Genre : Educational, Languages
Written By : Alan Barker
Book Size : 16.1 Mb
If you’re at high school, college or university, you’ll almost certainly need to write essays. More and more students are being asked to produce written assignments, even in physics and mathematics.
Writing an essay means more than finding and recording facts. It means thinking critically: analysing material and reaching a conclusion. It means showing that you understand the material you’ve been studying. Above all, it means presenting a coherent argument.
Learning to write essays also prepares us for life beyond college. In the real world, more and more of us need to be able to express ideas clearly, with good grammar and a flexible style. Essay writing gives us the skills to become more effective citizens.
And yet, all too often, students are not offered the skills and techniques to write effective essays.
How do you start? What kind of words should you use? Are you entitled to offer your own views on a subject?
How to Write an Essay will make life easier for you. It will help you produce an essay that your tutor will appreciate, and that will do you credit.
Content :
About the author
Introduction
Why write essays?
Your reasons for writing
What your tutor is looking for
The real reason for writing a good essay
What is an essay?
The three defining features of an essay
Joining the academic conversation
Get going!
Procrastination: the art of putting it off
Getting to grips with writing
Getting to grips with study
Essay writing in three stages: plan; draft; edit
Answering the question
Understanding the question
Creating a thesis statement
Constructing an outline
Creating a frame of reference
Supporting your thesis statement: building a pyramid
Drafting
From head to page: ten tips for drafting more easily
Illustrating, citing and quoting (and avoiding plagiarism)
Grabbing the reader’s attention: the introduction
Ending well: writing the conclusion
Editing
Why edit?
Bringing paragraphs under control
Constructing straightforward sentences
Using words well
Developing your style
Dealing with feedback
Presenting your essay well
Making the most of feedback
Appendix: where to go from here
Book list
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