Essay Writing

Writing can be seen as a process of expressing and conveying meaning. This is usually done in the way that can be easily understood by readers. In other words, when you write, try to show your readers the meaning of your text and tell them how your thinking journey is like.

You will also write according to the scope you specified in your introduction. A focus point is a must in any single paragraph of your writing. Besides, what always matter in a piece of writing is not only the content but also the conviction held by the writer. Reader will always get your message according to the conviction presented by the writer.

Let's read the following essay by a form-one student, with the title Chinese Food and Diet.
Chinese Food and Diet

• Chinese food is popular in the world. It is also good for a daily diet. Most Chinese dishes in a normal diet are nutritious and delicious.
  
  Chinese food is nutritious because Chinese food includes vegetable, meat, tofu, and seafood. They are usually prepared in bite-sized pieces. There is usually a balance between meat and vegetable. Rice or noodle is the main source of food in a meal.
  
  Chinese food is also delicious because it is prepared and cooked thoroughly with a variety of combination and ways. For example, in a normal meal, rice or noodle is accompanied with dishes of vegetable, meat, or fish. Steaming, stir frying, and boiling are the three main ways of cooking.
  
  Being nutritious and delicious are the characteristics of Chinese food. No doubt, it becomes a popular food in the world. (137 words)

The writing is clear and easy to understand. The key words of the essay can be found in three words of the essay title: Chinese, food, and diet. Obviously, the writer has a positive view about Chinese food. He uses the three adjectives to summarise his conviction about Chinese food: popular, nutritious, and delicious. They also become the key words of the topic sentence in each paragraph. All the ideas arise from these three main adjectives. Thus, they help to focus the content on the theme of the short essay.

In term of organisation, the essay follows the features of the genre, i.e. the expository writing with an introduction, main body, and a conclusion at the end.

Of course, there are still rooms to improve the writing. For example, the writer didn't mention the relationship between Chinese food and daily diet. But with the limited time available, i.e. writing 100 - 150 words in 30 minutes. The writer has achieved quite a lot.