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What are the guidelines for writing an essay?
- By Rick Mark
- Published 06/26/2008
- Writing and Speaking
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Writing as essay is a chance to
display your knowledge and understanding; along with your personal opinion and
recommendation by critically analyzing the factual information about the
particular topic.
Presentation is also very important
regarding writing; the more the presentation is strong the more it will be
appreciated by the readers. Following are certain writing guidelines which are
very important to follow when you start writing essay:
- Title
- Statement
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Comment
- Compare
- Contrast
- Criticize
- Evaluate
- Justify
- Prove
- Summarize
- Conclude
Regarding the steps to start essay writing;
the first step is to consider the title what is the demand of the title. If you
are selecting your own topic, you should know what you want to come across your
reader. After this you have to provide the statement or problem statement which
you are going to prove in the end. Then a brief but proper introduction should
be given to make an impression to the reader and go through the discussion of
the topic. In discussion you can provide information along with commenting on
the available information criticize the things that you think unfair. Then give
a compare and contrast regarding the essay topic, evaluate your criticism,
justify and prove it. Then give a short summary of the whole essay last but not
the least is the conclusion which should be authentic and a piece of your own
thinking. Finally essay needs referencing and citation; the sources you use in
your essay they should be incorporated.