The main focus of this page is to give you an idea of what the correct layout and arrangement of your scholarly paper is. At this page we will touch upon the following points: selecting paper; correct use of margins; arranging the title page; numbering pages and paragraphs; spacing between lines; indentation; titles of books, magazines, newspapers, or journals; writing in capital letters; table of contents; end of essay and keeping the paper together.
The Expository Essay. The function of the expository essay
is to explain, or to acquaint your reader with a body of knowledge. By explaining
a topic to the reader, you are demonstrating your own knowledge.
For example, if you are asked to write an essay about witchcraft, you decide
what you plan to concentrate on, create a paragraph structure, and describe
the process step by step. An essay becomes more complicated when a position
has to be defended, as in a persuasive essay.
The main starting point when writing an essay is to choose your topic. If you have already been assigned a topic by your instructor, you have an advantage. If you are required to choose your own topic, maybe based on the course materials or what you have learned, your topic should be something interesting to you. You should be able to easily brainstorm a few ideas to write about. However, keep in mind that your topic describes what your entire essay is going to be about. For example, if your topic is ‘The Cause of the War in Iraq’ you would not write about a children’s book.
The first thing you should do when writing a history essay is to study the question very attentively and get its meaning. It may seem too obvious, but still most history essays are off the point.
Thesis is almost the main thing in your history essay. Usually, you may come across this term in other kinds of essays, but when it comes to history essay it is a real thesis. It should not be the assumption of your idea, or opinion or argument. It should be your thesis.
