Writing An Essay -All About Topic

An essay is not a fixed text form and thus offers excellent individual scope for personal development. The term essay comes from the French (essayer), which means to try or experiment. This is precisely what you do in an essay, you try or experiment with a thought, which is why an essay is often compared to a thought experiment. This can be done on a literary and scientific basis.

What types of essays are there?

The confusion that often arises with essays comes from the fact that there are two different types of essays. There is the artistic-literary essay that follows exactly this thought experiment. This essay is not written objectively, and the author is recognizable in the text. Indecisiveness or indecisiveness may even be evident in the essay. Literary figures are an essential part of the art essay. It should be noted that this essay is mainly dealt with schools. The other essay type is argumentative and explanatory; this is usually only discussed or treated at universities.

How do I go about writing?

An essay is around 1500 words in length and doesn't have a linear structure, so it's essential to plan your essay well. Especially since incorporating rhetorical figures is so important. Like all text forms, the essay consists of an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. Before you start writing, you should make a writing plan!

1. The writing plan:

Sort your materials
Maybe create a mind map to form your own opinion
Take notes on the materials
Before you start, write down your position in one sentence

2. The Introduction:

You are welcome to start with an example and a personal anecdote in the introduction. Essays often also have a narrative character; this is precisely what you can use in the introduction. The introduction must grab the reader's attention. You are also welcome to start with a question and answer it in the course of your text.

Tip 1: Write the introduction after the central part.

3. The central part:

The central part of the essay is not straight, but a common thread should be recognizable. In the central part, the argumentation or the thought experiment takes place, for which literary figures should be used. It would help if you thought about how you string arguments and examples together beforehand. You should also ensure that you separate your examples and arguments into paragraphs.

4. The conclusion:

At the end of your essay, you should briefly summarize the most important thoughts and bring them to a conclusion. Alternatively, you may come to an inconclusive conclusion. Make sure that you answer any questions from the introduction directly here.

How do I write a "scientific essay"?

This essay is also around 1500 words long and is based on objective arguments. You should also create a writing plan to correctly classify all the results of your research or your materials. You then have to develop a scientific position or thesis from these facts. (Often, you also get a question.) In contrast to the artistic essay, your essay must be more structured and understandable. Rhetorical figures or narrative elements are not to be found here.

1. The writing plan:

Sort your materials
Perhaps create a mind map to form your thesis
Take notes on the materials
Before you start, write down your position in one sentence

2. The Introduction:

You can start with a question, an example, or a quote in the introduction. The introduction should also be engaging here and lead nicely to the argumentation in the central part. A scientific problem is often identified here. In the end, your central thesis on the topic should follow.

3. The central part:

The argumentation for the main thesis takes place in the central part. It would help if you carefully supported your arguments with empirical (numbers). It would help if you also separated your arguments into clear paragraphs. In this form of essay, the sequence of arguments is also important. When doing academic work, pay attention to citing sources!

4th conclusion:

You should bring all your most important arguments to a conclusion here. If necessary, use quotes or questions from your introduction.

How should you go about it stylistically?

An essay is stylistic of the highest standard. You can also enter into a dialogue with the reader in your essay, but a monologue is generally possible. You can always use stylistic devices such as irony or a rhetorical question. In an essay, you should use a lot of connecting words. You can find some examples below:

Subdividing:

Next.
First.
Furthermore.
Further
In connection.
Besides that.

For conclusion:

For this reason...
Consequently...
Accordingly...
In addition to that...
As a result

Checklist

I sorted the materials and did some research
I have made sure what kind of essay I need to write
I paid attention to a clear division into introduction, central part, and conclusion
An exciting introduction
Introduction and conclusion match
I used connecting words