Nigel Warburton

The Basics of Essay Writing

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Nigel Warburton, bestselling author and experienced lecturer, provides all the guidance and advice you need to dramatically improve your essay-writing skills. The book opens with a discussion of why it is so important to write a good essay, and proceeds through a step-by-step exploration of exactly what you should consider to improve your essays and marks.

You will find help on how to:

focus on answering the question asked

research and plan your essay

build and sustain an argument

improve your writing style and tone.

The Basics of Essay Writing is packed full of good advice and practical exercises. Students of all ages and in every subject area will find it an easy-to-use and indispensable aid to their studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: RU44531
• Repr.
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juni 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 173mm x 118mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 123g
• ISBN-13: 9780415434041
• ISBN-10: 0415434041
• Artikelnr.: 23005014

Autorenporträt

Nigel Warburton is freelance philosopher. He is author of several books for Routledge including Philosophy: The Classics, Philosophy: Basic Readings, Thinking from A-Z, and The Basics of Essay Writing. 　

Inhaltsangabe

How to Use This Book 1. What's the Point? 2. Start Writing 3. Answer the Question 4. Research and Planning 5. Make a Case 6. Beginnings, Middles, Ends 7. Plagiarism, Quotation, Reference 8. The Craft of Writing 9. Exam Essays 10. How to Improve your Essay Writing. Acknowledgements. Further Reading

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1. What's the Point? 2. Start Writing 3. Answer the Question 4. Research and Planning 5. Make a Case 6. Beginnings
Middles
Ends 7. Plagiarism
Quotation
Reference 8. The Craft of Writing 9. Exam Essays 10. How to Improve Your Essay Writing

Rezensionen

'I'll be tackling my next essay with Nigel Warburton's The Basics of Essay Writing in one hand and a pen in the other.' - Higher Education Academy Network, UK

'I'll be tackling my next essay with Nigel Warburton's The Basics of Essay Writing in one hand and a pen in the other.' - Higher Education Academy Network, UK