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Essay writing tips

When writing an essay one should keep these important points in mind: 


* The essay must be well organized 


* It must have paragraphs 


* Specific thoughts presented in a specific language 


* Writing means thinking 


* Neatness is important


 


All these points are important because this will be an outermost impression of your essay. If your first impression is not to the level, less effort will be made in reading out your essay. So your essay must be very well organized. You should properly format it in paragraphs so that the reader can differentiate between introduction, body and conclusion of the essay if you don't know how to do it properly it's better to look for such a service as smart writing service. These things are still to be taught to you. Think and write. The more you think the more creative thoughts come to your mind depending on the topic. Last but not the least, the neatness of an essay is very important. Avoid misspells and overwriting. So that the way you write an essay looks professional.


The following points should be followed if you want your essay to look genuine and different.


1. Strategy 


You can approach the composition of an essay using a number of different writing strategies. Some people like to start writing and wait to see what develops. Others work up scraps of ideas until they perceive a shape emerging. However, if you are in any doubt at all, it's a good idea to plan your work. The task of writing is usually much easier if you create a set of notes that outline the points you are going to make. Using this approach, you will create a basic structure on which your ideas can be built. 


 


2. Plans 


This is a part of the essay-writing process, which is best carried out using plenty of scrap paper. Get used to the idea of shaping and re-shaping your ideas before you start writing, editing and rearranging your arguments as you give them more thought. Planning on-screen using a word-processor is possible, but it's a fairly advanced technique. 


 


3. Analyze the question 


Make sure you understand what the question is asking for. What is it giving you the chance to write about? What is its central issue? Analyze any of its key terms and any 


instructions. If you are in any doubt, ask your tutor to explain what is required. 


 


4. Generate ideas 


You need to assemble ideas for the essay. On a first sheet of paper, make a note of anything which might be relevant to your answer. These might be topics, ideas, observations, or instances from your study materials. Put down anything you think of at this stage. 


 


5. Choosing topics 


On a second sheet of paper, extract from your brainstorm listings those topics and points of argument which are of greatest relevance to the question and its central issue. Throw out anything which cannot be directly related to the essay question. 


 


6. Put topics in order 


On a third sheet of paper, put these chosen topics in some logical sequence. At this stage you should be formulating a basic response to the question, even if it is provisional and may later be changed. Try to arrange the points so that they form a persuasive and coherent argument. 


 


7. Arrange your evidence 


All the major points in your argument need to be supported by some sort of evidence. On any further sheets of paper, compile a list of brief quotations from other sources (together with page references) which will be offered as your evidence. 


 


8. Make necessary changes 


Whilst you have been engaged in the first stages of planning, new ideas may have come to mind. Alternate evidence may have occurred to you, or the line of your argument may have shifted somewhat. Be prepared at this stage to rearrange your plan so that it incorporates any of these new materials or ideas. Try out different arrangements of your essay topics until you are sure they form the most convincing and logical sequence. 


 


9. Finalize essay plan 


The structure of most essay plans can be summarized as Introduction - Arguments - Conclusion. State your case as briefly and rapidly as possible, present the evidence for this case in the body of your essay, then sum up and try to 'lift' the argument to a higher level in your conclusion. Your final plan should be something like a list of half a dozen to ten major points of argument. Each one of these points will be expanded to a paragraph of something around 100-200 words minimum in length. 


 


10. Relevance 


At all stages of essay planning, and even when writing the essay, you should keep the question in mind. Keep asking yourself 'Is this evidence directly relevant to the topic I have been asked to discuss?' If in doubt, be prepared to scrap plans and formulate new ones - which is much easier than scrapping finished essays. At all times aim for clarity and logic in your argument. 


 


11.Example 


What follows is an example of an outline plan drawn up in note form. It is in response to the question 'Do you think that depictions of sex and violence in the media should or should not be more heavily censored?'. [It is worth studying the plan in its entirety. Take note of its internal structure

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