1. spend 5 minutes on jotting down points on your question paper.

　　2. First impression is the last impression. Heard of this ?

　　( It means that your intro should be rock soild, that further means it should be devoid of silly spelling and grammar mistakes. It should be delicious in taste that keeps a checker/reader at their sit edge for wanting more and more).

　　3. Your body paras should be stick to 2-3 good points on either side you choose. They can be based on your personal experiences or from history or from current events. Develop your essay around those points.

　　4. Your concluding para should be short and it is no more introducting points but rather reinforcingyour firm stand on the topic. A three-four line conclusion is good enough.

　　5. When you write an essay. Write it straight from your heart. There must be a soul behind the writing. There should be some emotions in the essay.

　　6. Keep your writing sentences short. If you want to write a long sentence.