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Details

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Introduction

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Essay – Structure and Requirements,

Remove Writing block/Mental block - Initiate with writing basic narrative, persuasive and expository essays

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Brainstorming for Essay, Knowledge nuggets, PEST/PESTEL/DEEPLIST analysis, Lateral Thinking (CC vs. SOOC), Resources Enrichment

How to become Resourceful w.r.t. Content, by incorporating GS and Current Affairs knowledge

Methods for Resource Enrichment ; Initiate content building

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Introductory Paragraph – Requirements, Template, Topic sentence, Thesis statement, and Issues (Quotes, length, glimpse of reasoning)

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Body Paragraphs – Requirements, Template and Issues

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Concluding Paragraphs – Requirements, Template and Issues

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Writing styles – Expository, Narrative, Persuasive, Analytical Genres, Incorporation in Essay Structure

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Attitude (flexibility, openness, positive vs. negative, prescriptive vs, critique), Orientation (progress and growth of India), Perception, Political Correctness, Customisation according to UPSC assessor (Correction Assignments)

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Cogence, Segue & Flow, Coherence, Emulating depth and maturity

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Rhetorical appeals and tools, Quotes, Anecdotes, Fables, Resourceful data

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Preparation of frequently used content/knowledge nuggets

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Integration of GS content in essays – Sources, Conversion of GS content, Content Generation, Resourceful wrt. Content, Mind Maps 1

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Mind Maps 2

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Writing engaging and innovative essays – cogent, inflection, rhetorical tools, varied writing genres, varied sentence structures,

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Tools for Analysis of essay – critical analysis, Assessment Rubric

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Categorization of 7 Essay themes and general requirements

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Theme 1 – India – India Since Independence, Federalism/Decentralization, Administration, Judiciary, Poverty/ Social Justice, Indian Society/Culture/ Values, Media/ TV/ Cinema

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Theme 2 – Economy/Development – Growth vs Development, Environment vs Development, Globalization/Integration/ Protection/Segregation/MNCs

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Theme 3 – Education – Values in Education, Scheme implementation, Higher education

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Theme 4 – Abstract, Quotes/Phrases based, Philosophy, Ethics – Part 1 – Character/ Honesty/ Ethics, Knowledge, Compassion

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Theme 4 – Abstract, Quotes/Phrases based, Philosophy, Ethics – Part 2 – Truth and reality, Youth/ Discipline, Towards excellence

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Theme 5 – Women empowerment – National Politics, World / Quote type, Empowerment overall, Compared to men

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Theme 6 – International issues, Internal Security – Globalization, International Organizations/ Bilateral relations, Security

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Theme 7 – Science-Technology – Science and Religion, Science and Education, Computer and internet, Sci-Tech: Miscellaneous

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Proof reading and holistic final Finetuning of Essay issues – Free-flowing vs. Bulleted,

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Choosing the essay topics – Brainstorming, Map driven decisions and decision making