What is an essay

This paper will discuss what an essay is, what are its parts, how to plan/write an essay and the different types of essays.
An essay is a written composition on any given topic or subject. An essay has many important features. These features are paragraphs including an introduction paragraph, body paragraphs, and the conclusion paragraph. These paragraphs are the ways that an essay shares information. Essays are useful for sharing information, assignments and expressing ideas. When writing an essay, it is good to organize it. You can organize your essay by using an outline to guide you while you write it. Essays can be written by anyone! Essays can be written by kids and adults but if you are writing one, it is important to know how to write an essay. Essays are also very important to know how to write for future reference. Also if you have a topic that you have to do a project on, writing an essay is a great way to do it.
An essay is three main parts, introduction, body and conclusion. All of these parts are paragraphs and all of them are different from each other in the information they contain. The introduction paragraph is the beginning paragraph that kicks off your essay. The introduction paragraph states what topic the essay will be discussing. The body is not always just one paragraph, it could be many. The body paragraph/s shares the main information that you are discussing. Most essays have body paragraphs because each paragraph should contain one idea or point since an essay may have more than one idea, it often has more than one paragraph. The conclusion paragraph is the ending paragraph that wraps it all up. The conclusion paragraph discusses all the main points from the whole essay and gives an overview of the essay. This paragraph sums up the topic and brings the topic to a closure.
To plan an essay, it is very helpful to use an outline. First, to make an outline, you need to find and organize the information on your topic. After this process is done, brainstorm some ideas and then choose the best ideas for your topic. Next, focus on your main ideas, andthen look for different opinions. After brainstorming, it is time to start writing! When you begin writing, make sure that you have a topic sentence for each paragraph and that is often the first sentence. This is helpful becaue it keeps you on a guideline for the paragraph so you do not wander off into an entire new idea. Also, when you finish a paragraph, try to link the last sentence to the first sentence of the next paragraph because it makes is flow well.
There are many different types of essays. For example, an opinion essay. This essay is very self explanatory. An opinion essay is an essay when you learn about your topic, share the information that you have learned and then give your opinion on the topic. Another type of essay is a compare and contrast essay. This essay looks at two topics and compares the similarities and differences. Also, there is the in-class essay and the at-home essay. An in-class essay is when you must write the essay in class within the time limit your teacher gives you. An at-home essay is when you must write the essay at home and it is to be handed in on a given due date.
In conclusion, essays are very important to learn about and how to write. They are also helpful for various reasons. Essays can be written in different forms and they are many tips for helping to write excellent essays.

By: Seth