Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Essay or News Story?

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

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