Need topic to practice, writing an essay for the first time

I felt bad today upon receiving my report card. I got 5 band score on my essay writing. I need to get not below 7.5 over all band score on ielts exam. Can somebody help me improve my writing skills? I need help. Can somebody give me any topic that i can practice writing an essay? I am having a hard time describing and interpreting a graph. I will appreciate it if i will get a reply to anyone of you out there. Thank you in advance. God bless!

xtjosh, you can paste your writing here directly in this forum. People will try to make some comments or give you some advice:)

xtjosh - If you're looking for a subject to write about, how about "Describe the key parts of the essay writing process"? Then you'll learn two things at once! Here's a quick guide on a blog I found: Hope that's helpful.

You sure are in the right place, Josh. I admire your effort to improve. I wish I knew what the criteria were for scoring you so I could help. I wish I knew what misconceptions or bad habits you have, so I could correct them. I do know that a book by Strunk and White called the Elements of Style has been most important for me personally.

Please do your best to explain to me the requirements for a perfect score.

Please whip up an essay with good topic sentences, and I will critique it. A topic sentence is the first sentence of a paragraph, and it should tell the whole meaning of the paragraph in a single sentence.

Put your thesis statement at the beginning of the first paragraph.

If at all possible, we will turn you into a writer whose skill is just as good as anyone's... and you will have no uncertainty about what it takes to write well.

Find that book by Strunk and White!!!