Short Essay and Expansion of idea

1. Dos and Don’ts Short Essayand Expansion of idea

2. If it’s a proverb • Step 1 • Understand the main words of the topic/proverb • Step 2 • Think in your own words/translate • Step 3 • Think if any story/anecdote/fable/prable/legend/ or example is attached with it • Step 4 • Look for similar attributes/ ideas with it • Step 5 • Sum up the paragraph

3. If it is not a proverb • Try to understand the “gist” • Comparison, pros & cons, explanation etc • Decide your take • Write brief introduction plus small thesis statement • Include examples in favour of your arguments

4. Cont… • Grass the idea, significance or implication • Enlist important points in logical order • Expand by adding details, illustrations, examples etc • Avoid beginning by uninteresting phases like the meaning of the saying, these line teaches , truth of the statement etc • Write simple and to the point • Revise and Edit

5. Be careful • Expend the idea not the phrase • Observe limits of words • Write in direct form • Its better to write in active voice • Write in 3rd person singular. • Avoid ‘I’ ,its egoistic ! • Let alone “You”, its offensive ! • Conclude, precisely !

6. Concluding • ‘Thus’ • ‘In fine’ • ‘So’ • ‘in toto’ • ‘in a nut shell’ • ‘in conclusion’ • ‘all in all’ • ‘finally’ • ‘Precisely it can be stated’ • ‘The idea advises that’. • in a word, • in brief, • briefly, • in the end, • in the final analysis, • on the whole, • to conclude, • to summarize • in sum, • to sum up, • in summary

7. Cont… • Having examined the various points, • Considering the points made previously, • Summarizing the evidence/information, • Having completed an analysis of, • The general view/results gathered from the information in previous • Let the examiner know that you shall sign-off now

8. Thank You