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  1. PDF The Discursive Essay

    A Good Discursive Essay Has A closing paragraph summarising the main points of the essay (you restate your opinion, and/or give a balanced consideration of the topic). A main body (points are clearly stated in separate paragraphs (2 - 3) and exemplified or justified), An introductory paragraph (you clearly state the topic to be discussed),

  2. PDF THE DISCURSIVE ESSAY

    Discursive (adj) [dis-ker-siv]: talking or writing about things that are not highly organized. moving from topic to topic without order. passing aimlessly from one topic to another. SYNONYMS: rambling, digressive, erratic, long-winded. Think of discursive as a BLEND of expository and argumentative because it uses elements from both:

  3. PDF Prepare for Exam Success: C1 Advanced self-access learning Writing Part

    • review the format and focus of the Writing Part 1 paper • research a topic online in English • make notes on useful ideas and vocabulary to help you write a discursive essay • learn useful strategies for planning, writing and reviewing your written work. Get to know the exam: Writing Part 1 . The C1 Advanced Writing paper has two parts.

  4. Academic Writing Guide

    The Academic Writing Guide (AWG) is designed to familiarise you with the process of writing a discursive essay. A discursive essay is a genre of writing that requires you to investigate a topic; collect, generate, and evaluate evidence; and establish a position on the topic in a concise manner. Once you have decided on your position your ...

  5. Planning a Discursive Essay

    A discursive essay is a form of critical essay that attempts to provide the reader with a balanced argument on a topic, supported by evidence. It requires critical thinking, as well as sound and valid arguments (see Chapter 25) that acknowledge and analyse arguments both for and against any given topic, plus discursive essay writing appeals to ...

  6. PDF Strategies for Essay Writing

    Harvard College Writing Center 5 Asking Analytical Questions When you write an essay for a course you are taking, you are being asked not only to create a product (the essay) but, more importantly, to go through a process of thinking more deeply about a question or problem related to the course. By writing about a

  7. How To Write Discursive Essays

    Your essay is structured in a manner that argues towards this stand. When writing an argumentative essay, your goal is to persuade, to convince the reader to be in support of your stand. Discursive: you are not required to take an explicit stand on the issue. In other words, you do not need to pick a side. You may choose to pick a side; that ...

  8. How to Write a Discursive Essay with Impact and Authority

    1. Introduction: Hook: Begin with a captivating hook or attention-grabbing statement to engage the reader's interest. Contextualization: Provide a brief overview of the topic and its relevance, setting the stage for the discussion. Thesis Statement: Clearly state the main argument or the purpose of the essay.

  9. Writing and Formatting a Discursive Essay

    27. Writing and Formatting a Discursive Essay. The previous chapter describes a discursive essay as a form of critical essay that attempts to provide the reader with a balanced argument on a topic, supported by evidence. This chapter examines the structure in increased depth.

  10. PDF Deirdre

    Well a discursive essay is a genre of writing that asks you to investigate a topic; to gather, read and evaluate evidence; and to present a position on your topic based on the evidence gathered. The structure of a discursive essay is held together with a thesis statement which outlines your argument or your position on the topic. The key aim of ...

  11. Discursive/Expository Essays

    Discursive/Expository Essays. The discursive/expository essay is a genre of essay that requires the student to investigate an idea, evaluate evidence, expound on the idea, and set forth an argument concerning that idea in a clear and concise manner. This can be accomplished through comparison and contrast, definition, example, the analysis of ...

  12. PDF Essay Writing Handout

    Answer the question; keep it relevant. Develop a logical and clearly structured argument. Support and illustrate your argument. Go beyond description to demonstrate critical thinking. Practice writing and proofreading. 3. Plan Your Essay. Every essay needs a strong and clear structure, organized around an argument.

  13. PDF Essay Writiing

    Strategies for writing good introductions to discursive essays Sometimes more than one method can be used to start your essay. 1. The funnel method In this method, the first sentence is broad and general. It introduces your thesis, and each following sentence is narrower and more focused. Finally, it narrows down to your thesis. The

  14. How to Write a Discursive Essay: Tips to Succeed & Examples

    Start with an introduction to the topic. Discuss each essay question in a single paragraph. Begin each paragraph with a powerful issue sentence. Paragraphs with one point usually followed by a counterpoint paragraph. Its style is general for essays as the reader should understand what you stand for.

  15. PDF Guideline for Teaching and Writing Essays and Transactional Texts

    3.5 Discursive essay . A discursive essay is objective and aims to give a balanced view of both sides of an argument. The writer considers various aspects of the topic under discussion and presents opposing views impartially. The writer may come to a particular conclusion at the end of the

  16. PDF Discursive Writing for the HSC

    wide range of topics. A discursive writing style generally isn't encouraged by writing teachers. But some of the great 19th-century writers, such as Charles Lamb and Thomas de Quincey, show that the discursive essay, especially when gracefully Discursive Writing for the HSC written and somewhat personal in tone, can be a pleasure to read.

  17. (PDF) METHOD OF WRITING DISCURSIVE ESSAYS ON SOCIAL AND ...

    The article discusses essential problems of discursive essay writing method during professional formation of a future teacher, conceptual approaches and technique of step-by-step preparation for ...

  18. Free Discursive Writing Cheatsheet Downloadable

    Don't know where to start with your discursive piece? Download your free Discursive Writing Cheatsheet to get writing on the right foot.

  19. Unpacking sample questions and discursive writing samples

    To support your learning and teaching of this unit access: Unpacking sample questions and discursive writing samples transcript (DOCX 76KB) ‍ Unpacking sample questions and discursive writing samples student resource (DOCX 205KB) The HSC hub was created in 2020 - some resources may contain references to 2020 conditions and dates. Please ...

  20. PDF 1. Many people play team sports rather than individual sports. What do

    The question requires you to write a discursive composition. This should be written in a more formal English in line with academic writing. Students must be careful to answer the exact question which is asked. For example, if the question asks you to "discuss the negative impact of tourism in some areas," you would be wrong to write

  21. Discursive Writing

    Organising a discursive essay. There are two basic types of discursive essay. Firstly there are persuasive essays in which you can argue strongly either in favour of or against a given discussion ...

  22. PDF Student-Written Versus ChatGPT-Generated Discursive Essays: A

    lexical diversity, and referential cohesion of the student discursive essays (discursive essays written by students) and those generated by ChatGPT on the same essay topic. • Ha: There will be significant difference in the lexical diversity, syntactic complexity, lexical diversity, and referential cohesion of the student discursive essays ...

  23. FREE 8+ Sample Discursive Writing Templates in PDF

    2. Opinion essays , based on the word opinion, is a type of discursive writing that presents the writer's personal opinion regarding a certain topic. The writer's opinion usually appears in the introduction as well as in the summary of the essay. You may also like business writing. 3.