There are 5 writing exercises presented here. Try some or all of these (to taste). Do some research and thinking about the essay. Work on them again Writing exercise 1: re-write the question in your own words The idea is to draw out what you think the question is getting at based on the ideas you have. Take each part and unpack it to explain what it means to you. ...
So far you have written down what you can think of. This may be a good start but it is almost certain that you need a lot more material and a lot more ideas. The research lets you use the work of people who are experts in the subject you are studying – without their insights your essay will be very poor at best. The research needs certain elements: arguments, facts, experts, arguments. Research will provide some of these directly and give you inspiration for the rest. ...
There is not a formula for structuring an essay. It depends on your style, the material you are using and even how you try to fit your argument into the word count. However below is a rough guide to one approach – take it as approximate rather than definitive. You might want to also look at the section on “Getting started: writing exercises” for alternative approaches to those presented here. ...
As a rule you will not write your essay and then present it. Instead you will produce several drafts that you read through, correct, alter and edit. Personally I go through about ten drafts over the course of several days or even weeks before the final version. This means I will have read the piece ten times at the very least and spotted a lot of flaws and problems along the way. ...
An undergraduate education and a good degree can be the key to your future. And, in the humanities, the essay is the key to undergraduate education. Your performance is based on how you deal with answering a set of questions in writing i.e. the essay. This is an indication of how testing the essay can be. Make no mistake: this is a major step up from secondary education. However, should you persevere, you will find that all the talents that you put towards answering essay questions will have a transformative impact on how you understand the world and your chosen subject. ...
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