Writing Tips

Below are writing tips that aim at helping students write intelligently. Make sure you apply them whenever you are writing

1. Before you write, read the topic carefully and try to understand what you are asked for.
2. Remember: it’s not important how long your essay is, but rather how relevant and well-organized it is.
3. Underline the keywords in the topic.
4. Never rush into writing your paragraph/essay directly.
5. Write down any idea that comes to your mind about the topic.
6. Make an outline of your topic.
7. Choose the most relevant ideas from the ones you jotted down before.
8. Write the first draft of your paragraph/essay.
9. Revise your first draft; add any other ideas; delete some; re-order others.
10. Use appropriate linking words.
11. Organize your essay into paragraphs. Each paragraph must have a topic sentence and helping sentences with examples, causes, and arguments.
12. Check any grammatical, spelling, punctuation mistakes.
13. Write clearly and neatly. In other words, make your handwriting illegible.
14. Rewrite the final draft of your paragraph/essay.