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    Se Aghazetaleem.com In Pakistan, hardly any piece of writing undergoes as much scrutiny as the essay written In CSS exam. As a matter of fact, one fhas not to only pass this paper; rather one has to compete with others in the race of getting through as the overall pass ratio in this exam hovers around 3% every year. So, aspirants have to understand the rules of the game so as to avold an unwanted result. eg Ac od) 7 BEES So You have to win a competition ‘main pillars: @) correct and concrete language, with a touch of literature; and (i) the content or, "A in simple words, knowledge about the topic. So, do not focus on just the language - as most aspirants do - as authentic and a bit unique material also carries the same weight. Choice of the topic ‘The first point to bear in mind before writing your essay is the choice of the topic. In this context, the most cruclal parameter is: donot go ora critical or controversial tople. Putting i in simple words, avold as much as possible a tople carrying multiple viewpoints, eg. a literary topic, LGBTQ, religion. On the other side, chose a topic that has a Essay writing, in order to compete, requires two 6 CSS PMS Books On Sale Or Munawar Sabir agreed-upon viewpoints, eg. education, environmental {ssue, population and economics, as well as one related to ‘current affairs. Essentials of anessay © You must take care of the thesis statement on top your essay starts with it and Its what brings clarity tothe introduction you write. Put simply, the thesis statement 1s the best way to give {Introduction tothe essay topic. Just keep in mind that a thesis statement isa sentence that sums up the central point of your essay and it usually comes in the middle or near the end of your Introductory paragraph. % Inthe main body of the essay, write your points www.jworldtimes.com January 2023 0332-5339708 Beonscanner peer fan argumentative way. Say, you are writing an essay on ‘Education’, One thing you must do while expressing your thoughts in these paragraphs Is: instead of writing simple sentences in favour of education like, "Education Is really important for society and its development," write*No country in the world has developed without education and research.” ‘© Similarly, try to write your views with the help of examples from history or the contemporary world. For instance, if you are writing on corruption, you can qualify your argumentby citing the example of India as this country got independence two years before China and it has never experienced derailment of democracy, yet {ts more corrupt than China - argument about Continuity of democracy is quoted in Pakistan more than often as a reason for lack of development. So, you can qualify the point that the basic reason for India's laggardness in prosperity is that it's acorrupt country. © Next point is to write standardized words and use adjectives instead of simple parlance. For example, instead of writing "I's a reality,” write “It’s a tangible reality” or “I's a time-tested reality”. From standardized words, I mean that you should use some advanced-level vocabulary; for example, instead of ‘process’, write ‘phenomenon’; instead of ‘hungry population’, ‘write'starved humanity. @ Also take care of confusing words, eg, as ww |worltimes.com January 2023 — CSS PMS Books On Sale » Ag aRETABERom ; — phenomenon is singular of phenomena, you should write ‘the phenomenon of rain’ and ‘all phenomena of nature (Numerous aspirants Incorrectly write ‘phenomenas'as plural, so please take care of this). Another example of commonly misspelt words fs: vacuum (uu, and hygiente (le not only e} So, you want to write the phrase ‘the rights of the students, It will be like ‘students’ rights (notice apostrophe has been used ater sas rights Is the plural form of right - the possessive case of a plural noun is made by adding an apostrophe after the final letter if it isan s, eg. lawyers! fees, twins’ parents, students’ books, teachers’ salaries, girls’ team, etc). You must ‘make alist of such words and bea master oft. 4 Next factor that can enhance your potency to get through the essay paper with excellent ‘marks is the use of idiomatic expressions and Jargon for the topic. You should use two tofive fdioms. To learn those, you need to find out (and memorize the correct use of, in the preparation stage, such idioms that are related tothe toples of the essay, e.g. Economy, Current affairs (terrorism, 5th generation warfare, China-US cold war), Education, Environmental crises, Feminism, and others Jargon means some specific words used to {describe a certain happening or situation by the professionals of that field. Like price hike is called inflation, rapid increase in overall population is termed as explosion but rapid increase in urban population is called implosion, efforts to destabilize a country mean subversion, You can master this by looking up the relevant chapter of "Discovering the World of English” by World Times Publications. Writing practice AAs a writer blessed with an experience of a decade, my foremost and compelling piece of advice - in the world of ‘writing, itis called ‘Golden Tip’ or ‘Dying Writer’ s Advice’ and ‘Will to the young writers’ - to the aspirants would be: practice writing as much as you can. A candidate must write at least twice a week, be it short essays - to me, starting with short essays is a better choice. As a famous saying by Bernard Shaw goes, “Ifyou want be a writer, take pen and paper and just start writing, Remember, without this, one s trying to learn driving by reading books.” One more vital addition to such efforts Is to translate articles from English into Urdu, and vice versa. One more {ingredient to make your Essay a real potent piece of writing can be the use of alliteration, hyperbole and ‘assonance. Forany queries feel free to write to World Times and watch the video(s) of WTI. wy The writer isa professor at the University of the Punjab, Lahore. ———— ” 0332-5339708 BB canscanner Being the very first detailed Interaction withthe examine, the Introductory paragraph in a CSSIPMS Essay paper wields unpaaleled Importance. The examiner, who has already made up hisher mind regarding the analytical and lingual prowess ofthe asprantafter perusing ‘the outine, almost reaches the decision of passing or faling Nimher onthe basso the Introductory paragraph. Because of the very same reason tis mandatory tofocus onthe lntoductoryparamorethan the other components ofthe essay duringthe preparation phase, Components of the introductory paragraph Introductory paragraphs can be written in a number of ways; thelr structure depends upon the pattern an aspirant chooses for the Q iia purpose. On the basis of my experience, 1am confident toclaim that all the structures and forms that aspirants usually follow in writing the essay are correct provided they serve two basic objectives: () convincing the ‘examiner that the aspirant has sufficient command over the language; and (i) encapsulating the main aspects of the essay. To me, an introductory paragraph should consist of two components atleast. The first one is the starting sentences and the second one isthe thesis statement. Starting sentences cover 25-30% of the introductory paragraph whereas the thesis statement constitutes therest. How tostart ‘An introductory paragraph can be started in a nun of ways. One may start it with a question, a surprising statement, a story, a quotation ora simple declaration. Starting sentences are always general in nature; they never address the demand of the topic in a specific way. These sentences, however, lead the discussion towards the point where an aspirant can easily start his/her thesis statement by taking a particular stance. ‘As a matter of tip, aspirants should prepare the starting sentences of 20-25 expected topics well before the examination and should use them in the paper in accordance with the topic and its demands. Advanced preparation of starting sentences not only reduces the chances of mistakes but also helps in effective time management by saving a few minutes that may otherwise be wasted in the drafting of these sentences. Chalking outathesis statement Different mentors define a thesis statement in

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