How to Organize Your Thoughts for an Essay 

The main thing about designing a great essay is by arrangement and organization. It is easy to be given a topic and to write a few lines about it but after a couple of sentences you might find yourself in a position where you are wondering what else to say about the subject at hand. That is a tough spot to be in and sometimes it may seem as if you might end up repeating yourself but if you simply organize your thoughts you will surely create an expressive essay.

The first step is quite simple: Understanding the topic at hand! Make sure you know what it is you are going to be talking about. The last thing you need is to write a whole entire essay and then realize that you were completely off topic by the time you finish. By understanding the topic or prompt you are ready to begin the organization process and this applies to even topics you create yourself.

In addition to understanding the topic, discover what the point of the topic is and create your stance. Everyone has a specific way of thinking so when a certain topic is presented people will obviously react in different ways. Develop where you stand on a specific topic and from there understand why you feel that way yourself. And if the topic is asking a specific question then find the answer by doing research. Once you find out what the answer is then this brings us to the final part of organization: The Reasons.

In addition to understanding the topic and developing a stance or answer to a question, you must figure out the reasons as to why you feel the way you do or why the answer you gave is correct. You do this by creating and explaining three reasons as to why you feel the way you do or why your answer is logically correct. It is always good to create three reasons to follow up your stance or subject because it develops a simple yet strong essay.

In conclusion, the best way to start off an essay is by understanding or developing/designing a topic, processing your stance or answer, and developing three or more (three is basic for a strong essay) reasons followed by explanations as to why your answer is correct or why your stance has been made.