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CHAUDHARY BANSI LAL UNIVERSITY

(A State University established by the Government of Haryana under Act No. 25 of 2014)

ESSAY WRITING
Part-A

What is Essay?
Definition:

Noun: An analytical or interpretative literary composition usually

dealing with a subject from a limited or personal point of view. (An effort
or attempt)

Verb: To make a tentative or experimental effort.

First to know use of the term:

Basic Requirements for Essay:

1. Ideas.
2. Vocabulary.
3. Grammar.
Organisation of Essay:

1. Introduction.
2. Main Body.
3. Conclusion.

INTRODUCTION: Introduce the main idea in the introductory

paragraph.
Use a hook: a hook is used to catch a fish with a help of something
which attracts it. Use an anecdote/ question
mark/exclamation/quotation.

Body: use your data/examples etc. to support your arguments. divide

your matter with paragraphs. Each paragraph should have an
argument/important idea settled in the topic.

LINKERS: change the logic in the essay by using linkers. They are words
like: therefore, so, thus, however, further, in contrast etc.

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CONCLUSION: A conclusion is the summing up of the argument/thesis,

you have created in the hook of the essay, there should be no examples
or anecdotes no new idea. The conclusion in a paragraph.

ONLY CONCLUSION
You can use a phrase like: To Conclude. generally speaking, in the
final analysis all things considered, in the long run, in essence, on the
whole, in conclusion we can say etc.

PART-B
Practice
1. Read the topic carefully.
2. Start the process of BRAIN STORMING, HOW? Write the
main word of the topic in the centre of a page. Then write
whatever comes to your mind related to topic.
3. Write ideas as they come to your mind. Let them be
random.
4. Create a reference keeping in view the importance of the
ideas. Give your ideas numbers in the order of merit.
5. Create a logic;
Idea no.1
Idea no.2
Idea no.3
Idea no.4 etc.
6. Create a rough draft.
7. Eliminate whatever is unnecessary or irrelevant.
8. Use the basic structure of the essay to create a final draft.
Introduction ---------Body-----------Conclusion.
9. Check your spellings and grammar.
10. Finally, your essay is ready.

SOME IMPORTANT LINKERS ARE GIVEN FOR YOUR READY

REFERNCE

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For Addition / For Opposition / Cause / Examples /

Similarity Limitation / Condition / Support /
Contradiction Purpose Emphasis

add (and) still, ... then, another key

information, (and) yet, as long as, point,
additionally, above all, as, as an
also, after all, because of, illustration,
as a matter of albeit, due to, certainly,
fact, although, for the especially,
as well as although this purpose of, explicitly,
comparatively, may be true, given that, first thing to
correspondingly, as much as, If, remember,
coupled with, at the same in case, frequently,
equally, time, in order to, important to
furthermore, besides, in the event realize,
identically, but, that, in particular,
in addition, conversely, in the hope in this case,
in like manner, despite, that, indeed,
in the first different from, in view of, must be
place, even so, on (the) remembered,
in the light of, even though, condition on the
in the same however, (that), negative side,
way, in contrast, only / even on the
is equally in reality, if, positive side,
important, in spite of, provided particularly,
likewise, instead, that, point often
moreover, nevertheless, since, overlooked,
not only ... but nonetheless, so long as, significantly,
also, notwithstanding, so that, to
not to mention, on the contrary, unless, demonstrate,
of course, on the other when, to emphasize,
similarly, hand, whenever, to explain,
together with, otherwise, while, to point out,
uniquely, rather, while, to put it
regardless, with this in differently,
then again, mind,
unlike, with this
whereas, intention,

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Effect / Conclusion / Time / Space /

Consequence / Summary / Chronology / Location /
Result Restatement Sequence Place

accordingly, after all, about, above,

as a result, all in all, after, across,
because the, all things all of a adjacent to,
consequently, considered, sudden, alongside,
for, altogether, as long as, amid,
for this reason, as can be as soon as, among,
forthwith, seen, at the present around,
hence, as has been time, before,
henceforth, noted, at the same behind,
in effect, as shown time, below,
in that case, above, at this beneath,
then, by and large, instant, beside,
therefore, Definitely, before, between,
thereupon, for the most by the time, beyond,
thus, part, during, down,
under those generally eventually, from,
circumstances, speaking, finally, further,
given these formerly, here,
points, from time to here and
in a word, time, there,
in any event, further, in front of,
in brief, hence, in the
in conclusion, immediately, background,
in either case, in a moment, in the centre
in essence, in due time, of,
in fact, in the in the
in short, meantime, distance,
in summary, instantly, in the
in the final later, foreground,
analysis, meanwhile, in the middle,
in the long now that, near,
run, occasionally, nearby,
Obviously, once, next,
on balance, presently, on this side,
on the whole, prior to, opposite to,
ordinarily, over,
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overall, sooner or there,

to sum up, later, to the
to summarize, straightaway, left/right,
Ultimately, suddenly, under,
usually, till, up,
until now, where,
when, wherever,
whenever,
without delay,

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