[Prof. Masiello]

Take your time. This is not a race. Be thorough.

Please write down your answers here as replies to this “Discussion”:

To do:

1) what is an essay?

2) what is a novel?

3) what is a short story?

4) name other writing genres you have been assigned over the years in English class.

to do
You may Google this:

5) Please make a list of as many “prefixes” as you can find.

A prefix is a piece of a word that when added to a word creates a new one. For example, un- is a prefix. When you add it to a word like “forgettable” you get a new word: “unforgettable.”

Please make a list of words you already know that begin with the “prefix” co-

After your replies to all of the above 5 questions, see the Document on Compound Sentences.

[Jaheim Wilson]

1) A essay is a piece of writing where the main objective is to prove a specific argument or point.

2) A novel is a story often filled with fictional ideas and characters. Some major examples are to Kill a Mockingbird, or Charlotte’s Web.

3) A short story is like a novel but much more smaller. It has a more developed and more open theme compared to a novel.

4) Some examples of writing genres are poetry, narratives, memoirs, autobiographies, etc.

5) re-,pre-,dis-,im-,non-,mis-, over-,mid-,under-, sub-

[DouglasB]

1) what is an essay?
An essay is a a form of writing for an argument that consists of a thesis, 2 or 3 body paragraphs ,evidence, and a conclusion.

2) what is a novel?
A novel is a fictional book contained with characters and events.

3) what is a short story?
A short story is a novel but shorter with less characters and less information.

4) name other writing genres you have been assigned over the years in English class.
Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, and Comics.

5) Please make a list of as many “prefixes” as you can find.
un
re
in-
im-
dis-
dif-
en-
em-
pre-
mis-
-able
-ible
-ition

5a) Please make a list of words you already know that begin with the “prefix” co-
co-efficient
co-exist
co-parent
co-sign
co-active

[Jaheim Wilson]

5a)

co-adapt
co-exist
co-efficient
co-activate

[Osman Hassan]

1) what is an essay?
An essay is a piece of writing, usually consisting of multiple graphs, that aims to push the writer’s ideas on a particular subject using evidence.

2) what is a novel?
A novel is a piece of narrative fiction, closer in length to a book as opposed to a short story.

3) what is a short story?
A short story is similar to a novel, except it is significantly shorter and often focuses on a single conflict/incident.

4) name other writing genres you have been assigned over the years in English class.
Persuasive essays, poetry, personal narratives,

5) Please make a list of as many “prefixes” as you can find.
Pre, pro, in, inter, anti, dis, fore, uni, mono, sub, trans, ex, post, non, extra, mis, re, im, semi, mid

Please make a list of words you already know that begin with the “prefix” co-
Cooperation, coexist, coalign, cohost, codependent, cosign, co-ownership

[Prof. Masiello]

Very good answers, Jaheim. I will comment and hope that you will see comments later for other students. That way our material will evolve.

Your replies are good. For number 4, I am not sure what you mean by a narrative.

As a matter of fact, novels and short stories are similar because they are works of fiction. Even though plays are made-up stories, only novels and short stories are fiction.

Fiction is unique because it has a narrator: the person telling the story–not the author but the POV that the author uses to tell his or her story.

[Melissa Romero]

1) what is an essay?
An essay to me is a short piece of writing with evidence of the writers opinion with 5 paragraphs (introduction, 3 body paragraphs and conclusion) .
2) what is a novel?
a novel is a piece of narrative in literary prose.
3) what is a short story?
A short story is a narrative writing a shorter way of a novel with fewer characters and less information.
4) name other writing genres you have been assigned over the years in English class.
Poetry, fantasy, Non fiction, fiction.
5) Please make a list of as many “prefixes” as you can find.
Super, co, dis, il, de, ex, non, re, pre.

[matthewf]

1) An essay is an piece of writing that contains ideas and arguments to determine the piece of evidence. After finding evidence, there must be an analysis after it so that way the essay can have an brief explanation. An essay has bodies such as Introduction, Body one , Body two, Conclusion. There could be more but it really depends how much topic is being put into an essay. It also has Hook, thesis , counterclaim and etc.
2) An novel is a type of story that contain human experience based on the narrative that created this story. Meaning of human experience is where the author or narrative has involved to real location that really exist and real events. The novel has plot, chapters, characters , theme, point of view and a setting. But the characters could be named differently but the actions were real.
3) An Short story is quite similar to an novel but in short terms. But it does has more developed and more theme compare to the novel.
4) Some writing genres that I’ve been assigned over the year in english class is poetry, historical, fantasy , and science fiction .
5) Please make a list of as many “prefixes” as you can find./ en- , em- , semi- , un- , re- , dis- , pre-, mis- , dif-.
5) using the “prefix” co- . Co-worker, Co-active, co-act, co-efficient, co- sign.

[Prof. Masiello]

Good answers, Douglas.

Please note: how you defined an essay is correct for beginner writers. Professional writers are not limited and can have as many paragraphs as they wish.

Most ENG 1101 professors will assign many essays to read. I only assign a couple because our other readings are short stories.

A for your prefixes, they are good, but the kinds that go at the end are called suffixes, not relevant to the answer, like -ing -ed.

Our concerns now are prefixes, like co-, un- trans- sub.

[Jose Martinez]

1. What is an essay: An essay is a piece of writing created for a bunch of different reasons. Some essays are opinionated, while others are informative, persuasive and more. Essays contain some form of structure, for example introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusions.
2. What is a novel: A novel is another piece of writing, however this is different from an essay. Novels include characters, a conflict and a form of resolution.
3. What is a short story: A short story is a more compressed version of a novel, it is shorter, and tends to get right into the conflict and solution quicker.
4. Name other writing genres you have been assigned over the years in english class: I’ve been assigned personal narratives, argumentative essays, poetry, and more that I can’t seem to remember at the moment.
5. Please make a list of as many “prefixes” as you can find:
un-
mis-
re-
mid-
ir-

5A. Make a list of words that you already know that begin with the “prefix” co- :
co-star
co-sign
co-worker
co-dependent
co-pilot

[Prof. Masiello]

Very well expressed answers, Osman.

So far no one has admitted to ever reading plays in English classes.

EVERYONE, please note novels get underlined or italicized like The Great Gatsby or The Catcher in the Rye. Unfortunately, underlined is not an option here in OpenLab.

Short stories, use quote marks, like “The Tell-tale Heart” or “Young Goodman Brown.”

[Prof. Masiello]

Thanks, Melisa,

As for your literature categories, fiction is reserved for novels and short stories. It is not its own thing.

As you can see from other students’ answers, there are quite a few more, and providing examples is helpful.

[AlexanderL]

1) What is an essay?
An explanation for an essay would be a form of writing that expresses information as well as providing a writer’s opinion

2) What is a novel?
A novel is a piece of fictional narrative of considerable length.

3) What is a short story?
A short story would focus on one singular plot and one singular character usually

4)Name other writing genres you have been assigned over the years in English class.
I’ve been assigned genres such as Fiction, non-fiction, Mystery, and Dramas

5)Please make a list of as many “prefixes” as you can find
Anti-, De-, Dis-, Em-, En-, Fore-, inter-, mid-, over-, super-, un, under-

5a) Co-align, co-author, co-pilot, co-operate, co-worker

[Malkhut Hinds-Bernard]

1) what is an essay?
An essay is a form of writing that uses an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion to inform the reader about a topic.
2) what is a novel?
A novel is long a story or book that is fiction.
3) what is a short story?
A short story is a writing that tells a story but in in a shorter form that a regular book/novel would be.
4) name other writing genres you have been assigned over the years in English class.
Science fiction, theater/playwrights, poetry, nonfiction, fantasy, autobiography.
to do
You may Google this:
5) Please make a list of as many “prefixes” as you can find.
A prefix is a piece of a word that when added to a word creates a new one. For example, un- is a prefix. When you add it to a word like “forgettable” you get a new word: “unforgettable.”
a-, an-, ab-, ad-, a-, ac-, as-, ante, anti, auto-, ben-, bi-, circum-, co-, com-, con-, contra-, counter-, de-, di-, dis-, eu-, ex-, e-, exo-, exto-, extra-, extro, fore-, hemi-, hyper, hypo-, il-, im- in-, ir-, inter-, intra-, macro- mal-, micro-, mis-, mono-, multi-, non-, ob-, o-, oc-, op-, omni-, over- peri-, ply-, post-, pre-, pro-, quad-, re-, semi-, sub-, sup-, sus-, super-, supra-, sym-, syn-, trans-, tri-, ultra-, un-, uni-

Please make a list of words you already know that begin with the “prefix” co-
cotangent
collaborate
cowrite
cosign
co-host
cosine
coinvent

[Prof. Masiello]

Thanks, Matthew,

I am not sure what you mean by “real” in novels. Maybe you mean “realistic”? There are unreal but believable situations in fiction, particularly in fantasy and sci-fi novels.

I strongly suggest that you make use of the free app called Grammarly because it will help you see and correct various errors in your writing.