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what is an essay or what are essays like ?
essays are texts they consist mostly of words organized in particular ways to fulfill particular purposes in particular situations
what a successful essay is like ??
1-relevence to the essay title
2-a reasoned argument
3-use of source texts
4-appropritate presentation
What are the definitions of the below instructions words?
Analyze : Take apart an idea, a concept or a statement in order to consider all the factors it consist of. It should be very methodically and logically organized
Compare: look for similarities and differences between the items under discussion
Contrast : look for difference between the items idea under discussion
Summarize : write about the main points of the information available on a subject and not details
Define : state precisely what is meant by a particular issue, theory or concept
Describe : give a detailed account of
Discuss : give reasons for and against, investigate and example by argument
Assess : make comments about the value/importance of the concepts and idea under discussion
*Explain : make something clear or give reasons for something
what are the types of essays??
There are three main types:
Description essay
Explanation essay
Discussion essay
what are instruction words and key concept??
the instruction words tell you what to do and the key concepts tell you what to do this to
key concepts are abstract nouns (a single word such as investment) or noun groups (several words in a group such as critical success factors )
what is appropriate presentation talking about ?
academic style : tends to be more formal more specialized more abstract more precise and more careful about what is fact and what is opinion
academic grammar : is tight packing of ideas in academic writing calls for a particular kind of grammar
Subject verb agreement: the verb should be made...
