types of essays Flashcards

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Cause and effect

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Cause and effect essays explore why things happen and what happens as a result

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Argumentative

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An argument or persuasive essay requires you to win the reader over to your way of thinking

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Compare and contrast

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Compare and contrast essays are used to examine two r more subjects and differences between them

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Descriptive

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You describe something to your audience allowing the reader to fully experience the object event or situation

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Expository

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Teaches or informs your reader on a subject

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Literary analysis

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Focus on the analysis of literary work

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Reflective or narrative

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You write about your own personal expire cues and are telling a story about what was learned from the expierment

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