English

• Essay


  A written piece that is designed to present an idea, propose an argument, express the emotion or initiate debate. It is a tool that is used to present writer's ideas in a non-fictional way.
• Informative Essay


  • Engage readers with new, interesting, and often surprising facts and details about a subject
  • Educational, readers expect to learn something new from them
• Persuasive Essay


  Used to present the writer's opinion on a subject
• Argumentative Essay


  • Involves presenting facts along with rational or logical statements to support your claim
  • Must support your claim with applicable and appropriate evidence
• Demonstrative Pronouns


  Used to show or identify one or a number of nouns that may be far or near in a distance or time
• Demonstrative Pronouns


  • This (Singular, Near)
  • These (Plural, Near)
  • That (Singular, Far)
  • Those (Plural, Far)
• Demonstrative Pronouns


  • This is an apple.
  • These are apples.
  • That is an apple.
  • Those are apples.
  • This is my book.
  • These are my books.
  • That is my book.
  • Those are my books.
• Interrogative Pronouns


  Words or questions used to ask a question
• Interrogative Pronouns


  • What (asking for general information)
  • Which (asking questions where we have limited choices)
  • Who (asking about the subject of the sentence)
  • Whom (asking about the object of the verb or preposition)
  • Whose (asking questions relating to possession or ownership)
• Indefinite Pronouns


  Pronouns that do not refer to any particular person, thing or place
• Singular Indefinite Pronouns


  • He
  • Everyone
  • Nobody
  • Something
• Plural Indefinite Pronouns


  • Both
  • Few
  • Several
• Relative Pronouns


  Introduces a clause, or a part of a sentence that describes a noun
• Relative Pronouns


  • Who (refers to people)
  • Whom (refers to people)
  • Which (refers to animals or things)
  • That (can refer to either people or things)
• Informative essay is any type of essay that has the goal of informing or educating an audience
• Parts of Informative Essay

  • Introduction - used to grab the attention of the reader and introduce the present topic
  • Body - bulk of the essay and contains all of the important facts being covered
  • Conclusion - summarize the essay and encourage the reader to seek out more information about the topic
• Persuasive essay


  The term "persuasive" is an adjective derived from the verb "persuade," which means "to convince somebody." It seeks to convince the reader about the writer's point of view by applying facts, statistics, real-life examples and other scholarly practices.
• Persuasive essay


  • A good persuasive essay will entail bits of personal opinion which should be backed up by verifiable fact
  • The primary purpose of persuasive essay is to persuade or convince the reader that a certain claim or viewpoint is right
• Argumentative essay


  • Presents arguments about both sides of an issue
  • It could be that both sides are presented equally balanced, or it could be that one side is presented more forcefully than the other
  • Introduction (it should be attention grabber and supported by background information)
  • Body (this is where you will present at least three major arguments)
  • Counterargument (this is an argument which refutes earlier arguments and give weight to the actual position)
  • Conclusion (this is where you will rephrase the thesis statement, major points, call to attention, and/or concluding remarks)
• Informative writing


  Involves relaying facts to the audience. In this style, the author provides facts and figures or explains how a process is completed. The information is typically presented in a logical order or sequence.
• Purpose of informative writing is solely to inform, explain or describe something to the reader. This style excludes the author's viewpoint from the topic.
• Examples of expository writing in the workplace


  • Employee newsletters, how-to guides, and educational articles that are intended to provide information, insights, and facts about a specific subject
• Argumentative writing


  A writing style that is cold and based upon facts. It is more formal compared to persuasive, thus, jargons related to the topic being argued may be used. The author's chosen side on the argument is clearly presented.
• Purpose of argumentative writing is to argue a certain point using credible evidence.
• Examples of argumentative writing

  • The Psychology Behind Sibling Rivalry
• Persuasive writing


  Presents two different viewpoints, one of which will be supported by the author. It is more relaxed compared to Argumentative Writing for this style is friendlier and appeals to reader's emotions.
• Purpose of persuasive writing is to convince or influence the reader to agree on the author's claim. Claim is the side chosen by the author on a certain topic. Research and studies may be used by the author to support the claim's validity. This writing technique presents Counterclaim, a different viewpoint that negates the author's claim. However, the Attack or a superior evidence will be presented by the author to emphasize the claim's validity.
• Examples of persuasive writing


  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 'I Have a Dream' speech at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963
• Directions: Arrange the jumbled letters to from a word that will fit the given meaning. Write your final answer on your quiz notebook.
• Scrambled letters 1


  INFORMATIVE
• Scrambled letters 2


  CREDIBLE
• Scrambled letters 3


  PERSUADE
• Scrambled letters 4


  SUPPORT
• Scrambled letters 5


  CONVINCE
• Directions: In a single paragraph containing not more than five (5) sentences, compose an informative essay with thesis statement focusing on the topic "My School, Home". Thesis statement should be followed by statements of significant facts.
• My School, My Home
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