2019-07-20 02:46:23
[Mains Essays Coverage]:
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Essays:
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1. Approach
- Read a few topper blogs + videos as to how essays can be approached
-- Introduction - Ancedote / Quote / Poem
-- Temporal theme - Past / Present / Future
-- Sectoral theme - SPECLIH
-- Conclusion - positivity
- Prepared a list of important topics and wrote pointers on them by brainstorming for 15-20 minutes. Took guidance from notes shared by Anudeep Sir. Didn't try to reinvent the wheel! (not enough time to try something different)
- Wrote 6 essays (3 tests) with Triumph IAS (Vikash Ranjan Sir)
- I wasn't comfortable with quotes. So didn't try to use them too much.
- Kept things simple - vocabulary and sentence formation.
- Avoided writing looong sentences - I had this habit, so made extra efforts here.
- Spent equal time for both the essays
- Tip:
-- Did practice one/two philosophical essay
-- Always practice 2 essays in 3 hrs instead of 1 essay in 90 minutes.
-- In the exam, do not pick a topic thinking no one else will write it and you can impress the examiner. Write an essay in which you are comfortable.
2. My notes:
Folder:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1gpyu4qofl49we7/AAASC2ndve1vYeQTff93UiJAa?dl=0
Particular PDFs:
Scribblings on few topics: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fcixciva0a69s78/Essays%20scribbling.pdf?dl=0
Layout: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3agakel47orf53f/Layout%20and%20Fodder.pdf?dl=0
Few quotes:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fk14wabomgifg73/Quotes.pdf?dl=0
Previous UPSC Essays:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ufuur6zq3cyqxo3/Past%20Essay%20Topics.pdf?dl=0
List of probable essay topics:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ufuur6zq3cyqxo3/Past%20Essay%20Topics.pdf?dl=0
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