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Tuesday June 16th, 2020

Intermediate - B

Coach: Brandon Alegría

Agenda

  • Welcome
  • How are we going to work today?
  • Topic
  • Exercises
  • Q & A
  • Activity 1 (50%)

Agenda

Types of essay

Types of Essay

There are over a dozen types of essays, so it’s easy to get confused. However, rest assured, the number is actually more manageable. Essentially there are four major types of essays, with the variations making up the remainder.

1. Narrative Essays:

Telling a Story

Narrative

Essay

In a narrative essay, the writer tells a story about a real-life experience. While telling a story may sound easy to do, the narrative essay challenges students to think and write about themselves. When writing a narrative essay, writers should try to involve the reader by making the story as vivid as possible. The fact that narrative essays are usually written in the first person helps engage the reader. “I” sentences give readers a feeling of being part of the story. A well-crafted narrative essay will also build towards drawing a conclusion or making a personal statement.

Characters and Setting

Characters and setting are storytelling elements that give life to the narrative essay. It is important to choose the characters who are most important to the story development. Character's personalities should follow the "showing, not telling" rule and demonstrate the qualities of each character. In developing the characters, use the actions and dialogue of the character to show personality and mood. Setting can include visual details, tastes, sounds and smells. Specific measurements can add to details about shape, time and size

Literary Techniques

In addition to showing the actions and personalities of characters and giving visual details of the setting, add details and description to the narrative essay through the use of writing techniques. Use of figurative language, such as similes and metaphors, can add to the descriptive quality of the the narrative essay. These comparisons allow the reader to draw personal connections with the writing and topic. Monologues, humor and suspense increase the reader's interest in the narrative.

Chronology

A narrative essay is written in chronological order — that is, events told in the order of occurrence. Transition words should cue the passage of time. Examples of appropriate transition words include first, later, before, afterward and meanwhile. Flashback sequences are used in narratives to give context to the story.

2. Descriptive Essays: Painting a Picture

Descriptive

Essay

A cousin of the narrative essay, a descriptive essay paints a picture with words. A writer might describe a person, place, object, or even memory of special significance. However, this type of essay is not description for description’s sake. The descriptive essay strives to communicate a deeper meaning through the description. In a descriptive essay, the writer should show, not tell, through the use of colorful words and sensory details. The best descriptive essays appeal to the reader’s emotions, with a result that is highly evocative.

Characteristics

1. Good descriptive writing includes many vivid sensory details that paint a picture and appeals to all of the reader's senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste when appropriate. Descriptive writing may also paint pictures of the feelings the person, place or thing invokes in the writer. In the video section below, watch a teacher use a Five Senses Graphic Organizer as a planning strategy for descriptive writing.

2. Good descriptive writing often makes use of figurative language such as analogies, similes and metaphors to help paint the picture in the reader's mind.

3. Good descriptive writing uses precise language. General adjectives, nouns, and passive verbs do not have a place in good descriptive writing. Use specific adjectives and nouns and strong action verbs to give life to the picture you are painting in the reader's mind.

4. Good descriptive writing is organized. Some ways to organize descriptive writing include: chronological (time), spatial (location), and order of importance. When describing a person, you might begin with a physical description, followed by how that person thinks, feels and acts.

3. Expository Essays:

Just the Facts

Expository

Essay

The expository essay is an informative piece of writing that presents a balanced analysis of a topic. In an expository essay, the writer explains or defines a topic, using facts, statistics, and examples. Expository writing encompasses a wide range of essay variations, such as the comparison and contrast essay, the cause and effect essay, and the “how to” or process essay. Because expository essays are based on facts and not personal feelings, writers don’t reveal their emotions or write in the first person.

Characteristics

• Descriptive: It is one of the main features of this essay. Science related writing needs a background description. However, description should be written about a thing or a process and it is usually done chronologically or hierarchically.

• Illustrative: Illustration is essential in this kind of essay and it should be relevant. Explicit references need to be included to support the theoretical points.

• Explanatory: The pertinent theory should be explained to support your points added in the essay. To perceive results, the reasons are evaluated and the entire explanation should be supported with suitable information.

• Analytical: It is an imperative part of an expository writing as through this process, the topic is broken down into parts in order to categorize

• Clarity: It is the important aspect of the expository writing. The idea or thought of the author should be clearly mentioned in the essay.

• Unbiased: The approach of the essay should be unbiased.

• Impersonal: The first-person pronouns should not be used in this essay.

4. Persuasive Essays: Convince Me

Persuasive

Essay

While like an expository essay in its presentation of facts, the goal of the persuasive essay is to convince the reader to accept the writer’s point of view or recommendation. The writer must build a case using facts and logic, as well as examples, expert opinion, and sound reasoning. The writer should present all sides of the argument, but must be able to communicate clearly and without equivocation why a certain position is correct.

Characteristics

Purpose

  • To get the reader to accept the writer’s point of view on the issue posed by the writing prompt
  • To adopt the writer’s way of thinking about the issue posed by the writing prompt

Body

  • Provides evidence to support the writer’s opinion/purpose
  • Evidence will be in the form of facts, reasons, examples, details, etc.
  • Effective transitions show how ideas connect
  • May present pros and cons of an argument
  • Anticipates the reader’s questions

Exercises

Exercises

First, taking an Uber could be a good advantage to the population, because it´s a really cheap option. When you need an Uber, you can see the price from the beginning, depending the wherever you go, and how long the distance is. Also you can use a code and you will receive 2 free trips of 4 dollars each one, each user has a code, and if they share it with you, you can enter it in your Uber profile and receive these benefits, if you don´t have cash you can pay with credit card. To conclude, nowadays, we have better options to travel cheaper with the Uber

service.

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INTRODUCTORY BODY CONCLUDING

To conclude, reasonable pricing, feeling safe traveling and feeling comfortable have all contributed to attract attention and have the populations preference. Because of these features, Uber is the type of service many people prefer to use. We will have to wait and see to what extent the Uber popularity increases in the near future. What is your next Uber ride?

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INTRODUCTORY BODY CONCLUDING

Finally Uber service gives you a comfortable travel experience. You can travel comfortably. The Uber driver ask you if the air conditioner is good, if you want listen to music, etc. The driver is nice with you. He asks you if you are okay or if

you need anything else. The primary purpose is that the passenger be

comfortable

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INTRODUCTORY BODY CONCLUDING

Uber has gotten more demand than the taxi drivers in last months. Nowadays, Uber service helps people to find a safe way to travel. People prefer to take an Uber rather than a taxi because they offer an economic service. In our opinion, the Uber services are characterized by providing a cheaper service, safe travel and comfortable travel

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INTRODUCTORY BODY CONCLUDING

As we know the next two weeks we will be working on our writing, it is important for me that you can understand and put into practice the writing exercises either with paragraphs, essays or articles

Activity

Indications

  • You must write a narrative, descriptive, expository and persuasive essay
  • In each essay must have 3 body paragraphs, include supporting sentences, additional details (2 of each one)
  • You have until Saturday June 27 at 11:59 Pm
  • This activity has a value of 50% of the final writing grade

Activity 1

(50%)

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