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What are the guidelines for writing an essay?
by Rick Mark

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Essay is not only a catalogue of a person's knowledge, information and ideas but it is a person's response to that knowledge, information or ideas. Knowledge is like raw material and the way a person shows his level of knowledge is the presentation of his knowledge. It all depends upon writing style, language and formatting; these things are the decorum of essay.

Writing as essay is a chance to display your knowledge and understanding; along with your personal opinion and recommendation by critically analyzing the factual information about the particular topic.

Presentation is also very important regarding writing; the more the presentation is strong the more it will be appreciated by the readers. Following are certain writing guidelines which are very important to follow when you start writing essay:

• Title
• Statement
• Introduction
• Discussion
• Comment
• Compare
• Contrast
• Criticize
• Evaluate
• Justify
• Prove
• Summarize
• Conclude

Regarding the steps to start essay writing; the first step is to consider the title what is the demand of the title. If you are selecting your own topic, you should know what you want to come across your reader. After this you have to provide the statement or problem statement which you are going to prove in the end. Then a brief but proper introduction should be given to make an impression to the reader and go through the discussion of the topic. In discussion you can provide information along with commenting on the available information criticize the things that you think unfair. Then give a compare and contrast regarding the essay topic, evaluate your criticism, justify and prove it. Then give a short summary of the whole essay last but not the least is the conclusion which should be authentic and a piece of your own thinking. Finally essay needs referencing and citation; the sources you use in your essay they should be incorporated.


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Thursday, August 28, 2008
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