How many essays have you submitted when studying abroad? Although writing essays is a common practice for international students, do you know how many kinds of essays there are?
I’m sure international students have heard about the difficulty of essay writing, especially when it’s near the end of the semester, when ddl is just around the corner and you have to prepare for the final exam anxiously, you can say that you are exhausted.
We all know that Essay is very difficult, but few people can take the time to Essay several different forms of different types of separation, especially the British universities attach great importance to Essay writing, different courses between different professions are also different, different Essay requirements format is not the same!
★Descriptive Essay
▲Descriptive Essay
The essay format is different for different majors and different courses.
▲Purpose
Describe a person, place, object or idea.
▲Key features
Determine the tone of the writing
Develop a specific focus to highlight the description
Use more adjectives
▲organisation pattern
Sets the tone of the paper and defines the focus of the writing.
Develop a specific pattern to highlight description (before describing the next aspect)
▲Point of view viewpoint
Third person point of view
★Compare& Contrast Essay
▲Compare&Contrast Essay
As the name of this essay suggests, if you are writing a compare and contrast essay, you will be comparing and contrasting a number of arguments.
▲Purpose Purpose
To compare and contrast some of the arguments in the essays, etc.
▲key features
Go beyond obvious similarities and differences
Avoid long similarities and differences
Analyse and compare 2-4 core components
▲organisation pattern
Ten detailed introductory topics
A concise thesis statement to focus the essay
Choose from a block style (discuss all components of Theme 1 before moving to Theme 2) or a point-by-point style (discuss one point at a time as it applies to each theme before moving to the next)
▲Point of view
Third person point of view
★Analytical Essay
▲Analytical Essay
Ten analytical essays look at smaller parts in order to study the whole.
▲Purpose
To understand a text by analysing small parts in order to understand the whole.
▲key features
Identify the key aspects of the writing that will be analysed
Analysing rather than summarising
Explain the significance of analytical points in relation to the text being analysed
▲organisation pattern
Establish a complete thesis to determine the focus of the paper
Develop at least three points of analysis
Use evidence support from your writing
Need to include appropriate citations (depending on your assignment, if only one – source is used, it may be necessary to include citations, or it may not be necessary to include citations.
source is used, citations may or may not need to be included)
▲Point of view perspective
Third person point of view
★Narrative Essay
▲Narrative Essay
Narrative essays are one of the main types of writing for many essays.
▲Purpose Purpose
To tell a story that captivates the reader and maintains interest
▲Key Features
Tell the story in vivid, concrete language
Identify a focal point (which may or may not be made explicit through a traditional propositional statement)
Focus on the main point and omit unnecessary details
▲organisation pattern
Throw in a clever introduction to draw the reader into the story
Tell the story chronologically or through flashbacks
Conclude the essay by summing up the ideas and morals on time
▲Point of view
First person point of view
★Argumentative/Persuasive Essay
Argumentative/Persuasive Essay
Argumentative essays are a favourite of professors! You will be required to write an Argumentative/Persuasive Essay in almost all of your classes. When writing an argumentative essay, you take a stand on a topic and produce evidence from research sources to persuade your audience.
▲Purpose Purpose
To persuade the teacher/reader
▲Key featuresKey features
Take a strong stance on a controversial issue Examine both sides of a topic and use credible research sources to support a thesis that refutes opposing viewpoints.
▲Organisation pattern
Develops a clear propositional statement to express a position.
Include at least two points to support the thesis
Integrates evidence from research sources to support the claim
Use appropriate citation style (e.g., MLA or APA format).
▲Point of view
Third person point of view
