All the types of
college essay topics
have a unique way of being handled ad one should never handle
different types of topics as though they are the same. For instance,
when one is given an essay topic that suggests that the student needs
to analyze something, one should not write about that topic in the
same way as one would if he were given a descriptive essay topic. The
first step towards getting the right idea of how to handle a college
essay is to understand the rules that guide college essay writing.
Many students have the behavior of writing almost every type of essay
they are assigned in the same manner, usually by writing about five
paragraphs for every essay that is full of many generalizations
without delving much into detail. Such essays are also usually
technically correct in terms of sentence structure and spellings.
While this seems acceptable for some essays, it could get one losing
a lot of marks for most types of essays. Most instructors do not want
one to generalize an issue, what they are really interested in seeing
is just how good one knows some specific issue.
When one is given an
issue therefore, it will work in the best interest of the student if
her were to focus on a single perspective of the topic, especially if
the topic is very wide and the essay is very short. The individual
could generalize everything in the introduction paragraph but state
the specific issue to be explored in the thesis statement. On should
however not select too narrow an issue to explore less he finds
himself without supporting data.
