What is an essay?

An essay is a written composition on any subject. An essay contains of three parts an introduction, body paragraphs and a conclusion. An essay has lots of information on a certain subject. Writing an essay takes lots of time and consists of many parts, but the finished product is worth it!

An essay has three main parts, an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. The introduction introduces the subject that you will discuss in your essay and hooks the reader. A paragraph is a section of the essay containing information on a main point (one idea only) like the body paragraphs. The body paragraphs give general information about the subject and each body paragraph has a topic sentence that that starts the paragraph by explaining the main point. The conclusion ends off the essay by wrapping up all the information that was given in the essay, it also leaves the reader a good feeling about the essay.

To plan and write a good essay you must do many different things. While you are learning about your topic you should brainstorm ideas, analyze your topic and finally choose the ideas that suit your essay the best. Before writing your essay you must make an essay plan, in the essay plan you must list the main ideas that you want to present in your essay. Then you must make a rough draft and make sure you link your ideas and paragraphs so that they flow well. After you finished writing your rough draft you should check punctuation and spelling.

There are many different types of essays. Some of them tell the opinion of the person who wrote the essay. Some essays compare and contrast ideas, some essays discuss ideas to the reader and some explain ideas to the reader. Although there are many different types of essays each has a different purpose and should be used in different situations.

-Leor Elizur 6B