AP Language Modes of Writing Essay Flashcards
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| 4926438131 | Descriptive essay | Often describes a thing, person, process that paints a certain portrait of the topic in the reader's mind | 0 | |
| 4926438132 | Narrative Essay | Is used to make points, usually formatted not like a traditional academic essay but like short stories that depict real life stories rather than fiction | 1 | |
| 4926438133 | A definition essay | Explains measuring of terms, concrete meaning pertains to factual objects while abstract is based on a person's point of view | 2 | |
| 4926438134 | Classification Essay | Organizes things into categories which gives examples suitable for each category | 3 | |
| 4926438135 | Process analysis essay | Directions which explains how to do something, how things work, how things happen expressed in a chronological order from first to last. | 4 | |
| 4926438136 | Compare and contrast essay | Multi paragraph essay which explains ways where two subjects are similar or different. | 5 | |
| 4926438137 | Cause and effect essay | Explain causes ( reason) effects (results) or even or situation. | 6 | |
| 4926438138 | Argumentative essay | Investigate a topic by collecting evidence to establish a position on the topic in a concise manner | 7 |