Tuesday, January 19, 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.

News Story__ 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

News Story__ Rewards elaborate and formal writing as a demonstration of subject knowledge

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