D A R N D 5 TYPES OF ESSAYS Discussive Argumentative Reflective Narrative Descriptive

Argumentative 1. “Without education, one cannot succeed in life Argumentative 1. “Without education, one cannot succeed in life.” Do you agree?

Introduction : Definitions “education” “succeed”

Yes No Education today is the school system which emphasises only on certain topics. Education does not make a man – many success stories of those who did not finish school. Education is knowledge. One cannot succeed without knowledge. Education, however basic, is pre- requisite for most jobs today.

Rebuttal

Summarise your points, reiterate your stand. Conclusion Summarise your points, reiterate your stand.

Descriptive 2. Describe a place that would allow a person to relax.

Describe a Place... not activity! Shopping is not a place.

Most common – the beach

Personal experience Your experience helps to make the essay interesting to the reader, and not an information brochure.

Discussive 3. “Money is not everything Discussive 3. “Money is not everything.” What are your views on this statement?

Support with general opinion “Many people believe that...” Balanced view + 1. many things that money cannot buy e.g. Love, friends 2. other factors are equally important to our success like education BUT -- 3. almost everything in life today is measured by money e.g. Service, time 4. it is a useful resource because we use it to purchase necessities Support with general opinion “Many people believe that...” “It is said that...”

Summary of main points e.g. Money is not everything because... CONCLUSION Summary of main points e.g. Money is not everything because...

Narrative / Reflective 4 Narrative / Reflective 4. Write about how an act of impulsiveness resulted in a mistake.

Interesting Openings “I never thought I'd say this but Mother was right. If I had listened to her, I would never have made that mistake.”

Interesting Openings “It was late at night when John played his video game at full volume. Some of the neighbours who awoke from their sleep grumbled, but no one dared say anything to the hot headed youth.”

Focus on CHARACTER Revolve plot around ONE INCIDENT BELIEVABLE PLOT Revolve plot around ONE INCIDENT Separated by paragraphs Let ONE PARAGRAPH contain the climax Focus on CHARACTER

Conclusion “Mum's words taught me a lesson about...” “After the accident, John decided that he would never...”

Wild Card (DARND) 5. Boundaries what can the word mean Wild Card (DARND) 5. Boundaries what can the word mean? use proper format don't go out of point

Conclusion Reminder of plot “With much help from his friends, he realised that the boundary was not impossible to cross.”

Good Points Bad Points Relevant Introduction with definitions and interesting openings. Reasonable Points that differ from each other Clear Paragraphs Examples of general knowledge, or convincing experiences Comprehensive Conclusion to round up essay Dodgy or boring Introductions that repeats in the following paragraphs Illogical Points & Plots that show no relevance Lack of Paragraphs Farfetched experiences No Conclusion

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