How to write an essay

Writing essay is one of the most common tasks given to a student during his study period. But most of the time it seems very hard to write what the writer actually wants to portray about the given topics. Not only that the writer fails to follow some standard rules given by the academic institutions and also ends up being undervalued. That is why writing an essay can be frustrating and sometimes annoying. But if the writer knows certain steps and understands what to do, writing can be very easy and even fun. Below are brief summaries of few steps to writing an essay.

The writer has to begin the essay writing process by becoming a little expert on the given topic from in-depth research utilizing the internet, academic database and library. After having a good knowledge base the writer can start analyzing the facts and arguments arises in front. Writer needs to clearly understand the strengths and the weaknesses of any given logics in the research. Learning how to write an essay becomes much easier when the writer learns how to analyze essays written by others. A good essay will require insight of writer’s own, genuine essay-writing brilliance. Writers have to ask themselves many questions and come up with the original insights to write about.

Writer should sketch out the essay before straightway writing it out. Use one-line sentences to describe paragraphs, and describe what each paragraph will contain. Map out the structure of writer’s argument, and make sure each paragraph is unified. Starting with the introduction which is the most vital part of the whole paper, as it attracts the reader’s attention and makes them continue reading the essay. Introduction should include the thesis statement, giving a brief topic picture in one sentence. Most of the readers consider this essay part to be the most important and always pay special attention to it. The main body should contain at least three paragraphs or more depending on the size of the essay. This is the biggest part of the essay, explaining and describing the subject. The writer should not forget to make proper transitions between paragraphs to make the essay sound more understandable and each paragraph should express a new separate idea. The writer has to format the essay according to the correct guidelines for citation. All borrowed ideas and quotations should be correctly cited in the body of writer’s text, followed up with references page listing the details of writer’s sources.

Conclusion is described as the dessert of an essay as it has to leave some sweet joy in the reader’s mind, a feelings that the reader gained something special after reading the essay. It has to be the final paragraph of the essay. The writer should have a gracefully exit of the essay by making a quick wrap-up sentence, and then end on some memorable thoughts,  may be a quotation, or an interesting twist of logic, or some call to action.

It is said among the readers that an essay being good or bad entirely depends on the writer’s will. If the writer puts his proper concentration and be able to break the initial writing barrier then he/she can transform a good essay into a great essay.