You might have written or had someone who needs to write a
good English essay .This is common in colleges /universities and high school
where you are tasked with essay writing homework. I remember the feeling when
my tutor once told me to revise some homework (Essay) despite having put my best
efforts in it .Today I am going to give all students, workers and other writers
the tips and best practices used when writing either Essay, any homework answer
or content writing.
1. Choose
your topic right!
If your
lecturer/teacher / tutor did not give you a topic to write about be very
careful when deciding on what you want to write about. Everyone wants to read
interesting topics or stories and not some boring crap that can make them sleep
before getting to the second paragraph.The title of your essay shall attract
the reader and once you capture his attention he shall want to get to the end
of your essay with lots of positivity in
his/her mind.
You should also conduct
some research on your chosen topic and determine the function of your essay i.e.
whether it is informative or persuasive. For informative or educative essays it
is good to write on a topic that you have studied / are an expert /professional
/well conversant with.
The persuasive topics
should be on topics that you have a passion in e.g. your hobbies, likes etc. The
idea is to kill it, so get a topic that you are interested in.
2. The outline
This involves
organizing your thoughts which is achieved through putting on paper what is in
your mind. It helps you to see the ideas and link between them in a clearer manner.
It also makes you think like the reader of your essay or homework and this way
you get to place yourself in your tutor’s position. Get rid of anything you do
not want/likeand keep what pleases you.
3. Indicate your thesis
The thesis statement
lets your tutor know the content and the direction of your essay. This is achieved
by making sure that the main ideas are captured in the statement. The statement
should have two parts where the first one is the topic and the second part
should point towards the concept of the essay. For example if you are writing
about Barrack Obama and his administration’s achievements, the thesis statement
should be something like this “Barrack
Obama’s Administration achievement through his two terms in office as the
President of United States.”
4.
The body of your essay
This should argue, describe
and explain your topic and the ideas in your outline should flow and be
arranged separately (per paragraph) in your essay. The headings or topics
should be well labelled and the ideas to support such topics should be clear to
the tutor.
5.
Have a clear introduction
Every reader/tutor/teacher
shall read your essay’s introduction and decide whether to continue or not. Your
introduction should explain and try to give the reader what is in the body or
outline of your essay.
6. Be original!!
This is a very
important aspect of your essay/homework/assignment. Plagiarizing your work may
deny you that A+ grade you deserve. Any quoted work or phrase should be well referenced.
7. Format your work
The format required by
your tutor should be observed when writing your essay/assignment /homework. If
you require help to format your work please seek it because this shall be part
of your grading. The most commonly used formats are APA and MLA.
8. Revise it over and over again!
Before handing over
your essay/homework or assignment, make sure it is error free or if there are
errors they should be minimal. Check for grammatical errors and also spelling
mistakes and do not assume that since your soft copy has no red or blue lines
that the essay is free of mistakes. Re-read the homework for at least three
times, this makes you flow with the concept and also get rid of the errors.
These are just but a
few tips you may need for you to Ace your classes. If you feel that you need further
help, there are several homework help services which are online. One of my favorite
is This!!
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