Mar
18
At the beginning I would like to warn you that an illustration essay is one of the simplest assignments you can get. On the other hand, an illustration essay can give you a sufficient basis for writing all the other types of essays since all of them require giving examples and illustrations that will support the main idea of your work.
So, the main point of illustration essay is exemplifying the topic. It is the bright and appropriate examples that make illustration essay affluent. The examples can be taken from your personal experience as well as from some materials that you have read previously.
Below you will read about the necessary steps of writing an illustration essay.
- First of all you should choose and understand the topic.
- Second you should make a list of the possible examples. When you make it, choose several examples from the list that will fit best your work.
- The most important part of the illustration essay is the introduction. Here you have to present a statement that will tell briefly about the main idea of your paper. Take into consideration that you do not have to give any arguments in the statement. You just need to state that a particular phenomenon or situation exists
- In the rest of your paper you will be giving the examples which disclose the statement you have made.
- You should keep in mind that it is not necessary to give too many examples. You can use 2 to 4 examples but they should be clear and striking.
- Do not forget about using the proper transitions between the examples. Everything should be connected and logic in your paper.
At the end there is a final advice for you. Be careful with using the phrases “for example”, “for instance”. Do not repeat them too often or the reader may think you do not have rich imagination.