Monday, April 13, 2020

A Comprehensive Guide to Write a Formal Essay Efficiently

A formal essay is described as a type of written composition created to discuss a topic assigned by professors to the students. This type of essay is basically a well researched analysis about a particular topic, a claim or an opinion. Most of the students find it a really daunting task as they think they will have to follow a formal procedure to complete it. However, if they break the entire task into various steps, they will be able to manage it very easily.    Thesis Statement of a Formal Essay The entire essay supports the thesis statement which might be a claim or simply an opinion. The statement might also be called a cautious thesis throughout the initial steps of writing process due to uncertainty of the claim or opinion which might later be broaden or narrowed. As the process moves forward, the writer comes in a better position to say something as an ultimate conclusion. Thesis Statement and Objectives to Accomplish There are at least three objectives which are supposed to be accomplished by the writer during the writing process of a formal essay. These objectives are as follow: Objective # 1: Stay within the topic and don’t get distracted during the research process. Objective # 2: Find the acceptable answer for topic related research question which is usually quite specific and thus the writer must follow a very careful approach toward the answer. Objective # 3: Build essay’s basic structure and try to make strong foundation for the thesis statement. Main Components of Formal Essay A formal essay, as traditionally followed, contains 5 main components which are as follow: Introduction Body Paragraph 1 Body Paragraph 2 Body Paragraph 3 Conclusion The Introduction Introduction is the first and of course the most important paragraph of such an essay because the writer must grab the attention of readers and convince them to read the thesis statement which is placed within the last lines of introduction section. You can adopt simple tricks to make your introduction a winning piece of writing. For example: Trick # 1: Definition from Dictionary   You can begin by defining your main topic which may also include proper definition from a well known dictionary. Trick # 2: Description in Own Words On the other hand, you may also describe the topic in your own words so readers can easily understand what they are actually going to read in the next steps. Trick # 3: Use of Quotations Another very impressive way to attract readers is to begin with an interesting quotation which must be related to the topic. Trick # 4: Statistics or Facts The last but not the least trick is the use of statistics or facts about your topic. Supporting Paragraphs Once you capture the attention of the readers and bring them to the main body of your essay, you have to use your maximum potential to make them feel they are really getting for what they have come to this step. The supporting paragraphs of your essay should contain everything needed to support your thesis statement such as facts, statistics, details, examples, surveys, interviews or events. An excellently written paragraph should contain main topic sentence along with supporting sentences which work as the proof to support thesis statement. The paragraph should also contain transition sentence which will motivate the readers to continue reading the next coming paragraph. As far as the length of a supporting paragraph is concerned, it usually depends upon the information about the topic. However, the general idea is that a paragraph should neither be too long nor be too short. Too Long Paragraph If you unnecessarily lengthen a paragraph by including same ideas repeatedly, you will simply make your readers bored and the best way to get rid of such boredom is to split the information into 2-3 sections but never repeat your ideas if you don’t need it. Too Short Paragraph On the other hand, if the length of supporting paragraph is too short, readers might take it as an unserious piece of writing. Therefore, you should always use some interesting information to bring the para at an average size. The Conclusion Once you have successfully brought your readers to the concluding paragraphs, you have already achieved your goals of writing an essay about a particular topic. However, you must understand that the purpose of putting a concluding paragraph at the end of your assignment is not just finishing of a topic, rather you should make readers keep thinking about the points you have discussed earlier. For example: A conclusion may predict something new about the topic which will keep readers think about it. A conclusion might give warning about something that could occur if the thesis problem is not resolved as early as possible. A conclusion might suggest a solution to solve the issue discussed in main body the essay.

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