This straight-talking guide will help you develop your essay-writing skills and achieve higher marks
Do ever wish that you could write the perfect university essay? Are you left baffled about where to start? This easy-to-use guide walks you through the nuts and bolts of academic writing, helping you develop your essay-writing skills and achieve higher marks. From identifying the essay type and planning a structure, to honing your research skills, managing your time, finding an essay voice, and referencing correctly, Writing Essays For Dummies shows you how to stay on top of each stage of the essay-writing process, to help you produce a well-crafted and confident final document.
Writing Essays For Dummies covers:
Part I: Navigating a World of Information
Chapter 1: Mapping Your Way: Starting to Write Essays
Chapter 2: Identifying the essay type
Part II: Researching, Recording and Reformulating
Chapter 3: Eyes Down: Academic reading
Chapter 4: Researching Online
Chapter 5: Note-taking and Organising your Material
Chapter 6: Avoiding Plagiarism
Part III: Putting Pen to Paper
Chapter 7: Writing as a process
Chapter 8: Getting Going and Keeping Going
Part IV: Mastering Language and Style
Chapter 9: Writing with Confidence
Chapter 10: Penning the Perfect Paragraph
Chapter 11: Finding Your Voice
Part V: Tightening Your Structure and Organisation
Chapter 12: Preparing the Aperitif: The Introduction
Chapter 13: Serving the Main Course: The Essay’s Body
Chapter 14: Dishing up Dessert: The Conclusion
Chapter 15: Acknowledging Sources of Information
Part VI: Finishing with a Flourish: The Final Touches
Chapter 16: It’s all in the detail
Chapter 17: Perfecting Your Presentation
Chapter 18: The afterglow
Part VII: Part of Tens
Chapter 19: Ten Tips to Avoid Things Going Wrong
Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Make Your Essay Stand Out
Table des matières
Introduction 1
Part I: Navigating a World of Information 7
Chapter 1: Mapping Your Way: Starting to Write Essays 9
Chapter 2: Getting Going and Keeping Going 27
Chapter 3: Working Out the Essay Type 45
Part II: Researching, Recording and Reformulating 63
Chapter 4: Eyes Down: Academic Reading 65
Chapter 5: Researching Online 85
Chapter 6: Note Taking and Organising Your Material 97
Chapter 7: Avoiding Plagiarism 115
Part III: Mastering Language and Style 129
Chapter 8: Writing with Confidence: Brushing Up Your Grammar131
Chapter 9: Penning the Perfect Paragraph 147
Chapter 10: Writing in the Academic Style 163
Part IV: Tightening Your Structure and Organisation189
Chapter 11: Preparing the Aperitif: The Introduction 191
Chapter 12: Serving the Main Course: The Essay’s Body 201
Chapter 13: Dishing Up Dessert: The Conclusion 215
Chapter 14: Acknowledging Sources of Information 227
Part V: Finishing with a Flourish: The Final Touches243
Chapter 15: Editing and Proofreading: It’s All in the Detail245
Chapter 16: Perfecting Your Presentation 259
Chapter 17 : Moving On: Results and Feedback 269
Part VI: The Part of Tens 279
Chapter 18: Ten Troubleshooting Tips 281
Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Writing Essays in Exams 289
Index 301
A propos de l’auteur
Mary Page teaches English for Academic Purposes and essay-writing skills at the University of Southampton.
Dr Carrie Winstanley is a Principal lecturer in Education at Roehampton University. Carrie was recently named one of the Top 50 university teachers in the UK by the Higher Education Academy.
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