Essay or News Story?
essay__ Contains personal pronouns, e.g. I, we, you, etc.
essay__ Starts with a question and builds toward an answer
news story__ Starts with the most important information, followed by less important information
essay__ Presents opinion of the writer backed by facts.
news story__ Personal experience or involvement is strongly discouraged.
essay__ Expresses conclusion to summarize the argument.
essay__ Goal is to demonstrate knowledge
essay__ Written for academic community
news story__ Written only for the general public
news story__ Goal is to inform the public
essay__ Rewards elaborate and formal writing as a demonstration of subject knowledge
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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