The Different Types The Different Types Of EssaysOf Essays

The Different Types The Different Types Of EssaysOf Essays

An Interactive Presentation by:An Interactive Presentation by:Rashod Seaton Rashod Seaton

DifferentTypes Of Essays• Admission Essay• Literary Essay• Compare and Contrast Essay• Scholarship Essay• Research Essay• Position Essay• Informal Essay• Expository Essay• Process Essay• Author’s Slide• Resources• Concept Map

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• Admission Essay• Literary Essay• Compare and Contrast Essay• Scholarship Essay• Research Essay• Position Essay• Informal Essay• Expository Essay• Process Essay• Author’s Slide• Resources• Concept Map

Admission EssayThis is the type of essay you may

need to write after you graduate from high school. An admission essay is a type of persuasive essay. It is used by college students in an attempt to convince the dean of admissions that they are “right” for their school.

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Literary EssayThis type of essay is thought to be

one of the most challenging of all. Literary essays are used to analyze specific parts of a book or poem in order to show the “deeper meaning” a person has found in the book.

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Compare and Contrast Essay

This type of essay is used by individuals that wish to show the differences or similarities between two or several things (books, people, shapes, etc.).

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Scholarship EssayThis type of essay is an essay that

hopefully partners up with the admission essay. It is usually used in contests in order to help the winner fund their education.

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Research EssayThis essay is usually dreaded by

students from junior high school to college. The research essay is a very formal essay that requires the individual to do rigorous research about a topic and right a factual essay about it.

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Position EssayThis essay is not quite as hard as a

research essay, but it may require one to read another’s findings from their research. After reading the findings the individual should write an essay expressing their position in the findings whether it is in agreement or not.

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Informal EssayThis essay is, surprisingly enough, not

formal. In this essay the individual is writing, but the writing sounds more like a conversation between the reader and the writer. The structure is more “loose” than a research essay.

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Expository EssaySee Video:

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Process EssayThis essay may also be quite

informal. The reason being is because the writer is explaining how a task is done, step by step, to their readers.

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Author’s SlideThe author, Rashod Seaton, is from

Chicago, IL. He is currently a student at Grand Valley State University majoring in English with an emphasis on Secondary Education; his minor is Physical Education.

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Resources• www.soundsnap.com• www.bestessaytips.com• www.unitedstreaming.com

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Concept MapThe

Different Types of

Academic Essays

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clip)

Main Slide

Admission Essay

Literary EssayScholarship

EssayResearch

EssayPosition Essay Informal Essay

Author’s Slide(my pic w/link

to e-mail)Resources Concept Map

Compare & Contrast

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Expository Essay

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Process Essay

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