Mary Page, Carrie Winstanley

Writing Essays For Dummies, UK Edition (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119996545
• Artikelnr.: 56904380

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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