LESSON 13:

EXPLORING ESSAY
 Here are some important descriptions about the
essay form that you should bear in mind:

“Essay”, as a term, is taken from the word “essays”

literally means attempts mainly attributed to Michael de
Montaigne.

It is classified as a composition in prose form, of

A. THE NATURE enough length and is typically intended to explain an idea,

theory, or an impression.

AND It covers a variety of text like diaries, journals, letters,

CONVENTIONS
newspaper editorials, reports, and review.

OF ESSAY
It is an analytical or interpretative literary composition that
discloses a person’s thoughts, opinions, or personal point
of view about a certain topic. (Merriam Webster Dictionary)

Essays are crafted for purposes of Sharing an opinion,

insights, experience, or observations.

Fumar (2009), in his notes, described the essay as a term

that pertains to a piece of prose work that is notably
personal than objective or verifiable than a feature article.
 Form
and • This component includes the
arrangement or order of ideas, unity,

Struct coherence, expository device used

and patterns of development.

ure
B. BUILDING Conten • These two include the point that the
essay attempts to raise. Aside from

BLOCKS OF t and such, the subject or focus of the

composition, quality of topic, as well
as the writer’s purpose and intention
ESSAY Theme are also under content and theme.

Langua • This component provides information

ge and as to what makes the essay literary

about tone, mood, diction, and literary
devices used.
Style
 Formal Essay Informal Essay
• Includes • This is also
“highbrow” or known as
entirely Familiar Essay.
intellectual
topics; there is
It deals with
commonplace C. GENERAL
seriousness in
tone and
and light
topics. TYPES OF
language is
formal. The
Language is
somewhat ESSAY
style is familiar and
authoritative conversational
and scholarly. but still
The writer insightful. This
exhibits great greatly
mastery of the establishes
topic. It is emotional
straightforward appeal rather
Reflecti
ve • This consider a subject which is highly
philosophical in nature.

Essay
• This includes reviews of books, movies,
Critical works of art and other forms of
compositions. This classification of essay
Essay highlights the positive and the negative
aspect of a certain work being judged. D.
CLASSIFICATIONS
Editoria • It highlights the writer’s opinions about an OF ESSAY
l Essay important issue of the day.

• The intention for the writing of this essay

Nature is to depict images found in nature such
as trees, flowers, mountains, and animals.
Essay Mainly, this showcases the beauty of
nature and outdoor life.
 • It is entirely expository, Logical, clear and highly objective. It deals
with the discussion of the explorations and findings taken from
Scientific Essay scientific experimentations. This does not provide an opportunity to
express the writer’s personality.

• This is written in the form of a story as it utilizes events or incidents

Narrative Essay to give shape to a certain theme.

• Highlights contemplations which is difficult to prove using posing

Speculative Essay inquiries about an interesting topic.

Biographical or • Depicts the life of an individual considered as the subject from

infancy, maturity, to one’s death; shows a description of a particular
Character Sketch aspect of the life a certain person. It can be analytical or
interpretative depending on what dimension of the subject’s life is
Essay given emphasis.
 Described as serious and formal teaches a
moral lesson. It resembles a tone similar to a
Didactic Essay
teacher. It is mainly driven to explain and to
convince as it great emphasizes the ethical
way of life.

Provides information as to how something

looks like, highlights qualities of
Descriptive Essay
something which provides animation,
clarity, and reality to a narrative essay.
PREPARED BY:
 JE SSA B EL LE MO RA LE S
 E I N S T I E N M A R K VA L E R I A N O
 REIZEL JEAN BON
 JIZEL PLACER