Effective Essay Writing Techniques

Why students fail in essay paper?

Majority of the students do not plan, organize and memorize the points of specific topics. On the contrary, in the examination hall; they reluctantly choose the topic, vainly try to organize the scattered material and nervously start writing.

Lack of time management (writing practice within three hours) causes anxiety which results in improper handwriting, irrelevant material, disordered development of thoughts and recurring grammatical mistakes with unstructured paragraphs.

THE MARKING SCHEME OF ESSAY PAPER:
The examiner looks into the following aspects of an essay:

1)    Presentation: Hand writing, effective paragraphing
2)     Language: Correction,Vocabulary,Punctuation,Conciseness,Sentence-structure
3)    Knowledge: Facts & figures,Examples,Analysis,Arguments
4)    Relevancy: Write the title words in outline.
5)    Sequence: Introduction, present scenario, causes, effects, suggestions and conclusion.

DEVELOPING AN OUTLINE: 
Now it is the student’s strategy to show all these five aspects in his outline to convince and impress the examiner who can assess his\her art of writing an essay.
The student is supposed to develop a synopsis of a well thought topics within 30 minutes.

FORMAT OF DEVELOPING AN ESSAY RELATING TO ANY CURRENT ISSUE:
The essay paper mainly comprises of various types of national and international issues. Therefore the following format is highly supportive;
1)    Introduction (define the title with direct and exact way)
2)    Present scenario (simply narrate few events)
3)    Causes (starting from its past)
4)    Effects (show the present state of crisis)
5)    Solutions (reveal the future of problem)
6)    Conclusion (Sum up the whole story)

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In this essay, a model outline has been given for the convenience of the CSS students how to make an outline.

 EXTREMISM IN PAKISTAN

SYNOPSIS  
Introduction:        (Use marker)

Present Gloomy Scenario of Bloodshed:              (use marker)

•    Successful military operation in Swat
•    Uncontrolled drone attacks
•    Recurring suicide attacks
•    Media hype                        (use adjectives) mention 3 to 4 main points

Factors contributing to this ‘Madness’: (Do not simply write ‘causes’ but self explanatory sentence)
Aftermaths of Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
US  assistance for  ‘Jihadi’ Culture 
Solo policy making by the dictators.
Misinterpretation of ‘Jihad’
Suicidal poverty
Chronic illiteracy

 Logical Consequences of Growing ‘Menace’:             (do not simply write effects)

 i)     At National Level                         (divide to make it clear)
Flight of capital
Nation-wide fear
Threat to democracy

ii)    At International Level:
•    Extremist image of Pakistan
•    Nuclear program under threat
•    Reinforcing Indian allegations
•    American interference in our Policies

Pragmatic Solutions to convert this ‘Hell’ into ‘Heaven’:  (Solutions)
                       
     i)   At National Level:
Strong Parliament
Peace dialogue but use of force against Armed groups
Economic Development
Madressah Reforms
Positive Media debate

ii) At International Level:
Constructive role of OIC, SCO etc.
US should revise anti- Muslim campaign
Sincere interfaith Harmony
Constructive Role of Global Media

Conclusion:  (Give futuristic approach)

The conclusion is the last paragraph of an essay. Although often brief in comparison with the other paragraphs, the conclusion performs a number of very significant functions.
When writing a conclusion for your essay, it's helpful to keep these basic considerations in mind:
•    Your conclusion is the last paragraph that your reader will encounter.
•    Your conclusion should remind your reader about the most important aspects of your essay.
•    In most essays, therefore, your conclusion should creatively restate the main idea of the essay.
•    Your conclusion should also leave your reader even more interested in your topic and idea.
•    For some essays, especially for persuasive or argumentative essays, it's particularly effective to end your conclusion by directly addressing your reader with a question or call for action.
Be sure to spend a good deal of time planning and writing your conclusion. A strong conclusion can resolve and fulfill your essay as a whole and make a real impact on your examiner.