Discursive Essay

CONTENTS

Preface………………………………………………………….…...…………..
Discursive Essay …………….…………………………………………………..
Opinion Essay……………………………………………..……………………..
Argumentative Essay (Essay: for and against) ………………………………….
Review …………………………………………………………………………..
Curriculum Vitae (CV)…………………………………………………………..
Descriptive writing……………………………………………………………….
Narratives - Stories ……………………………………………………………...
Summary ………………………………………………………………………...
Appendix A:SPECIMENS …………………………………………………......
Appendix B:PUNCTUATION ………………………………………………...
Literature ………………………………………………………………………

Preface

Writing is a recursive process. Students should learn strategies for invention and discovery. Audience, purpose and occasion define all types of writing. Effective writing fulfills the writer’s intention and meets the audience’s needs. All teachers can use writing to improve content learning. Good writing skills are very important and should become an integral part of mastering English. Writing can take a variety of forms.

“Writing: from theory to practice” covers such types of writing as: discursive essay, opinion essay, argumentative essay (essay: for and against), review, curriculum vitae (CV), descriptions, narratives – stories, summary.

Each type of writing includes theory and practical tasks. The theory is provided to be used as a reference by students of the 1^st-3^rd courses of foreign language faculties. A variety of models (writing tips, outline) in which the theory is applied are followed by practical tasks to prove students’ writing skills focusing on register and style. Topics and ‘check your work’ reinforce students’ knowledge and remind them of the structures previously presented, thus helping them revise the writing areas covered in the recommendations.

The specimens of each type of writing will help the students to revise the material whenever it’s needed.

Discursive Essay

  · Each paragraph should contain a “topic sentence” which expresses the main idea of that paragraph. This usually goes at the beginning · Use quotations or paraphrasing (giving the meaning of what was said) to add vitality · Include some of the following aspects: moral, personal, social, historical, economical, religious, artistic, geographical · Use the following linking words to make your writing more fluent:

neither… nor … rather than… not only… but also…

…or even… either… or… both… and…

The goal of a discursive essay is to present a balanced and objective examination of a subject. The topic may be controversial, but the discursive essay attempts at presenting a much more balanced discussion of the issue. It does not, however, have to be neutral. The essay should present both sides of the discussion, supported by facts and research. The author may draw tentative conclusions about the subject and suggest them to the reader.

Practical tasks

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