HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY FOR ISC BOARD?
METHODS TO WRITE AN ISC COMPOSITION?
Description Of A Process – “Writing An Essay.”
One of the characteristic features of the human brain that separates us from other species is our creativity and ability to think about various topics. The practically infinite scope of our thoughts makes it extremely difficult to streamline them in a single direction for a very long time, something that can only be achieved by continuous practice and focus. However, there remains something even more difficult, the ability to reproduce your thoughts coherently on paper. This seemingly impossible task is what we call “writing an essay.”
Essay writing is an extensive process that involves four major steps: conceiving a topic, structuring the points to write, putting these points in writing, and revisiting for rectifying possible errors. The difficulty of these steps increases as we proceed from the commencement of the process to its completion. Choosing the essay topic might appear easy at a cursory glance but it is more than it meets the eye. Firstly, the writer needs to choose the kind of essay they will be writing out of the several available types – narrative, descriptive, argumentative etcetera.
To make sure that the essay turns out well, one also needs to make sure that the topic chosen has enough points that one can think about and build on later. The thing that makes it even more strenuous is that one will not realise their mistake until they have gone through the further steps and completed the essay. And if there is a mistake, there is no other option but to scrap the essay altogether and begin over.
HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY FOR ISC BOARD ?
METHODS TO WRITE AN ISC COMPOSITION ?
After the genre and topic have been chosen, comes the second step of pondering over the topic for points and details. One investigates the same topic through different frames of reference and decides on which perspective to put forward. Thereafter comes the long and tiring process of thinking, just outright thinking for tedious durations to curate points to present. The kind of points one needs to think of is more influenced by the type of essay than the topic.
The same topic written as narration and description can turn out to be completely different. And it is not only about what points to present but also about in what order to present them. This ensures that the essay is a single write-up and not several paragraphs put together. I often happen to forget certain points that I come up with or deter from the original theme I had thought of as I proceed to the third step so I jot down the points, in brief, something I would recommend others do too.
After the essay is well thought out, now begins the most difficult part of the essay, expressing the thoughts in words. It is rightly said that writers act as a mirror to society because they are the language of the beliefs of the commoners, a skill not everyone is capable of.
Several people can come up with great, unprecedented, and unparalleled ideas to write about but eventually, succumb to the difficulties of maintaining a lucid flow of propositions when it comes to the execution part. Correctly executing something is way more important than thinking about it, especially when the minutest changes can change the tone and style of expression. This is what makes the writing part one of the second hardest steps in writing an essay.
HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY FOR ISC BOARD ?
METHODS TO WRITE AN ISC COMPOSITION ?
This skill of writing, however, can too be attained through reading the writings of other authors. It will begin with copying a bit of their style but ultimately with diversification and practice, one will develop a unique style of their own.
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Coming back to the recipe for an essay, once the writing part is done one now faces the hardest part – the review. It sounds easy to review and read through a fresh piece of writing, isn’t it? Not when it is your own.
Each time you go through it, you are bound to find some error which could have been rectified or some line which could have been framed better or some point you either missed or overdid. And in the desperate attempt of making the essay perfect, one often destroys the art they just created.
The beauty of the essay lies in the indigenous style of the author, it being an original creation rather than a compilation of fancy words and phrases. The best pieces of writing are the ones written with an empty mind because they truly reflect the inner thoughts of the writer rather than a façade that anyone with practice can create at ease.
Another important thing to mind while writing an essay is bridging the gap between intent and impact. It happens several times that what one wishes to say or convey does not come out as one wished it to. The slightest miscommunication on your part is what needs to be bridged and controlled, again a matter of trial and error.
Thus, we are done with the process and have an essay before us. Following these steps thoroughly is sure to get an essay completed every time, the quality of which however is a subjective matter. You can consider this equivalent to making food. The recipe only guarantees the completion of the dish, the taste still depends on the quality and experience of the chef.