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WRITE: Essay 5: Definition using Exemplification (minimum of three pages) - (Due Monday)
Choose an abstract term to define through exemplification. Your definition should prove a point about the concept.
Remember our examples from class: WILDNESS -- wildness is closer to home than we expect.
BUSYNESS -- Busyness is self-imposed and driven by self-importance. People aren't truly as busy as they think.
Remember that you will be graded on the quality and use of your examples. Be specific to provide clarity about something abstract or general.
An exemplification essay (or illustrative essay) uses examples to show, explain, or prove an overall point (an argument usually established in the essay thesis).
Again...remember examples from class:
"(People) are busy because of their own ambition or drive or anxiety, because they are addicted to busyness and dread what they may have to face in its absence." -- Tim Kreider (NY Times)
"While wilderness might be untrammeled land along the Alaskan coast, wildness can happen anywhere — in the jungle or your backyard. And it's not just a place; it's a feeling. It rises up when you least expect it." -- David Gessner (nature writer)
The key to a good exemplification essay is to use enough detailed and specific examples to get the point
across. Examples should be carefully chosen so that they will appeal to readers and help them understand your main point. Effective examples should enhance your writing, giving your essay vitality and intensity.
Exemplification essays may contain both brief and comprehensive examples.
Be sure to use a good mix of personal (narrative) and authoritative (researched) examples.
Also, any revisions of mascot essay must be turned in Monday.
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