WAT & GD the approach. Session I

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1 WAT & GD the apprach Sessin I Call:

2 Previus Year s Essay Tpics Allwing peple t vte n plicy initiatives is the nly way t weed ut crruptin. IIMs shuld make ne year f scial service cmpulsry fr all students. Essential services like water and electricity shuld nt be privatized. An MBA can shwcase his managerial skills better in a family managed business rather than in prfessinally run rganizatins. Histry is always the stry f the victr and nt f the vanquished. 65% f the Indian ppulatin is wrking. What is the impact, scial and ecnmic, f such a large wrking ppulatin? In abut 150 wrds describe what accrding t yu is the mst imprtant quality that any citizen f India must pssess and hw shuld this quality be inculcated in the children and yuth f ur cuntry? 2

3 Attempt it nw! 250 wrds, 20 minutes Crruptin is the rt cause f ecnmic slwdwn in India.

4 What is an essay? Dictinary Meaning A shrt literary cmpsitin n a single subject, usually presenting the persnal view f the authr.

5 The 7 categries f Tpics I. Indian Sciety & Culture in transfrmatin e.g. As India grws, Indian Value System shrinks. II. Indian Ecnmy critical analysis e.g. The wrst may be ver fr Indian Ecnmy. III. Gvernance e.g. Pverty is a cnsequence f failure f gvernment plicies. IV. Glbalizatin & its prblems e.g. Glbalizatin is a zer-sum game. V. Philsphy f life e.g. The harder yu try, the luckier yu becme. VI. Wmen Empwerment e.g. Gender imbalance will lead t Third wrld war VII. Envirnmental Cncerns e.g. Ecnmic grwth withut envirnmental damage a mirage r a reality?

6 Tw elements Gd Essay/GD Interest Knwledge T d justice t a tpic, yu have t be interested and yu have t be knwledgeable.

7 Getting the pints fr WAT/GD TestCracker recmmends tw methds fr quickly generating pints t be used in yur essay r GD 1 Stakehlder Apprach 2 Key Wrds Apprach Stakehlders can be peple, rganizatins, gvernments r even cncepts. Be creative here! Bth methds shuld be used t cme up with the pints. There is n ideal number f pints Nt all the pints have t be used! Call:

8 An example Crruptin is the rt cause f ecnmic slwdwn in India.? Stakehlders? Key Wrds Gvernment State gvernment Central gvernment Industry (Public/Pvt) Bureaucracy Ordinary Citizens Agencies invlved Supreme Curt Natural Resurces Freign Investment Develpment Brand India Cnstitutin/Laws Black Mney Lkpal Other causes Crruptin Rt cause Ecnmic Slwdwn India Small r big? Recent r cumulative? Definitin? Material r mral? Demand/suppy Nt any cause, but the rt cause. S, dn t discuss ther aspects please Really? Hw much? Indicatrs? All f India r parts f it? Call:

9 Hw t structure yur essay? I Intrductin P Psitin R E P Reasn Examples Psitin Call: Call:

10 A methd t the madness Quickly identify all the stakehlders Pay attentin t each key wrd in the tpic Fllw the IPREP framewrk Call:

11 Intrductin is Imprtant! The intrductin will be the first thing the evaluatr sees. If an intrductin is prly written r cnstructed, if it is bring, if it des nt tell him what he needs t knw, if it des nt help him t rient himself t yur essay then yu have lst his gdwill right frm the beginning, and can be sure f lsing marks, n matter hw well the rest f the essay is cnstructed! A useful rule f thumb: an intrductin shuld be n shrter than ne-twelfth and n lnger than ne-tenth f the entire essay.

12 An Intrductin shuld Capture a reader s interest Act as a navigatin guide t its readers. Shw hw yu are interpreting & appraching the questin Prvide a cntext fr the main issue State why the tpic is imprtant Indicate yur cnclusin and pint f view

13 Three parts f Intr Setting the cntext General statements that lead the reader int the tpic shwing hw the specific tpic relates t bigger issues Relating the cntext t the tpic Relate the abve statements t the exact tpic yu are analysing. Wherever pssible, mentin the exact same tpic! If definitins are needed, g ahead and define. Outline f the argument Statements that make the reader understand the flw f yur essay. The number f statements depends n the tpic.

14 Open Pwerfully India grws at night. The intrductin shuld start with a sentence that captures the interest f yur reader. But dn t be under pressure t create a remarkable first sentence. Avid frce-fitting. The first sentence shuld lead int tw r three sentences that finally lead t the tpic. If yu can recall a qutatin very relevant t the tpic, yu shuld begin with it. Again dn t frce-fit any qutatin.

15 Setting the cntext Brief & relevant backgrund infrmatin Dn t give t much cntext give just enugh (2-4 sentences) t place the key issue in its cntext. These sentences briefly put the fcus f the tpic within its histrical cntext (usually), and shw the reader why the tpic exists.

16 Relating the cntext t the tpic Find a way t cnnect hw yu started yur essay t what yur essay is abut. If, fr example, the essay is abut technlgy but yu started ff talking abut a histrical persn, yu will have t transitin frm talking abut the histrical persn t perhaps sme f his ideas, and then cnnect thse ideas t the tpic! In this part yu have t use the wrds frm the tpic. Fr Crruptin is the rt cause f ecnmic slwdwn in India, when yu cme t this part, yu shuld use the wrds crruptin, rt cause.

17 Outline f the Argument Use the keywrds & stakehlder appraches t think abut the tpic frm all angles. Identify few subtpics & stakehlders n which yu will fcus in yur essay It always helps t write chrnlgically.

18 This Year s (expected) Essay Tpics The cmmn man s gvernment is it feasible? Why is Indian Ecnmy lsing steam? We wrship gddesses, but insult ur wmen. Des India have a Demgraphic Dividend r Demgraphic Disaster? India is n lnger a sft pwer. Creatin f mre states is gd fr India. 18

19 Assignment Call: Assignment Write all the pinters n the fllwing tpic - Cricket has crippled all ther sprts in India.

20 Thank Yu!