G.C.E O Level How to learn Essays in English?

English Essays

A good writer often plans his Essay in his head .But a wise pupil will put his ideas down on paper ,assess them, and rearrange them into an outline .He can flash out his outline as he goes along. A good Plan to follow 1. Jot down haphazardly i rough note from any and all the ideas on the subject that come into your head.Think of the subject from as many different views as possible so that you have a variety of ideas.Think,if you can ,in pictures and write down brief description in phrases. 2.Arrange these ideas sensibly into paragraph headings,grouping together ideas that seem to have some connection and leaving out altogether any idea that does not seem to fit in easily .If you have too many ideas, you can afford to abandon some this stage of planing demands judgement and good sense. 3.Arrange these paragraphs in a sensible ,logical order so that your essay will have a natural development.Think ,as you do this ,how each paragraph is going to lead on to , or be linked with ,the next one.