ESSAY WRITING

INTRODUCTION

• It is basically the representations of your Ideas, and opinions and

the way you comprehend an subject.

• An essay is a piece of writing which discusses ideas and concepts

in a clear order.

• It is one’s side of the argument or one’s experiences, stories,

opinion Thus, Essays are personalized.
Think to respond!

• WHAT MAKES AN ESSAY GOOD OR

BAD?

• How to decide what to write?

A good essay needs to follow this!

• It should be current readable manageable and researchable.

• Identifies the relevant arguments for and against.
• Thoughtfully analyze alternative points of view.
• Draws conclusions based on clearly explained reasons.
• Presents ideas in a coherent, clear and technically correct manner
Eliminate the following

• Misinterprets evidence.
• Fails to present ideas in a coherent, clear and technically correct
manner.
• Maintains or defends views based on self-interest or
preconceptions, regardless of the evidence
What to write?

• One should consider a task to find a theme. Do not locate for a

problem but an opportunity and even an advantage.
• Great essay writing is always about passion and interest of the
author about the theme.
• And a teacher may not assign a student with something
interesting, while a student can find a really special theme and
write a masterpiece because of his passion for the problem.
Keep this in mind!
Form and Content

• An essay comprises both content (what is said) and form (the way
in which it is said.

• Essays are documents on specific topics that contain a mix of fact

and opinion, laid out in logical sequences.
Format of an Essay

• Now there is no rigid format of an essay writing.

• It is a creative process so it should not be confined within
boundaries. However, there is a basic paragraph structure that is
generally followed while writing essays.
Structure of essay writing!

• Introduction
This is the first paragraph of your essay. This is where the writer
introduces his topic for the very first time.

There is plenty of scopes to get creative in the introduction of essays. This

will ensure that you hook the reader, keep his attention.

So to do so you can start with a quote or a proverb. Sometimes you can

even start with a definition. Another interesting strategy to engage with
your reader is to start with a question.
How to write an impressive Introduction?

Initially introductory paragraph are divided into three.

• Hook
• Background information
• Thesis statement
Hook! Important Tip
Definition of Hook

A narrative hook occurs at the start of a essay and is meant to “hook” the
reader so that he or she keeps turning pages.

• The best hooks are just the first sentence of the book—something so gripping
that the reader must keep going.

• Some hooks, however, last for the first paragraph or even the first page or two.

It’s a literary hook is meant to catch the reader’s attention.

Hook can be any of it!

• Literary Quotes.
• “ not all the glitters are gold”
• Quotes from famous people
• “never look down upon people”
• Pose a question.
• Have it ever come across your mind what happened to Bhutto if she was not
murdered?
• Set a scene
• Changing schools was one of the hardest decision I had to start my new life
• Use an interesting fact!
• African people are considered to be individuals who are born to
be slave.

Reveal a common misconception

• Believe it or not chameleons change color as a response to mood,
and light instead of the object they are touching
Write your Thesis statement

• Your thesis statement will have two parts. The first part states the
topic, and the second part states the point of the essay.

• For instance, if you were writing about and his impact on the
United States, an appropriate thesis statement would be,
• America has impacted the future of our country being super power
• Another example of a thesis statement is this one for the “Winning
Characteristics”:
“During my high school career, I have exhibited several of the
“Winning Characteristics,” including Communication Skills,
Leadership Skills and Organization Skills, through my involvement in
Student Government.
Body: it meant to support your thesis
statement.
• This is the main crux of your essays, It is a part between the
introduction and the conclusion.
• So the most vital and important content of the essay will be here.
• This need not be confined to one paragraph. It can extend to two or
more paragraphs according to the content.
• Usually, we have a lot of information to provide in the body.
• The mistakes writers generally make is to go about it in a haphazard
manner which leaves the reader confused.
• So it is important to organize your thoughts and content. Write the
information in a systematic flow so that the reader can comprehend
Conclusion

• A conclusion is also a great place to sum up a story or an

argument. You can round up your essay by providing some moral or
wrapping up a story. Make sure you complete your essays with the
conclusion, leave no hanging threads.
Types of Essays

• Narrative Essays: Telling a Story!

• In a narrative essay the writer tells a story about a real-life
experience. While telling a story may sound easy to do, the
narrative essay challenges students to think and write about
themselves.
• When writing a narrative essay, writers should try to involve the
reader by making the story as clear as possible.
• The fact that narrative essays are usually written in the first
person helps engage the reader. “I” sentences give readers a
feeling of being part of the story.
Tip 1!

• In a narrative essay, the writer should show, not tell, through the
use of colorful words and sensory details.
• The best descriptive essays appeal to the reader’s emotions, with
a result that is highly involved.
• One of the most important qualities of a good narrative is sensory
description that brings the settings, people and events alive for
the reader.
Consider these two simple examples:
I grew tired after dinner.
As I leaned back and rested my head against the top of the chair, my
eyelids began to feel heavy, and the edges of the empty plate in front
of me blurred with the white tablecloth.
For example

• It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.

• I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smog less day in
January of 1960; and then again, as a teenage boy, in an emergency
room in August of 1974.

• Maman died today. Or yesterday maybe, I don’t know. I got a telegram

from the home:
Add the finishing touches.

Add the finishing touches. After writing your conclusion, you

might think that you have completed your essay. Wrong. Before
you consider this a finished work, you must pay attention to all
the small details. Check the order of your paragraphs.

Your strongest points should be the first and last paragraphs within
the body, with the others falling in the middle. Also, make sure
that your paragraph order makes sense. If your essay is describing
a process, such as how to make a great chocolate cake, make sure
that your paragraphs fall in the correct order.