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What Are The Kinds of Essay?

An essay is a piece of writing that presents the author's argument or interpretation of a topic. There are many types of essays, including definition, narrative, descriptive, expository, persuasive, argumentative, analytical, compare/contrast, cause/effect, and critical essays. A research paper involves surveying relevant sources on a topic to build upon the author's own knowledge and present an original argument or evaluation. Key components of a research paper include an abstract, introduction, literature review, methodology, main body, and conclusion. Sources of information for a research paper include scholarly books and journal articles, websites, and interviews. Proper research and organization are important for writing a successful paper.

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What Are The Kinds of Essay?

An essay is a piece of writing that presents the author's argument or interpretation of a topic. There are many types of essays, including definition, narrative, descriptive, expository, persuasive, argumentative, analytical, compare/contrast, cause/effect, and critical essays. A research paper involves surveying relevant sources on a topic to build upon the author's own knowledge and present an original argument or evaluation. Key components of a research paper include an abstract, introduction, literature review, methodology, main body, and conclusion. Sources of information for a research paper include scholarly books and journal articles, websites, and interviews. Proper research and organization are important for writing a successful paper.

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1. What is Essay?

An essay is, generally, a piece of writing that gives the author's own argument — but the
definition is vague, overlapping with those of a paper, an article, a pamphlet, and a short story.
Essays have traditionally been sub-classified as formal and informal.

2. What are the kinds of Essay?


1. Definition Essay
As the name suggests, a definition type of essay defines different
things, ideas, and perceptions.
2. Narrative Essay
A narrative essay is a narration like a short story. It is, however, different
from a short story in that it is written in an essay format.
3. Descriptive Essay
A descriptive essay describes something to make readers feel, smell,
see, taste, or hear what is described.
4. Expository Essay
An expository essay exposes things in detail to make readers
understand without any complications.
5. Persuasive Essay
A persuasive essay is meant to convince the target audience to do
something or not do something.
6. Argumentative Essay
An argumentative essay is meant to present arguments in the favor of
something. It has an additional fourth body paragraph that is meant to
present opposite arguments.
7. Analytical Essay
An analytical essay analyzes something, such as in literature an
analytical essay analyzes a piece of literature from different angles.
8. Comparison and Contrast Essay
A comparison and contrast essay makes either a comparison, a
contrast, or both between two different or similar things.
9. Cause and Effect Essay
A cause and effect essay makes readers understand the cause of
things, and their effects on other things.
10. Critical Essay
A critical essay is written on literary pieces to evaluate them on the
basis of their merits or demerits.

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3. What are the points on how to make the beginning of your


essays come alive?
1. Try starting with a question.
2. Begin with a bold statement.
3. Use an interesting quote.
4. Put the reader in medias res, that is, in the middle of things. ...
5. Challenge the reader by speaking directly to him/her.
6. Tell the reader what you do NOT want to do in your writing
4. What is a research paper?

is an expanded essay that presents your own interpretation or evaluation or argument.


When you write an essay, you use everything that you personally know and have
thought about a subject. When you write a research paper you build upon what you
know about the subject and make a deliberate attempt to find out what experts know. A
research paper involves surveying a field of knowledge in order to find the best possible
information in that field. And that survey can be orderly and focused, if you know how to
approach it. Don't worry--you won't get lost in a sea of sources.

5. What terms are mostly needed in research paper?


Title/Cover Page
Contains the paper's title, the author's name, address, phone number, e-mail, and the day's date.

Abstract
Not every education paper requires an abstract. However, for longer, more complex papers
abstracts are particularly useful. Often only 100 to 300 words, the abstract generally provides a
broad overview and is never more than a page. It describes the essence, the main theme of the
paper. It includes the research question posed, its significance, the methodology, and the main
results or findings. Footnotes or cited works are never listed in an abstract. Remember to take great
care in composing the abstract. It's the first part of the paper the instructor reads. It must impress
with a strong content, good style, and general aesthetic appeal. Never write it hastily or carelessly.

Introduction and Statement of the Problem


A good introduction states the main research problem and thesis argument. What precisely are you
studying and why is it important? How original is it? Will it fill a gap in other studies? Never provide a
lengthy justification for your topic before it has been explicitly stated.

Limitations of Study
Indicate as soon as possible what you intend to do, and what you are not going to attempt. You may
limit the scope of your paper by any number of factors, for example, time, personnel, gender, age,
geographic location, nationality, and so on.

Methodology
Discuss your research methodology. Did you employ qualitative or quantitative research methods?
Did you administer a questionnaire or interview people? Any field research conducted? How did you
collect data? Did you utilize other libraries or archives? And so on.

Literature Review
The research process uncovers what other writers have written about your topic. Your education
paper should include a discussion or review of what is known about the subject and how that
knowledge was acquired. Once you provide the general and specific context of the existing
knowledge, then you yourself can build on others' research. The guide will be helpful here.

Main Body of Paper/Argument


This is generally the longest part of the paper. It's where the author supports the thesis and builds
the argument. It contains most of the citations and analysis. This section should focus on a rational
development of the thesis with clear reasoning and solid argumentation at all points. A clear focus,
avoiding meaningless digressions, provides the essential unity that characterizes a strong education
paper.
Conclusion
After spending a great deal of time and energy introducing and arguing the points in the main body
of the paper, the conclusion brings everything together and underscores what it all means. A
stimulating and informative conclusion leaves the reader informed and well-satisfied. A conclusion
that makes sense, when read independently from the rest of the paper, will win praise.
Appendices
Education research papers often contain one or more appendices. An appendix contains material
that is appropriate for enlarging the reader's understanding, but that does not fit very well into the
main body of the paper
6. What are the sources of information needed in doing
research paper?
Step 1: Get Familiar with the Assignment
This may sound obvious, but it’s very important to understand what your
teacher or professor is asking for before you start writing your research paper.
Many students skip this step, and then wonder why they receive a low grade
on a paper they worked hard on or were excited about. It’s often because they
didn’t read the instructions.

Step 2: Pick a Topic


Once you understand what you’re being asked to write in your research
paper, it’s time to decide what to write about.

Step 3: Research
And now what you have been waiting for — research! This step is pretty
flexible; different people will research for a paper in different ways.

Step 4: Organize Your Research


So you have all of this information, now what to do with it? Step four is all
about getting organized. Like research, different people have different
preferences here. It can also depend on your assignment.

Step 5: Form a Thesis


Now that you understand what you’ve been asked to do, have chosen a topic
that fits the assignment, and have researched and organized that research,
you’re ready to articulate your own opinion, argument, or assertion.

Step 6: Create an Outline


Like a bibliography, the way that you create your outline may depend on your
assignment.

Step 7: Write
And then, finally, it’s time to actually write your paper. You might feel like you
should have started writing sooner, but, rest assured

Step 8: Edit for Content


Now that you’ve got a paper written, take a moment to congratulate yourself.
You have done a lot of work to get to this point! And then, get back to work.

Step 9: Edit for Grammar


It is also important to edit for grammar. This might seem daunting, but there
are lots of tools and resources that can help.

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