Writers in general, struggle with how to compose the introduction to a book or story. They know that if the introduction is drab and non-stimulating, the reader is apt to put it down, never to glance at the second paragraph. If the introduction is engaging and interesting, the reader will want to read further to see what happens or how it ends.

Obviously, if you're taking IELTS, you want to get the best IELTS score you possibly can. For many students, the most daunting part of the test seems to be the writing test, in particular Task 2.

Scholarships that require essays offer you the opportunity to stand out from the pack and make an impact on the reader. If an essay is ever optional, always, always include it! By choosing to ignore a request for an essay, it shows the application-committee or reviewer you really did not want to put the work in. You are writing this essay for money; it's worth the time and effort you put into it. (It is unwise to write one essay and copy/paste it for all the scholarships you are applying for.)

The term essay is derived from the French word 'essai', which means 'weighing' or 'balancing'. The exponent of this genre was also a French writer, named Montaigne. Essay traveled to England in the 16th century and got perfection with the endeavors of Francis bacon, the father of English essay. The essay in English means 'attempt'. The writing of essay is an art. Unlike poetry, it is not a gift of nature. Essayists are not born but made; poets are born. Hence the art of essay writing can be acquired. Like all the other arts, essay writing too requires practice. However, good language skills, proficiency in structuring of sentences, grammatical accuracy, and rich vocabulary are the prerequisites of undertaking the business of essay writing.

Your IELTS essay must have an academic feel to it. That means it must be written using the right sort of language. How do you accomplish that? There are several ways to make your writing academic or more formal. Here are some important tips.

You need to have an absolute and firm grasp on the language, good quality research proficiency, logical skills and should be able to organize the work in the prescribed format. Some tips on coming out with a good college composition will include:

Writing comes from reading a variety of literature. While reading it is important to understand the premise of the situation and also the narrative style. Fiction has a different kind of speed with dramatic representation whereas non fiction has a matter-of-fact styling. The language of English goes through several changes and many times the use of French words or a foreign language highlights a particular view point. There are several borrowings from other languages in English which the writer comes to know while constantly improving his essay writing skills.

As someone that writes for a living, I know that there are times when particular essay writing assignments can seem long and drawn-out affairs. This is especially true if you're not comfortable with your ability to put thoughts to paper and come up with an essay that not only generates debate but also gets you the grade that you're looking for. Something else to think about is that depending on the style of the essay you may be very limited in how you can write which further complicates matters and may even tempt you to give up completely.

The best part of the Middle school learning is that the students are given a lot of assignments, which helps the student in understanding the concepts to a greater extent. Most of the assignments include literary essays and this serves as a straight forward process for the students. This is because by now they are totally aware of the five paragraph essay formats that help the child in understanding and reproducing the same in the form of an introduction paragraph, followed by three body paragraphs and finally a conclusion. Such essays need to normally range between one or two pages in length.

In an article entitled "Writing The Essay: Sound Advice from an Expert", Parke Muth, Senior Assistant Dean and Director of International Admission at the University of Virginia, states that ninety percent of the college admission essays submitted to the university as one of the application requirements, consist "primarily of abstractions and unsupported generalization".