Tips

Analyse the topic.
Brainstorm ideas and key words.
Choose your angle, view and main point.
Decide on the thesis statement (a concise summary of the main point of your essay) and topics for supporting paragraphs.
Engage the reader. Think of your audience as you organise linked sentences.
Find good details and examples to back up your idea.
Go through your draft. Get it hanging together. Make it cohesive.
Have another look after writing. Then another read. Rework the writing.
Inspire your reader with an interesting Introduction and a clear Conclusion.