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Writing (noun)

Full Definition of WRITING

1: the act or process of one who writes : asa : the act or art of forming visible letters or characters; specifically : HANDWRITING 1b : the act or practice of literar or m!sical composition2: something written : asa : letters or characters that serve as visible signs of i"eas# wor"s# ors mbolsb : a letter# note# or notice !se" to comm!nicate or recor"c : a written compositiond : IN$%RI&TI'N3: a st le or form of composition4: the occ!pation of a writer ; especially : the profession ofa!thorship

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What is an essay?

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What is an essay?

An essay is a short writtencomposition on one subjectthat expresses the views of

the writer.

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How is an essay

organized? The most common academic

essays share a similarstructure. They are made up of veparagraphs organized inintroduction, body, and a conclusion.

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Introductio

n

Paragraph

1Body Paragraph2, 3,

!onclusion Paragraph"

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#n introduction o$ an

%ssaygives background informationpresents the topic---the primarysubject of the essayincludes a thesis statement---thewriter s ideas about or position onthe topic

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What is the di&erence betweenthe topic and the thesis

state'ent?(opic – general subject of the essay

(hesis )tate'ent – writer s position about the topic – identi es the writer s main idea – tells what points will be explained or

supported

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What is the di&erence betweenthe topic and the thesis

state'ent?(opic* – cell phones in high school

(hesis )tate'ent* – !tudent use of cell phones should be

prohibited in high schools.

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(he Body o$ an %ssay

follows the introductionusually consists of threeparagraphsexplains and supports the thesisstatement

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(he +se o$ (ransition

Wordshelp the reader to follow the ideasin an essay.can be single words such as but "this " and althoughcan also be phrases such as inaddition " as a result " and $orthese reasons

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(he !onclusion o$ an

%ssaysummarizes the writer s main pointusually o#ers a suggestion"opinion" or prediction$

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+sing (his and (hese

this these

singular

plural

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% a'ples

A huge number of %uropeanimmigrants entered the country inthe late &'((s. )any of ***********people came from +reland and +taly.+n our history class today" we read

about the ,ivil ar. ************ warlasted from &' & to &' / andresulted in deaths of millions ofcitizens.