Writing Essays For Dummies

by Mary Page, Carrie Winstanley

Overview

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 &160

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781119996545
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	12/23/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	392,042
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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 Grammar 131

Chapter 9: Penning the Perfect Paragraph 147

Chapter 10: Writing in the Academic Style 163

Part IV: Tightening Your Structure and Organisation 189

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 Touches 243

Chapter 15: Editing and Proofreading: It's All in the Detail 245

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