Wednesday, February 06, 2008

What is an essay?

When you see or hear an assignment that has "in an essay" describe, explain, analyze, discuss something, what are your thoughts or ideas about writing that "essay"? What is your definition of an "essay"?

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

When I see in an essay describe I automatically think of all things that remind me of that topic. It may take a while but I think as hard as I can to give as much Information as possible. An essay to me is a thought written down that expresses, explains and also breaks down a certain aspect. Essays are made to inform a person that is seeking information. In essays you must describe everything. You must also write as if the person reading the essay has no prior knowledge about what you are writing about. Essays at times can be very complicated to write but with practice you can get better at it.

Ted said...
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CristiansEssays said...

An Essay is a group of paragraphs which includes an introduction, body, and conclusion. I think an essay should always include as much information as possible on what is being written, It should always include important information such as setting, certain characters, problems and situations. It should explain briefly a problem, and a conclusion on how problems are solved.

crystal.soler said...

When I see that an assignment starts like that I think about how am I going to start the essay. It has to depending on the topic. An essay to me means that I have to figure out a way in how to make its five paragraphs and not write to little or to much and state the main idea of whatever the topic is about. An essay has to be well written so that other people can understand and enough details that they have a sense of what is happening and where.

jason's essays said...

When i see or hear an assignment that has "in an essay" i think about lots of writing. To me an essay is a well organized summary about an specific subject, book, biography etc. An essay includes a good introduction, three good body paragraph, a good closing paragraph, and your opinion.

ChristinasEssays said...

Whenever I get an assignment and I'm told to put it into an essay, I feel that I can do it. Sometimes I don't want to do the essay. Other times I have so much to say so I really don't mind writing the essay. I just connect the topic to something I read or something that is going on in my life. If I feel that that does not work I simply just put myself in the situation of both sides and I think about how I would feel being someone on both sides of the situation. And I base my feelings and my essay upon my thoughts on whatever the situation is. Then I write my essay and I make sure to put in as many facts as possible to let the reader understand why I am feeling however I am feeling. I make sure that the reader is feeling how I am feeling by the time they finish reading my essay. I feel that an essay is an organized piece of information. This is where you write your thoughts and you explain why. The most important aspect that one must always remember is to write their essay as if the reader knows nothing at all about the topic. So one must create an introduction explaining the topic and stating their idea on the topic. The second step is to write three separate paragraphs explaining three different ideas that prove your statement. And then you sum everything up in a conclusion.

jasonbsessays said...

When I see "in an essay" I think of all the facts that I know about that topic. It can be hard to give as much information as I can, but I look for some information in a book or I think more about the topic and how I feel about that topic.An essay to me is a thought written down and explains as well as breaks down a certain aspect.Essays are made to inform a person that does not know the topic and are seeking for information on the topic that the essay is on.

rayzz essays said...

When I hear I have to write an essay I know I have to research on the topic. Essays take time to write. It should be 3 to 5 paragraphs. Then use correct spelling and punctuation. To write an essay I need to explain my information just like speaking to a person. I need to tell what happens then and after. I should use literary elements like irony, theme, setting, flashback. That's how I have to master how to write an essay.