Essay paper is the First Over in the Innings of CSS-Match.

How to write an essay in CSS.

A step-wise guide is given as under:-

What can we include in an essay?

Daily Life Observations
Literary Reflection
Personal Reflection
Historical Events
Contemporary Events
Imaginations
Facts and Figures
Table / Diagram (Max 1 or 2 if required or applicable)
Description
Arguments

How to select a topic in CSS Essay paper?.

It is very crucial point to select the right topic out of given 10 topics because once you select it you will have to write an essay of at least 2500+ words on the same topics.

Step 1

Brain Storm your mind about the topics and judge how much relevant data have you in your memory to write it down.

Step 2

Never opt a topic in which you do not know the meaning of even a single word.

Step 3

Do not go through the paper too quickly. You can cause yourself unrest and that will reduce your confident and that is surely not required on the day. Read the topics slowly and try to evaluate the meaning of 1st topic to the best of your abilities and then move on the next and then the next. Keep your calm and hold your nerves and if you feel a bit nervous take some deep breaths and remove your eyes for a moment or two and see around to make yourself comfortable. Never reach a decision that Ohhhhhhhhhhhh it too difficult and my CSS has ended or Oh Wowww i can write all the topics and i know every essay. In both the conditions, you have to keep a check yourself whether you are too early onto it. Both perception are wrong and can be lethal and prove a death blow.

Step 4

If you come the assesment that you can wirte an essay on more than one topic or even more than select your essay as under

Make a Rough Brain Storming Outline of both the essays which you think have a tie and then opt the one which you think better. Do it on Page 25 of your answer sheet.

Step 5
Make a outline and start writing essay.

Now you should close your Question Paper because it sometimes happens that students feel obstruction of thoughts at the mid of the paper. That is very normal. To write an essay of 2500+ words without making a single stroke of pen dwindled out of the scope of the topic can make you OUT of the competition. So you can have your moments during the essay paper. Obstruction of brain occurs sometimes because you are surely in a pressure. If at this crucial time, your question paper is open and you find that Oh My God..........! I opted the wrong topic and i should have slected that topic. That is very dangerous situation. More dangerous than the obstruction of thoughts. So close the question paper of fold it such that only your selected topic remains to your eyes. This should be like Burning the boats behind.


Finding the Key word in a topic

Evaluate each topic regarding

Geographical Scope
Time / Era Scope
Segment of society of scope


For example

"Future of democracy in Pakistan is bright"

Here Time is Future
Segment of attention is all the democratic institutions / Govt / other state organs

Geographical Scope is Pakistan

So you would write the essay about the future of democracy in Pakistan. There is no need to mention all the Govts since 1947 upto now. Your focus is Future (Time Scope). You can give brief account in your expansion that how furture of Democracy is going to be bright. You can argue that in past Military intervened etc etc but no need of writing 4-5 pages of history of democracy. It can ruin your essay.

If the Topic is

"democracy in Pakistan"

Now time scope is not given
Geographically Pakistan

So here you can discuss as to why democracy in Pakistan is not so strong ans then also lead the essay from past to future but keep a balance between both.

Outline

How to Brain Storm


Find answers of

What?
Why?
How?
about every point in your point which you are going to include in the outline.

For example
Is Future of democracy in Pakistan is bright? (What?)

Answer Yes

The ask yourself How??

Independent Judiciary
Fair Media
Public Opinion
Maturity
Young Voter
New Leadership
Literacy Rate
International Environment

etc etc etc etc you can brain storm and make points this way.


After making many points you have to connect it to the Essay.

How to Connect it to the Essay?

For Example your essay is
" Effects of Energy Crisis in Pakistan"
and you have made a point in your outline that "Frustration in Public"

You can connect it to the essay in Expansion as under :-

Ten years ago, long ques of people and vehicles on petrol pumps were seldom found. Now its a routine matter. People have to run generators for electricity and it has caused increased cause in usage of oil. People are frustrated of these long ques. Students cannot study at night and people can not have a good sleep at night which has caused public frustration. Even the ladies find it difficult to cook which makes the situation more worse. (its an example. Surely you can write much better than this).

Before adding a point in your essay make sure you know how to connect it to the Essay topic.

For example in essay "Independence of Judiciary"

You can say that "Justice; if administered properly, establishes peace and makes sure a civilized society. It is not important for the people that by which system of Government they are being ruled. The thing important to them is the access to justice. Mughal King Akbar was a monarch but his people were pleased with him because he ensured proper administration of justice. etc etc etc ..........

But you can not say it as such in an essay on importance of democracy. So this is how you will connect your outline points to the essay.


About Essay it is said that you can also say that a crow can be white. But how you will have to give the examiner solid reasons.

You can say that genetic engineering has developed so well. Its an era of Cloning, cross-breeding and test-tube babies. It is no surprise to imagine a white crow now. etc etc etc. (But please if you are a genetic engineer, donot give too many details so that the examiner gets frustrated).


Essay is a paper of English. This is your test how you convey your thinking on page and what skills have you got and how clearly can you make your point.

Its not a paper of Knowledge.

Your points should be coherent and logical and should be seemingly connected to the topic.

Outline

Maximum Size 2.5 Pages
Minimum Size 1.5 Pages

Your outline should be strictly adhered to the topic so that if one reads your Outline without knowing the topic he should reach the topic himself. This is the mirror test of a good outline.

You can use Headings and Sub Headings but keep it in mind make it as lengthy as manageable within time. Too long outline will require time for expansion and closure. You can trim you essay outline if it is too lengthy. But is should not be too short as well.


Your Outline has an effect on the examiner about you.

Outline (Marker)
1. Introduction (pen) : -------------------------------------------------
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(this introduction is introduction of the outline of the essay. Should be
2-3 lines. Just opening sentences.)

2. Heading
3. Heading
a) Sub Heading
b) ----------
c)-----------
d)----------
4. Heading
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Conclusion.-----------------------------------------------------
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---------------------------------------------------------------. (2-3 lines only and here your outline should be concluded and essay topic may be re-confirmed).

Every body has its won style, as per my experience, it depends upon essay that about what topic you are concerned. Just attempt it according to that, these above methods or ways are good but I don't think so that essay paper is a maths paper. There is no hard and fast rule in it. Any body can vary my opinion...

After the Outline

Write with Marker



and from now onward there is no need to use marker. Now only use blue pen and all the quotes and verses should be given with blue pen only.

An essay doesnot contain headings in it. Essay goes straight. Giving Headings in between the essay makes it like a report writing rather than an essay. However its your own choice anyhow essay should not contain headings in the main body.

can u tell me how a new aspirant prepare himself/herself for a good essay...

books..???

Introduction

First 2 pages should be introductory. The examiner determines what the candidate is going to write in the whole essay.

There are many methods of making introductions.

1 Direct Style
2. Indirect Style

Direct Style

You will open up with the topic lines or start it directly and then expand it a bit. It should be like Start to End. It is like starting directly from the topic and diverging it.

Indirect Style

Here you can make start from any relevant argument and then connect the things to your essay topic. It is just like End to Start. It is like Converging towards the topic.

You can start with a very little brief history 2-3 lines, a quotation, a question, case study, or from the key word of the essay topic and then ending the introductory paragraph on the essay topic.


For example an indirect introduction of the essay

" Brains, like hearts go where they are appreciated"

Brain and heart are two major and vital body organs. Brain can be considered to be the chief executive of the body whereas heart; although it pumps blood to all the body, is thought to be the generator of emotions and desires. They are often thought to be working in opposition to each other but this perception is not supported generally. Rather, there is a unique combination between the two which regulates the bodily functions and the behavior. Both organs are responsible for developing perception about everything in life. If it is accepted that heart works in opposition to brain, then a person should jump from an aeroplane on the sight of a beautiful waterfall or any place of his choice. But it never happens because of the threat involved. So the brain and heart work coherently and only those actions are carried out which have appreciation. Appreciation can be in any form and its meanings vary from person to person. Appreciation determines the pathway followed by us. Men of brain and scholars migrate to more developed countries in pursuit of appreciation in the form of sky-scrapping salaries. Great military geniuses of history were found to carry their military expeditions for land, wealth and authority. Brain gives a key importance to appreciation in the interpersonal relations as well. Despite strong desires to advance to a very beautiful, charming and graceful person, appreciation by that person on this advancement will be given due consideration. Thus appreciation attracts the brain and brains, like hearts go where they are appreciated.


In the above introduction, indirect style has been adopted which opens with the key words of the topic Brain and Heart and from their physiologic importance, a chain of arguments connect the three words Brain, Heart and Appreciation and in the end the introduction ends by confirming the topic of the essay.

I have one thing to share that surely all of you can write much better than the above para. I am just trying to share my meager knowledge.

I have posted the above things for sharing my meager knowledge. If someone finds it useful (or even useless), give some feedback.

Using books in essay is not required. You have to learn techniques only and the knowledge comes by when you prepare other subjects like Current Affairs, Pak Affairs and other Subjects.

Books are very costly and most of them do not serve the very purpose.
Also going to academies for essay paper is also very costly. They usually keep lingering the English subjects as late as possible so that the desired number of students gather in the class meaning more and more money only. English is the biggest attraction for academies. They just cash the English Paper.

I am sharing it to give one page access to all members if they find it beneficial. Essay is an art and your brain makes an essay itself when you provide the right kind of study.

Dawn Newspaper is useful.
Do not too many books. It will cos you a lot of money.
Many books are available in market. You can buy if you like but first check its contents.