Essay means ‘attempt’ to translate your ideas into words. There is a myth before writing actual essay we must be well versed in the hard-core knowledge of contemporary topics, but the reality is; it is skill which can be learned from practice only. Now the BIG QUESTION is how to practice it, especially in case of non-availability of evaluator, for this I recommend better to start from scratch through the 3-body essay, i.e. introduction, body and conclusion. You can find this sort of short essay on daily basis from daily diaries (DAWN, EXPRESS TRIBUNE or THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL) in form of editorials and opinions. The only way to learn it at your own is to paraphrase it on daily basis. I guarantee this will serve the purpose well. Through this regular exercise your expression will improve, you will learn new vocabulary words and the usage of words both in connotative and denotative. You must consult one basic English grammar book (I consulted ‘To the point English by Mian Aftab’ in the beginning later on I consulted ‘Exploring the world of English by Sadaat ), while practicing you must know the basic rules of grammar. The bottom line is; one paragraph on daily basis – the mixture of theory and practice- can be handy to horn your English writing skill.
Secondly, for well-structured essay you need to learn, how to formulate outlines? The art of outlines writing would help you to get coherence, organization, and clarity. In order to get command on the outlines, you must know the skill of mind maps. For outlines formulation, read detailed articles from magazines and make outlines from it. There must be structure in your essay outlines. Outlines of essay must be start from introduction followed by body of essay where sub-headings of body paragraph and lastly conclusion. I used to divide my outlines in three heads:
1. Introduction
a. Preface
b. What is what
c. Historical perspective
d. Current essay
2. Body of essay
a. Establishment of facts
b. Causes
c. Impacts
3. Conclusion
a. Steps already taken
b. Further measures
c. Concluding lines
Last but not the least, you no longer need to write full length essay of 3000 words on regular basis. What you need to do is to write introduction, outlines, establishment of facts and conclusion. Do this practice from past papers and get it checked from senior or your mentor on regular basis.
One and half page
Based on facts