ESSAY-WRITING TECHNICS
a. INTRODUCTION:-
An Introduction of an essay comprises following 3 parts.
i. Starters or Motivators or Attention-Grabbers
ii. Thesis Statement
iii. Summary or Plan or Crux

i. MOTIVATORS:
This part of the introduction is used to somehow hynotose the examiner before you put forth
your opnion about the Essay in the form of a Thesis Staement.
Getting the reader’s attention:
Some common strategies used to attract the reader’s interest to an essay are:
•Relate a dramatic anecdote.
•Present surprising facts and statistics.
•Use a fitting quotation or Verse or Couplet
•Ask a provocative question.
•Tell a vivid personal story.
•Define a key term.
•Create a unique scenario.
ii. THESIS STAEMENT :
After the buildup, give your stance about the Essay in the form of a sentence known as THESIS
STATEMENT.
It is a very simple, single, clear and declarative sentence which states your opinion about the
Essay. Be very very clear and avoid ambiguity.
iii. SUMMARY or PLAN or CRUX
You just have to very briefly sum up your outline in some 8 to 10 sentences. This will work as
your plan which you will follow in the rest of the essay.
Keep it very very simple by writing a simple beginning. In 2 to 3 sentences, try and make a
build-up to the thesis statement. After the buildup, give your stance about the Essay in the form
of a sentence known as THESIS STATEMENT. And a short summary of the OUTLINE is given
after the Thesis Statement. Thus the Introduction is completed.
b. BODY PARAGRAPHS
Now the question arises about facilitating the examiner when he reads the rest of the essay. Well,
since you have not written the HEADING for each paragraph therefore, examiner will have to
know that himself as what's written in the paragraph. Don’t force the examiner to be compelled
to read your complete paragraph in order to know as what it is all about. Your first sentence of
the paragraph which is known as TOPIC SENTENCE clearly shows what the paragraph is about.
For instance, the sentence " Low salaries of the government employees have been a major factor
behind corruption. “This sentence clearly tells that your paragraph is about the Low Salary as a
cause of Corruption. Thus, you have facilitated the examiner and eventually he will facilitate you
as well.
The topic sentence follows the examples to prove your Topic Sentence. After the detail, reword
the topic sentence but in different words. For example, " One of the key factors for the
prevalence of corruption is low salaries.
c. CONCLUSION
One of the first things a reader (often a teacher) remembers after having read a piece of writing is
the last words the writer uses. For that reason, a writer should understand and take advantage of
the power of an effective conclusion. Effective conclusions are particularly important in
persuasive essays since they are the last chance the writer has to convince the reader. The
following is a collection of suggestions for writing effective conclusions.
Effective conclusions:
•Reflect on how your topic relates to larger issues (in the novel, in society, in history)
•Show how your topic affects the reader’s life
•Evaluate the concepts you have presented
•Issue a call for action on the part of your audience
•Ask questions generated by your findings
•Make predictions
•Recommend a solution
•Connect back to introduction, esp. if you used a metaphor, anecdote, or vivid image
•Give a personal statement about the topic
•As you write your conclusion, try to avoid the "so-as-you-can-see" ending and the "in
conclusion my thesis statement proves that" or "states that" ending.
•All of these are overused and worn out.
•You've already made your thesis and reasoning clear.
•You don't need to tell us that you've just told us something.
THE STRUCTURE OF THE CONCLUSION:
Begin with a sentence that refers to the main subject that was discussed in the body in the essay.
Make sure that this sentence also links to the preceding paragraph, or uses words such as In
conclusion to signal that these are your final words on the subject.
Then, you may give a brief summary of your argument and identify the main
reasons/causes/factors that relate to the question you have been asked to address. If there are two
or more parts to the question, be sure to include responses to each part in your conclusion.
Finally, it is a good idea to add a sentence or two to reinforce the thesis statement which was
used in your introduction. This shows the reader that you have done what you said you would do
and gives a sense of unity the essay.
Additional elements that may be added include recommendations for future action and
speculations on future trends. Generally, although a short pithy quote can sometimes be used to
spice up your conclusion, the conclusion should be in your own words. Try to avoid direct
quotations, or references to other sources.