Essays

Essays - what are they?  From my perspective I recall writing essays while at school – and I loved the process.  We were usually provided with a subject on which to comment and on which to write and, in those days, were marked heavily on the correct use of grammar and spelling.  That's not so much the case nowadays where students are encouraged to write what they feel and not to interrupt the flow with worry about whether the sentence is parsed correctly.  (How do you 'parse' something?  Ah-ha – look it up!)  If you'd like to read interesting, amusing and beautifully constructed essays in English, Charles Lamb would be a marvellous starting point.  In fact my mouth's watering at the thought of all that crackling…

Essays can be written on any subject at all.  Many authors have waxed lyrical about the seasons, others pontificate on their personal views and no doubt there are essays written on the delights of pure maths.  Being a word person and not a numbers person, I'll give those a miss!

When constructing your essay you will need to bear in mind a certain basic structure: as with all things, it should have a beginning, a middle and an end.  'Show' your story with dialogue and be careful not to 'tell' too much. 

Go for it!  Fill it up with whatever you like.  Once you have completed your essay and would like someone to look over it and proofread it, please send it to me.