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Measurement??!!??
Implying that it is to:
Assess your knowledge and understanding?
Grade your achievements?
Judge your writing skills?
Measure you against your peers?
Measurement??!!??
Implying that it is to:
Assess your knowledge and understanding?
Grade your achievements?
Judge your writing skills?
Measure you against your peers?
Descriptive
Contrast/compare
Argumentative
The descriptive
essay
In describe essays, you are
merely asked to describe,
something, be it an event, object,
graph or table.
Describing a process
often introduced
by: description of aspect A
Describe ....
Narrate... description of aspect B
Tell....
etc.
Conclusion
Plan Sequence of Events
Introduction
Questions are
often introduced First situation
by:
Give an then A happened
Explain/What
is the Step Two
leads to
connection
between.... Step Three
Describe the
procedures by Conclusion
Summary of process
which...
Plan Describing and explaining
Questions often introduced by:
Explain the causes/reasons....
Account for....
Analyse the causes....
Comment on (the reasons for)....
Show that....
Show why...
Examine the effect of....
Suggest reasons for....
Why did...?
What are the implications of...?
Discuss the causes of....
Discuss the reasons for....
Plan Describing and explaining
Introduction to causes of A
Effects 2
Effects
etc.
Conclusion
Conclusion
Compare and contrast
essays
Contrast or distinguish between
questions usually present you with
two or more terms, instruments,
concepts or procedures that are
closely connected, and sometimes
confused. The purpose of the essay is
to explain the differences between
them.
2. Compare and contrast
essays
The contrast essay
Conclusion
Plan Compare
Introduction to similarities between A
Questions are and B
often introduced
by: Compare A & B
Compare .... in terms of first similarity
What features do ...
and ... have in Compare A & B
common? in terms of second similarity
What are the
similarities
etc.
between....
How are ... and ...
similar? Conclusion
Plan Compare/Contrast
Questions are
often introduced
by:
Compare ....
What features do ...
and ... have in
common?
What are the
similarities
between....
How are ... and ...
similar?
Argumentative essays
The purpose of an
argumentative essay
is to persuade the reader to
follow your point of view. You do
this by supporting your point with
facts or relevant ideas.
The argument essay
The balanced view
balanced
Reasons in favour of the argument
view
Reasons against the argument
Consider whether....
Aspect 2 - true
etc
Conclusion
a subtraction sum
Which brings us on to
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