How to Write an Essay

  ESSAY WRITING The word ‘Essai’ was used by a French writer 'Montaigne' for the very first time which means an attempt. Hence, essay means an attempt on the behalf of the writer to write, what he knows, on a particular topic.  Basically, an essay has three main parts. 1)            Introduction 2)            Body paragraphs 3)            Conclusion 1-      INTRODUCTION     Generally, introduction comprises on three important elements. 1)            Hook 2)            Background Statement 3)            Thesis Statement 1.1      HOOK Hook is the very first sentence of an essay in which the writer puts a fact, surprising statement or even a question. The sole aim of this sentence is to make the reader curious about reading the essay. Just like a fish, the writer tries to hook the reader by making this sentence as interesting as possible. For example, if we have a prompt: ‘Should Students Wear a Uniform to College’, a suitable hook sentence may be like this; “Imagine waking up and