TIPS FOR ESSAYS

·         Read the question carefully to make sure you understand what’s being asked.

·         Organize your ideas into a diagram, keeping an eye on vocabulary and grammar.

·         Use a formal style.

·         Start with a short but clear introduction.

·         Use examples, anecdotes or personal experiences to support your thesis.

·         Try to make a clear, concise, full, creative and comprehensible presentation.

·         Use transitional words and phrases to join ideas and paragraphs, and make it flow.

·         Let your personality show.

·         Try to make an impact on the reader.

·         Try to keep the reader interested at all times.

·         Think in your own language. Don’t use words adapted from other languages and don’t translate things literally.

·         Use a rich vocabulary and include idioms.

·         Use advanced grammar: variations of structures, clauses, subjunctives, correct sequences of verbs. Don’t use words unless you’re sure they’re correct.

·         Make sure your essay has the minimum number of words that are required.

·         Finish your writing by trying to impress the reader.

·         Use the last five minutes to proofread your essay.