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Essay Writing
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eBook 01
Table of Contents
Sr. No Topic Page No.
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Some essay topics require students to read a set of
circumstances and you are expected to give your opinion
or arguments based on those circumstances. Your essay
will be assessed on the basis of your ability to
communicate your message to the readers. Your score
will be based on your ability to express, organize and
support your ideas.
The theme for topics is from diverse areas: Common
themes that have been asked in previous years fall
under:
Political scenario
Indian and world Economy
Foreign Policy-current scenario
Management Sector- problems & solutions
Business & Commerce
Current national & international affairs
Technology.
A very important emerging theme during the past few
WAT sessions has been the focus on Social Issues.
Besides, there could also be abstract topics on which
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you may be asked to write an essay in final selection
round.
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Following are the main parameters on which your essay
is judged:
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5. Organization: This refers to the way you organize
your ideas. The essay is assessed on the basis of
how it is structured; arguments constructed using
examples, and supporting ideas presented from the
introduction to the conclusion. This parameter
displays the writer's logical thinking and ability to
prioritize. It is important to cluster and group
different sets of ideas and arrange them in a
manner that reflects logical progression and proper
sequencing.
6. Presentation: This encompasses your writing style,
use of language, grammar, correct sentences,
spellings, neatness and ease of reading. This
parameter evaluates the writer's communication
skills. It gives the examiner an idea about the
candidate's attitude, aptitude, and vision.
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1. Factual Essay: This kind of essay deals with real
subject matter. It includes facts and figures.
Sometimes, these topics ask you your opinion
about a specific issue. A particular topic needs to
be discussed in an objective manner with
examples to support your statements. Here, it is
advised to use present tense. You are required to
keep the content within the boundaries of the
topic.
2. Abstract Essay: Abstract topics are open to
interpretation in various ways. They can be single
words, such as ‘Pink’, short sentences, such as ‘All
crows are white’, or even images. Such topics do
not have any clearly defined framework of the
topic. The purpose of these essays is to check your
lateral thinking as well as personality traits.
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problem. In other words, it checks your problem
solving and analytical ability along with writing
skills.
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Chapter 2: 5 Creative Brainstorming Ideas
Before you start writing the essay, spend 2 minutes to
generate ideas on the topic. This helps you to think
laterally and divergently on the various issues and
challenges with respect to the given topic.
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opportunity to think on the topic on different disciplines
and thereby helps in evaluating the topic in a holistic
view.
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Objects - Black hole, manipulated balance sheet
(commerce point)
Place - Historical monuments, graveyard, South or
North pole
Behavior - Rude and aggressive behavior
Event - 26/11, other tragic events
Actions - Honor killing, female foeticide, negligent
behaviour
Nature - Environmental degradation, catastrophic
events,
Society - Decline in values, morals
Remember, the above are simple pointers that you
can relate with the topic in any way possible. You can
build content on these pointers and take the essay in
any direction.
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b. Participants
c. Sponsoring Corporates
d. Society at large
e. Ad/ PR agencies
f. Government etc.
g. Regulatory bodies
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Chapter 3: Steps to Compose an Essay
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Step 3: Prepare an Outline
Another aspect of organizing your ideas for the essay is
to prepare effective outlines.
a. Note down the main points- consider: chronology,
logic, sequence
b. Put the strongest points at the start and the end,
leaving the weakest in the middle
c. Ensure a logical and structured flow
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Tips to write a good introduction:
Define the Key terms mentioned in the topic.
Attract attention by some quotes, anecdotes,
statistics, etc.
Give an overview of the essay's focus and flow
Finish the introduction with the Thesis Statement
It is not a summary but merely an introduction to
what is to follow
Introduction should not exceed 10% of the total
length of the essay
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Each main idea becomes a body paragraph
Start each body paragraph by writing a main point
Then, write supporting points for the main point
Elaborate on the supporting points
Effective body paragraphs possess three important
qualities:
1. Unity: Focus on one main idea.
2. Development: This occurs when the idea is
elaborated in the paragraph. This elaboration
usually consists of the evidence and examples that
support the point you are making in the paragraph.
3. Coherence: Everything in the paragraph relates to
and expands on the main idea of the paragraph.
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essay, please try to conclude in a concise way and do not
try to introduce any new idea.
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Theoretical-the underlying basis
Conceptual- the tools/concepts
Empirical-the illustrations/examples
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Chapter 4 : Sample Essays
4.1 Factual Topic
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
"Sanitation is more important than Independence"; these
words of Gandhiji have laid the foundation for Swachh
Bharat Abhiyan. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan or Clean India
Campaign is one of its kind in the history of India led by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a perfect day of Gandhi
Jayanti. On 2 October 2014, Narendra Modi launched this
nationwide campaign that aims to clean up the country
in the next five years; for he believes that Gandhiji not
only fought for independence but also for a clean
country.
The campaign aims to cover 4041 statutory towns to
clean the streets, roads and infrastructure of the country.
The campaign was launched by the Prime Minister
himself by cleaning the roads in Delhi. Its inaugural
proved one of the biggest campaigns when millions of
students, employees and citizens participated in the
event, cleaning various localities. Modi exclaimed "Is
cleaning only the responsibility of the karamcharis? Do
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citizens have no role in this? We have to change this
mindset." He asked all the citizens including celebrities,
sports legends and business tycoons to join the
campaign. Modi had invited nine public figures: Mridula
Sinha, Sachin Tendulkar, Baba Ramdev, Shashi Tharoor,
Anil Ambani, Kamal Hasan, Salman Khan, Priyanka
Chopra and Team of Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah-
to make a contribution towards Swachh Bharat, share
the same on social media, and invite nine other people to
do the same, hence forming a chain. He has asked
people to share their contributions on social media. He
has asked every Indian to spend 100 hours annually in
this drive. He has even urged the need to build toilets for
proper sanitation. Modi believes that other nations are
clean not only because of the efficient clean drive, but
because of the joint efforts of citizens too. The citizens
over there are aware of their responsibility and thus
refrain from littering.
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Fundamental Duties. I'm supporting the Clean India
campaign because just like our Prime Minister's concern,
I too share the vision of a Clean India, Green India."
Eminent people have come out themselves shouldering
the responsibility. HRD Minister Smriti Irani has directed
on the use of Corporate Social Responsibility funds for
construction of toilets as part of the Swachh Bharat
Swachh Vidyalaya Campaign. Modi aims to fulfil the
dream of clean India by the 2019, the 150th birth
anniversary of Gandhiji. To check the progress of the
campaign, Modi has himself made surprise visits to
various offices. His team of ministers too, has
contributed by taking up the task of cleaning. Students
of Delhi University have decided to study the impact of
this campaign thereby suggesting scope for
improvement. After the completion of 5 years they will
submit the document including success rate, problems
and various other studies and findings related to the
campaign.
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Clean India can inevitably boost the international tourism
thereby adding to country's growth. The campaign has
just started, for its success every citizen has to put in
efforts. Only then our nation can become a world-class
country like European countries. No matter how
successfully our economy booms; if the country is not
clean at the ground level, the citation of being a
developed nation will also not yield result. Modi
maintains Indians can do it. If Indians can reach Mars
with minimum expense then they can even clean their
nation.
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Neutrality proponents claim that telecom companies
seek to impose a tiered service model in order to control
the pipeline and thereby remove competition, create
artificial scarcity, and oblige subscribers to buy their
otherwise uncompetitive services. Many believe net
neutrality to be primarily important as a preservation of
current freedoms, and avoiding creation of monopolies.
Vinton Cerf, co-inventor of the Internet Protocol and
considered a "father of the Internet," as well as Tim
Berners-Lee, creator of the Web, and many others have
spoken out in favor of net neutrality.
Critics of net neutrality argue that data discrimination of
some kinds, particularly to guarantee quality of service,
is not problematic, but is actually highly desirable. Today,
in an age when consumers surf the web, Skype and
watch YouTube videos simultaneously, ISPs face a
deluge of demand for more bandwidth – and naturally,
they want to be paid for providing it. They want the
freedom to charge differential tariffs for different Internet
content. Opponents of net neutrality regulation also
argue that the best solution to discrimination by
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broadband providers is to encourage greater competition
among such providers. Recently, German Chancellor
Angela Merkel argued for a two-lane internet. One lane
for special, high priority service and another that's meant
to resemble the internet as it exists today.
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interpreted as a state of dilemma, a state of making a
decision between difficult choices.
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Also, a nearly impossible choice to make for European
policy makers is whether to continue to allow the influx
of migrants from the Middle East and Africa, or to impose
strict border controls. To summarize, the phrase ‘To be or
not to be’ signifies choices, none of which are easy, but
are integral in our lives and do demand difficult decisions
to be made.
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Chapter 5 : Précis Writing
A precis is like a miniature portrait of the passage: it
retains the absolute essential points accompanied with
the mood and tone of the author of the passage. An
important aspect one must be careful about is that one
should not add one’s subjective interpretation or
comments to the précis and should try to retain the
original author’s voice and opinions. As far as the writing
style is concerned, one must ensure that one writes clear
and effective sentences (no rambling) and one’s diction
is flawless. Ultimately, it is the coherence of the views
that you presented in the précis that matters, and this
can be achieved by making sure that one is precise and
to the point in one’s approach. Unnecessarily long
sentences or rambling thoughts are not required in
précis writing, and one should make sure that one sifts
from one point to another in a smooth matter. At the end
of the day, the précis should make sense and be logical
in its presentation.
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While keeping the above in mind, you need to keep in
mind what a precis is not. The following are some of
things that should not be a part of or a reflection of the
précis:
simply a summary of a passage.
simply an abstract of a passage.
an outline of a passage.
a mere selection of a few important sentences
from a passage.
a collection of disconnected facts and statements.
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must have coherence; must use linking devices
such as so, therefore, and, because further etc.
and must follow the order of ideas of the original.
must have a title.
is written in reported speech.
must not contain any details not found in the
original.
Do's in a précis
Start your précis by highlighting the main idea of
the passage and you should create contextual
environment where you can place the necessary
points. Once the main idea is established in the
précis, you can present the methods, points, facts
etc. used by the author of the passage.
Compress and clarify a lengthy passage, article, or
book, while retaining important concepts, key
words, and important data.
Remove what is superfluous and retain the core
essence of the work.
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Always remember that mentions about
history/writing about history should be advisably
done in the past tense.
State the purpose of the research or piece of
writing (why was it important to conduct this
research or write on this topic?)
Don'ts in a précis
Do not express your own opinion, wish, remark or
criticism.
Do not insert any question in your précis. Its
significance, if essential, may be expressed by a
statement.
Do not use abbreviations or contractions.
Do not be jerky. This suggests that most probably,
you have not understood the sense of the passage
properly.
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When one is writing a précis, one should take care of a
few essential points. The first thing is that one needs to
convey the general idea of the argument with absolute
clarity. The second thing that you need to do is to make
sure that all the important points of the original passage
are included in the precis. Lastly, make sure that the
language of the précis is clear, crisp and concise, and
follows the rule for correct diction.
The following rules are general guidelines you should
follow while writing a précis:
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a couple of reads before you start writing the
précis.
Highlight the most important points in the
passage, and make notes. Leave out all non-
essential information from the précis.
Provide an apt heading to your précis.
Note making is an essential task for writing précis.
You should try to arrange the points in most logical
order, and ensure the order of thought is the same
as the original.
The three grammatical rules you need to follow
while writing a précis are: write it in third person,
indirect form and appropriate past tense.
It is advisable to provide designations of officials
rather than names and titles. In case the official
designation is not provided, you can use the
personal name. kindly be consistent with the
pattern you adopt.
Make sure you review your rough draft, remove the
chinks and ensure that you have made no
language related errors.
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Before writing your précis, make sure you have a
glance over the original to make sure you have not
missed anything.
Finally, a wise policy would be a count the words of
your precis and put them down in a bracket at the
end.
Sample Passage
There is an enemy beneath our feet - an enemy more
deadly for his complete impartiality. He recognizes no
national boundaries, no political parties. Everyone in the
world is threatened by him. The enemy is the earth itself.
When an earthquake strikes, the world trembles. The
power of a quake is greater than anything man himself
can produce. But today scientists are directing a great
deal of their effort into finding some way of combating
earthquakes, and it is possible that at some time in the
near future mankind will have discovered a means of
protecting itself from earthquakes. An earthquake strikes
without warning. When it does, its power is immense. If it
strikes a modern city, the damage it causes is as great
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as if it has struck a primitive village. Gas mains burst,
explosions are caused and fires are started. Underground
railways are wrecked. Buildings collapse, bridges fall,
dams burst, gaping crevices appear in busy streets. If the
quake strikes at sea, huge tidal waves sweep inland. If it
strikes in mountain regions, avalanches roar down into
the valley. Consider the terrifying statistics from the past
1755: Lisbon, capital of Portugal - the city destroyed
entirely and 450 killed. 1970: Peru: 50,000 killed.In 1968
an earthquake struck Alaska. As this is a relatively
unpopulated part, only a few people were killed. But it is
likely that this was one of the most powerful quakes ever
to have hit the world. Geologists estimate that during the
tremors, the whole of the state moved over 80 feet
farther west into the Pacific Ocean. Imagine the power of
something that can move an entire subcontinent! This is
the problem that the scientists face. They are dealing
with forces so immense that man cannot hope to resist
them. All that can be done is to try to pinpoint just where
the earthquake will strike and work from there. At least
some precautionary measures can then be taken to save
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lives and some of the property. (330 Words)'
Based on the above paragraph, we-arrive at the following
theme sentences for the four paragraphs:
Earthquake - the deadly enemy of mankind.
Damage caused by an earthquake in general.
Damage caused by an earthquake-in particular,
What can the scientists do?
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Modern city when struck reduced to a
primitive village.
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Earthquake is the deadly enemy of mankind. Earthquake
strikes all without a distinction of nationality or political
affiliation. The power of a quake is greater than that of
any man-made weapon of destruction. An earthquake
strikes mankind without a warning. A modern city when
struck is reduced to a rubble. A quake strikes plains, seas
and mountains causing all round destruction. The quake
struck Lisbon in 1755 killing 450; Peru in 1970 killing
50,000; Alaska in 1968 moving it 80 feet into the Pacific
Ocean. Scientists are trying to find out means to combat
earthquakes and they are able to predict at least where
the earthquake will hit so that precaution can be taken to
save man and property from destruction. As the number
of words in the rough draft is more than required we shall
have to reduce it further without reducing the ideas.
The final draft would look as follows:
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any man-made weapon of destruction. An earthquake
strikes mankind without a warning. A modern city when
struck is reduced -to a nibble. A quake strikes plains,
seas and mountains causing all round destruction. The
quake struck Lisbon in 1755 killing 450; Peru in 1970
killing 50,000; Alaska in 1968 moving it 80 feet into the
Pacific Ocean. Scientists are trying to find out means to
combat earthquakes, to predict the origin of the quake so
that precaution can be taken to save man and property
from destruction. (115 words)
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