opinion vs personal
Throughout my college freshman experience so far, I have come to the realization students are expected to write a variety of essays, all with a different style. Every style of writing embodies a different writing skill; therefore the learning process for each writing style is different. Two, of the many writing styles, are opinion compositions and personal narratives. These two happen to be two that I had the fortune to use in my compositions this semester. They happen to be alike in various ways including thesis, format, and word choice.
One way opinion compositions and personal narratives are alike is word choice. When writing an opinion paper or essay, you're free to base your statements on personal thoughts, beliefs or feelings. Just as well, when writing a personal narrative, you’re free to tell your story how you feel fit to tell it. You can use words like “I think” “In my opinion” or “I feel as if” because these are your personal beliefs on the subject at hand. In a narrative essay, you can say thing such as “I did” “I want” and “I feel”. Both writings fall under the personal category. You can personify each of these because it’s written either about you, or in your opinion.
One other way they are similar is the arranging of the thesis. The thesis of a narrative essay has a somewhat different role than that of an argument or expository essay. A narrative thesis can be something along the lines of: “It was a beautiful fall day in the woods that morning”; offer a lesson or moral such as: “I’ll never trust my sister again”; or recognize a subject that joins the story to a common experience such as: “Death brings both sadness and peace.” Begin your paper with a “grabber” that catches the reader’s attention and establishes the setting. Where did it occur? What day? Were you a child? Just as well, the thesis of an opinion essay starts as something like "Nobody likes the government because it’s lazy and inefficient." This statement does make a claim.
One way opinion compositions and personal narratives are alike is word choice. When writing an opinion paper or essay, you're free to base your statements on personal thoughts, beliefs or feelings. Just as well, when writing a personal narrative, you’re free to tell your story how you feel fit to tell it. You can use words like “I think” “In my opinion” or “I feel as if” because these are your personal beliefs on the subject at hand. In a narrative essay, you can say thing such as “I did” “I want” and “I feel”. Both writings fall under the personal category. You can personify each of these because it’s written either about you, or in your opinion.
One other way they are similar is the arranging of the thesis. The thesis of a narrative essay has a somewhat different role than that of an argument or expository essay. A narrative thesis can be something along the lines of: “It was a beautiful fall day in the woods that morning”; offer a lesson or moral such as: “I’ll never trust my sister again”; or recognize a subject that joins the story to a common experience such as: “Death brings both sadness and peace.” Begin your paper with a “grabber” that catches the reader’s attention and establishes the setting. Where did it occur? What day? Were you a child? Just as well, the thesis of an opinion essay starts as something like "Nobody likes the government because it’s lazy and inefficient." This statement does make a claim.