How to Write an Essay That Isn't Monotone

Back when we first started to learn how to write texts in school, teachers used to tell us to go by a certain pattern – especially when writing our introductions. Writing an essay can be quite tricky in many ways as it is hard to let go of the guide lines that were imposed on us. Learning how to write an essay by heart can make your essays rather dull and monotone, so in order to make your essay more interesting, it is necessary to explore different methods. 

An essay consists of three major components 

1. Introduction 

I have found that writing a rough introduction first and then tweaking it once I am done with the essay is the safest way to go for me. Having a rough idea about how you want to write your introduction gives you a good starting point for the main body as it shortly explains what the essay is about. 

In this week’s session, we wrote a practice in-class-essay. Many of us had a similar introduction, which is due to us memorizing a prototype for our introduction. To spice up your introduction, creativity can be of help. For instance, you could start with something that introduces your thesis vaguely and maybe even make use of an anecdote that correlates with it. State your thesis by the end of the introduction   

2. Main body 

I am no one to tell you how to float your boat, but starting with a rough draft that includes your main arguments could be of use. Subsequently, you could proceed with structuring them starting with the least important, to the most important argument. Try to concentrate on one argument per paragraph and maybe even divide arguments into sub-paragraphs depending on the importance of them. 

3. Conclusion 

This is the component that includes a short summary of your most important arguments, as well as the answer to your thesis. Now you could potentially go back and tweak your introduction to represent your essay more accurately.