Salam all, in the traditional essays that we have been writing in our english papers during our school and college days, there was no concept of an outline or headings and subheadings in an essay, but in almost every guide book for CSS essay both are recommended, I have a bit of confusion in this regard, firstly, should the outline be formally written before the essay or is it just the part of rough work "outline plan" to be written at the backside of the answer sheet, secondly, about headings, please guide me a bit as to how the heading ought to be used during the course of the essay i-e please give a guideline as to how headings ought to be used e-g should we have a separate heading for stuff like the introduction by the name of "Introduction" at the start of the essay?? I mean what should be the orientation of the headings, and are the heading necessary for every type of essay topic??? help would be much appreciated.

Outline is a must for CSS essay. Headings, however, are not generally recommended as they spoil the flow of thoughts and para to para connectivity; so you should, better, avoid it.

You can plan outline on rough pages at the end of answer sheet, thereafter write it at the beginning of essay on neat pages.

Thankyou very much, I just checked your profile you have a masters degree in English Masha'ALLAH, please elaborate a little more on the general format and requirement of a CSS english essay to get maximum possible marks, thankyou very much again

Thankyou very much, I just checked your profile you have a masters degree in English Masha'ALLAH, please elaborate a little more on the general format and requirement of a CSS english essay to get maximum possible marks, thankyou very much again

What type of further guidance you want? basic structure/format? additional tips? Are you a 2013 aspirant?
Let me know, so that I could have a better idea and be specific as per requirement/urgency.

headings are not compulsory but otline is compulsory , some one tell me about outline that how much points required for an outline, maximum or minimm. thanks

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Yes I am a 2013 aspirant, I need general guidance, like the necessary points to remember and the general structure and layout required to get maximum possible marks in the essay

can anybody guide me about the use of quotations in the essay ?
i mean how , where and when to put the quotation ? can we write a quotation before the introduction ?

• Develop your outline in an orderly manner to an effective conclusion.
• You can use compare/ contrast, advantages/disadvantages, problem/solution, reforms, strength/weaknesses, cause/effect techniques as per the requirement of the essay

There is no maximum to minimum sort of limit. It should be comprehensive. Generally people write 2 page outline. Mine went on 2 and a half page in exams.