"The continuous movement back and forth from specific instance to general significance, from fact to meaning, from the sensory and emotional to the intellectual-such is the art of the essay."
--Carol Burke and Molly Best Tinsley
This document provides samples of
prompts and links to model essays for each type.
A sample formula rewritten for comparison. Note how both persuade or explain the same thing--that cats are good companions--but the personal narrative style is richer in detail and more original since it is based on an individua's story. If a test prompt allows for personal --use it.
A sample formula rewritten for comparison. Note how both persuade or explain the same thing--that cats are good companions--but the personal narrative style is richer in detail and more original since it is based on an individua's story. If a test prompt allows for personal --use it. 
