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+== Essay ==
-Academic
+* a short form of writing on a topic
-Argumentative
+* from French"essai" meaning "trial, attempt"
-Expository
+** and Latin ''exagium'' for "weighing, or a weight"
-Journalistic
+*** ''ex''- out or from + ''agere'' "to set in motion"
-Personal
+* "essay" also relates to "trying" or "effort"
+** the verb "essay" means "to put to test or experiment"
+== Academic ==
+== Argumentative ==
+takes a position for or against something
+== Expository ==
+* from Latin ''exponere'' for "set forth"
+** in the sense of explaining
+* also called "commentary"
+* takes non-argumentative approach
+** but necessarily takes a position on a topic
+== Journalistic ==
+* explains or describes an issue, situation, event, etc. from a third-party point of view
+** IOW, it describes another experience, perspective, or point of view
+== Narrative ==
+* tells a story
+== Personal ==
+== Persuasive ==
+== Polemic/ polemical ==
+* a form of argumentative that focuses on opposing another or alternative points of view
+* generally addresses controversial topics
+* "polemic" is from Greek ''polemikos'' for "war"
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 [[Category:Language Arts]]
+[[Category:Essay]]