Essay Writing

 If you do not think clearly, ”You won’t write

clearly”.

 Clear, disciplined thinking is the key to

effective writing.

 If you want to communicate effectively with

readers, you must provide solid evidence for
any point you make.
 In Writing, any idea that you advance must be
supported with specific reasons or details.

 Think of your reader as a reasonable people.

 They will not take your views on faith, but

they are willing to accept what you say as
long as you support it.
 The word “Essay” means an “Attempt”.

 The Essay is a short literary composition.

 It states the problem from an individual point

of view.

 It is light and pleasant in tone.

 Choice of Subjects
 Information
 Reading
 Observation
 Thinking
 Practice
 Unity
 Coherence
 Title of The Essay

Opening Remarks
Introduction Thesis Statement

Topic Sentence 1 Topic Sentence 2 Topic Sentence 3

Body Specific Evidence Specific Evidence Specific Evidence

Conclusion Summary(Optional)
General Closing
Or both
Remarks
 Introductory Paragraph:
 It should start with several sentences that attract the
readers interest.

 It should advance the Central Idea or Thesis that will be

developed in the Essay.

 It can be started from the very General then went for

Specific topic.
 A good Thesis Statement does two things:-

It tells readers about an Essay topic.

 It presents the writers attitude, opinion,
idea, or point about the topic.
 Writing a Good Thesis
 Family  Older Sister  My Older Sister helped
me overcome my shyness.

 Television  TV Preachers  TV users use sales

techniques to promote
their messages.

 Children
 Disciplining of
 She has several
Children effective ways of
disciplining her childrens.
Activity
 Write the Stages in each list from Broadcast
Stage to the Marking Thesis.
o Teachers
o Education
o Math Teacher
o My High School math Teacher was
incompetent.
o High School Math Teacher.
 Camping
 First Camping Trip
 Summer Vacation
 My first camping trip was a disastrous
experience.
 Vacations
 Most of the Essays have three supporting
Paragraphs.

 Each of Supporting Paragraphs should begin

with the Topic Sentence that states the point
to be detailed in that paragraph.
 Following are Informal outlines. Working
with a partner, complete them by adding a
third logical point that will be parallel the two
provided.
1. The first day on anew job can be nerve-
racking.
a. Meeting new people.
b. Finding your way around a new place
c. …………………………………
 My stepmother has three qualities I admire.
a. Patience.
b. Thoughtfulness.
c. ……………………….
 College is stressful for many people.
a. ………………………..
b. ………………………..
c. ………………………..
 It summarizes the Essay by briefly restating
the Thesis and the main Supporting
Paragraphs.

 Along with that, Writer often presents a

Concluding Thought about the Subject of the
Paper.
 Identify the Parts of an Essay:
 T …… Topic

 TH …... Thesis Statement

 S …….. Supporting Sentence

a. TV has forced more politicians to focus
more on appearance than substance.
b. Television has had a massive impact on
politics in the United States.
c. The expense of producing and airing ads has
made politicians worry more about fund
raising than serving their people.
d. Television.
 S
 TH
 S
 T
 Three Benefits:-
1. Mastering the Essay will help make you a
better writer.
2. It will strengthen your skills as a Reader and
Listener.
3. Most important, Essay writing will make you
a stronger thinker.
 The following prewriting techniques will help you think about
and develop a topic and get words on paper.

Free writing Questioning

Making a List Clustering

Preparing a
Scratch
Outline
Why don’t I like
to go to a • Just too many problems involved.
movie?

When is going to • Could be any time:- when a movie is

the movies a popular, the theater is too crowded;
problem? when traffic is bad, the trip is a drag.

How can I deal

• I can stay home and watch movis on
with the DVD or Cable TV.
problem?
 Traffic is bad between my house and theatre.
 Noisy patrons.
 Kids running in aisles.
 Not enough parking.
 Long lines.
 High ticket prices.
 Commercials for food on the screen.
 People coughing and sneezing
 Teenagers yelling and showing off
 Adults
Noisy Teenagers
People Yelling

Teenagers
Lines at
Showing
Box Office
Off

Choc late Adults

Bars Coughing

Too many Movie Adults

people Sneezing
Going
Thanks