This document provides an introduction to different types of essays. It begins by defining what an essay is and its purpose. The main types of essays discussed include narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive essays. Narrative essays involve telling a story, descriptive essays paint a picture with words, expository essays present facts and analysis in an objective manner, and persuasive essays aim to convince the reader of a particular viewpoint. Other essay types covered include compare/contrast, cause/effect, critical reviews, and literary essays. The document provides examples and brief explanations of each type of essay.

1. Introduction
Sana Ilyas
BScs-(Sec-1)

2. Essays and Types of Essays
Introduction to Topic

3. What is an Essay ?
 An essay is a piece of structured writing .
 Usually written in formal academic writing.
 Analysis of the title.
 Reason to do extra reading around your subject area.
 Way to access how will you understand a subject.
 Method to write a good essay the information you
acquire in lectures, away on placement or in
seminars.

4. What is the purpose of an Essay?
 An essay is used to state and support
an opinion with proof and explanation.
 Essays can be used to persuade others
to agree with your opinion.

5. How to Write an Essay :
 Writing an essay is a process and
needs to be done in various stages :
1) Focus on Backbone of your essay.
2) Plan the Essay.
3) An interesting introduction.
4) Body of the essay.
5) An effective Conclusion.
6) Reviewing.

6.  Focus on Backbone of your essay

7. 1: The introduction :
This should identify the question and outline your position.
Don’t rush it as it is the first thing the examiner will read.
First impressions count.
2: The first sentences of each paragraph:
These should be clear and to the point.
They should identify exactly what that paragraph is about
and show , how it relates to the rest of the essay.
The practical tip is to keep the detail/clever ideas for the
body of the paragraph.

8. Plan the Essay

9. a) Planning gives you an idea of where to begin and how to
essay should flow.
b) Make sure your essay is in sequence so, it is easy to
read.
c) Bullet point ideas will make writing the essay easier.
d) Gather facts and put them under headings they belong.
e) Before writing the essay, make sure your plan is in order
so you won’t miss out on anything to write in the essay.

10.  An Interesting Introduction

11. a) Topic and purpose of the Essay.
b) Essay should not have more than 600 words.
c) Introduction indicates whether your essay will be
interesting or boring.
d) Focus on the main point otherwise , the reader will be
confused about what you are trying to say .

12.  Be Positive

13. a) One of the worst things you can do is trying to
preach your reader.
b) No one likes to preached. Remember , your task
is to convey your belief to others.
c) Avoid using words like “ we “ because this essay
should be written in the first person only.
d) You are not writing for the group of people, you are
writing about your self.

14.  Body of the essay

15. a) The best technique to go about being personal is to
show it in your writing style .
b) Use phrase and words that you are comfortable
with.
c) Make sense, logical , persuasive facts and language.
d) At the end of paragraph, give mini conclusion.

16.  Conclusion

17. a) Let, people know your philosophy but do not try to
persuade them to think the same way.
b) Restate your theme. Change the wording slightly.
c) Concluding sentence. ( from all paragraph main point
with moral)

18.  Types of Essays
1) Narrative Essays. ( Telling a story )
2) Descriptive Essays. (Painting a picture)
3) Expository Essays. ( Just the Facts )
4) Persuasive Essays. ( Convince the reader )
5) Compare and contrast .
6) Cause and Effects.
7) Critical Review.
8) Literary.

19.  Narrative Essays
( Telling a story )
 In a narrative essay, the writer tells a story about a real-
life experience. While telling a story may sound easy to do,
the narrative essay challenges students to think and write
about themselves.
 When writing a narrative essay, writers should try to involve
the reader by making the story. “I” sentences give readers a
feeling of being part of the story.
 A well narrative essay will also build towards drawing a
conclusion or making a personal statement

20.  Descriptive Essays
( Painting a picture )
 A descriptive essay paints a picture with words.
 A writer might describe a person, place, object, or even
memory of special significance.
 However, this type of essay is not description for
description’s sake.
 In a descriptive essay, the writer should show, not tell,
through the use of colorful words and sensory details.
 The best descriptive essays appeal to the reader’s
emotions, with a result that is highly evocative.

21.  Expository Essay
( Just the Facts )
The expository essay is an informative piece of writing that
presents a balanced analysis of a topic.
In an expository essay, the writer explains or defines a
topic, using facts, statistics, and examples.
You are demonstrating your own knowledge and explaining
with facts, not your opinion.
It is very important that your tone be reasonable and that
your essay be factual and believable.

22.  Persuasive Essays
( Convince me )
 The goal of the persuasive essay is to convince the reader to
accept the writer’s point of view or recommendation.
 The writer must build a case using facts and logic, as well
as examples, expert opinion, and sound reasoning.
 The writer should present all sides of the argument, but
must be able to communicate clearly.

23.  Compare and Contrast
 It could also be written simply to entertain the reader, or
to arrive at an insight into human nature.
 The essay could discuss both similarities and differences,
or it could just focus on one or the other.
 A comparison essay usually discusses the similarities
between two things, while the contrast essay discusses the
differences.

24.  Causes and Effects
The cause/effect essay explains why or how some event
happened, and what resulted from the event.
This essay is a study of the relationship between two or more
events or experiences
 A cause essay usually discusses the reasons why something
happened.
 An effect essay discusses what happens after a specific
event or circumstance.
 Sources are often required in a cause/effect paper, and
your choice of these sources is important as they reflect on
the validity of your argument.

25.  Critical Review
 This type of essay can be either formal or informal,
depending on the context.
 Its goal is to evaluate a work such as an article or book.
Your personal, informed, opinion plays a significant role in the
process.
 In a review you are discussing the overall effect and validity
of written work
 A good review will discuss both the qualities and the
importance of a given work.

26. Literary
 In the literary essay, you are exploring the meaning and
construction of a piece of literature.
 This task is more complicated than reviewing
In a literary essay you are paying more attention to
specifics.
 A literary essay focuses on such elements as structure,
character, theme, style, tone and subtext.
A literary essay may be your own interpretation, based only
on your reading of the piece, or it may be a mixture of your
opinions and references to the criticism of others,

27. The End