Part 1

Essay Writing
 Essay Writing
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 Essay Writing

An essay is, generally, a piece of writing that gives the author's

own argument — but the definition is vague, overlapping with
those of a paper, an article, a pamphlet, and a short story. Essays
have traditionally been sub-classified as formal and informal.
 Preparation for writing an essay
Developing better reading skills
o Reading Non-fiction books
o Referring to specific magazines

 Collecting short stories/anecdotes, quotes

 Language development
o Vocabulary
Part 2
 Mind Mapping an Essay
A mind map is a diagram that displays information visually. Mind mapping an essay
helps in creating a coherent structure to your arguments, counterarguments, examples,
and quotes.
How to Map your Essay?
1. Write the subject in the center of your paper / canvas.
2. Draw branches that point away from the center. Each branch symbolizes one
thought or idea related to the subject. Use meaningful keywords to write these
ideas onto the branches.
3. Use colors, icons and images whenever possible. These function as mental triggers
and can help spark new ideas in you, which is important during brainstorming
sessions.
 Main Idea
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 Mind Mapping an Essay
Practical tips for a successful Essay Mapping:
 Use colors, arrows and icons to indicate connections between the arguments and
quotes.
 Once you’ve decided on the points/ arguments/ statements – STICK TO IT
 Avoid adding new points/ arguments/ statements while writing the essay
 Connect the subheadings with a “connect word”
 Avoid writing lengthy sentences while mapping
 Always consult the mind map to ensure you are on track
 Pattern of writing an essay

1. Definition
2. Statistics
3. Advantages
4. Disadvantages
5. Solution and conclusion
Part 3
 To Do in an essay
 Try to make a 5-paragraph essay
 Start writing from extreme left
 Always have an eye on the timer
 Add more sentences to the paragraphs you are comfortable with
 Keep the word count from 200 to 240
 Make sure each paragraph consists of at least 4 to 5 lines
 Do Not in an essay
 No tab spaces before starting a paragraph
 No bullets and points should be used
Example:
I. Demonetisation took place on 8th November
II.
 Do not mention the heading or the topic while writing the essay
 Do not look onto the keyboard and type
 Do Not in an essay
 Do not leave the last line of the essay incomplete
 Do not waste time thinking on the paragraphs which you don’t know
much about
 Do not write the whole essay in capital letters
 Do not use capital letter for every word of the topic given in the essay,
unless and until it is a proper noun
 Do not use famous personalities names until and unless you know the
correct spelling of their name
Part 4
 Most common errors observed

Punctuations
Space bar
Spelling mistakes
Duplication of words
Capital letters for non-proper nouns
Grammatical errors-Tenses and verbs
Sentence formations
Tenses and verbs
Singular and plurals
 How to eradicate the errors

Spellings : Use simple vocabulary

Punctuations : Space after comma and full stops
Duplication of words : Look onto the screen
Capital letters : Starting of a sentence and proper nouns
Instead of don’t use ‘do not’ so as to eradicate punctuation errors and
also increase the count
Sentence formation : Keep the essay simple and understandable
Check your sentence once before starting with the next one, to identify
the errors, if any