English 4th

• Admission Essay


  A type of writing that students may need to write after graduating high school
• Admission Essay


  • A type of persuasive essay
  • Used by college students to convince the dean of admissions they are "right" for their school
• Literary Essay


  • Used to analyze specific parts of a book or poem to show the "deeper meaning"
  • Considered one of the most challenging types of essays
  • The purpose is to carefully examine and sometimes evaluate a work of literature or an aspect of a work of literature
• Compare and Contrast Essay

  • Used by individuals to show the differences or similarities between two or several things
• Scholarship Essay


  • Usually used in contests to help the winner fund their education
  • Thought to partner up with the admission essay
• Formal Essay


  • Expresses the author's views in a serious manner
  • Aims to inform, convince, or provoke thought that calls for critical judgment and constructive opinion
• Position Essay


  • After reading findings, the individual should write an essay expressing their position in agreement or not
• Informal Essay


  • Familiar, intimate, and highly conversational
  • Sometimes written like a story or as though the author is talking with a friend
• Process Essay


  • Explains how a task is done, step by step, to the readers
  • May also be quite informal