother announced that she was finished and that we were already late for the marriage
venue at the Temple grounds..
I decided to relax and compose myself in the car, but instead of a comfortable coach, I
found a cramped pumpkin awaiting me in the form of a Fiat. As I got inside the car, I
realized that most of my dress was still outside. Quickly, I began piling layer after layer
of fabric on my lap until it reached the ceiling and I could see nothing out of the car
windows.
Arriving at the Pandal in silence, my escort and I were quickly ushered into position
behind the other representatives.As the procession started; I felt like Cinderella at the
ball. While the announcer introduced the representatives and their escorts, I visualized
myself walking gracefully up the ramp as the audience looked on.
Before I knew it, the spotlight was on us. As we slowly made our way up the ramp, the
announcer introduces us as Vikas and Vineeta. Hearing the names of someone else

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shocked both of us. Then it happened- as we turned, our feet became entangled in my
heavy and long lehnga; with a hop, skip, and jump, we tripped down the ramp towards
the stairs. Determined to climb the stairs gracefully, I started go up slowly. Upon
reaching the top step, I realized I had also climbed up the inside of my dress and was
now on my knees. My escort had to carefully back me down the steps until we could
once again make our climb.
As the evening came to an end, I realized that with all that had happened, only my
friends knew the true identity of the two clowns in the procession. Everyone else
thought it was Vikas and Vineeta.
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Is this essay is a narrative or a descriptive essay?
Ok students I hope today/s class was very interesting
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