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Writing an awesome essay depends on the skills acquired through practice for a long time. Therefore, it is important that when you have a topic, say ‘what is culture’ , to write several drafts before presenting the final one to the teacher.
Answer the question as requested and give a precise solution. The only way that you will be able to score marks on this topic is if the teacher believes that you have answered the question exhaustively. It is prudent to have a plan before embarking on the journey of writing the essay. Have clear definitions at hand and identify the key word that the examiner would be looking for. In this case the keyword is culture. You will research the meaning of the word and how it applies in our case. The examiner need to clearly understand the point you are articulating. It would really be a bad idea if the examiner is unable to tell what you are talking about.
Write the outline of the structure of ‘what is culture’ essay before embarking on the writing. The introduction of the essay is an important part as it introduces the reader to your argument. Therefore, it calls for complete relevance when writing the essay.
Understand the question and establish the meaning of the terms to be defined. Then sub-divide the question into smaller parts that will be looked into when addressing the topic. You will need to state the areas in culture that you will argue about in the essay. It could be the different types of culture, or the effects of culture to people from different parts of the world. Establish each argument separately and the alternative arguments that may arise in the course of discussion. Give the first priority to your strongest argument. An essay is always limited by the number of words and it would be quite unfortunate to spend a lot of space in argument that do not contribute strongly to the thesis and leave out the best one.
Some people have chosen to write the conclusion before the body of the essay. Those who support this style believe that it gives a clear picture of where the essay is heading. You may try this style or stick to the common way. The body of the essay would carry the arguments stated, each on its own paragraph. This structure will allow the different issues to be dealt with separately and give a good transition in the arguments. Each argument is followed by an interpretation and specific evidence to support it. In this way you keep the reader in the know on the development of the arguments. The reader should not strain when searching for your topic sentences. The sources should have real facts that can be proven and not just opinions of historians as ‘culture’ is a history topic.
As I had pointed out earlier, writing is a skill that depends on practice. The third or fourth draft will be better than the first draft. This will ensure that you remember the points that are most important and which ones are not as strong as the rest. When rewriting an essay, the flow of the paper improves and you will be able to correct grammar and stylistic mistakes that were in other drafts.
Check the reference materials and ensure that they are scholarly and properly cited. Most of the History topics take APA format, but you are to cite according to the style required. Express yourself clearly and let the examiner get the key points that you intend to articulate. It is important to avoid discussing sensitive issues since culture is a broad subject with a lot of sensitive things. You will not want to annoy your examiner who may not agree with the arguments that you are supporting.