Essay

Essay:

An essay is an exercise in composition Dr.Johnson defines an essay as a loose sally of the mind.Properly speaking,it is a written composition giving expression to one's own personal ideas or opinions on any topic.The literal meaning of essay is an abrupt.

Different parts of an essay:

Introduction: It may be a simply a sentence or a very short paragraph.It may consist of a definatiion or a quotation,proverb,very brief story direct beginning general remarks or an abrupt beginning leading upto the subject.

Body: This is the most important part of an essay because this is really the essay itself.

Conclusion: As the introduction should arouse intrest the conclusion should satisfy it.A good conclusion consist of a suitable quotation.

Characteristics of a good essay:

Unity: A good essay must have a unity, developing one subject with a definite end.

Balance: The essay should follow a certain ordered line of thought and come to a definite conclusion. If there is a distance between introduction and conclusion, the essay loses its balance.

Coherence: The idea developed in the essay should support one another logically to obtain coherence in the essay.It means one idea should lead to the next.

Length: There can be no strict rules about length which depends upon the nature of the subjects.

Style: The language and sentence should be simple direct and natural.Slang colloquial terms and free any easy should be your essay should be clear and communication.

Personal Touch: Your essay should disclose your personal feelings and opinions.It should have yours individually in it.

Steps of writing an essay:

Planning: Planning is a discovering and collecting all the relevant information about the essay.Planning is a key activity in writing any essay because better writing results in better plans.To plan the essay effectively you should consider the following questions:

1. Who is the reader?
2. What is the goal of writing an essay?
3. What is the basic message?
4. What constraints will affect the essay?
5. What format should be used?
6. How much time is allowed to ready the essay?

Points to remember

1. An essay is a composition on any subject and it has 3 parts:

• Introduction
• Body and
• Conclusion

2. There are 5 steps of writing a good essay.

3. Clearly define your subject in your essay.

4. There are 4 types of essay.

5. Write in a simple, concise and natural style.

6. Divide your essay into several paragraphs.

7. Reading various subjects is very first fall for writing a good essay.