Elements of an Essay

Conclusion

Body

Introduction

Introduction

states the main idea of the essay topic

opens the essay topic to the reader and provides an overview of the essay.

Reason/ purpose

Thus, it is important to be precise and save all the other information for the next paragraph.

Body

a.k.a. supporting paragraph

takes up the supporting points and add sub points to convince the reader round to your view.

backs up the main topic with supportingideas, details and examples.

Conclusion

It restates the thesis statement, the supporting points and sums up the main point.

looks back on the purpose of the essay.

Ending statement that makes you think.

Types of Essays

Type Purpose Topic sentence

To explainShould express the main idea clearly in words that define and limit the topic for the reader.

Takes a stand on an issue and defends it, and tries to persuade readers to agree with its position

Present an opinion of interest and importance to other people

Recreates sense impressions such as sights, sounds, smells, and tastes

Should give a general, or dominant, impression of whatever you have chosen to describe

To tell a story, either true or fictional

Presents a general truth or set the scene and prepare the reader for events to follow

SUMMER Heather Riede

      Everyone has a comfortable place to escape to for relaxation.  They go there

when they need to be alone and not with people to disturb them.  My place is nature in the summer.  The summer time relaxes me like no exact place could.  Nature, in the summer, relaxes me with its naturalness.      I love sitting in the grass and listening to the nature sounds around  me while it's summer.  One of the sounds I tune to first is the sound of the birds singing and chirping away as if they are creating a song.  After sitting for a few minutes, I'll hear the light breeze coming down through the trees, rustling their leaves.  Besides those two things I hear, it is a peaceful quietness that you can't get in a city or town.  That's why I love nature, but only in the summer.  They are always associated with each other.      When I look around me, in the summer time when I'm outside somewhere, I see beautiful bright clear things.  For example, the tall green grass and the leaves on the trees sway in the breeze.  Then I see bright or pastel flowers around, never too far away from any one person.  Most days, unless rainy, are bright, sunny, and warm.  The sky is a beautiful landscape blue with little clouds, if any, in it.  If  I'm in the forest, I see big tall trees all around me.      The feeling of summer all around me is friendly to me.  The sun is so warm against my hot skin.  And the breeze cools my skin off again as it lightly touches it from blowing down from the trees.  Then, when I am sitting in the grass, I either feel its dryness or its moistness against my body.      I also love the smells of summer that are in any place you are, but I will not talk about it in this essay.  I will now say,  I absolutely am perfectly calm whenever I am listening, feeling, and looking at the summer around me.  Summer is my favorite season, and nature when it's summer is relaxing and comfortable.

 

Descriptive

EssaySamantha Springer

(Excerpt) 

     All people have memories - good memories about themselves that give them self-confidence in the years to come.  I have one particular memory that made me feel good and more sure of myself.  It showed me my strength.  I now knew how great of a singer I was.      It was a beautiful Saturday - not a cloud in the sky.  I was with six other people at Paramount King's Island - all of which were my friends.  We had just met up with my mom and step-dad, Todd, and they brought up the idea for me to sing at the country karaoke booth.  You see, I had been planning on singing "Don't Be Stupid" by Shania Twain at my school talent show that year, and they thought it would be great practice.  Well, obviously, I wasn't too thrilled with this idea.  I was afraid that I would mess up and that there would be too much competition.  On top of that, all of my friends were there.  I wasn't about to embarrass myself in front of all of them!  Peer pressure is hard to deal with and I'm telling you, my friends do not know how to take the answer, "No."  They had heard me sing before, and they weren't going let me back down.  By that time, my friends and I were sitting in the audience's place, planning on watching the singers perform.  What I didn't know, was Todd had already signed my name up.      I watched in amazement as the woman running the booth sang her opening song, "Any Man of Mine."  She was awesome.  However, when she announced the first singer to sing karaoke, my jaw just about hit the floor.  The first singer was me!  Nervously, I walked up the steps to the stage and took the microphone.  I forced a smile, and introduced myself to the audience.  Then the familiar music started.  For a second, I panicked, thinking that I had forgotten all of the words, even though they were right in front of me.  Despite my nervousness, I naturally started singing and dancing - without relying on the screen for the words.  I was really getting into it.  Though, the beating of my heart seemed to drown out the sound of my voice, the audience looked like they were really enjoying it.     .     

Narrative

Digital Cameras(Excerpt)

Throughout the ages humanity has always been fascinated by the possibility of “capturing moments” or in other words perpetuating moments of high significance and outstanding beauty. This provided the opportunity to share something that nobody else has seen or perceived. This idea has made a long way from canvas-paintings to using cameras. Cameras, in their turn have also experienced a rather fast evolution and nowadays everybody has a notion of what a digital camera is and the majority of people use digital cameras.

According to a standard definition a digital camera is “…opposed to a film or video camera, uses an electronic sensor to transform images and video into electronic data”[1]. Years ago people used to possess two different devices in order to take pictures and to make video. The need to spare space and make it more comfortable for people to do both things with higher quality results catalyzed the creation of digital cameras. The multifunctionalism of digital cameras and the combination of several devices in one make it the best possible choice for a modern man. For years a digital camera has been unaffordable for many families, nevertheless, nowadays the great variety of digital cameras of different manufacturers and diverse prices make a digital camera a potential purchase of almost every single family. The formula: price + quality = satisfied customer used by the digital cameras manufacturers is especially reflected in the wide choice of cameras that offer the best quality standards for the price-range they belong to.

Expository

Why Women Should Not Have An Abortion

Many women in the entire world have abortions. Women believe there are many reasons to abort such as fear of having or raising a child, rape, or not having enough money. But whatever the situation, there is never an acceptable reason to get an abortion. Some important reasons why women should not abort have to do with human values, religious values, and values of conscience.

The first reason why women should not have an abortion is related to basic human values. Women need to think about their unborn babies who are not responsible for this situation. These unborn babies should have the privilege to live and grow into a normal person. Women need to be more humanitarian and less egoistic with these babies. On the other hand, the baby doesn't know how or why he is here. It is not necessary to kill a life; there are many other solutions to resolve this problem short of abortion.

The second reason why women should not abort has to do with religious values. In almost all religions, a woman is not permitted to have an abortion. If they do, their religions will punish them. In some religions, for example, a woman cannot take communion after having an abortion, and before taking communion again, she must do many things as a form of penitence. In whatever religion, abortion is punished and for this reason, women should not abort.

Finally, the third and most important reason why women should not abort is the related to her conscience. When a woman has an abortion, she will always think about the baby she might have had. She will always think about the future that could have happened with her baby which will always remind her that she killed it. Because she has had an abortion, she will never have a good life, and her conscience will remind her of what she had done. Because a woman who has an abortion can't forget about what she has done, these thoughts will always be with her, and the results can be calamitous.

Persuasive

SW

Write an essay either about RH Bill, a beach resort, or your Bivouac experience. Identify the kind of essay.