How to Write an Essay
Publisher: Bookboon
Published: 2013
Table of contents: title: Innhold; title: About the author; title: Introduction; title: Why write essays?; title: Your reasons for writing; title: What your tutor is looking for; title: The real reason for writing a good essay; title: What is an essay?; title: The three defining features of an essay; title: Joining the academic conversation; title: Get going!; title: Procrastination: the art of putting it off; title: Getting to grips with writing; title: Getting to grips with study; title: Essay writing in three stages: plan; draft; edit; title: Answering the question; title: Understanding the question; title: Creating a thesis statement; title: Constructing an outline; title: Creating a frame of reference; title: Supporting your thesis statement: building a pyramid; title: Drafting; title: From head to page: ten tips for drafting more easily; title: Illustrating, citing and quoting (and avoiding plagiarism); title: Grabbing the reader’s attention: the introduction; title: Ending well: writing the conclusion; title: Editing; title: Why edit?; title: Bringing paragraphs under control; title: Constructing straightforward sentences; title: Using words well; title: Developing your style; title: Dealing with feedback; title: Presenting your essay well; title: Making the most of feedback; title: Appendix: where to go from here; title: Book list; title: Websites and links