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How to write an essay correctly?


Essays is literary genre, which is based on associative thinking. The essay is a mini-composition with a free composition expressing special impressions concerning a particular subject. This genre is especially popular recently. To date, the essay is often suggested as a task for a particular subject, as well as in other situations. For example, at the time of admission to a university or other institution, as well as employment, the essay is a component of a common package of documents.

Writing an essay is extremely useful, so every person should know how such mini-compositions are written.

Essay plan

  • Introduction. Writing an essay can begin with any quote, a rhetorical question, a problematic issue, a typical situation, general information about the problem disclosed in the essay, references to the opinion of an authoritative source, the creation of a special emotional mood, appeal to specific facts about the biography of the author described, etc. In the introduction of essay it is necessary to bring the reader to the formulation of the problem.

  • Be sure to use the word "question" or "problem" in the essay. The problem should cover entirely the material considered in the work. When posing the problem, you can use the most common cliche phrases: the text raises the problem, the author raises the problem, etc.

  • The following is a comment on the problem. You can touch on the history of the issue and consider different points of view. It is also possible to use cliches.

  • After that, you need to reveal the position of the author. It can be explicit and hidden.The penultimate stage is the description of consent or disagreement with the author's opinion. His point of view should be argued.

  • Finally, we came to a conclusion. Here it is necessary to sum up the whole essay, summarize what was written and draw the corresponding conclusions.

To improve the overall appearance of your mini-essay, you can use subtitles. This will allow readers to better perceive the text and trace its general logic.

Pay attention to the volume of the essay. It should occupy no more than seven pages of printed text. Specifically, formulate the theme of the work. The essay should answer only one question. Emphasize the trusting style of communication with the reader. Let the narration be at ease. Avoid complicated sentences and obscure utterances. Try to surprise the reader by reflecting on some aphoristic statement. Do not use in the essay slang, cuts and frivolous tones. At the same time, do not use intricate phrases in essay to make the text understandable to any reader.


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