How to Write Better Essays (Study Guides)

✍ Scribed by Bryan Greetham

• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 298
• Edition: Stg
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book takes the reader carefully through each stage of essay writing from interpretation of the question, to the research, planning, writing, and revision. The book shows how to improve not just study skills like note-taking, reading, organization, and writing, but thinking skills as well. Readers will learn how to analyze difficult concepts, criticize and evaluate arguments, use evidence, and develop more of their own ideas. This book gives clear practical advice, with a troubleshooting section that deals with a range of common problems.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Introduction......Page 10
The Stages......Page 14
Stage 1 Interpretation of the Question......Page 18
Introduction......Page 20
1 Revealing the structure......Page 22
2 A practical example......Page 28
3 Learning to analyse......Page 35
4 The three-step technique – Steps 1 and 2......Page 40
5 Step 3 – Test your concept......Page 49
6 Brainstorming......Page 55
7 Flexibility......Page 64
8 Using the right ability......Page 69
9 The range of abilities......Page 74
10 Changing our pattern of study......Page 79
Stage 2 Research......Page 86
Introduction......Page 88
11 Reading purposefully......Page 91
12 Processing the ideas......Page 96
13 Note-taking for analysis and structure......Page 107
14 Remembering your notes......Page 114
15 Note-taking for criticism and evaluation......Page 121
16 Organising your retrieval system......Page 131
17 Organising your time......Page 137
18 Your own personal timetable......Page 145
Stage 3 Planning......Page 152
Introduction......Page 154
19 Planning that makes a difference......Page 156
20 Editing and ordering your material......Page 164
21 Planning for the exam......Page 173
22 Revising for the exam......Page 179
Stage 4 Writing......Page 184
Introduction......Page 186
23 Getting your own ideas down......Page 189
24 Introductions......Page 195
25 Paragraphs......Page 200
26 Conclusions......Page 210
27 Style – Simplicity......Page 216
28 Style – Economy......Page 228
29 Working with evidence......Page 238
30 Plagiarism......Page 246
31 Referencing and bibliographies......Page 253
Stage 5 Revision......Page 266
Introduction......Page 268
32 Preserving your best ideas......Page 271
33 Revising the structure......Page 275
34 Revising the content......Page 280
Conclusion......Page 291
Bibliography......Page 293
E......Page 294
O......Page 295
R......Page 296
V......Page 297
W......Page 298

✦ Subjects

Языки и языкознание;Английский язык;Английский язык как родной / English as a First Language;Academic Writing;