| Basically, the essay is a piece of writing in prose on any subject-matter in which the author goals at giving his or her personal outlook on a subject. The term 'essay' is derived from a French word meaning 'act of weighing' and came to denote 'attempt, effort or its product'. Therefore, the essay signifies a trial or endeavour of a writer to illustrate in writing any point containing general thoughts of a writer on a certain subject. Essays are thought to be endevours of writers to comprehend their own thoughts and to share their thoughts with others. Numerous essays have been published on every certain subject in the press. More than that, the essay is the most common form of advanced writing exercise at school.
Essays vary in size. however, the average size of a school essay is about 500 words. According to the style in which the topic is presented, essays may be classified into the following: ARGUMENTATIVE, NARRATIVE and DESCRIPTIVE.
The argumentative essay is a piece of creative writing in which writers express their thoughts and provide convincing arguments for or against a certain point of view.
The narrative essay is a description of events sequencing one another. The material is organized in keeping with the actual course of happenings.
The descriptive essay is different from the narrative type in the order in which ideas and facts follow one another. It does not depend upon the real succession of events but rather upon features of events or the author's set-up of the presentation.
The essay contains three main obligatory structural parts: the introduction, the main body and the conclusion. It is worth remembering that coherence, clarity, consistence and logic are features of a perfectly arranged essay.
Here are a few valuable tips on how to write a good essay. Before starting an essay it is of importance to pick out, observe, analyse and combine facts directly relating to the topic of an essay. To put it differently, data-base and a good plan of the future work are essential for writing a good essay.
Given a topic, set up facts available in an order corresponding to the goals of your essay and select the type of your data set-up (comparison, contrast, analogy on facts, classification). Make a complete outline that will help you stick to your pattern as you write. Stick to the established limits of space and learn not to exceed them. Define your purpose in writing by making a thesis statement expressing a subject. Note down a preliminary draft to insure that you have ordered your essay logically and that your introductory part and conclusion are clear-cut to make your piece of writing more dynamic. Format your final draft in accordance with the assigned requirements.
Thus, to acquire the skill of creating an essay an author should be well aware of its peculiarities, features and types and keep practising, for practice makes perfect. |
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