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 Structure of the Essay

An essay sounds impressive only when it is well framed and interesting. An essay should be constructed in a way that it grabs the attention of the reader and allows no diversions from the point. The structure of an essay should be as follows to maintain constant interest in the topic.

Thesis statement

This part is often ignored and in fact, an essay can be written without a thesis statement too. The thesis statement is a single liner or few liner explanations on the topic you are going to write on.  By reading the thesis statement, the reader gets a rough idea about your view on the topic.

 Points to remember:

  • Keep the thesis part limited to one to two sentences ONLY.
  • Make sure your thesis is crisp and clear.

Introduction

Introduction part of an essay gives the reader an idea about what you are going to write and how are you going to deal with it. An introduction should be a simple and brief description of the question/topic. The effective introduction of an essay begins with a hook statement that grabs the attention of the reader and makes the reader continue reading the essay. You can start with a personal context if that fits or a proverb that better suits or general statement, or a quotation.

 Points to remember:

  • Do not copy the question in the introduction part. This shows your inability.
  • If putting the question in the content is necessary, try to paraphrase it by using synonyms and similar words to construct a new sentence that gives a similar meaning.
  • Do not make the introduction lengthy. That eats up the word limit for the body and conclusion.
  • Manage time accordingly and avoid spending most of the time on introduction. This leaves you with less time for body content.
  • The size of the introduction part should be limited to one or two paragraphs.
  • Always keep the introduction part before the body of the essay.
  • Do not use unnecessary quotations in the introduction

Body

Body is the main content where the writer expresses his/her views on the question/topic with detailed explanation. This carries the actual essence of your essay.

You can use examples wherever necessary to give a better explanation about what you think. Examples add a weight of evidence to the factual points.

The body part can be extended to 3 or more paragraphs in size. Make sure that you cover all the important points in this part. But the essay should not go away from the context.

 Points to remember:

  • Try to cover as many points as possible here. This is the only place where you can give explanations and convince the reader on your side.
  • Make sure that the content covers the actual purpose and not diverting the reader away from the topic.
  • Write the content in an organized manner so that the reader is not left confused. Maintain a systematic flow throughout the body part.
  • If you post a question in your body, that should be answered or resolved by the end of the body part.
  • If you use words like 'firstly', which means there is some other thing existing. Hence while explaining the next points, use words like 'secondly'. This ties the things up as a whole.
  • Give relevant examples ONLY. And connect them appropriately with the point you are trying to justify so that the content stays related.

Conclusion

Conclusion part gives a grand ending to the essay when it is tailored perfectly. The purpose of the conclusion part is, to sum up, and draw a conclusion from your viewpoints. You can wrap up your essay by providing a moral or a suggestive solution.

 Points to remember:

  • Do not mirror the words from the introduction part.
  • A powerful conclusion leaves a better impression of the writer.

 

Types of Essays:

The above sections explain how to construct a quality essay within a given time period. By following the guidelines, you can create essays in your own style. However, based on the voice and pattern of the essay, they are classified into four distinct types:

Descriptive:

Descriptive essays are all about describing an object or an event and give the reader a clear picture of the subject. The below example explains the descriptive essay clearly.

Example: The 'Teckweek' event that was held yesterday had excited many programmers all over the nation. The speakers included XXX, CEO of ABC ltd., YYY, Founder of XYZ company and ZZZ, Executive Officer of 123 company. Many were sponsoring the event like Microsoft, Uber, Google, etc. Techies from all over the country reached the venue and number of fun-filled tech competitions were held. Enthusiasts were asked to crack code puzzles and hackathon etc.

Narrative

Narrative essay is the one where the writer constructs an essay by narrating a real incident or a story. These types of essays are usually in the first person. One simple principle to write an effective narrative essay is to 'show, don't tell'.

An example of a narrative essay is 'As a child', I always wanted to be the nation's pride and I started developing an interest in armed forces. I scored high in the entrance test and got into the defense'

Persuasive

A Persuasive essay helps the writer to explain the reader about a subject using the facts and convince them to the writer's side. These essays provide more weight to the writer's argument. The below sentences give the best example for persuasive essays.

Sentence 1: Raise in government taxes is a bad move because it will affect the business world. The government should keep the taxes low to encourage growth

Sentence 2: Marijuana should be allowed legally as it is not more harmful than alcohol and smoking which are legal in our country.

The above two statements clearly express the writer's feelings and try to convince the reader to agree on them.

Expository

Expository essays have no scope for the writer's personal context or feelings. These are total fact-based, statistically proven and example embedded essays with a balanced study on the subject. The writer should have a factual knowledge about the topic in order to give an expository essay. Examples of Expository essays includes magazine and newspaper articles, user manuals, instruction guides, textbooks, etc. where the write exposes and explains the subject.

 


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