Essays can be divided into two main areas - these are:

1. Objective - which sets out personal thoughts in a specific direction, supported by something;

2. Subjective - which considers a personal point of view, albeit on a specific problem, not supported and not claiming to be true.

For example, Reflections on the UFO theme is the second option, and reflection on the formula of water is the first.

Essay content can also be divided into several subcategories:

1. Philosophical;

2. Critical;

3. Literary;

4. Historical;

5. Artistic and others.

According to literary affiliation, there are several main types:

1. Miniature;

2. Note;

3. Review;

4. Essay;

5. Letter and others.

That is, the essence of the essay is a direction that is very broad in nature. The only thing that remains unchanged: it is based on the author's opinion or observation.

Plan (structure) essay
How to write an essay? It would seem that it could be easier to put down on paper your thoughts on any issue. But the person writing the essay, as a rule, faces some difficulties in drawing up the structure (plan) of the essay.

Essay writing should start with some important aspects:

1. The style of the essay must be supported by the author's own emotions, opinion and vision;

2. The subject of the material must be clearly marked. A question is raised or the reader's attention is drawn to the object of the text in the introduction and conclusions are drawn on it in the conclusion;

3. The correct arrangement of the "question - answer" in paragraphs, harmonious and smooth transitions between them.

Like any text, an essay has its own "skeleton". The structure of the essay should be as follows:

1. Thesis statement of the author's thought or question (object);

2. Argumentation of the questions posed.

You need to argue the question, problem or described object in any way: historical facts, observations, quotations from articles or scientific papers, and similar methods.

Following from the above, the essay acquires the following plan:

Essay outline:
1. Introduction

2. Thesis and its arguments.

3. Thesis and its arguments.

4. …

5. Conclusion.

It should also be remembered that the essay answers the question posed at the very beginning. And it is necessary to adhere to this in the course of writing the entire text.

For example, if you are writing an essay about a problem, then the answer should be a conclusion on how to avoid it next time and what conclusions should be drawn. Or, if the essay is about an event, then the answer will be what it led to and whether it needs to be repeated.