15 Helpful Principles of Essay Writing




Essay writing is a skill that is mastered over time with practice. Whether you are in university, college or school, writing an essay is a must if you want to gain good grades and also gain the respect of your teachers. Essays have a defined structure that must be followed. Reading the following helpful principles of essay writing will help you immensely in improving your essay writing skills.
  •      Writing a decent essay needs good planning and organization.
  •       When you strategize the content and structure of the essay in your outline, you need to focus on the language when you have started to write because you have already planned the content.
  •        Before starting with the writing of the essay, you should read the essay topic. Ask to yourself: “What is the essay supposed to be about?” Solutions & problems, disadvantages & advantages, etc. 
  •       Then go online, read through books and magazines to extract the appropriate information which is required for the essay. The resources you have utilized might contain different perspectives which might not be of any use to you. Be extremely selective and use the content that strengthens your claim.
  •        Use the notes which you have complied to plan the essay outline. Your outline ought to comprise of only notes. Do not write complete sentences. You might use arrows, abbreviations, etc.
  •        Come up with a thesis statement. Refer to the essay topic to help you choose the thesis.
  •        Think about a general sentence or sentences to begin your essay with. This will introduce your reader to the topic.
  •        Establish the points you will be covering in the main body. For each paragraph write down a topic sentence in the outline.
  •        Think about a good connection between the body paragraphs. This connection can take the form of a question, for instance, ‘are there any solutions to the problems?’
  •         There are two points to follow for the conclusion:
  •        Repeat the thesis for example “It is very clear from the points mentioned above that….”
  •         A concluding statement to end the essay or maybe a question which leaves the reader in deep thought about the topic.
  •       When you begin with writing your essay, make sure to refer it with your previously created outline and try to follow the order of the outline.
  •       Between the paragraphs, use the correct linking words (also known as the transitional words) to connect your sentences and paragraphs. This ensures that the reader is able obtain information in a systematic flow.
  •         Finally, do not forget to give the essay a proper title which specifies the reader about what your essay is about to discuss.
  •        Leave spaces between the paragraphs and use correct indentation before starting every other paragraph.
       Always reread and proofread the essays before you finally submit them for marking. Grammatical and spelling mistakes might have a negative affect on your grades.  You might a dictionary to help you with the spelling. 

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