Sunday, March 25, 2012
Reaction to Example Essay Graf#19
Reading through the several different essays on Example essays, my brain can't help, but to think it seems sort of like a cause essay. Even though we are to place the example essay into what it seems like steps to me, isn't it somilar to explaining the cause essay? We pick a topic and begin by explaining how the topic relates to us in some sort of feelings, memories, importance, etc. The we take the three different ways of explaining the topic, with the ending as how or why the topic was most memorable to us. Am I wrong to think this way or is it a similar type of approach for all essays? Of course I say this, but I have to rewrite my cause essay, because I thought too much into the subject and format. So, maybe I shouldn't think of comparing essays, so I don't confuse my self any more. I have also realized that it does not take a huge paragraph to explain what it is you are trying to say.
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"The we take the three different ways of explaining the topic, with the ending as how or why the topic was most memorable to us. Am I wrong to think this way or is it a similar type of approach for all essays?"
ReplyDeleteThat's not wrong. The key is the 'explaining.' Are you giving contrasts, categories, reasons, examples, etc--they are not the same though sometimes it's hard to see that.
Take your contrast essay, for example. YOu could give three examples of things that surprised you when you moved to Maine; that would cover much the same material as your contrast essay but would be presented differently.
Or you could give three reasons you were surprised when you moved to Maine--same stuff, but framed differently and that framing does make a difference in what you offer to your audience.