5.2.5 Essays and reports Two main types of assignments which you may be asked to write are essays and reports. Essays Usually a question or proposition. Written for the lecturer. Based on reading, sometimes field work. Can be more subjective, but will need the impersonality suited to an academic study.
Success depends on interest of argument, relating one point to the next.
Always written in sections. Important to know what they are and what goes in them. Lecturers can see your response to be based upon developing research skills. Must be objective. Point form often used.