Writing an Essay
If you have never
written an essay before, or if you struggle with writing and want to improve
your skills, it is a good idea to go through several steps in the essay writing
process.
For example, to write
an essay, you should generally:
·
Decide what kind of
essay to write.
·
Brainstorm your
topic.
·
Do research.
·
Develop a thesis.
·
Outline your essay.
·
Write your essay.
·
Edit your writing to
check spelling and grammar.
Kinds of Essays
The first step to
writing an essay is to decide what kind of essay to write. There are several
main structures into which essays can be grouped:
·
Narrative Essays: Tell
a story or impart information about your subject in a straightforward, orderly
manner.
·
Descriptive Essays:
Focus on the details of what is going on. For example, if you want to write a
descriptive essay about your trip to the park, you would give great detail
about what you experienced: how the grass felt beneath your feet, what the park
benches looked like, and anything else the reader would need to feel as if he
were there.
·
Persuasive Essay:
Convince the reader of some point of view.
·
Comparative Essay:
Compare two or more different things.
·
Expository Essay:
Explain to the reader how to do a given process. You could, for example, write
an expository essay with step-by-step instructions on how to make a peanut
butter sandwich.
A lot goes in to
writing a successful essay; fortunately, these tips for writing essays can help
you along the way and get you on the path to a well-written essay.
All essays should include the
following structure
Essay paragraphs
A paragraph is a related group of sentences that
develops one main idea. Each paragraph in the body of the essay should contain:
- A topic sentence that states the
main or controlling idea.
- Supporting sentences to explain and develop the point you’re
making
- Evidence. Most
of the time, your point should be supported by some form of evidence from
your reading, or by an example drawn from the subject area.
- Analysis. Don’t
just leave the evidence hanging there - analyse and interpret it! Comment
on the implication/significance/impact and finish off the paragraph with a
critical conclusion you have drawn from the evidence.
- a concluding sentence that
restates your point, analyses the evidence or acts as a transition to the
next paragraph.
Example of Essay
MY DREAM
State College of Accountancy
(Indonesian: Politeknik Keuangan Negara
STAN, abbreviated as PKN STAN) is
a government-affiliated college in Indonesia, located in Banten, in Bintaro
Sector V Southern Tangerang. It is under the auspices of the finance ministry of
the Republic of Indonesia that offers undergraduate degrees in finance. There
are many facilities and advantages provided by this college so there is no
wonder that many people expect to be able to study here. I am one of the fresh-graduated
senior high school students who was given the opportunity to be able to study in
this college. It is not an easy journey to struggle in order to be accepted at State
College of Accountancy. Many people spend their time, money, and energy to realize
their desire to study here. Then, if it is difficult, why do I still choose State
College of Accountancy and not try to study elsewhere? What are the reasons for
choosing State College of Accountancy to study?
I have several reasons why I chose State
College of Accountancy, including:
Free
Tuition
State
College of Accountancy is a government-affiliated college which means that the college
is administered and funded by the government of Indonesia through the
institution it is affiliated to. This affiliation with the government results
in cost of education not being charged to the students of the college. With the
free tuition fee, I hope that I can ease the burden on my parents. Because at
this time, the required cost to study at another university is very expensive. The
graduates of this college are obliged to serve in government institutions.
Therefore, all graduates from the college will work as civil servants. I
completely believe that it will provide a bright future. No wonder this college
is very "hunted" by many people. As we know that nowdays finding job is
adequately difficult, whereas if we study and graduate from State College of Accountancy,
we will be guaranteed to get work. In hence, studying at this college is very
profitable.
Pride
of Parents
One of the
reasons why I attended at State College of Accountancy was because my parents
wanted me here. At first I did not know what the college was, even I refused if
I would be asked to study here until I realized that there is no parent wanted
something bad for the child. After I searched and learned about the advantages
of studying in State College of Accountancy rather than studying in other
universities, I began to commit and struggle to be able to study in this
college. I think that studying at State College of Accountancy provides many
benefits for the Diploma 1 Taxation academic program that I took. By studying
for a year we can get the experience of internship programs, salary, job after
graduation, and make our parents proud of. In addition, according to Mr.
Sudirman Said said that studying in State College of Accountancy as a shorcut
to improve social status for the better.
Everyone must have eagerness to study
at the best university as a means to achieve their goals. For me, studying at State
College of Accountancy is one of my desires that will realize my dream of
becoming a tax officer. Of course, it takes a struggle to be able to study in
this college. If I can dream something, I will make it happen. Passion,
fatigue, tears, hard work, all became part of my process to be able to study at
State College of Accountancy. I must be diligent, focussed, or even get out of
luxury of adolescence. Time is everything for me, either gold or money. So, my
dreams are my main focus.
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