1. To Write The Perfect Essay in 9 Easy Steps
By Pat Wyman on August 25, 2011
Everyone has the ability to write the perfect essay.
The ideas are inside your child’s or student’s brain just waiting to be put on paper in
a form that everyone can read. The following is an excerpt from the book Instant
Learning for Amazing Grades. Schools and home-schools require essay writing, so
do colleges and college entrance exams, so, why not learn a few simple tips to make
essay writing easy? Below is a template, followed by 9 additional easy steps on how
to write the perfect essay every time.
Template for Excellent Essays
1.Write down the topic you are writing about – simple, straightforward.Example:
Amazing Grades
2. Brainstorm ideas that someone interested in your topic would also be interested
in. This helps you think of related ideas.
Example: Motivating yourself instantly
Cut learning time in half; higher grades in 14 days
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3. Select a title for your essay – like, Tips for x, or Top 10 Things You Must Do If
You Want Y, etc.
Example: How to Create Higher Grades in 14 Days Using Your Child’s Personal
Learning Style
4. Pretend your reader knows absolutely nothing about your topic. What is the first
sentence you would use to give them peak their interest? Perhaps it might be a
question, or a simple statement.
Example: Would you like to have higher grades in 14 days?
5. Keeping in mind your title, explain why you are taking the position you take, or
why you believe your title to be true. This is the part where you use as many facts to
support your idea as possible. Write several sentences, using some of the
brainstorms you had in step 2.

2. Example: Learning can be tough, but you don’t have to do it alone. Many learning
experts say that learning is not about being smart – it’s about strategy. These
experts show you how with xxx…
6. After you’ve written your supporting ideas and facts, go back and ask yourself if
you would like to write a short introductory paragraph.
7. Then ask yourself if you would like to write a conclusion tying everything together.
8. Congratulate yourself – you’ve just written an excellent essay!
9 More Easy Steps to Perfect Essays Every Time
a. First, create a Picture Perfect Summary. Put your title/main idea in the center of
the page, make a circle around it and write down all the ideas and key words about
your topic that you can think of. Use one branch off the circle for each main idea.
You’re brainstorming at this point so just write down any ideas that come into your
mind. (That’s how I write magazine and news articles and books too)!
b. Look over your Summary of ideas and key words. Organize them into groups.
Make sure that each group reflects the topic or question that you’re writing about.
c. Divide your groups into the three main parts of the essay – the beginning, middle
and the end. Your beginning has to be snazzy to make your reader want to read
more. The middle develops and supports your main topic. Back everything you say
up with facts, quotations, evidence. The end will give a clever answer or summary to
the original question or idea that you started with and tie up those loose ends.
d. Draft your essay – get on the computer and start in the middle. That’s how I wrote
this book! Give each idea it’s own paragraph, don’t worry about style and spelling at
this point. You can check this later. Your Picture Perfect Summary is your guide.
Use all the ideas that you decided were important.
e. Now proceed to write the ending. Make sure it sums up your answer/summary to
the main topic/question. Look back at the draft of the middle. Write down the 5 or
10 most important key words. Find the shortest way to link them together – this is
called your ending.
7. Now, draft the beginning. It will be the overall – big picture of what you’re going to
say. There’s an old saying from my college days English class: Tell em what you’re
going to say, tell em, tell em what you said! This beginning is very important to set
the stage – make sure it’s catchy and makes the reader interested in what you have
to say.
8. Now, go to bed and get some rest. Give the ideas a chance to process in your
brain. Tomorrow you’ll notice a few more points to talk about and think of additional
ways to say things.

3. 9. Author, Colin Rose, says, “EDIT – Excellent Draft, Inspirational Text”… read the
whole essay aloud to yourself. Tape record it if you can. Does it sound logical and
convincing? Your are on your way to understanding how to write the perfect essay.
Are your examples bringing your ideas to life? Check the beginning – is it awesome
– does it make sense? Edit the beginning, middle and end – check spelling and
grammar. Have someone else proofread it too. Now check the middle. Did
everything you said relate to the main topic or question? Is it convincing? Go to
your ending. Edit it – is it punchy? This is the place to really put on your thinking
cap. Did you really convince your reader??
Polish up how the essay looks – Is it neat, organized, well written? Are you satisfied
that it does the job you started out to do? Only you can be the judge of this. Your
essay reflects how you think – do you like the way it came out? If so, turn it in and
you now know how to write the perfect essay.