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Guide to Writing Argumentative Essays

The document provides an overview of essay writing, defining an essay as a short composition on a specific topic that includes an introduction, main body, and conclusion. It outlines four main types of essays: descriptive, narrative, expository, and argumentative, each with distinct purposes and structures. The document emphasizes the importance of supporting arguments with evidence in argumentative essays.

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Guide to Writing Argumentative Essays

The document provides an overview of essay writing, defining an essay as a short composition on a specific topic that includes an introduction, main body, and conclusion. It outlines four main types of essays: descriptive, narrative, expository, and argumentative, each with distinct purposes and structures. The document emphasizes the importance of supporting arguments with evidence in argumentative essays.

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TOPIC: ESSAY WRITING

INSTRUCTOR:MURK SHAFQAT ALI


ESSAY WRITING
 The Word Essay literally means an attempt;
and hence essay is the name given to the
form of composition which is a short
attempt on a given subject, Usually it gives
details of Narrative, a description of some
subject, and information on some subject.
OR
 An Essay is a group of paragraphs written

about a single topic and a central main


idea. It must have at least three paragraphs
, but a five-paragraph essay is a common
length for academic writing.
THE STRUCTURE OF AN ESSAY
 The Introduction: Explains the topic with
general ideas. It also has the thesis
statement and comes at or near the end of
the paragraph.

 The Main body: Explain and support the


thesis statement.

 The conclusion: Summarizes or restates the


thesis and the supporting ideas of the essay.
TYPES OF AN ESSAY

There are Four Main types of


An Essay
1. Descriptive Essays
2. Narrative Essays
3. Expository Essays
4. Argumentative Essays
DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY
 A descriptive essay describes the main topic
in detail and with the aim of letting the
reader to relate to your experience

OR

 A descriptive essay is an essay that


describes something, an object or person, an
event or program or place, an experience or
emotion or an idea. The goal of this kind of
essay is to provide readers with enough
detailed descriptions for them to be able to
picture or imagine the chosen topic.
NARRATIVE ESSAY

 A Narrative Essay tells a story. In most cases,


this is a story about personal experience you
had.
Narrative Essay refers to the narration of a
study
or experience by the writer.
OR
 Narrative Essay is a type of essay that has a

single motif or a central point around which


the whole narrative revolves. All incidents
happening and characters revolve around a
single motif presented in the narration.
EXPOSITORY ESSAY

 Expository Essays compare, explore and


discuss problems. While there’s a bit of story
telling element to them, their purpose is
greater than that. It always to explain some
integral concept to the reader. As such they
inform, describe and explain.
OR
 The Expository essay is a genre

of essay that requires the student to


investigate an idea, evaluate evidence,
expound on the idea, and set forth an
argument concerning that idea in a clear and
concise manner
ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY

 In Argumentative essay, the writer is trying


to convince the reader of something. He or
she will demonstrate the validity or falsity of
a topic. The writer’s position will be backed
up with evidence, including statistics or the
opinion of an expert. In these essays the
writer isn’t merely offering an opinion but
making an argument for or against
something and supporting that argument
with data.
To write an argumentative essay, its
important to
research and backup what you say in the
text.
THANK YOU

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