How to write an Essay

Begin with an attention grabber.

The attention grabber you use is up to you, but here are some ideas:
This information must be true and verifiable, and it doesn't need to be totally new to your readers. It could simply be a pertinent fact that explicitly illustrates the point you wish to make.

If you use a piece of startling information, follow it with a sentence or two of elaboration.

- Elaboration can be further description or explanation or discussion.

- Supporting Point :

Commuters appreciate the cost savings of taking public transportation rather than driving.

- Elaboration :

Less driving time means less maintenance expense, such as oil changes.

Of course, less driving time means savings on gasoline as well.

In many cases, these savings amount to more than the cost of riding public transportation.

Define Your Purpose

The first thing you must do is think about the purpose of the essay you must write. Is your purpose to persuade people to believe as you do, to explain to people how to complete a particular task, to educate people about some person, place, thing or idea, or something else entirely?

1. - Begin your diagram with a circle in the middle of the page.

2. - Inside the shape or on the line, write your topic.

3. - From your center shape, draw three or four lines out into the page. Be sure to spread them out.

4. - At the end of each of these lines, draw another circle.

5. - In each shape, write the facts or information that support that main idea.

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o If you are trying to persuade, you want to write your best arguments.

o If you are trying to explain a process, you want to write the steps that should be followed.

o If you are trying to inform, you want to write the major categories into which your information can be divided.

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The conclusion brings closure to the reader, summing up your points or providing a final perspective on your topic.

All the conclusion needs is three or four strong sentences which do not need to follow any set formula. Simply review the main points (being careful not to restate them exactly) or briefly describe your feelings about the topic.