Essay
There are different types of essays:
Persuasive - convince the reader. Present both sides of the argument but provide evidence and reasoning as to why one side is correct.
Comparative - Often the essay question will use terms like "compare and contrast".
Descriptive - paint a picture with your words! Communicate meaning and emotion through description
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Essay Structure
Hamburger Essays:
An essay is just like a hamburger...
Introduction (top bun):
Answer the question as a statement
Briefly explain your three main points
Body Paragraph One (lettuce):
Write a TEEEC paragraph about your first main point
Link to your second main point
Body Paragraph Two (tomato):
Write a TEEEC paragraph about your second main point
Link to your third main point
Body Paragraph Three (meat):
Write a TEEEC paragraph about your third main point
Conclusion (bottom bun):
Restate each of your three main points
Sum up your response with a strong, convincing statement which answers your question.
Reasons why an essay is like a hamburger:
· You need to have a recipe (plan)
· You can choose the main ingredients (key points)
· You can have 2, 3 or 4 ingredients (paragraphs)
· If you don’t have a bottom bun (conclusion) your hamburger falls apart
· The top and bottom buns (introduction and conclusion) are made of the same dough but are different shapes (same information but in slightly different formats)
· You have to make it to suit the person eating it
· There are many layers but they all link together
· You put the meaty bit (the strongest key point) on the bottom (last paragraph)
Things to leave out (the pickles):
informal language (eg. There was this chick called Juliet)
text speak (eg. ur, btw)
contractions (eg. don't, can't)
writing in the first person (eg. I am going to write about the industrial revolution)
ATTRIBUTION:
Creator of the original concept of the Hamburger Essay template is unknown.
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