Focus Tuition’s Tips on How to Write your Essay!

Do you find it difficult to write your essay or think of ideas on what to write? Do not fear! Here at Focus tuition, we will help you improve your essay writing skills. We want you to achieve the best marks in your work!

What do I need to do before I start my essay?

Before you start, it is vital to do your reading and research to constructing your argument. Thus, gaining more knowledge of your topic will allow you to formulate new ideas. As well as this, it is beneficial in helping you answer the question in depth.

Please avoid using Wikipedia for research; this is a public domain resource and their information is not verified by experts. In addition to this, heavily relying on Cliffnotes or Sparknotes as your reading on the text is inefficient. These websites only summarises your texts and leaves out important details of the book. Instead, you should use them as guidelines to pinpoint where important events occur in the text. For useful resources and research, try using BBC Learning or the British Council.

How do I plan my essay and what ideas do I put down?

The most important aspect of writing essays is planning your work. Now that you have finished all your research and reading, the next step is to list out your main ideas and decide which points you are going to include in your writing.

From then on, you need to separate your ideas and bullet point the main arguments you are going to bring up in the introduction, main body, and conclusion. As well as this, note down the quotes you will include from the text and give a detailed analysis on how it relates to your argument. This will help because you can constantly refer to your plan, instead of thinking of up your ideas as you go along.

Your main objective of writing an argument should be to develop opposing views to your ideas and responding to them. The examiner will be trying to attack your essay and confront your points. Therefore, it is best to address these challenges, instead of sweeping it under the rug. Writing a concise and analytical essay that covers every single point, is vital in receiving top marks for your work.

How do I tackle my essay?

Now here’s the hard part: writing the essay. Typically when people start their essays, they write the introduction first before starting onto the main body. However, it is best to start writing the main points of your argument first because sometimes students change their mind on what they want to include in their work. In addition to this, is it easier to write your introduction at the end because you already know what you have written in the main body.

When writing the middle of your argument, remember to keep referring to your plan! As well as this, use the PEE technique when writing your paragraphs; Point, Evidence, and Explanation. If you consistently use this, then it will gradually get easier to write your essays.

What do I do after I have written my essay?

Finally, the most important part when finishing your work is to proofread it. You should read it out loud, or even better have a friend read it for you. A second point of view is beneficial to seeing what mistakes you have made in your work. However if some people are embarrassed about letting people read their essay. One top tip is to copy and paste your work into a text-to-speech reader. A computer-generated voice will be reading your work out loud. In doing so, it is easier to spot grammatical mistakes rather than read it in your head. Therefore, this tip can help you correct your mistakes, instead of skipping over it.

Now it is crucial to note, do not plagiarise your work. In doing so, the marker will find out and cheating does not improve your essay writing technique for the future, especially during exams. Not to mention, avoid starting your assignment one day before the deadline, because you will not write to the best ability and end up padding your work.

So there! Follow Focus Tuition’s how-to guide on writing concise arguments which will help improve your essays!

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