{"id":1220,"date":"2025-04-23T23:11:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T23:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1220"},"modified":"2025-06-26T20:39:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T20:39:27","slug":"common-essay-assignments-fresh-take","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/chapter\/common-essay-assignments-fresh-take\/","title":{"raw":"Common Essay Assignments: Fresh Take","rendered":"Common Essay Assignments: Fresh Take"},"content":{"raw":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\" aria-label=\"Learning Goals\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Explain how and why to use different rhetorical styles<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Examine the purpose, structure, and style of an argumentative essay<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Describe techniques for writing comparison essays<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Describe techniques for showing cause and effect<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Describe techniques for illustrating a point<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<h2>Types of Essay Assignments<\/h2>\r\n<section class=\"textbox watchIt\" aria-label=\"Watch It\">This video provides an overview of argumentative, expository, narrative, and descriptive (illustrative) essays.\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/iframe_api \"><\/script>\r\n<p class=\"cc-media-iframe-container\"><iframe id=\"tpm-plugin-eddacbhe-qcjzqxhvXtE\" class=\"cc-media-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qcjzqxhvXtE?enablejsapi=1 \" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"3p-plugin-target-eddacbhe-qcjzqxhvXtE\" class=\"p3sdk-target\"><\/div>\r\n<p class=\"cc-media-iframe-container\"><script type='text\/javascript' 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class=\"textbox watchIt\" aria-label=\"Watch It\">Watch this brief video to learn what cause and effect essays are and how to organize them.\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/iframe_api \"><\/script>\r\n<p class=\"cc-media-iframe-container\"><iframe id=\"tpm-plugin-cfhagfgc-rVaP6JtSymc\" class=\"cc-media-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rVaP6JtSymc?enablejsapi=1 \" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"3p-plugin-target-cfhagfgc-rVaP6JtSymc\" class=\"p3sdk-target\"><\/div>\r\n<p class=\"cc-media-iframe-container\"><script type='text\/javascript' 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