Writing A Good Essay
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Writing a good essay is analogous to a person who gives a joke or a criticism and in the middle, he remembers the climax. Such jokes or critics will have little or no influence to the audience and therefore they are irrelevant. Similarly, a good essay must be developed according to the reader’s requirements and interests. This implies that writing a good essay requires the writer to have comprehensive plan that is according to the reader’s requirements. A plan requires that the writer organize his thoughts and ideas before beginning the actual writing process. The writer can choose to write down his thoughts and ideas or choose to develop them during the writing p````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````rocess. The first step in the writing a good essay is the process of brainstorming; this involves the creation of ideas that should be included in the main essay. Writing a good essay requires the writer to have a topic or the title of the essay. In university and college essays, the lecturer or the course instructors usually give the title of the essay. In some cases, the students may be required to choose the topic from which to write the essay. In such case, the students``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` are expected to consult widely in order to come up with an appropriate topic that meet the course requirements and a topic that is easy to handle. In situations where the essay topic is given to the students, the first step is to go through the topic and determine the appropriate materials that are required in the writing process. Writing a good essay requires that the student has a good understanding of the topic. The understanding of the topic requires a detailed analysis of the topic and comparing the topic with available and relevant literature.
The second step in writing a good essay is the writing of an outline that specifies the main points to be included in the essay. The essay outlines also show the order in which the ideas in the essay should flow or should develop. Writing of an essay outline has many advantages to both the writer and the quality of the essay. Writing an essay outline contributes in writing, a good essay by eliminating the time consumed in trying to organize ideas at the middle of the writing process. The outline ensures that a writer develops a good essay that is well organized.
The third factor to consider when writing a good essay is the essay structure or format, a good structure ensures that the writer maximizes the essay by giving all the required information. Although most essays do not have strict guidelines on format, a good essay should have a general format that includes an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. The introduction gives background information relevant to the topic of discussion. In the body of the essay, the writer raises his/her arguments and gives the supportive information that makes the argument valid. Finally, the writer uses the conclusion to summarize the main points or issues discussed in the essay. Writing a good essay requires conclusion that summarizes the major points or arguments made in the main essay. Writers are advised to avoid raising new arguments and therefore the conclusion should reflect their essay. Writing a good essay is therefore an important skill that all student s should strive to achieve.