your essay paper should be divide like the following : 1- introduction introduce your topic here , by writing some general sentence about your topic and the ideas you are going to discuss in your paragraph (just mention it ) . 2- paragraph discuss each of your ideas here and support you statement ( ideas ) , for example if you want to discuss three ideas , write down three paragraphs in which you discuss and support it with examples or statistics ...etc 3- conclusion here you summarize your ideas that you already discussed and you can mention your point of view too . also, you can end your last sentence with a quote or poem . by the way , there are many types of essays , ( narrative , cause and effect , Argumentative , Classification , Comparison ..... etc) and each of them have different methods and techniques i just told you the general one . there is a useful link , it contained many marked essays as an example to how you should write .\ http://www.testmagic.com/test/ViewTopicsOfEssays6.asp?Example=True and here you can look to the different types of essay ( if u want ^_^ ) http://www.essay-guide.net/types_of_essay.php

In order to start your essay, you must brainstorm your topic first or create a MINDMAP OR PLAN. Your essay should contain an Introduction, a paragraph that is 4-5 sentences long. Main body of essay = 3-4 short paragraphs Conclusion= 4-5 sentences Proof read & edit your essay. Ask someone else to read it. Also don't forget to use the spell check/synonyms functions on your computer.

It should be same as in your mother tongue, I suppose. One thing I know is that, in English, details often come first, finally it's conclusion. But in Chinese, we used to putting conclusion at first, then giving the details gradually. I don't know the custom in Russian.