Essay Writing Sohail Ahmed

English Lecturer

The Essay

• The Word Essay literally means an attempt; and hence

essay is the name given to the form of composition

which is a short attempt on a given subject, Usually it

gives details of Narrative, a description of some subject,

and information on some subject.

• The Essay is the most interesting exercise in English composition.

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Steps in Writing an Essay

Handing in a Final Copy

Revising and Editing

Drafting

Organizing

Pre-Writing

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Pre-Writing

• Pre-writing literally means, “before writing.” Before you actually begin writing your essay, you will need to do the following things:

• Choose a topic to write on

• Brainstorming or generate ideas for topic

• Focus in on central ideas

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Organizing

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Coherence Relevant criticisms

and counter criticisms

paragraph should be self contained

Essay shouldn’t give examiner indigestion

Each paragraph should have link with reference of topic

Conclusion should never introduce any

new material

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Introduction

• PARAGRAPH SHOULD BE: Engaging, strong and creative.

Open with a quotation or an ideological comment, which reflects your chosen theme.

Follow this with specific analysis and end the paragraph with your thesis statement.

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Thesis Statement

• THESIS SHOULD BE:

• Your thesis statement will have two parts.

First part states the topic.

Second part states the point of the essay.

• Uses specific language and avoids vague words.

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Body Paragraph

• Introductory sentence (Topic Sentence)

• Point

• Example

• Analysis

• Concluding sentence

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Conclusion

• CONCLUSION SHOULD BE:

List the main points you have argued (Summarized)

Refer to something in your introductory paragraph.

End creatively

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Drafting

It is time to start writing the DRAFT essay.

Try to remember the following guidelines.`

Don’t worry

about writing

the perfect

Paper the first time.

Goal in writing a rough draft is to

develop and support the ideas

listed in your outline

Don’t focus on spelling and

grammar

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Revising and Editing

• REVISION

Content

Organization

• EDITING

Spelling

Grammar

Punctuation

Sentence structure

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The Final Copy Word-Processed

All new paragraphs indented five spaces

8 ½ by 11 inch white paper

Double spaced, size 12 font

One inch margins on all sides

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Types of Essay • Argumentative Essay

• Compare and Contrast Essay

• Narrative Essay

• Persuasive Essay

• Descriptive Essay

• Cause and Effect Essay

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Argumentative Essay

• The argumentative essay is a genre of writing that requires the student to investigate a topic, collect, generate, and evaluate evidence, and establish a position on the topic in a concise manner.

• Argumentative Essay Topics argumentative essay on gender issues

argumentative essay on local produce and organic produce

argumentative essay on feminism

modern technology argumentative essay

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Compare and Contrast Essay

• This type of essay is basically a composition, which is

concentrated on two points. The compare and contrast essay reveals the differences and the similarities of these two points, things, situations, etc.

• Compare and Contrast Essay Topics Geriatric and pediatric patient pathology comparison essay

Science and Art Essay

Differences between men and women at their workplace

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Narrative Essay

• Writing a narrative essay is basically writing a story connected with personal experiences. The key element of a narrative essay is a defined point of view presented in the paper and delivered through sharing emotions and sensory details with the reader.

• Narrative Essay Topics

My autobiography. My life.

My family is my strength.

One Love

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Persuasive Essay

• Writing a persuasive essay requires the writer’s ability

to convince the audience and make it accept the arguments of the essay as well as the conclusions. It is important to learn how to write a persuasive essay in a way that will catch the reader’s mind at once.

• Persuasive Essay Topics Keep Our Libraries Open essay

Effects of alcohol on the human body Essay

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Descriptive Essay

• A descriptive essay requires a strong accent on the observation and the descriptions provided by the author. The facts in this type of essay can be just the background of the vivid experiences presented by the writer. It is crucial to focus strictly on the subject of description.

• Descriptive Essay Topics

Islamabad: the Capital of Pakistan

Islam and Pakistan

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Discursive essay

• The goal of a discursive essay is to present a balanced and objective examination

of a subject. Like an argumentative essay, the topic may be controversial, but the discursive essay attempts to present a much more balanced discussion of the issue. It does not, however, have to be expressly neutral. The essay should present both sides of the discussion, supported by facts and research. The author may draw tentative conclusions about the subject and suggest them to the reader.

• Topics

Experiments on animals are neither good nor bad

2- Morality and ethics with the Euthanasia

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Cause and Effect Essay

• This type of essay is concentrated on the ability of the writer to

connect the reasons the things happen and the consequences they might have. In other words it is the connection between the causes of events and the effects this cause have on any analyzed aspect.

• Cause and Effect Essay Topics

Energy Crisis

Problem in Big cities

Cancer

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Expository Essay

• This type of essay is aimed to explain some subject by presenting a very clear and complete picture of other people’s views on this certain situation or event. It may also be in a form of a report. The main idea of any expository essay is to present a certain event or situation in detail to the reader.

• Expository Essay Topics

Xerox Business Systems

Religion in Education

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Good Luck

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