1. ESSAY TERMS
WHAT IS METER?

2. WHAT IS AN ESSAY?
WHAT IS METER?
a piece of writing that expresses the point of view of the author
Every essay has three main parts:
Introduction
Body
Conclusion

3. THINK OF A CHEESEBURGER!
Many essays you will write in highschool will further divide this THREE part structure into a five paragraph essay
WHAT IS METER?
THINK OF A CHEESEBURGER!
INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH
FIRST SUPPORTING PARAGRAPH
SECOND SUPPORTING PARAGRAPH
THIRD SUPPORTING PARAGRAPH
CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH

4. FICTION is prose in which the characters and events are imaginary.
WHAT IS METER?
FICTION is prose in which the characters and events are imaginary.
NON-FICTION is prose based on facts, real events, and real people.

5. NARRATIVE ESSAYS: Tell a story Can be FICTION or NON-FICTION
WHAT IS METER?
Tell a story
Can be FICTION or NON-FICTION
Have a beginning, middle, and end
Have plot, setting, characters and conflict
Are organized CHRONOLOGICALLY

6. EXPOSITORY ESSAYS: Explain HOW or WHY something happens
WHAT IS METER?
Explain HOW or WHY something happens
Involve presenting or summarizing facts about an event, issue, process, or topic
Don't normally contain the author's opinions (if they ARE included, they're supported by facts)

7. DESCRIPTIVE ESSAYS: Describe a person, place, thing, or event
WHAT IS METER?
Describe a person, place, thing, or event
Rely heavily on IMAGERY
Use various examples of figurative language like SIMILES and METAPHORS

8. PERSUASIVE ESSAYS:
WHAT IS METER?
Attempt to convince the reader to support a point of view or act in support of an idea or cause
Express the author's position on the subject in the form of a THESIS STATEMENT.
Contain carefully thought out and well-supported arguments that are arranged in the most convincing order.

9. PERSUASION VS. ARGUMENTATION
WHAT IS METER?
Although they are similar, PERSUASIVE ESSAYS differ from ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS in that they normally contain a CALL TO ACTION that encourages the reader to change his or her attitude / behaviour.
PERSUASIVE ESSAYS also make an emotional appeal to the reader's feelings, whereas ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS tend to be more OBJECTIVE.

10. REFLECTIVE ESSAYS: Are sometimes referred to as PERSONAL ESSAYS
WHAT IS METER?
Are sometimes referred to as PERSONAL ESSAYS
Are written in first person point of view
Explore an idea, opinion or insight about the world

11. BIOGRAPHIES: Are an account of someone's life written by someone else
WHAT IS METER?
Are an account of someone's life written by someone else
Are written in third person point of view
Involve authors who have either interviewed or researched subject
Are written chronologically
Events chosen reveal something about the personality or life of the subject

12. AUTOBIOGRAPHIES:
WHAT IS METER?
Are written accounts of the life of a person written by that person
Are written in first person point of view
Discuss important people, places, phases, and events of a person's life
Reveal something about the person's feelings, values and ambitions
Are written chronologically

13. OTHER TERMS:
WHAT IS METER?
THESIS: The position or argument the author is trying to defend.
FACT:A statement that can be proven true.
OPINION:A statement that cannot be proven true; reflects bias and beliefs of the author.

14. OTHER TERMS:
WHAT IS METER?
OBJECTIVE: not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.
SUBJECTIVE: based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.

15. OTHER TERMS:
WHAT IS METER?
FORMAL: Usually objective writing that deals with more serious ideas and topics.
INFORMAL: Writing with the quality of everyday conversation that reveals a great deal of the author's personality.

16. OTHER TERMS:
WHAT IS METER?
PARAGRAPH: A group of sentences relating to a single idea or topic.
TOPIC SENTENCE: The sentence that expresses the main idea of a paragraph.

17. OTHER TERMS:
WHAT IS METER?
COHERENCE: A clear, logical flow in writing with smooth transitions between sentences and paragraphs.

18. OTHER TERMS:
WHAT IS METER?
UNITY: A quality of writing in which all sentences support one main idea.

19. OTHER TERMS:
WHAT IS METER?
TONE: The attitude of the author as revealed by his or her diction.