Essay四大类型及写作技巧

1. 辩论文 Argument essay:
Title:
Purpose: Asks the question, describes the issue or dilemma
Description: Contains key words about content and process.
Introduction:
Purpose: Includes a statement of position (or main thesis)
Description: This introduces the issue to be discussed and gives essential background information. It focuses on and perhaps defines the key words and gives a list or a route map of what is to follow.
Main body:
Purpose: Presents a case or argument
Description: Each new main point should have its own paragraph. You should use evidence to support the arguments you make in this section, referencing your sources appropriately.
Conclusions:
Purpose: Reinforcement of the statement of position
Description: This sums up how the points in the body of the essay have made a case for your answer to the question. It should include a reference to the wording of the title.
2. 议论文 Discussion essay:
Title:
Purpose: Asks the question, describes the areas or issues to be discussed
Description: Contains key words about content and process.
Introduction:
Purpose: The issues under discussion are spelt out
Description: This introduces the issues to be discussed and gives essential background information. It focuses on and perhaps defines the key words and gives a list or a route map of what is to follow.
Main body:
Purpose: Arguments for and against
Description: You should use evidence to support and challenge the issues you cover in this section, referencing your sources appropriately. You can either deal with all of the supporting and all of the challenging evidence separately or you can take each issue in turn and compare the the supporting and challenging evidence.
Conclusions:
Purpose: Conclusion or summary
Description: This sums up how the points in the body of your essay have made a case both for and against the argument. It should include a reference to the wording of the title. It may be appropriate to come down in favor of one side of the argument.
3. 对照文 Comparison essay:
Title:
Purpose: Asks the question, describes the areas or issues to be discussed
Description: Contains key words about content and process.
Introduction:
Purpose: The aspects to be compared are spelt out
Description: This introduces the aspects to be compared and gives essential background information. It focuses on and perhaps defines the key words and gives a list or a route map of what is to follow.
Main body:
Similarities: Here you outline the points of similarity, backed by evidence, with a new paragraph or section for each new point.
Differences: Here you outline the points of difference supported by evidence, with a new paragraph or section for each point.
Conclusions:
Purpose: Conclusion or summary
Description: Includes reference to the issues in the title and a summary of how the points in the body of the essay have made a case both for and against the argument. It may be appropriate to come down in favor of one side of the argument.
4. 多任务文章 Multi-task essay:
Title:
Purpose: Asks the question, describes the issue to be summarized and evaluated
Description: Contains key words about content and process.
Introduction:
Purpose: The main issues to be discussed and evaluated are outlined Description: This introduces the issue to be discussed and gives essential background information. It focuses on and perhaps defines the key words and gives a list or a route map of what is to follow.
Main body
Purpose: Summaries and evaluate
Description: You can either take each issue in turn (describing and evaluating it before moving on to the next issue) or you can choose to describe all of the issues first before moving on to your evaluation of them.
Conclusions
Purpose: Conclusion or summary
Description: Includes reference to the issue in the title, which has been summarized and sums up the main conclusion of the evaluation.。