Writing+Assignments


 * Definition Paper **
 * Includes Distinguishing Characteristics & Supporting Evidence Ex: Assertiveness is standing up for your rights. A definition essay is writing that explains what a term means. When writing a definition essay, remember to tell readers what term is being defined, to present a clear and basic definition, and to use facts, examples, or anecdotes that readers will understand. Other examples: Kindness,Sense of Humor, Love, Charisma, Team Player, Optimism, Beauty, Respect, Ambitions
 * Classification **
 * Includes Categories and Characteristics: Ex: Tourists in Hawaii can enjoy three water sports: snorkeling, surfing, and sailing. In a classification essay, the writer organizes, or sorts, things into categories. There are three steps to remember when writing an effective classification essay: organize things into useful categories, use a single organizing principle, and give examples of things that fit into each category. Other examples: Classification of historical events in US, Countries classification (territory, popularity, etc), Sport Cars Classification, Most Popular TV Shows in America, Classification of Physiological Diseases
 * Argument **
 * Includes Reasons & Evidence: Argumentative writing is the act of forming reasons, making inductions, drawing conclusions, and applying them to the case in discussion; the operation of inferring propositions, not known or admitted as true, from facts or principles known, admitted, or proved to be true. It clearly explains the process of your reasoning from the known or assumed to the unknown. Without doing this you do not have an argument, you have only an assertion, an essay that is just your unsubstantiated opinion. Examples: Animal testing, Capital punishment, Security cameras and privacy, Homeschooling, Retirement age, The use of animals in scientific research, Government and family planning

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