ESSAY WRITING

MUREED HUSSAIN JASRA

40 TH Common
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 Enrollment Process
➢Separate Batch for CSS-2024, CSS-2025, PMS and
Tehsildar
➢Course duration is Sixty (60) Days and SIX (6) Days in
a week
➢Feedback will be provided till the exam i.e Feb 2025
➢Class Timing: 5:30 – 09:40 PM (Two hours)
For further information call
0316- 5701593
English Result Statistics
Year Registered Appeared Failed Eng Passed
Eng
2022 32,059 20,262 19,800 (98 %) 462 (2%)

2021 39,650 17,240 16,760 (97%) 480 (3%)

2020 24,124 11,677 10,517 (90%) 1160 (10%)

2015 24,423 14,771 14,444 (97%) 427 (3%)

2016 16,732 9,966 9,692 (98%) 227 (2%)

20017 23,005 9,391 8,932 (95%) 459 (5%)

 Course Insight 1/3
▪ Reasons for failures
▪ Basic concept building (Alphabet, words including parts of
speech, phrases, clauses, sentences and their types,
paragraphs and their types, essay, and its types)
▪ Essay & its Types (Descriptive, Socio-economics, Factual,
Narrative, Expository, Literary, Persuasive and
Argumentative) and components (Structure, content,
grammar, expression, and arguments)
▪ Diagnostic Test
▪ Common Sentence Errors
▪ Introduction (General statement, supporting statements,
and thesis statement) with class test
▪ Introduction test along with home assignments

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 Course Insight 2/3
▪ Outline of descriptive essay (Universal heading, primary
heading and secondary heading) and its class test with
home assignments
▪ Outline for argumentative essay (Universal heading, our
stance and opponent stance) and its class test with
home assignments
▪ Body paragraph (Topic sentence, supporting
sentences, coherence, unity, organization and
concluding sentence) and its class test with home
assignments
▪ Body paragraphs class test
▪ Conclusion with class test
▪ Content and its sources ( Foreign policy)

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 Course Insight 3/3
▪ Democracy, Governance, Women’s Rights, Women’s
Empowerment, Climate Change/Global Warning,
Education System of Pakistan and the United Nation
▪ Media, Socio-economic Problems of Pakistan, Image of
Islam in the West and etc
▪ Mock test (Education, Democracy and socioeconomic)
▪ Grammar (Use of articles and common sentence errors)
▪ Grammar (Punctuation and narration)
▪ Expression and techniques to improve it
▪ Selection of topics and time management
▪ Mock tests

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Next Session
➢ Online Session: December 3, 2023

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 Essay
• It is an opinion of the writer on some given topics in 18-
20 paragraphs or 150-200 sentences or 2500 – 3000
words in a comprehensive way.
• The word essay originally means a first attempt or
practice.
• We have two types of writing: Academic and Technical
• An essay has five components;
1) Structure 20
2) Grammar 20
3) Content 20
4) Expression 20
5) Argument 20
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 FPSC Essay Syllabus
Candidates will be required to write One or More
Essays in English.
A wide choice of topics will be given.
Candidates’ Technical Treatment, Grammar,
Expression, Knowledge and Articulation will be
examined.

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 Structure
It is an overall arrangement of sentences and
paragraphs in the essay. In simple words, this is a
way/plan in which different parts of an essay are
combined together. It has four parts:
◦ Outline
◦ Introduction
◦ Body Paragraphs
◦ Transitional Paragraphs
◦ Conclusion

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 Types of Essays
1. Descriptive
2. Narrative
3. Socioeconomic
4. Factual
5. Expository
6. Argumentative
7. Literacy/Abstract/Conceptual
8. Persuasive

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 Types of Essays
Expository
Descriptive Narrative Factual Socioeconomic

Argumentative
Persuasive Literary Conceptual Abstract

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 Argumentative Descriptive
Nature of topic Statement/quotation, mostly in Statement/Fact/Issue
the form of a question/or
conjunction

Requirement Stance is required. Describe/Explain in

Prove with Yes/No headings

Knowledge Diversified Average

Failure Maximum (90%) Average (50%)

Length Short (1200-1400) Average (1500-2000)

Marks Highest (50-80) Average (40-55)

Criteria Knowledge with Extra-ordinary Minimum Knowledge

language with good language

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 Kinds of Essays
Open Ended
➢There are some Hurdles in the way of a Truly Independent
Country
➢War on Terror has Contributed to Growing Human Right Abuse
➢Gender Equality is a myth

Close Ended
➢Terrorism its Causes and Consequences (Descriptive)
➢Coeducation its Merits and Demerits (Descriptive)
➢Can Meaning be fixed? (Argumentative)
➢Is Gender Equality a Myth? (Argumentative)

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 Types of Essays
1. Expository
2. Argumentative
3. Open Ended

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 Gender Equality is a Myth!
A. Introduction A. Introduction
B. Gender Equality is a Fact B. How Gender Equality is Myth
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 C. Why Gender Equality is a Myth
8 1
9 2
C. Gender Equality is a Myth 3
1 4
2 D. Solution ….
D. Conclusion 1
2
E. Conclusion

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 CSS -2020 Topics
1. Do we really need literature in our lives?
2. Women universities as agents of change.
3. Pakistan and the future of Kashmir cause.
4. Polarized politics: the issues and challenges of democracy
in Pakistan.
5. Global power dynamics and Pakistan's foreign policy.
6. Pakistan's informal economy: the way forward.
7. Promoting tourism in Pakistan: opportunities and
challenges.
8. I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to
the death your right to say it.
9. Is Pakistan ready for the digital revolution?
10. IMF bailouts: roads to stability or recipes for disaster.
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 Structure
It is an overall arrangement of sentences
and paragraphs in the essay. In simple words,
this is a way/plan in which different parts of
an essay are combined. It has four parts:
◦Outline
◦Introduction
◦Body Paragraph
◦Transitional Paragraph
◦Conclusion
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Outline

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 An Outline
➢ An overview of the whole Essay
➢Provide a Comprehensive Image
➢Divide into Sections and Headings (Universal,
Essential and Non Essential)
➢Add Arguments and Sub arguments
➢Two styles (Heading and Sentences)

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 Topic: Terrorism in Pakistan its
Causes and Consequences
Outline
A. Introduction
B. Causes of Terrorism in Pakistan
1. Poor law and order;
a. Situation in FATA
b. Insurgency in Balochistan
2. Mass illiteracy: 22.4 million out-of-school children
3. Foreign involvement
a. Case of Kulbushan Jadhav
4.
5.

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C. Consequences of Terrorism in Pakistan
1. Poor economic growth: decrease in exports and surge in imports
2. Human loss
3
4
5
6

D. Way forwards to Reduce Terrorism in

Pakistan
1. Quality education
2. Provision of social and economic justice

E. Conclusion
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 Is Gender Equality a Myth?
A. Introduction
B. Gender Equality is a Myth
1. Male dominance in societies manifests the reality of gender
inequality
i. Less participation in UNO

2. Cultural attachment
3. Orthodox religious practices
i. Tradition of Sathi

4. Conservative social norms

5. Economic dependence of women
6. Limited political participation by women
i. No woman has been elected USA president
7. Limited job opportunities all over the world
8. Plato called women, property of the state
9. Frailty thy name is the woman

C. How Gender Equality is a Fact

1. Women’s equality in the West
2. Article 25 (2) Constitution of Pakistan 1973 ensures equality
3. Biological equality of men and female

D. Conclusion

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Is Gender Equality a Myth?
➢ Introduction
➢ Male dominance in societies manifests the reality
of gender equality
➢ Cultural attachments reflect males supremacy in
many societies
➢ Orthodox religious practices restrict women’s
equality
➢ Conservative social norms make women’s equality
a distant dream
➢ Economic dependence on women is still in illusion
➢ Limited political participation by women conveys
the reality
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➢ Women’s equality can be seen the Western culture
➢Article 25 (2) Constitution of Pakistan 1973 ensures
equality
➢Biological equality of men and women supports the
concept of equality
➢Conclusion

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 Topic

Causes of Terrorism in Pakistan

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 Introduction
➢An introduction should be like a map to introduce
and identify the topic, inform the surrounding
context and route the essay to a final conclusion. It
always covers 10 % of an essay.
➢It consists of 10- 18 sentences
➢ In one continuous paragraph
➢ Complete summary
➢It has three components;
❖Opening/General Statements 06 sentences
❖Supporting/Additional Statements 10 sentences
❖Thesis Statement 01 sentence

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Components of an Introduction for
Factual/ Social and Descriptive
1. Opening Statement a. General Statement 3
6 sentences b. Specific Statement 3

a. Primary Statements

2. Supporting Statements
10 sentences b. Secondary Statements

3. Thesis statement Concluding Statement 1

01 Sentence

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 Components of an Introduction
for Argumentative Essay
Opening Statement a. General Statement 3
6 sentences b. Specific Statement 3

a. Your Stance /Thesis 7

Supporting Statements b. Others Opinion/Anti Thesis 3
10 sentences c. Refute/ Synthesis 1

Thesis Statement Concluding Statement 1

01 Sentence

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 Topics
1. Democracy in Pakistan: Hurdles and
Hopes
2. Higher Education in Pakistan: Ills and
Remedies
3. Information Technology: a Blessing or a
Curse
4. Is Gender Equality a Myth?
5. Man is Born Free and Everywhere he is in
Chains

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Body Paragraph

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Usual/Body Paragraph
It is a combination of 6 - 8 Sentences on
some Single Topic or Idea and indicated by a new
line and indentation and you can never leave a line
among paragraphs. It must have the following
characteristics;
1. Topic sentence
2. Development/Supporting Sentences
3. Coherence
4. Unity
5. Organization
6. Concluding sentence
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 Topic Sentence
The very first sentence or a catch line of a
paragraph determines the direction of the
paragraph. It has the following three requirements;
1. Discourse marker of structure
2. New idea/ Central idea
3. Topic of the Essay

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 Causes and Consequences of Poverty in
Introduction Pakistan
1.
2.
3.

Causes of Poverty in Pakistan

1. Mass illiteracy: demographic and cultural
2. Mega corruption
3. Gender discrimination

Consequences of Poverty in Pakistan

1. Poor economic growth
2. Increase in crime rate
3. Extreme unemployment

Solutions to Reduce Poverty in Pakistan

1. Quality education
2. Mass level of development
3. Dispensation of justice

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 Topic Sentence (Direct)
◦ To start with, it is mass illiteracy that promotes poverty
in Pakistan……………
◦ In addition, poverty also emerges due to corruption in
a society…………………………
◦ Lastly, gender discrimination is another cause of
poverty in Pakistan………………………

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Development/Supporting Sentences
It is the art of converting your topic sentence
into a comprehensive paragraph. It has four
objectives: Define/Describe, Justify, and Link. It can
be achieved by applying the following tools;
1. Topic sentence 1
2. Supporting sentences (Illustration of new ideas ) 3
3. Justification (Quotation, Saying, Reference, Examples,
Facts, Figures, Arguments, Observation, and Compare
and Contrast ) 1
4. Supporting sentences (Illustration of new ideas ) 3
5. Conclusion sentence 1

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Development/Supporting Sentences
It is the art of converting your topic sentence into a
comprehensive paragraph and it can be achieved by
applying the following tools;
1. Topic sentence 1
2. Supporting sentences (Illustration of new ideas ) 4
3. Antithesis 1
4. Justification (Quotation, Saying, Reference, Examples
,Facts, Figures, Arguments, Observation and Compare
and Contrast ) 1

5. Conclusion sentence 1

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 Coherence
It is an attachment and connectivity among
ideas and sentences of a paragraph and essay to
create flow, rhythm, and beauty. Furthermore, there
must not seem a gap among ideas, sentences, and
paragraphs. It has two types;
◦ Logical coherence (among ideas)
◦ Verbal coherence (sentences and paragraphs)

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Unity
This is the singleness of ideas and
one idea must be presented in one
sentence and one paragraph. In
addition, there must not be any kind of
deviation from the topic of the essay and
the topic sentence of the paragraph.

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Organization
Order among sentences, ideas,
and paragraphs is called organization.
The most important leads to less important
and you proceed from international to
national and national to local

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 It is mass illiteracy that is a cause which
promotes poverty in Pakistan. It refers to the inability of
a person to read and write. In its simplest form, it can
be defined as a lack of any or sufficient education.
Illiteracy is both a social evil and a national problem in
Pakistan. Such a situation also creates problems in
securing employment in government as well as in
private sectors and thus leads to poverty. According to
Economic Survey of Pakistan, the 2023-24 illiteracy rate
in Pakistan is 41%, therefore 24.3% people of the total
population is living below the poverty line. It is also a
fact that illiterate people, in the era of technology, are
unable to do any business to improve the economic
condition of their families. In short, it can be stated that
illiteracy is a social evil which always leads to poverty.
(8 Sentences)
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Conclusion

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 Conclusion
1. This is the last paragraph of your essay which
outlines to your reader the main argument and
points
2. One continuous paragraph that is consisted of 14-
16 sentences
3. Reflect an abstract, summary, or preface
4. In simple words it is a reproduction of your
introduction in some different diction
5. It has the following key parts;

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 An Introduction Vs a Conclusion
Sr An Introduction A Conclusion
1 General to specific Specific to general
2 Location of Thesis Statement: Location of Thesis Statement: start
end

3 Tense of Thesis Statement: Future Tense of Thesis Statement: Percent

Perfect

4 Mostly written in Present and Preferably use Present Perfect and

Future Tenses Model Verbs

5 Focus on essential part (primary) Focus on solutions (If existed in

outline)

6 Use mostly first (50 %) content Reaming (50%) content should be

added in conclusion

7 Tune should be neutral Optimistic approach (If required)

 Globalization: Pros and Cons
Introduction
Pros of Globalization
1
2
3
4
5
6
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8
9
10

Pros of Globalization
1
2
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Globalization: Pros and Cons
Introduction Conclusion

Quotation Thesis
Define Cons
Pros
Pros
Redefine
Cons Quotation
Thesis

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 Components of a Conclusion:
Descriptive Essay
1. Concluding Discourse Marker
2. Thesis statement: Complete Plans
3. Additional Statements: Primary and Secondary
4. Opening: Specific and General Statement

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 Components of an Conclusion:
Argumentative Essay
1. Concluding Discourse Marker
2. Thesis statement: Clear Stance
3. Additional Statements: Opponent Stance,
Antithesis and Your Stance
4. Opening: Specific and General Statement

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 Recommended Sources
➢ Winning Essays by Mureed Hussain Jasra
➢ MPT Handbook by CSPs
➢ High School English Grammar by Wren and Martin
➢ Research Magazines (IPRI, Strategic Studies,
Foreign Policy Magazine and Defense Journal)
➢ Government Documents (Economic Survey 2022-
23, Brief of Budget 2022-23 ,Vision 2025, Education
Policy 2018 and Water Policy 2018)
➢ GRE Vocabulary
➢ Dawn Newspaper (Opinion Writing, Editorial and
News of Policies)
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Way forward to Improve English
◦Rules: Tenses, Narration, Voices and Sentence
Formation
◦Reading: (Editorial and Winning Essays)
◦Writing: One page on every day
◦Feedback: At least for two months

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 Last Advice
“Just learn the writing of one
correct sentence and then the
future is yours.”

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 Enrollment Process
➢Course duration is Sixty (60) Days and SIX (6) Days in
a week
➢Class Timing: 5:30 – 09:40 PM
▪ Fee for English Essay and Précis is RS 30,000/
▪ Fee can be deposited in Cash or
transferred/deposited in the following Account;
Account Title: Civil Services Preparatory School-CSPs
Account no: 0327 0107 5412 91
Bank Name: Meezan Bank
For further information call
0316- 5701593
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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 Expected Topics
1. Democracy: Polarization, Consensus and Election
Reforms
2. Social Media: Role for division of society, 5th
Generation War etc
3. Artificial Intelligence:
4. Uno: Seems irrelevant in this era, failure, reforms etc
5. Economic Crisis:
6. Climate Change/ Global Warming: Implication,
Preparation etc
7. Online Education

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