Book description
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
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.
