Finals: Lesson 10 Essay

• the word essay is derived from the French word “essai” or “essayer” means

  trail, to try or to attempt
• 2 founders of the essay

  1. Michel de Montaigne
  2. Francis Bacon
• • father of essay
  • first author who described essays

  Michel de Montaigne
• •  father of english essays
  • popularized the type of essays
  • he described essay as a systematic and exploration of ideas


  Francis Bacon
• Few Tips in Writing and Essay: 6P’s

  1. Identify your Purpose
  2. Start Prospecting
  3. Choose your Perspective
  4. Write your Plan
  5. Pen your Paper
  6. Polish you paper
• structure of an essay

  1. Introduction
  2. Body paragraph
  3. Conclusion
• what are the parts of the introduction?

  1. Hook
  2. Background Information
  3. Thesis Statement
• this grabs the readers attention with an engaging sentence.

  hook
• this provide context and background information on the topic.

  background information
• this state the main argument, what readers expected to read.

  thesis statement
• parts of the body paragraph:

  1. topic sentence
  2. supporting evidence
  3. analysis
• • this is where you are going to summarize, restate, call to action
  • striking line, closing statement, and ask something.

  conclusion
• Ways of writing an essay

  1. informative
  2. reflective
  3. problem-solution
• characteristic of an essay

  1. clarity and conciseness
  2. coherence
•  it gives details and learn something about it

  informative essay
• a problem solution essay presents a problem and offers solutions to that problem.
• • the most subjective type
  • examines a topic through the lens of the writer’s point of view or unique perspective.

  reflective essay
• • identify/ investigate the problem and propose/ provide a solution using supporting evidence.

  problem-solution essay
• criteria for identifying a problem:

  1. frequency
  2. duration
  3. scope/range
  4. perception
  5. severity
  6. equity
• the problem occurs too frequently.

  frequency
• the problem has lasted for a while.

  duration
• the problem affects many people.

  scope or range
• the problem is disrupting

  severity
• the problem deprives people of legal rights or moral rights.

  equity
• the problem is perceived as a problem.

  perception
• stages in writing a problem solution essay

  1. starting
  2. writing
  3. polishing
• component of the problem-solution paper

  1. situation component
  2. problem component
  3. solution component
  4. evaluation component
• it the technique in which you list the problem first in the paper followed by solution

  block structure
• a technique of writing that  is a pattern where every cause is immediately followed by its solution

  chain structure