When you are in school, in university, or any situation might have gotten a chance to write a 250-word essay. I think almost everybody has written at least one essay in their lifetime. So this article will be very helpful for many of you to know about the correct techniques to write an essay. First of all, when you got a topic for an essay, you should study about it. For example, if you have to write an essay about COVID’19, you can’t just write anything without doing a bit of research about it. When you are researching the subject, you will need to focus on the following things:
- Find information through reliable information sources. For example, if you search for some topic related to the health sector, you can always go to research reports or abstracts published on the internet. So no doubt will be there for the accuracy of the information.
- Find information relevant to the topic. Otherwise, your tie will be wasted on irrelevant information.
- Get the most recent data if possible because most of the things can be changed with time. For example, if you refer to a research report published in 1968, it will contain some information that has been eliminated from modern scientific inventions. Therefore, you have to be updated about the topic.
- If you are getting the information from some person, make sure you contact a professional in the subject or someone who has learned about the subject to some extent. If not so the information may not be reliable.
- And also, there are official websites that you can get the information. Because there can be so much fake information on the internet, you will have to be cautious about the source of information you are referring to.
- Before starting writing, you have to plan the structure of the essay and organize the flow of the information.
And then you can step on to the next step, which is writing the essay, of course.
How to write a 250-word essay?
When writing an essay, you should have some idea about the structure of an essay. Those are,
INTRODUCTION:
So when writing the introduction, you have to get a clear approach on what topic you are going to write about. For a 250 words essay, a maximum of 50 words introduction will be adequate. So you don’t have to write in detail in the introduction. For example, if you are talking about “How COVID’19 affected the economy of the countries”, you can state the points such as,
- What is COVID’19?
- What kind of a disease is it?
- A little bit about how it started and how it is spread like a pandemic?
- How many countries have been affected by COVID’19?
So this is just an example. You can divide some points out of your topic to write as the introduction. Typically, the introduction of an essay should give the idea to anybody about the essay you are going to write. This is also called the thesis statement.
When writing the introduction, you can add some spice to it by writing an interesting opening sentence. The opening sentence should be an attention grabber to persuade the reader to continue reading the essay. For example, if you are writing about “How COVID’19 affected the economy of the countries”, you can start the essay by,
- Is COVID’19 an alien attack?
- COVID’19 is not what you think it is!
- COVID’19 can be the end of human civilization on earth!
You see. Now, if you write an essay starting with something like these points, who would neglect it? Anybody will pay attention to it. That needs your creativity skills. You should think out of the frame and try to deviate from a typical structure. After writing the opening sentence, you can continue writing the introduction with other basic points.
Another fact is, sometimes you can start an essay with a saying of some legendary person, a proverb, or any part of a famous song or a literary masterpiece. This way, you can add some color to your essay. Ensure the part of a song you use is not the entire song but a matching part of the song that goes along with the topic.
You can start an essay in a way you think is the most creative. But sometimes, there is a very formal and official type of essay that you will have to write. For such instances, the parts of songs and proverbs will not suit. So use common sense when writing an introduction as such.
BODY PARAGRAPHS:
So when it comes to the body of the essay, this should be pretty informative and illustrated. Make sure you divide the body of the essay into few segments into different paragraphs. Before you write, you have to plan on what to write and the flow of the points you will write. For a 250 words essay, you can include about 100-150 words in the body.
If you divide your body of the essay into three segments, the first paragraph has to be your strongest argument. The 2nd paragraph should be your second strongest argument. Your 3rd paragraph should include your weakest argument. Likewise, you should plan the essay to a flow. Well, some types of essays do not include arguments. So those types of essays can be divided according to the importance of the points according to the topic of the essay.
Let’s take my example, “How COVID’19 affected the economy of the countries”. When I divide paragraphs I will consider,
- What are the bad aspects of COVID’19?
- How it affected the economy of the countries- with examples.
- What precautions have those countries taken to minimize those problems?
Likewise, you can divide the information into points. When writing the details, make sure you write the correct details from reliable resources. Some statistics will add some color to your essay. When writing the statistic, you can use descriptive methods such as pie charts, bar charts, normal charts, scatter dot diagrams, etc. But, If your topic doesn’t relate to statistics, if you are writing about just an informative essay, for example, “My pet,” “The advantages of water,” etc., you can divide your paragraphs according to different segments.
For example, if you are writing about “Conservation of drinking water”, you can divide the paragraphs such as:
- What are the resources that we get from drinking water?
- What are the advantages of water for us?
- How is the water get polluted?
- What are the bad effects of water pollution?
- What precautions have we taken to conserve water?
- How can we conserve drinking water without polluting them?
You can divide the segments to a certain flow that the reader can get the ideas accordingly. When writing the body paragraphs, you should be cautious not to write too many irrelevant points and not deviate from the topic. You have to plan the structure of the essay with the information you have gathered according to the word count you have been asked to write. So when you are writing a 250 words paragraph, limit your words up to 50 to one paragraph to divide the body into 3 or 4 such paragraphs. Also, when writing the body paragraphs, you should start the next paragraph about the previous paragraph. If not so the reader can be confused.
When talking about language skills, you can make an essay more interesting by adding conjunctions, adverbs, adjectives, proverbs, sayings of legendary people, a famous song related to the subject, etc. Your language skill is essential when you have to convey some message to the reader correctly. Sometimes a small word can misinterpret an entire idea. You should use the spaces between the words correctly as well. For example, The sentence “Life is nowhere” has a different idea than the sentence “Life is nowhere.” So you see how much impact a small space between the words can make.
Also, keep an eye on your punctuation marks. When using commas, full stops, exclamation marks, question marks, apostrophes, inverted commas, brackets, etc., make sure you add them to enhance the idea’s meaning and not misinterpret the idea. For example, The sentence, “Don’t hurt them” says not to hurt them, but the sentence “Don’t. Hurt them” says to hurt them. So you see how much small punctuation can do. So be cautious when using punctuations.
When talking about conjunctions, you can add two sentences together by using conjunctions. For example:
- Because
- Although
- Whereas
- But
- Besides
- Unlike
- Therefore
- Provided
- Unless
- Since
- As
- So
- Yet
- If
- After
- For
- And
- Nor
- Neither
- Or
- Either
- Both
- Whether
- Not only
- But also
- Just
- After
- As if
- As much as
- As long as
- If only
- Just like
- Where
- What if
- Where if
- From here on
- Gradually
- Next
- Moreover
- Meanwhile
- Later
- Lastly
- Firstly
- Least
- Such as
- Thus
- Thereafter
- To be specific
- For your information
- Actually
- Accordingly
- Another
- As an example
- As you see
- As a result
- As soon as
- A minute later
- After a short time
- As a consequence
- Equally important
- Fourth
- In short
- In the meanwhile
- In the meantime
- In the same manner
- In the same way
- On the following day
- Other hands
- On the other hand
- Presently
- Second
- Similarly
- Soon
- Still
- Subsequently
- The next day
- The next week
- The next month
- The next year
- When
- With this in mind
- Ultimately
- End of the day
- At the end
- To sum up
- To begin with
- To illustrate
- To repeat
- On the contrary
- For instance
- However
- Further
- In fact
- Hence
- For this reason
- Whoever
- Whatever
- Briefly
- But
- Conversely
- At length
When talking about adverbs you can use them to explain a verb. For example:
How often:
- Never
- Sometimes
- Often
- Usually
- Generally
- Occasionally
- Seldom
- Rarely
- Normally
- Frequently
- Hardly ever
- Always
When:
- Last year
- Last month
- Today
- Tomorrow
- Last week
- Later
- Soon
- Now
- Yesterday
- Tonight
- Already
- Then
Where:
- Towards
- There
- Inside
- Here
- Back
- Far above
- Abroad behind
- Away
- Outside
- Downstairs
- Nearby
- Indoor
- In
- Out
- Elsewhere
- Anywhere
How:
- Secretly
- Fast
- Well
- Quickly
- Easily
- Slowly
- Lowly
- Accidentally
- Wetly
- Remotely
- Badly
- Carefully
- Closely
- Quietly
- Specifically
- Cheerfully
- Strongly
- Beautifully
- Worriedly
- Wishfully
- Grimly
- Eagerly
How much:
- Fully
- Almost
- Rather
- Extremely
- Entirely
- Too
- Fairly
- Enormously
- Just
- fairly
- Barely
- Enough
- Completely
- Deeply
- Very
- Quite
- A lots
- Lot
- A few
- Little
- Much
- Nothing
- Some
- Many
When talking about adjectives, we can use them to explain some nouns. There are a lot of adjectives that you can use.
For example:
To compliment about appearance:
- Attractive
- Bald
- Beautiful
- Chubby
- Clean
- Dazzling
- Elegant
- Fancy
- Glamorous
- Gorgeous
- Handsome
- Cute
- Adorable
- Magnificent
- Muscular
- Plain
- Plump
- Skinny
- Shapely
- Pretty
Positive Vibes:
- Agreeable
- Ambitious
- Good
- Brave
- Calm
- Delightful
- Eager
- Faithful
- Gentle
- Happy
- Jolly
- Kind
- Lovely
- Nice
- Obedient
- Polite
- Proud
- Silly
- Thankful
- Victorious’
- Witty
- Wonderful
- zealous
Negative Vibes:
- Angry
- Bewildered
- Clumsy
- Defeated
- Embarrassed
- Fierce
- Grumpy
- Helpless
- Itchy
- Jealous
- Lazy
- Mysterious
- Nervous
- Obnoxious
- Panicky
- Pitiful
- Repulsive
- Scary
- Thoughtless
- Uptight
- Worries
Size:
- Big
- Colossal
- Fat
- Gigantic
- Great
- Huge
- Immense
- Large
- Little
- Massive
- Microscopic
- Miniature
- Petite
- Puny
- Scrawny
- Short
- Small
- Tall
- Teeny
- tiny
Although I cannot write every word, I think these words will help you to get some idea. When it comes to proverbs, you cannot use them in every situation. Make sure to put those in a matching instance so that your essay would not become odd.
I will give you some common proverbs though.
- It’s better to be safe than sorry
- An apple a day keeps the doctor away
- Better late than never
- Actions speak louder than words
- You catch more flies with honey than vinegar
- Don’t judge a book by its cover
- The early bird catches the worm
- Cleanliness is next to godliness
- Where there’s a will, there’s away.
- If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it
- Leaves without figs
- Let be gones be bygones
- Many words hurt more than many swards
- Self-done is soon done
- No smoke without fire
- No rose without a thorn
- Think today and speak tomorrow
- Think before you leap
- Idleness is the mother of all evil
- Poverty is no sin
- Things past cannot be recalled
- The busiest man finds the most leisure
- Pleasure has a sting in its tail
- The best fish swim in the bottom
- Two wrongs don’t make right
- A friend in need is a friend indeed
- Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder
- Practice makes perfect
- Easy come, easy go
- A cat in gloves catches no mice
- A bargain is a bargain
- A blind man would be glad to see
- A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
So here are a few of them but you may know many more proverbs than these. So use the matching proverbs to make your essay more colorful.
When talking about sayings from legendary people, there can be a lot. You can use matching sayings while writing an essay. For example, if you are writing about the conservation of nature, you can use sayings by chief Seattle. Also, if you are writing an essay about world peace, you can use sayings from Nelson Mandela. I’m not going to write them here as there are so many legendary people that you can take sayings from. Anyway, you can use any saying with a pair of inverted commas, and if you are typing the essay, you can use a slanted italic letter to write that part. And also, make sure to mention whom did you pick up the sentence from. For example:
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”
-Nelson Mandela
CONCLUSION:
When you are writing a conclusion to an essay, you can write your whole idea in summary. You can wrap up the essay by giving the good decisions you can make about it or any conclusions you can go into after writing the whole scenario. For example, if you are writing about “How COVID’19 affected the economy of the countries”, you can conclude the essay by,
- How can the economic destruction be reversed?
- What steps will make the world a better place
- What health precautions should people take?
- How can people stand against the COVID’19 spread?
Here you can uniquely restate the thesis. You can write the conclusion relevant to your topic. But also an important thing is you should stick to the word limit. If it’s a 250 words essay, you will have to summarize your essay to that limit. And also, make sure you end the essay with an attractive closing sentence. Again you can end the essay by writing a saying from a legendary person or a part of a song that matches the conclusion. Your creativity skills should be used in writing an essay. For example, if you are writing about “How COVID’19 affected the economy of the countries”, you can end the essay by writing the part of the song,
“Heal the world
make it a better place.
for you, and for me,
and the entire human race.
there are people dying
if you care enough for the living
make a better place for you and for me!”
–Michael Jackson
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