comparison between narrative and argumentative essays

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COMPARISON BETWEENNARRATIVE AND

ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS


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DEFINITIONS


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The argumentative essay is a genre of

writing that requires the student toinvestigate a topic, collect, generate, and

evaluate evidence, and establish a position

on the topic in a concise manner.

The narrative essay is a genre of writing in

which it is in the form of story with a narrator

explaining events taken place.


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SIMILARITIES


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Require topic sentences.

Narrative Essay

Example: At the break of dawn, we headed for the

hills to the north of the village.

Argumentative Essay

Example: The many road safety campaigns aimed

at injecting discipline in road users have met with

failure and frustation.


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Both essays start with an introduction and

end with a conclusion.

Both essays have similar sentences (simple,

compound, complex sentences).


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AIMSOFWRITING


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The narrative essay tells a story. It can also becalled a "short story." Generally the narrative essay

is conversational in style, and tells of a personalexperience. It is most commonly written in the first

person (uses I). This essay could tell of a single,life-shaping event, or simply a mundane daily

experience.

An argumentative essay is one that attempts topersuade the reader to the writer's point of view.

The writer can either be serious or funny, but

always tries to convince the reader of the validity of

his or her opinion. The essay may argue openly, or

it may attempt to subtly persuade the reader by

using irony or sarcasm.


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TYPESOFELEMENTS


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ELEMENTSOFA

NARRATIVECOMPOSITION


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Elements Characteristics

Orientation Introduction of:

Plot-the storySetting-place and time of the

story

Characters-the main

character(s)

Rising Action Development of the plot Events in sequence leading to a

climax

Conflict or problem sets in

Climax The most exciting part of the story

Falling Action Events of the story where problems

are solved

Resolution Story is brought to a satisfactory

conclusion


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NARRATIVEESSAY (FROMTHETEXT)

Elements Examples

Orientation Details of the tigers attack

Rising Action Conflict (the recent attack of tiger on

a woman)

Events take place in the organization

of the hunting trip

Climax The paw prints of tiger are found and

the party of hunting trip encountered

the tiger.

Falling Action The tiger is shot by Awang.

Resolution The hunting party headed back to

the village.


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ELEMENTSOF

ARGUMENTATIVECOMPOSITION


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An Argumentative Essay contains

the following:

An introduction

Support / Body Paragraph

A refutation

A conclusion


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ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY (FROMTHETEXT)

Elements Examples

Introduction Young Malaysian drivers

stigmatized as reckless and

indisciplined.

Support / Body Paragraph Young drivers tend to gravitatetowards speeding and racing.

A refutation Young drivers are not capable

of making mature decisions.

A conclusion To discard the negative image

about Malaysian drivers as awhole, the legal age for driving

should be increased.


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POINT OF VIEW


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An narrative essay has no restrictions in

considering in what person is should be

written. Nevertheless, often it is written from

the first person and therefore the I

sentences are allowed, but not necessary.

An argumentative essay is written to

express the author's point of view on aparticular issue or topic, but there is no use

of I sentences.


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For narrative writing:

Appeal to the 5 senses by using imagery.

Choose concrete details so that the reader can

picture the events you describe.

Use figures of speech (similes, metaphors,analogies) and figurative language.

Example: spread like wildfire, nocturnal creatures,

Our stomachs growling with hunger..., hair-raising

moments, Our walk slowed down to a snailspace...


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For argumentative writing:

Taking a firm stance on an issue

Example: Young Malaysian drivers stigmatized asreckless and indisciplined. Recent surveys havesupported this image. (The statements made showthe authors stand about the image of young

Malaysian drivers)

Establishing facts to support an argument.

Example: Statistics show that most road accidentsare caused by young drivers who are responsiblemisdemeanors...


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Clarifying relevant values for the audience

(perspective)

Example: .... such as indiscriminate overtaking, notgiving appropriate signals, drink driving, speedingand failure to adhere to the traffic rules.

Forming and stating conclusions

Example: To discard the negative image aboutMalaysian drivers as a whole, the legal age fordriving should be increased.


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ArgumentativeWriting

Narrative Writing

Similarities Require topic sentences

Both essays start with an introduction and end

with a conclusion.

Both essays have similar sentences (simple,

compound, complex sentences).

Differences It contains statistics,

opinions that are

expertly formulated and

evidence from credible

sources.

An argumentative

essay is not arranged

in an order.

Appeal to the 5 senses

by using imagery.

A narrative essay is

arranged in an order(chronological / non-

chronological).


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Narrative Writing

Differences Proposes arguments

and debate.

There is no use the

first person I.

Does not use the

figures of speech.

Only tells a story

using sequential

events.

Use the first person

I

Use figures of speech

(similes, metaphors,

analogies)


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Narrative Writing

Differences Does not use

dialogue, vivid verbs

and modifiers

Formal

Use vivid verbs and

modifiers.

Can formal or non-

formal.


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