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Usually a word or concept can be defined in just one sentence. A definition essay, however, needs to be several paragraphs. Therefore, the definition must be extended to include examples, details, personal experience, description, causes, effects, analysis, etc.  \nAbove all, a definition essay must demonstrate a detailed account of your own opinion about the word or concept. For example, if you are writing an essay about “love,” the thesis and the details must be based upon your personal ideas of what “love” is.  \nTopics for definition essays are always general. In other words, you can write about “Love”or “Truth” or “Justice,” but not “My love for my wife” or “The truth about violence on T.V.”Definition essays are also subjective: you need to assert and support your own opinions about the concept.  \nDefinition essays have two basic parts:  \n1. The denotation, or direct explanation of the meaning, and  \n2. The connotation, or the ideas that the word implies or includes.  \nFor example, you may say that “love”means “an affection for a person or thing”  \n(denotation). However, what does the word “love” imply? Does it imply loyalty, dedication, gift-giving, sexual passion (connotation)? Do any of these not mean “love”for you? You can check in a thesaurus for words of similar meanings that may show connotations.  \nTopics for a definition essay  \nYour instructor should set a certain topic or topic area.  \nI. Abstract concepts  \nDefine one of the following (or another abstract concept):  \nTruth Justice Fidelity Liberty Greed  \nSelf-confidence Sensitivity Adventure  \nLove Honor Courage Prejudice Ambition Pride Insensitivity Good taste  \nHatred Loyalty Cowardice Tolerance Generosity Modesty Boredom Poor taste  \nFrom The Advanced Writing Handbook for ESOL by John Sparks. Used with permission.  \n-50-  \nThese could also be defined as adjectives, e.g.“A proud person” or “An ambitious person.”  \nAdditionally, you could define a concept from your own culture or language for which we don’t have an equivalent in English. When writing a word from your own language, always use italics. here are some examples of words from other languages for which we have no exact equivalent in English:  \nataoso giomlaireachd termangu-mangu ichigo-ichielagom  \nSpanish Scots Gaelic Indonesian Japanese Swedish  \none who sees problems with everything the habit of visiting others at meal times sad and not sure what to do  \nthe practice of tryng to make each moment perfect not too much and not too little; the right amount  \nII. Good or Bad  \nDefine a “good” or “bad” one of the following (e.g.“a good friend”or “a bad vacation.”)  \nFriend Marriage Teacher  \nJob Husband Wife  \nChild Class Vacation  \nMeeting Date Home  \nBegin your brainstorming by asking yourself “What are the qualities of a good class?”or “What is prejudice?” Then think of examples, facts, anecdotes, personal  \nexperiences, opposites, etc. that can help to define your topic.  \nIII. A Place  \nDefine a specific place in terms of its special qualities and what it means to you. These could be both positive and negative qualities. The place could be as large as a country or as small as a room.  \nCountry (e.g. Armenia)  \nState (e.g. Utah)  \nCity (e.g. Los Angeles)  \nSmall Town (e.g. Hood River)  \nNeighborhood (e.g. Greenwich Village)  \nShopping area (e.g. a local mall)  \nPark (e.g. Hyde Park, London)  \nStreet (e.g. 5th Avenue, New York)  \nHouse (e.g. your grandmother’s house)  \nRoom (e.g. your kitchen)  \nChoose a place which is familiar to you and about which you have many ideas and impressions.  \n-51-  \nFrom The Advanced Writing Handbook for ESOL by John Sparks. Used with permission.  \nOrganizational pattern for definition essay:  \n1st paragraph:  \nIntroduction: “hook” -  \nanecdote, interesting facts,  \nhumorous story, personal experience  \nThesis statement: topic + your definition  \nBody paragraphs:  \nBegin each","cbCaislzbDxRAiZO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaislzbDxRAiZO","pdf",197118,6,"English","# Definition Essay\n## Key characteristics\n## Two parts: denotation and connotation\n## Topic categories\n### I. Abstract concepts\n### II. Good or Bad\n### III. A Place\n## Organizational pattern\n## Example 1: Ishindenshin","[{\"question\":\"What makes a definition essay different from a dictionary definition?\",\"answer\":\"A definition essay goes beyond one-sentence word meanings and uses several paragraphs. 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