The Nine Essay Types

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Mind Map on The Nine Essay Types, created by Clarissa Sastrawidjaya on 21/09/2015.
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The Nine Essay Types
  1. Description
    1. Recreate for the reader, in the most vivid language possible, your own or someone else's experience with the subject.
    2. Example/Expository
      1. Give one in-depth example, or a number of shorter examples, to explain a point.
      2. Narrative
        1. In simple time order, from the first event to the last event, tell a story that illustrates a point.
        2. Cause & Effect
          1. Explain by showing how one situation or event leads to another.
          2. Analogy & Related Devices
            1. In comparing two things, explain one using the other.
            2. Comparison & Contrast
              1. Explain by showing how two things are like or unlike each other.
              2. Process Analysis
                1. Show how something happens or how something is done.
                2. Argumentation & Persuasion
                  1. Using any pattern that works, make a point through logical and/or emotional means.
                  2. Classification
                    1. Make a point by dividing your subject into categories.
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