How to Write a Descriptive Essay?

A descriptive essay allows a writer to describe an experience, a memory, a place, a person, an object etc. The writer of a descriptive essay acts like a camera that records and reports an event through observations by also stating personal feelings and interpretations.

Sample descriptive essay topics: A nightmare, a holiday, a best friend, a famous person, a room, a restaurant etc. 

General organization of the essay: A descriptive essay is comprised of an introduction paragraph, body part and a conclusion paragraph. The body may involve 2-3 paragraphs. It is always a good idea to write main ideas for each body paragraph and write at least 3 supporting details for each major idea. A general organization might be like:

How to Write a Cause and Effect Essay?

A cause and effect essay describes why some things happen or how some things happen (cause) and what happens as a result (effect) of these things.

Sample cause and effect essay topics:

The influence of computer games on students.
The effects of sports on adults.
The results of alcohol consumption.
The effects of music on human psychology.

General organization of a cause and effect essay:

The general organization of a cause and effect essay may vary according to the topic or according to the preferences of the writer. The most important thing to do is to decide three main effects of the target cause. These three main effects will serve as the major ideas and each of them will be the main idea of a developing paragraph. These main effects should be classified as a positive effect or as a negative effect.

How to Write a Compare and Contrast Essay?

A compare and contrast essay describes similarities and differences. It is possible to note only similarities or only differences in a comparison and contrast essay. It is also possible to point out both similarities and differences at the same time. It is possible to report the advantages and disadvantages and it is possible to state that something is better or worse than another thing in a certain way in a compare and contrast essay. However, in a compare and contrast essay, the writer does not directly support or stand for an argument like he/she does in an argumentative essay.

Sample essay topic: Which one is better as a pet animal? A dog or a cat?

Let's say there is such an essay topic. Now there are three possibilities:

How to Write an Argumentative Essay?

The purpose of an argumentative essay is to prove that your idea, opinion or theory is correct or more appropriate than another idea or other ideas.

The main characteristics of an argumentative essay:

1. The writer has to choose a side. Only one side of the writing topic can be supported:

Sample Topic: Homeschooling

Possible argument 1: Homeschooling is an effective way of education and it should be promoted.
Possible argument 2: Homeschooling should not be promoted because it prevents education in terms of socializing, academic knowledge and culture.

How to Improve English Writing Skills?

It is generally not recognized but writing is probably the most commonly used language skill for many people. Because English is generally learned for professional and academic purposes and in many cases, it is used to write emails and essays. As a result, writing is a really important skill. So, how can a person improve writing skills? There are some things you can apply to improve your writing skills.

1) Pay attention to your grammar. As teachers, we generally don’t force our students to pay a lot of attention to grammar while speaking because speaking is mostly used in informal settings. However, writing is generally used in formal settings and you should be careful about grammatical usages.   

2) Writing isn’t simultaneous. You don’t have to think and write quickly at the same time like speaking. You have time, so use this time effectively to write better sentences. 

3) Get help from another person. You can get somebody (your teacher, one of your friends) to check your writings. We are human beings, so it is possible to miss some mistakes. Somebody else can provide you some solutions and better ideas.

How to Improve Vocabulary Skills and Knowledge?

Vocabulary is maybe the most important thing in terms of learning a new language. Because if you don’t know enough words to express yourself by writing and speaking, you can have problems when communicating with a person. Again if you don’t know enough words you can’t understand spoken and written texts by listening and reading. On the other hand, even if you aren’t competent in English, you can communicate with other people by just using a single word. Due to these reasons vocabulary is probably the most important thing when learning a new language. So, how can a person improve his or her vocabulary knowledge? Let’s talk about this:

First of all there are three important steps in terms of improving vocabulary knowledge. The first step is learning new words and being able to understand their meanings while reading and listening. The second step is keeping the meanings and usages of these new words on your mind. And the last step is being able to use these words actively while speaking and writing. Now we are going to talk about these 3 steps one by one.