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Tips for easier writing Learn to Write Essay like a Pro Essay Writing: Top 10 Golden Rules 2. Underline the keywords to center your planning and make sure you will answer the right question 1. Answer the precise question set -relevance is vital 3. Make paragraph by paragraph sketch which presents a mounting argument to answer the question 4. Avoid putting rubbish in your opening paragraph -focus directly on the particular topic 5. Use the rest of the first paragraph outlining the view you aim to cover in the essay 6. Make one point in each following paragraph using a topic sentence, forming it with close textual reference and with a summary link it to the next paragraph. 7. Use linking the words in the opening of paragraphs to facilitate your read ers pursue the progress of your essay. 8. Your concluding paragraph must come backto the topic or issue raised in the topic and portray the conclusion. 9. Sources used must be visibly recognized either in the body of your essay or in the footnotes and bibliography. 10. You should cautiously verify your essay for technical control and precision before you deliver it in 'on time"! Thave been successful probably because I have always realized that I knew nothing about writing and have merely tried to tell an interesting story entertainingly. - Edgar Rice Burroughs (Writer of Tarzan' and John Carter of Mars'] Easy Steps to Write a Great Essay Research 9 Determine the type of Essay &Brainstorm Topics Out line Your Essay 3 4 Write the Introduction Start With the Body (5 6 Conclude Your Essay 1. Research: Research the topic taking detailed notes on the topic 2. Determine the type of Essay & Brainstorm Topics: Find out whether your essay is narrative, expository, argumentative, persuasive, comparative and literary. The approach of the whole essay will be on the basis of this determination. Then brainstormpossible topics differentiating convincing and unconvincing arguments. 3. Outline Your Essay: First, write your topic at the top of the page. Then list all the points you want to discuss on the subject of the es say. Finally, make a list of facts, examples and statistics that support your points. 4. Write the Introduction: The introduction should discuss your main idea or what the essay is about and afterwards progress with your essay and points or arguments that support your essay. 5. Start With the Body: In body take points you listed in your introd uction and discuss each in single paragraphs. First, write a sentence that summarizes the topic from your point then explain why you feel the topic sentence is true. Also add facts, quotes, examples and statistics to support your topic. 6. Conclude Your Essay: The conclusion summarizes the essay and gives the reader closure. In conclusion include three or four brief sentences where you should go over your essay and review the main points of the body of the essay. Things Prohibited In Essay Writing: O Do NOT plagiarize O Avoid personal I", "you", and "we" O Avoid asking questions. Readers want answers! O Do NOT use contractions "it'll", "he's","they've" etc. O Do NOT begin a sentence with numerals. O Avoid beginning a sent ence with "because", "and" or "or." O Avoid the grammar "came to (be, understand, etc.) Instead use present perfect tense O Do NOT use dialog (conversation) in a formal essay! For example, instead of writing: "Will you come?" You should wirite: He asked me if I would come. O Do NOT use the expressions and so on or etc. Instead use such as. MANAGEMENT WRITING SOLUIONS