The document outlines a simplified approach to essay writing in five essential steps: setting a clear goal, conducting research and note-taking, organizing notes to develop a thesis, writing freely without immediate concern for coherence, and finalizing the essay with a structured outline. It emphasizes the importance of starting promptly, focusing on important points during research, and avoiding the urge to edit prematurely. The final essay should include an introduction with a thesis statement, structured main points, and a conclusion that reiterates the main argument.

1. Essay Writing Simplified:
Secret Effective Shortcuts

2. There are many things you need to do in essay
writing. There are various ways and tips on how to do
it. Among them, here are the most important ones
which are selected and simplified to help you write
your essays better, faster and easier. Here is a simple
and effective step by step shortcut to writing essays.

3. In a snap shot, the following is the summary to give
an overall view of what you need to do and help you
remember them easily.

4. 1. Start with a goal.
2. Research and take notes.
3. Organise and develop.
4. Just write.
5. Finalise.

5. Here are the specific details on how to go about the selected
simple tips. They are also simplified to help you carry them out
effectively and write successful essays.

6. 1. Start right away and set your goal.
Do not delay in starting with your essay writing task.
Begin right away and know and understand the given
question, topic or title. Keep it in mind so that you do
everything towards answering it. That is your goal.

7. 2. Read intelligently and write notes smartly.
In your research, begin with what you have by identifying
and focusing on the important parts of the reading list
given to you. Then, you can expand by going beyond, to
various sources. While researching, jot down notes with
complete citation of sources.

8. These notes include principles or theories, their concrete
specific examples and such principle's, et cetera,
discussions or explanations.

9. 3. Organise your notes and develop your argument or thesis.
Gather your notes, organise them, develop a logical outline
of all of them, choose points you want to include in your
essay and, if necessary, rearrange them. These points
include those you consider putting in your main discussion
points and your introduction. However, take note that
having a point for your introduction is not necessary at
this juncture. You can deal with it later, even after writing
your discussion.

10. Organising your notes into an outline enables you to
develop your arguments. And as you do so, write them
down. That is how you will be able to come up with a
written logical outline, and then, a written argument.
Basing on the outline of your chosen points, look at the
overall scenario and come up with the best or unique
conclusion that you can. That is your argument.

11. The argument you have developed is your thesis which
you will write as your thesis statement in the introduction.
It is also what you write in the conclusion. When doing
this, you also need the help of the next step which is a tip
on how to write simply but effectively.

12. 4. Just write, anything or everything.
In the process of developing and writing your arguments,
you may experience information overload and writer's or
mental block. You do not need to make sense right away.
Writing is not a process of thinking right and writing right.
It is a process of thinking of anything and writing them
down.

13. So, just write anything and everything. Anyway, you will
refine it later, removing what is not relevant or not
necessary. Start anywhere you are prepared most or like
most. You do not need to start your writing at the
introduction. Whatever part you are writing, write as you
think and write like you are talking. Each time you can no
longer think of anything to write about the part and get
stuck, proceed to another part.

14. It is even advisable to avoid erasing or deleting your rough
drafts or anything you have written. Get some new pieces
of paper or open new word document files in your
computer to write down newer, better drafts. Keep the
older drafts for reference.
In all these, refer to your outline to guide you.

15. 5. Finalise your essay.
As mentioned, you state your argument in the
introduction, as the thesis statement, and your conclusion.

16. Here is the final form of or outline for your essay:

17. Title
Introduction
– attractive or interesting opening which usually starts as a broad statement and narrows
down to a more specific topic
– use facts and figures in your introduction
Discussion
Main Point #1
– topic sentence
– short discussion of the topic, principle or theory
– specific example
– discussion or explanation of how the example illustrates the topic, et cetera
Main Point #2
– topic sentence
– short discussion of the topic, principle or theory
– specific example
– discussion or explanation of how the example illustrates the topic, et cetera
Main Point #3
– topic sentence
– short discussion of the topic, principle or theory
– specific example
– discussion or explanation of how the example illustrates the topic, et cetera
Conclusion
– restate your main points
– restate your thesis or argument

18. Important Note
Remember that you do not write your essay following the
order of the parts as they appear in the outline for the final
draft. You start anywhere you can, especially with the
discussion of your main points in the main body of your essay
or the conclusion, whichever is easier for you.

19. Acknowledgements
Thanks to members of the Essay Writer team
for the learnings, experiences and time that
contributed to the knowledge that enabled the
assembly and fruition of these tips.