Essay: 

An essay is an exercise in composition. It is a written composition giving expression to one's own personal ideas or opinions on any topic. It has traditionally been sub-classified as formal and informal. It can be defined as an essay as a loose sally of the mind. It is generally, a piece of writing that gives the author's own argument, but the definition is vague, overlapping with those of a paper, an article, a pamphlet, and a short story. The literal meaning of the essay is abrupt.

Different parts of essays:

Introduction:

It may be simply a sentence or a very short paragraph. It may consist of a definition or a quotation, proverb, very brief story direct beginning general remarks, or an abrupt beginning leading up to the subject.

Body: This is the most important part of an essay because this is really the essay itself.

Conclusion: As the introduction should arouse interest the conclusion should satisfy it. A good conclusion consists of a suitable quotation.

Characteristics of good essays:

• Unity: Good essays must have unity, developing one subject with a definite end.
• Balance: The essay should follow a certain ordered line of thought and come to a definite conclusion. If there is a distance between the introduction and conclusion, the essay loses its balance.
• Coherence: The idea developed in it should support one another logically to obtain coherence in the essay. It means one idea should lead to the next.
• Length: There can be no strict rules about length which depends upon the nature of the subjects.
• Style: The language and sentence should be simple direct and natural. Slang colloquial terms and free any easy should be your essay should be clear and communication.
• Personal Touch: Your essays should disclose your personal feelings and opinions. It should have yours individually in it.

Steps of writing essays:

Planning: 

Planning is discovering and collecting all the relevant information about the essays. Planning is a key activity in writing any essay because better writing results in better plans. To plan it effectively you should consider the following questions:

1. Who is the reader?
2. What is the goal of writing it?
3. What is the basic message?
4. What constraints will affect it?
5. What format should be used?
6. How much time is allowed to ready it?

Points to remember

1. An essay is a composition on any subject and it has 3 parts:

• Introduction
• Body and
• Conclusion

2. There are 5 steps to writing good essays.

3. Clearly define your subject.

4. There are 4 types of essays.

5. Write in a simple, concise, and natural style.

6. Divide your essay into several paragraphs.

7. Reading various subjects is the very first fall in writing a good one.