Kinds of Essay

1.      Process essay.

The body paragraphs of a process essay are the steps. Each step is presented in the topic sentence of its paragraph. Example : the first step in overcoming infant temper tantrums is understanding why the child is misbehaving. Usually the answer is he or she wants attention. Process  essay always arranged chronologically. Some essays are very simple and have only three paragraph : an introduction, a long body paragraph, and a conclusion. Sometimes we can have two, three or even more body paragraph. The number of paragraphs depends on how we organize our information.

2.      Classification.

The verb classify means. “to devide objects, people, or ideas into groups or categories.”in classification essay, we organize things into catagories and give examples of things that fit into each category.  It is important to note that you always classify according to a principal even though we may not be aware of it. For example, consider the topic of peoples. If we want to write an essay classifying peoples, we have to state the subject we are describing (peoples), the classification principle (for example, gender and age), and the categories (five , two). In introduction paragraph clearly identify our subject in this case, the group we are classifying. If we have narrowed our subject in any way we should make this clear from the start. Begin each body paragraph with a topic sentence that identifies a particular type or approach. Then go on to describe or illustrate each type with specific details. The concluding paragraph gives we an opportunity to draw together the various types and approaches we have been examining. In any case, make sure that our conclusion clearly emphasizes the purpose of our classification.

3.      Cause effect essay.

In this kind of essay, the aim is to explain the causes (reasons) or the effects (results) of an event or situation. The style of organization used for essays that analyze cause and effects is called block. There are several variations of this style. First, the block style have note that one body paragraph explains the cause and the other explains the effects. Another variation of the block style is to talk only about the causes of a situation. We might choose to do this if you want to discuss and explain the causes in more detail. The third is we might want to analyze only the effects of  a situation; in this case, our body paragraphs will discuss in detail each effect that we have identified.