Chapter 3 Essay Types

When writing an informative essay, what are the most important parts of the introduction?

A thesis and compelling way to hook the reader.

Janet's narrative leads up to the most important moment of her story, when she first saw the face of her newborn child. This type of moment in a narrative is known as the _____.

Climax

What type of informative essay, in its most basic form, looks at cause and effect?

Data analysis

Which of the following is NOT a step in the writing process of an exemplification essay?

Disprove your thesis.

Which of these characteristics has the MOST impact on the effectiveness of a narrative essay over all the others?

Organization

Which two aspects are important when organizing a compare and contrast essay?

Presenting the information by points of comparison or by topics.

Which stage involves rewriting your thesis statement?

Revising and editing.

What is the difference between revising and editing?

Revising involves rewriting sentences and paragraphs while editing means correcting grammar errors.

Why is synthesis used in writing?

To combine separate materials to form a single product.

Why should you have a clear purpose when writing a personal essay?

Because it helps keep your writing on track.

What is the CORRECT order for the steps to write an informative essay?

Choose a topic, research, organize, write, revise, and edit.

You've been given an assignment to write an informational essay. At what point in the process might you use brainstorming?

Choosing a topic.

Which one of the following statements is true about compare and contrast definition-focused essays?

Compare and contrast places the definition into a larger context in which similarities and differences can be explained.

Which of the following is NOT good advice when searching for sources for a persuasive essay?

Look for old sources, as they are by far the most credible.

When incorporating source material in your essay, you should ___

Use a combination of summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting.

How should a writer begin an exemplification essay?

With a main idea or thesis statement.

Facts and data that support reasons in an argumentative essay are called _____.

evidence

Why is having an outline an important part of writing an exemplification essay.

It allows you to explore what examples to use to prove your thesis.

Why is it important to make an outline prior to writing an essay?

It can help you see how and where to use source information to support your ideas.

Iza includes this statement in her essay: I believe that college students should control all of their own finances because they possess the intellectual capability and emotional maturity to do so. This is Iza's _____ statement.

Position

What role does the author's opinion play in an informative essay?

An informative essay should not include the author's opinion.

To help yourself stay on track while writing a personal essay, it can be useful to___.

Draft a rough outline before you begin writing.

How should you choose which examples to include to include.

all of your examples should support your theses statement.

Why would it be correct to assert that narrative essays can be thought of as slightly persuasive?

They are sharing the writer's perspective of an event.

How many paragraphs would you expect to see in a standard argumentative essay?

five

Most simply put, a narrative essay functions to _____.

tell a story

You might write about your own personal experiences in a personal essay in which you support or oppose a specific point because ____.

Your own experiences can provide good support for the stance you take when conveying your message.

Jared believes that the minimum wage should be higher. In his argumentative essay he addresses the view of opponents who claim that a higher wage will cause companies to hire fewer workers with this statement: Though some think that a higher minimum wage will cut down on company hiring, a 2016 study of retail stores in Canada has shown otherwise, demonstrating hiring levels that remained the same in the wake of rising wages. In this instance, Jared is using what is known as a/an _____.

counter

Janet is working on an informative essay about Lyme Disease. At this point, she already has all the information she needs and is arranging her information into categories and figuring out the structure of her essay. Janet is in the _____ phase of writing.

Organizing

In Jim's narrative essay about his family, certain parts are written in extreme detail, while others are written in more general terms. These differences illustrate the concept of ___ in a narrative.

Pacing

Why should your 'scope' in a personal essay, in which your support or oppose a specific point, be narrow?

Because a narrow scope helps keep your essay from becoming too scattered.

Allyne is writing an argumentative essay in favor of expanded women's rights in the workplace. Where should she include background information about the topic of women's rights in general?

The introduction