Creative Non-Fiction: Third Quarter (Essay)

Essay

Short written discourse about a writer’s opinions, feelings, or analysis of a particular subject.

Personal Essay

A kind of essay that is casual and conversational.

Formal Essay

A kind of essay that is organized and serious.

Critical Essay

Explain to the reader what the author has done, how, and why it produces the effect.

Critical Essay

Essayist make an explication and interpretation of the elements of literature.

Explication of Meaning

Close analysis of denotation and connotations of words/phrases, imagery or sound, or allusions.

Explication of Meaning

Criticism = explanation of the passage. Essayist may paraphrase what the author has said.

Analysis of Structure

Concerned with the organization and effect of the organization on the reader’s understanding or emotion.

Analysis of Structure

Essayist must have a good understanding of what the author was trying to do.

Organization of Work

Analysis of Structure: how introduction sets up the topic, how body support and develop the argument, and how conclusion ties everything together.

Effect of the Organization

Analysis of Structure: Discuss how the structure affect the reader’s experience (clarity, tension, emotional response).

Analysis of Character

Answers the question of denoting their personality, behavior, attributes, how they influence the plot and the interactions between, and are they the protagonist, antagonist or supporting.

Analysis of Incident or Detail

Writing must have a purpose and must achieve unity of effect.

Analysis of Incident or Detail

Everything should be relevant to the design of their work.

Analysis of Style

Diction, sentence patterns, details used to expand/develop the piece.

Analysis of Style

Concerned with the writer’s unique technique.

Essay (Hasa)

Piece of academic writing describing, analyzing, evaluating a certain topic/issue.

Essay (Hasa)

Generally contains a combination of facts and figures and the personal opinions and ideas of the writer.

Descriptive Essay

Creative writing containing descriptions.

Descriptive Essay

Provides information about a person, place, object, etc.

Descriptive Essay

Writers use a lot of sensory details (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste).

Narrative Essay

Narrates a story.

Narrative Essay

Makes the readers feel that it is genuine and interesting.

Narrative Essay

First person point of view and conversational tone is generally used.

Narrative Essay

“First day at school”, “Unforgettable day”, etc.

Argumentative Essay

Attempts to convince the reader that the author’s idea is true.

Argumentative Essay

Used to defend/prove a point.

Argumentative Essay

Writers should do thorough research; gather accurate facts and figures before writing.

Argumentative Essay

Debate written on paper.

Argumentative Essay

Should be aware of both the pros and cons of the argument; Discredit the opposing view using evidence.

Argumentative Essay

“Sex education is the only way to prevent many issues, including teenage pregnancy.”, “Women are less involved in crime than men.”, “Are social networking sites harmful”.

Persuasive Essay

Attempts to convince to the readers to agree with the writer’s opinion.

Persuasive Essay

Writers use their view, opinions, and stir up emotions.

Persuasive Essay

“Skipping meals is better than eating junk food.”, etc.

Expository Essay

Provides a step-by-step analysis of an issue.

Expository Essay

Explanation for major concerns is provided with the help of evidence, facts, and statistics.

Expository Essay

Purpose is to identify cause/effect relationships, comparing/contrasting pieces of work, providing step-by-step instructions.