Extended Definition Essay

Extended Definition Assignment

Assignment

You are required to write a two to three page essay defining a term (word).  You will define the term in a minimum of four different ways. You are not using different definitions of the term, but instead focusing on one definition of the term. Each of the four ways your define must support that definition.

You will also be required to use two sources (no more than four) in the essay and prepare a works cited page.  You will use paraphrasing or quoting from the two sources in the text of your essay.  One of the sources will be a definition from a dictionary.  Remember, in your text you will document by using the author's last name and page number (if available) or, if there is not an author, the title and the page number. If a page number is not available, use an alternate, if necessary.

In defining, remember to utilize the strategies and writing elements from Comp. I.

Works Cited: Use  www.easybib.com (Links to an external site.)  to format your works cited page.

Consider for this essay:

· Description

· Narration

· Illustration

· Classification/division

· Compare/contrast

· Process analysis

· Cause & effect

Your thesis for this essay requires that you include at least three 'pieces:' the term, a brief definition, and the importance for the essay.