Common Essay Assignments: Fresh Take

  • Explain how and why to use different rhetorical styles
  • Examine the purpose, structure, and style of an argumentative essay
  • Describe techniques for writing comparison essays
  • Describe techniques for showing cause and effect
  • Describe techniques for illustrating a point

Types of Essay Assignments

This video provides an overview of argumentative, expository, narrative, and descriptive (illustrative) essays.

You can view the transcript for “4 Types of Essays” here (opens in new window).

Watch this brief video to learn what compare and contrast essays are and how they can be used.

You can view the transcript for “Compare and Contrast Essays” here (opens in new window).

Watch this brief video to learn what cause and effect essays are and how to organize them.

You can view the transcript for “How to write a cause and effect essay?” here (opens in new window).