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Elements of Essays, Articles, and Speeches pages 424 - 439. I. Essays a. nonfiction. B. TYPES OF ESSAYS. Narrative - notes Expository - notes Persuasive (argumentative) - notes Descriptive - notes - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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ELEMENTS OF ESSAYS, ARTICLES, AND SPEECHES
PAGES 424 - 439
I . ESSAYS A. NONFICTION
B. TYPES OF ESSAYS1. Narrative - notes
2. Expository - notes
3. Persuasive (argumentative) - notes
4. Descriptive - notes
5. Reflective – explores the meaning of an
experience or offer the author’s thoughts or
feelings
I I . ARTICLESA. NONFICTION JUST THE FACTS PLEASE!
B. TYPES OF ARTICLES1. News
• Who?• What?• Where?• When?• Why?• How?
2. Feature
I I I . SPEECHESA. NONFICTION
B. COMMON TYPES1. Public Advocacy
2. Talk
3. impromptu
IV. SHARED ELEMENTS
A. THESIS OR CENTRAL IDEA1. Main idea
2. Supporting detailsa. Statements of factb. Statisticsc. Examplesd. Descriptionse. Reasonsf. Expert opinions
B. PURPOSE1. Reasons
a. Informb. Persuadec. Entertain
2. Techniquesa. Organizing informationb. Choosing language
2. TECHNIQUESB. CHOOSING LANGUAGE
1. DICTIONChoice of words
Author’s style
2. SYNTAXThe arrangement of words in sentences
Author’s style
3. TONEAttitude toward the topic and audience
• Formal/informal• Solemn/playful• Joyous/annoyed
Author’s style
4. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGESimile - notes
Metaphor - notes
Personification - notes
What others? - notes
5. RHETORICAL DEVICESi. Repetition - notes
ii. Parallelism - notes
iii. Restatement - notes
iv. Rhetorical questions - notes
C. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
1. TYPES OF STRUCTUREa. Chronological order
b. Comparison-and-contrast
c. Cause-and-effect
2. ROLESa. Sections
b. Paragraph
c. Sentence