Most essays make teachers want to kill their authors. Here you have some tips to stop that.
1. Do some research first. This doesn't mean copy & paste, but look for articles which are related to what you have to write about and learn something from them. That way the vocabulary will be a piece of cake.
2. Follow the rules. If you have to write 100-150 words about the environment, don't write 40 about workers' rights. Respect margins and a space between lines.
3. Think. Don't write anything that comes to your mind; go step by step, try to make sense, write something interesting.
4. What you learnt in 1.º de ESO is still good. Don't forget the subject; use capital letters for days, months, languages, etc.; be careful with articles; the adjective goes BEFORE the noun, etc.
5. KISS (keep it simple, stupid). You are not Shakespeare. You are not Tolkien. You are not even Dan Brown (may he burn in hell). Don't try to write more than you know, and don't be conditioned by Spanish.
6. You haven't finished yet. Check it half an hour after you finish, and ask a friend to check it too. If you cannot understand anything, neither can we. That includes your handwriting.
7. Don't cheat. We can see you. We know everything you have done today and yesterday. Online translators are useless; we recognise native articles. You are supposed to do your homework yourself.
8. Don't leave it for the last day. If you have enough time to do your assignment, you can check your doubts, rethink ideas, improve it, etc.
9. First impressions are important. If your text is hard to read, it might be marked lower than it deserves. Impress us!
10. Check it AGAIN. There is always another mistake, believe me.
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