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Site: Plateforme pédagogique de l'Université Sétif2
Cours: Essay writing (EssWri)
Glossaire: GENARAL GLOSSARY
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Argumentation

The argumentative essay is a genre of writing that requires the student to investigate a topic; collect, generate, and evaluate evidence; and establish a position on the topic in a concise manner.

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Body

The second part of an essay. it combines the developmental paragraphs that elaborate, in detail, on the thesis statement. each developmental paragraph should discuss one subtopic.

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Concluding sentence

Concluding sentences have three crucial roles in paragraph writing. They draw together the information you have presented to elaborate your controlling idea by: summarising the points you have made. repeating words or phrases (or synonyms for them) from the topic sentence.

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Description

Descriptive writing is a literary device in which the author uses details to paint a picture with their words. This process will provide readers with descriptions of people, places, objects, and events through the use of suitable details.

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Essay

a group of paragraphs combined together to discuss a particular topic.

Exposition

The expository essay is a genre of essay that requires the student to investigate an idea, evaluate evidence, expound on the idea, and set forth an argument concerning that idea in a clear and concise manner.

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Narration

A narrative essay is a type of essay that has a single motif, or a central point, around which the whole narrative revolves. All incidents, happenings, and characters revolve around a single motif presented in the narrative. A narrative essay is similar to a simple five-paragraph essay, in that it has the same format.

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paragraph

a group of words combined together to discuss one single idea.

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Subtopic

The subtopic of an essay is a topic that supports the main topic of the essay and helps to bolster its credibility.

Supporting Details

paragraph contains facts, statements, examples-specifics which guide us to a full understanding of the main idea. They clarify, illuminate, explain, describe, expand and illustrate the main idea and are supporting details