Exemplification Response

Exemplification response

After reading chapter 8, “Exemplification”, I understand exactly how and the rules on writing an exemplification essay. Reading about it I noticed that the structure of this essay was a lot alike a basic MLA formatted essay. The similarities are that you start off with an introduction. Within the introduction you have your thesis. Then you have your body paragraphs. Finally, you have a conclusion. Although, the difference in an exemplification essay is that you need a good amount of examples supporting your broad topics. Your examples need to be persuasive, have some interest and clarify exactly what you are trying to say.

In an exemplification essay you need to be specific with your examples. You also can arrange your examples in different ways. One way you can arrange them is by chronological order. These examples will consist of which examples occurred first to those that occurred last. Another way is in order of increasing complexity. This means the examples would begin simpler leading to the more complex ones. Lastly, you can arrange them in order of importance. Starting with the less significant ones moving towards the ones that are most significant or persuasive.

Overall, I can say that I feel very comfortable writing an exemplification essay after reading this chapter. I learned how to use different transitions, how to structure the essay, and how to choose from a broad example to a specific one.

Written by: Isabella Sofia Montalbetti