How to write a Spanish essay avoiding some common mistakes

Many times you may feel like you need help with essay writing. Well, surely if the essay is supposed to be written in a foreign language (as if you are required to hand in a Spanish essay) you may multiply by two the difficulty! Besides trying to figure out what to say, you also have to think very carefully how to say it. It doesn’t matter how much time we have been studying the second language: it’s never quite the same. As wearing a borrowed jacket that may fit us well, but still doesn’t feel exactly like our own.
English native speakers that learn Spanish many times run into the same difficulties… and end up making the same mistakes. But do not worry: here are some tips for helping you in your assignment writing in Spanish.