Format of essay writing

Hello sir I want to take admission in MBA program so I have to write essay for that so please provide me what is the format of essay writing.

[Shaleen]

A good way to approach an essay is to envision it as a Five Part project.

An essay is made up of the Introduction, Three main points (the body), and the Conclusion. So it looks like this:

Divisions of essay

I. Introduction
II. Point One
III. Point Two
IV. Point Three
V. Conclusion

1. The Introduction

An Introduction should answer three questions

1. What am I talking about in this paper?
By answering this question you let the reader know what the subject of the paper is.

For example, if your paper were about a particular book, your answer to this question would give the title, author, and any other necessary information.

2. How am I going to talk about it?
This is where you let the reader know how your paper is organized. Here you very briefly introduce your main points or the evidence that will prove your point.

3. What am I going to prove in this paper?
This is the dreaded THESIS STATEMENT. The thesis is usually the last sentence in the first paragraph and it clearly states the argument or point you are making in your paper.

2. The Body

The Body consists of everything between your intro and conclusion and it is where you discuss your three main points.

A good starting place is to envision that each point is a separate paragraph (or in a long paper each point might be a section).

In each paragraph you:

• Introduce your point
• Explain your point
• Give supporting evidence (this is where quotes go!)
• Explain how the point and evidence relate to your thesis

3. The Conclusion

Basically, the conclusion restates the introduction.

So just reiterate questions 1, 2, and 3.

It is also helpful to trace your argument as you made it within the essay.

A good way to do this is to create a proof that might look something like this:

POINT ONE+POINT TWO+POINT THREE=THESIS

OR

POINT ONE leads to POINT TWO which leads to POINT THREE therefore THESIS is true!

So, when planning your essay consider this format:

I. Introduction
A. Subject
B. Main Points
C. THESIS

II. Point One
A. Intro and explanation of point
B. Evidence
C. How point relates to thesis

III. Point Two
A. Intro and explanation of point
B. Evidence
C. How point relates to thesis

IV. Point Three
A. Intro and explanation of point
B. Evidence
C. How point relates to thesis

V. Conclusion
A. Restate subject
B. Summarize Main Points
C. Restate THESIS
(B and C can be combined into the proof)