Tips for effective
essay writing
Understanding audience and
purpose
 Purpose: Goal of your essay.
 Audience: Identify the target audience.
Brainstorming
Write without stopping for a set amount of time (e.g., 5-10 minutes) to
get ideas flowing.
Example: Write everything you know or think about the topic, even if
it’s not structured.
Make an list of ideas in order of importance and related to the topic
Introduction
 Hook: A dramatic opener.
 Transitional sentence: connecting the hook to the main idea
 Thesis statement: Main idea
Body of essay
 Start with the idea of paragraph and then explain in detail with
concluding sentence in the end
conclusion
 Summary statement: reinforces the main idea
 Clincher
Revision
 Clarity
 Unity
 Coherence
Profreading
 Recognizing errors
 Correcting errors of punctuation , spelling and grammar.

Tips for effective essay writing BY M ALI